7–4

Final

🦅 Home Capitals 11-22-0 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
BOS	1	6	0	7
WSH	3	0	1	4

Bruins at Capitals

Bruins beat Capitals 7–4 at Capital One Arena on December 23, 1981.

🗓 Wed, Dec 23, 1981 · 18:30 CST 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 1981-82 🔁 Bruins lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐻 BOS

Rick Middleton

3 G, 1 A

4 shots · +4

2nd star 🐻 BOS

Barry Pederson

4 A

2 shots · +4

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Dennis Maruk

4 A

3 shots · -1

🚨 Scoring

11 goals · in order

1st period

🐻 Peter McNab PP Go-ahead 1st · 02:04

Assists: Rick Middleton, Barry Pederson

1–0

🦅 Ryan Walter PP Tying 1st · 03:14

Assists: Dennis Maruk, Darren Veitch

1–1

🦅 Torrie Robertson PP Go-ahead 1st · 09:07

Assists: Dennis Maruk, Mike Gartner

1–2

🦅 Ryan Walter PP 1st · 16:50

Assists: Chris Valentine, Dennis Maruk

1–3

2nd period

🐻 Rick Middleton 2nd · 05:49

Assists: Barry Pederson

2–3

🐻 Brad Park Tying 2nd · 10:21

Assists: Keith Crowder, Steve Kasper

3–3

🐻 Rick Middleton Go-ahead 2nd · 12:18

Assists: Barry Pederson, Stan Jonathan

4–3

🐻 Don Marcotte 2nd · 15:47

Assists: Steve Kasper, Brad Park

5–3

🐻 Rick Middleton 2nd · 17:05

Unassisted

6–3

🐻 Ray Bourque 2nd · 19:33

Assists: Barry Pederson, Stan Jonathan

7–3

3rd period

🦅 Mike Gartner PP 3rd · 04:06

Assists: Chris Valentine, Dennis Maruk

7–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS WSH🦅

34 Shots on goal 34

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

21 Penalty minutes 21

BOS shooting 20.6% (7/34) WSH shooting 11.8% (4/34)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Marco Baron

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🦅Capitals

Dave Parro

0/7

.000 SV% · 7 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–3

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 7–3

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

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❓ BOS vs WSH, answered

Who won Bruins vs Capitals on December 23, 1981?

Bruins won 7–4.

What was the final score of Bruins vs Capitals?

The final score was Bruins 7, Capitals 4.

Who scored for Bruins?

Rick Middleton (3), Brad Park, Don Marcotte, Peter McNab, Ray Bourque.

Who scored for Capitals?

Ryan Walter (2), Mike Gartner, Torrie Robertson.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Marco Baron made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Dave Parro made 0 saves on 7 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Bruins vs Capitals played?

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

What is the Bruins vs Capitals season series?

Bruins 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

🐻Bruins

Previous game · Dec 20

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Dec 20

Also on December 23, 1981

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