3–2

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
PIT	2	0	1	3
WSH	1	1	0	2

Penguins at Capitals

Penguins beat Capitals 3–2 at Capital One Arena on November 11, 1981.

🗓 Wed, Nov 11, 1981 · 18:30 CST 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 1981-82 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Paul Baxter

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · +2

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Randy Carlyle

2 A

3 shots · +1

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Dennis Maruk

2 G

3 shots

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🐧 Rick Kehoe PP Go-ahead 1st · 04:26

Assists: Randy Carlyle, Paul Gardner

1–0

🐧 Paul Baxter 1st · 09:50

Assists: Gregg Sheppard, Randy Carlyle

2–0

🦅 Dennis Maruk PP 1st · 12:04

Assists: Timo Blomqvist, Bengt-Ake Gustafsson

2–1

2nd period

🦅 Dennis Maruk PP Tying 2nd · 00:49

Assists: Timo Blomqvist, Darren Veitch

2–2

3rd period

🐧 Peter Lee Go-ahead 3rd · 02:03

Assists: Paul Mulvey, Paul Baxter

3–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐧PIT WSH🦅

29 Shots on goal 33

1/6 Power play (goals / chances) 2/10

51 Penalty minutes 55

PIT shooting 10.3% (3/29) WSH shooting 6.1% (2/33)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐧Penguins

Michel Dion

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🦅Capitals

Dave Parro

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 59:43 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–2

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 2nd: 9-7 (56% win rate, 16 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 1-13 (7% win rate, 14 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

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

❓ PIT vs WSH, answered

Who won Penguins vs Capitals on November 11, 1981?

Penguins won 3–2.

What was the final score of Penguins vs Capitals?

The final score was Penguins 3, Capitals 2.

Who scored for Penguins?

Paul Baxter, Peter Lee, Rick Kehoe.

Who scored for Capitals?

Dennis Maruk (2).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Michel Dion made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

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

Where is Penguins vs Capitals played?

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

What is the Penguins vs Capitals season series?

Penguins 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

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Nov 7

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Nov 7

Also on November 11, 1981

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