4–9

Final

🍁 Home Maple Leafs 10-15-0 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
WSH	2	2	0	4
TOR	3	5	1	9

Capitals at Maple Leafs

Maple Leafs beat Capitals 9–4 at Scotiabank Arena on December 5, 1981.

🗓 Sat, Dec 5, 1981 · 19:00 CST 📍 Scotiabank Arena, Toronto 🏒 1981-82 🔁 Maple Leafs lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🍁 TOR

Bill Derlago

3 G, 1 A

7 shots · +4

2nd star 🍁 TOR

Rene Robert

1 G, 3 A

3 shots · +2

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Chris Valentine

2 G, 2 A

5 shots · -1

🚨 Scoring

13 goals · in order

1st period

🍁 Rick Vaive SH Go-ahead 1st · 03:10

Unassisted

0–1

🍁 Bill Derlago 1st · 04:15

Assists: Jim Benning, Rick Vaive

0–2

🍁 Bill Derlago PP 1st · 11:49

Assists: Jim Benning, Rene Robert

0–3

🦅 Ryan Walter PP 1st · 16:35

Assists: Chris Valentine, Bengt-Ake Gustafsson

1–3

🦅 Chris Valentine PP 1st · 17:45

Assists: Ryan Walter, Dennis Maruk

2–3

2nd period

🦅 Chris Valentine Tying 2nd · 04:16

Assists: Dennis Maruk

3–3

🍁 Darryl Sittler Go-ahead 2nd · 05:40

Assists: Rene Robert

3–4

🍁 Rene Robert 2nd · 07:59

Assists: Darryl Sittler

3–5

🍁 Ernie Godden 2nd · 11:52

Assists: Terry Martin, Rocky Saganiuk

3–6

🦅 Dennis Maruk 2nd · 13:08

Assists: Chris Valentine, Bobby Carpenter

4–6

🍁 Rick Vaive 2nd · 15:39

Assists: Fred Boimistruck, Bill Derlago

4–7

🍁 Dan Maloney 2nd · 16:13

Assists: Darryl Sittler, Rene Robert

4–8

3rd period

🍁 Bill Derlago 3rd · 04:22

Assists: John Anderson

4–9

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH TOR🍁

37 Shots on goal 39

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

133 Penalty minutes 128

WSH shooting 10.8% (4/37) TOR shooting 23.1% (9/39)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Al Jensen

0/9

.000 SV% · 9 GA · 60:00 TOI

🍁Maple Leafs

Vincent Tremblay

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–3

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Maple Leafs

Maple Leafs: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 4–8

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Maple Leafs

Maple Leafs: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

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

Mar 14, 1981

🦅WSH @ 🍁TOR

3–5 · Maple Leafs won

1–6 · Maple Leafs won

❓ WSH vs TOR, answered

Who won Capitals vs Maple Leafs on December 5, 1981?

Maple Leafs won 9–4.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Maple Leafs?

The final score was Capitals 4, Maple Leafs 9.

Who scored for Capitals?

Chris Valentine (2), Dennis Maruk, Ryan Walter.

Who scored for Maple Leafs?

Bill Derlago (3), Rick Vaive (2), Dan Maloney, Darryl Sittler, Ernie Godden, Rene Robert.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Al Jensen made 0 saves on 9 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Maple Leafs goalie play?

Vincent Tremblay made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Maple Leafs played?

At Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, the Maple Leafs home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Maple Leafs season series?

Maple Leafs 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

Previous game · Dec 4

🍁Maple Leafs

Previous game · Dec 2

Also on December 5, 1981

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