3–6

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
WSH	2	0	1	3
BOS	2	1	3	6

Capitals at Bruins

Bruins beat Capitals 6–3 at TD Garden on October 11, 1981.

🗓 Sun, Oct 11, 1981 · 18:00 CDT 📍 TD Garden, Boston 🏒 1981-82 🔁 Bruins lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐻 BOS

Rick Middleton

2 G, 2 A

3 shots · +5

2nd star 🐻 BOS

Wayne Cashman

2 G

5 shots · +1

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Peter McNab

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · +3

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Dennis Maruk Go-ahead 1st · 01:10

Assists: Pat Ribble

1–0

🐻 Wayne Cashman Tying 1st · 02:09

Assists: Rick Middleton, Mike Milbury

1–1

🦅 Orest Kindrachuk PP Go-ahead 1st · 04:38

Assists: Roland Stoltz, Bob Kelly

2–1

🐻 Rick Middleton SH Tying 1st · 11:28

Assists: Barry Pederson, Ray Bourque

2–2

2nd period

🐻 Peter McNab Go-ahead 2nd · 16:03

Assists: Brad Park, Rick Middleton

2–3

3rd period

🐻 Rick Middleton 3rd · 07:35

Unassisted

2–4

🐻 Wayne Cashman 3rd · 08:08

Assists: Barry Pederson, Keith Crowder

2–5

🦅 Bobby Carpenter 3rd · 08:36

Assists: Ryan Walter

3–5

🐻 Mike Gillis 3rd · 16:00

Assists: Brad McCrimmon, Peter McNab

3–6

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH BOS🐻

27 Shots on goal 29

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3

10 Penalty minutes 12

WSH shooting 11.1% (3/27) BOS shooting 20.7% (6/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Mike Palmateer

0/6

.000 SV% · 6 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐻Bruins

Rogie Vachon

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–2

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 1-1 (50% win rate, 2 games)

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 1st: 1-1 (50% win rate, 2 games)

After 2nd — 2–3

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

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

❓ WSH vs BOS, answered

Who won Capitals vs Bruins on October 11, 1981?

Bruins won 6–3.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Bruins?

The final score was Capitals 3, Bruins 6.

Who scored for Capitals?

Bobby Carpenter, Dennis Maruk, Orest Kindrachuk.

Who scored for Bruins?

Rick Middleton (2), Wayne Cashman (2), Mike Gillis, Peter McNab.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Mike Palmateer made 0 saves on 6 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Rogie Vachon made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Bruins played?

At TD Garden in Boston, the Bruins home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Bruins season series?

Bruins 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

🦅Capitals

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🐻Bruins

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