🐧 Away Penguins 26-25-0 before this game

3–8

Final

🦅 Home Capitals 16-34-0 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
PIT	2	0	1	3
WSH	3	4	1	8

Penguins at Capitals

Capitals beat Penguins 8–3 at Capital One Arena on January 31, 1982.

🗓 Sun, Jan 31, 1982 · 19:00 CST 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 1981-82 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 3–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Mike Gartner

1 G, 3 A

4 shots · +1

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Bobby Carpenter

1 G, 2 A

4 shots · +2

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Dennis Maruk

1 G, 2 A

4 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

11 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Bobby Carpenter SH Go-ahead 1st · 02:53

Assists: Terry Murray, Rick Green

0–1

🐧 George Ferguson SH Tying 1st · 08:39

Assists: Gregg Sheppard

1–1

🦅 Chris Valentine PP Go-ahead 1st · 13:53

Assists: Mike Gartner, Terry Murray

1–2

🐧 Mike Bullard PP Tying 1st · 15:14

Assists: Rick MacLeish, Pat Boutette

2–2

🦅 Tom Rowe Go-ahead 1st · 15:28

Assists: Ryan Walter, Dennis Maruk

2–3

2nd period

🦅 Bengt-Ake Gustafsson 2nd · 03:04

Assists: Bobby Carpenter, Mike Gartner

2–4

🦅 Dennis Maruk PP 2nd · 06:05

Assists: Mike Gartner, Darren Veitch

2–5

🦅 Terry Murray 2nd · 06:48

Assists: Torrie Robertson, Glen Currie

2–6

🦅 Ryan Walter 2nd · 08:23

Assists: Dennis Maruk

2–7

3rd period

🐧 Mike Bullard 3rd · 04:04

Assists: Pat Price, Rod Schutt

3–7

🦅 Mike Gartner 3rd · 13:52

Assists: Bengt-Ake Gustafsson, Bobby Carpenter

3–8

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐧PIT WSH🦅

24 Shots on goal 32

1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 2/7

55 Penalty minutes 51

PIT shooting 12.5% (3/24) WSH shooting 25.0% (8/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐧Penguins

Paul Harrison

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 33:12 TOI

Michel Dion

0/6

.000 SV% · 6 GA · 26:48 TOI

🦅Capitals

Dave Parro

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–3

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–7

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Penguins lead the season series 3–1 Full head-to-head →

❓ PIT vs WSH, answered

Who won Penguins vs Capitals on January 31, 1982?

Capitals won 8–3.

What was the final score of Penguins vs Capitals?

The final score was Penguins 3, Capitals 8.

Who scored for Penguins?

Mike Bullard (2), George Ferguson.

Who scored for Capitals?

Bengt-Ake Gustafsson, Bobby Carpenter, Chris Valentine, Dennis Maruk, Mike Gartner, Ryan Walter, Terry Murray, Tom Rowe.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Paul Harrison made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

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

Where is Penguins vs Capitals played?

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

What is the Penguins vs Capitals season series?

Penguins lead the season series 3–1 after 4 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

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Jan 30

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Jan 30

Also on January 31, 1982

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