3–6

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
DET	0	2	1	3
WSH	2	0	4	6

Red Wings at Capitals

Capitals beat Red Wings 6–3 at Capital One Arena on October 10, 1981.

🗓 Sat, Oct 10, 1981 · 19:00 CDT 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 1981-82 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐙 DET

Reed Larson

1 G, 2 A

5 shots · -2

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Dennis Maruk

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · +2

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Ryan Walter

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Mike Gartner PP Go-ahead 1st · 09:31

Assists: Greg Theberge, Ryan Walter

0–1

🦅 Dennis Maruk 1st · 10:46

Assists: Pat Ribble, Terry Murray

0–2

2nd period

🐙 Reed Larson 2nd · 05:48

Assists: Mike Blaisdell

1–2

🐙 Don Murdoch PP Tying 2nd · 11:45

Assists: Dale McCourt, Reed Larson

2–2

3rd period

🦅 Roland Stoltz Go-ahead 3rd · 02:47

Assists: Paul MacKinnon, Bengt-Ake Gustafsson

2–3

🦅 James McTaggart 3rd · 05:10

Assists: Dennis Maruk, Jean Pronovost

2–4

🦅 Ryan Walter 3rd · 08:19

Unassisted

2–5

🐙 Mark Kirton 3rd · 17:01

Assists: Reed Larson, Greg Smith

3–5

🦅 Gaetan Duchesne Empty net 3rd · 18:24

Assists: Jean Pronovost, Terry Murray

3–6

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐙DET WSH🦅

40 Shots on goal 34

1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

12 Penalty minutes 12

DET shooting 7.5% (3/40) WSH shooting 17.6% (6/34)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐙Red Wings

Gilles Gilbert

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 59:33 TOI

🦅Capitals

Dave Parro

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–2

Red Wings

Red Wings: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–2

Red Wings

Red Wings — tied after 2nd: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

⚔️ Last meetings

Capitals lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

❓ DET vs WSH, answered

Who won Red Wings vs Capitals on October 10, 1981?

Capitals won 6–3.

What was the final score of Red Wings vs Capitals?

The final score was Red Wings 3, Capitals 6.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Don Murdoch, Mark Kirton, Reed Larson.

Who scored for Capitals?

Dennis Maruk, Gaetan Duchesne, James McTaggart, Mike Gartner, Roland Stoltz, Ryan Walter.

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Gilles Gilbert made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Dave Parro made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Red Wings vs Capitals played?

At Capital One Arena in Washington, the Capitals home rink.

What is the Red Wings vs Capitals season series?

Capitals lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🐙Red Wings

Previous game · Oct 9

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Oct 7

Also on October 10, 1981

Red Wings season page Capitals season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule