🦅 Away Capitals 10-18-0 before this game

4–7

Final

🐧 Home Penguins 16-12-0 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
WSH	1	3	0	4
PIT	2	2	3	7

Capitals at Penguins

Penguins beat Capitals 7–4 at PPG Paints Arena on December 12, 1981.

🗓 Sat, Dec 12, 1981 · 19:00 CST 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 1981-82 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Paul Gardner

1 G, 2 A

5 shots · +3

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Ron Stackhouse

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · +2

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Greg Malone

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

11 goals · in order

1st period

🐧 Rick Kehoe Go-ahead 1st · 08:06

Assists: Marc Chorney, Paul Gardner

0–1

🦅 Ryan Walter PP Tying 1st · 14:09

Assists: Dennis Maruk, Darren Veitch

1–1

🐧 Ron Stackhouse Go-ahead 1st · 18:32

Assists: Rick Kehoe, Paul Gardner

1–2

2nd period

🦅 Randy Holt Tying 2nd · 10:07

Assists: Torrie Robertson, Terry Murray

2–2

🐧 Pat Graham Go-ahead 2nd · 13:13

Assists: Greg Malone, Doug Shedden

2–3

🦅 Bengt-Ake Gustafsson Tying 2nd · 13:31

Assists: Bobby Carpenter, Bobby Gould

3–3

🐧 Paul Gardner Go-ahead 2nd · 14:00

Assists: Ron Stackhouse, Pat Boutette

3–4

🦅 Greg Theberge Tying 2nd · 17:20

Assists: Gaetan Duchesne, Wes Jarvis

4–4

3rd period

🐧 Greg Malone Go-ahead 3rd · 08:24

Assists: Pat Graham, Doug Shedden

4–5

🐧 Mike Bullard 3rd · 16:00

Assists: George Ferguson, Pat Price

4–6

🐧 Paul Baxter Empty net 3rd · 19:10

Assists: Gregg Sheppard, George Ferguson

4–7

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH PIT🐧

30 Shots on goal 35

1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 0/4

10 Penalty minutes 12

WSH shooting 13.3% (4/30) PIT shooting 20.0% (7/35)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Dave Parro

0/6

.000 SV% · 6 GA · 59:29 TOI

🐧Penguins

Michel Dion

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–2

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 4–4

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 10-18 (36% win rate, 28 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 2nd: 16-12 (57% win rate, 28 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Penguins lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →

❓ WSH vs PIT, answered

Who won Capitals vs Penguins on December 12, 1981?

Penguins won 7–4.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Penguins?

The final score was Capitals 4, Penguins 7.

Who scored for Capitals?

Bengt-Ake Gustafsson, Greg Theberge, Randy Holt, Ryan Walter.

Who scored for Penguins?

Greg Malone, Mike Bullard, Pat Graham, Paul Baxter, Paul Gardner, Rick Kehoe, Ron Stackhouse.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Dave Parro made 0 saves on 6 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Michel Dion made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Penguins played?

At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, the Penguins home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Penguins season series?

Penguins lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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 11

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Dec 9

Also on December 12, 1981

Capitals season page Penguins season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule