🦅 Away Capitals 11-24-0 before this game

2–3

Final

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

Capitals at Sabres

Sabres beat Capitals 3–2 at KeyBank Center on December 27, 1981.

🗓 Sun, Dec 27, 1981 · 18:00 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1981-82 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 3–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Mike Foligno

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · +1

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Richie Dunn

1 G

4 shots · +1

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Dale McCourt

1 G

2 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Mike Foligno PP Go-ahead 1st · 04:44

Assists: Yvon Lambert, John Van Boxmeer

0–1

🦅 Mike Gartner Tying 1st · 08:09

Assists: Wes Jarvis

1–1

2nd period

⚔️ Dale McCourt Go-ahead 2nd · 02:16

Assists: Mike Foligno, Gilbert Perreault

1–2

3rd period

⚔️ Richie Dunn 3rd · 00:48

Assists: Brent Peterson

1–3

🦅 Dennis Maruk PP 3rd · 04:28

Assists: Chris Valentine, Ryan Walter

2–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH BUF⚔️

24 Shots on goal 29

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

23 Penalty minutes 25

WSH shooting 8.3% (2/24) BUF shooting 10.3% (3/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Dave Parro

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Don Edwards

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 11-24 (31% win rate, 35 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 19-17 (53% win rate, 36 games)

After 2nd — 1–2

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Sabres lead the season series 3–0 Full head-to-head →

❓ WSH vs BUF, answered

Who won Capitals vs Sabres on December 27, 1981?

Sabres won 3–2.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Sabres?

The final score was Capitals 2, Sabres 3.

Who scored for Capitals?

Dennis Maruk, Mike Gartner.

Who scored for Sabres?

Dale McCourt, Mike Foligno, Richie Dunn.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

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

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Don Edwards made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Sabres season series?

Sabres lead the season series 3–0 after 3 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 26

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Dec 26

Also on December 27, 1981

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