🦅 Away Capitals 13-30-0 before this game

5–5

Final

🐙 Home Red Wings 18-26-0 before this game

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

Capitals at Red Wings

Capitals beat Red Wings 5–5 at Little Caesars Arena on January 16, 1982.

🗓 Sat, Jan 16, 1982 · 18:30 CST 📍 Little Caesars Arena, Detroit 🏒 1981-82 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Dennis Maruk

2 G, 2 A

3 shots · -2

2nd star 🐙 DET

John Ogrodnick

1 G, 2 A

8 shots · +2

3rd star 🐙 DET

Mike Blaisdell

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

10 goals · in order

1st period

🐙 John Ogrodnick Go-ahead 1st · 00:18

Assists: Mark Kirton, Mike Blaisdell

0–1

🦅 Ryan Walter PP Tying 1st · 17:40

Assists: Chris Valentine, Dennis Maruk

1–1

🐙 Mike Blaisdell Go-ahead 1st · 18:32

Assists: John Ogrodnick, Reed Larson

1–2

🐙 Mark Osborne 1st · 19:16

Assists: Greg Smith

1–3

2nd period

🐙 Reed Larson 2nd · 09:33

Assists: Mark Osborne, Don Murdoch

1–4

3rd period

🦅 Dennis Maruk PP 3rd · 07:37

Assists: Darren Veitch

2–4

🦅 Dennis Maruk 3rd · 10:51

Assists: James McTaggart

3–4

🦅 Bobby Gould Tying 3rd · 12:21

Assists: Bobby Carpenter, Lou Franceschetti

4–4

🦅 Chris Valentine Go-ahead 3rd · 12:53

Assists: Dennis Maruk, Rick Green

5–4

🐙 Mark Kirton Tying 3rd · 16:56

Assists: Mike Blaisdell, John Ogrodnick

5–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH DET🐙

31 Shots on goal 33

2/6 Power play (goals / chances) 0/4

8 Penalty minutes 12

WSH shooting 16.1% (5/31) DET shooting 15.2% (5/33)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Dave Parro

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐙Red Wings

Bob Sauve

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–3

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Red Wings

Red Wings: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–4

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Red Wings

Red Wings: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Capitals lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →

❓ WSH vs DET, answered

Who won Capitals vs Red Wings on January 16, 1982?

Capitals won 5–5.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Red Wings?

The final score was Capitals 5, Red Wings 5.

Who scored for Capitals?

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

Who scored for Red Wings?

John Ogrodnick, Mark Kirton, Mark Osborne, Mike Blaisdell, Reed Larson.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Dave Parro made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Bob Sauve made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Red Wings played?

At Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, the Red Wings home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Red Wings season series?

Capitals lead the season series 2–1 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 · Jan 13

🐙Red Wings

Previous game · Jan 14

Also on January 16, 1982

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