4–8

Final

🦅 Home Capitals 23-41-0 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
STL	1	2	1	4
WSH	1	4	3	8

Blues at Capitals

Capitals beat Blues 8–4 at Capital One Arena on March 3, 1982.

🗓 Wed, Mar 3, 1982 · 18:30 CST 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 1981-82 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Mike Gartner

1 G, 2 A

6 shots · +2

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Bobby Carpenter

1 G, 2 A

4 shots · +1

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Bengt-Ake Gustafsson

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

12 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Rick Green Go-ahead 1st · 03:33

Assists: Bengt-Ake Gustafsson, Mike Gartner

0–1

🎵 Mike Zuke Tying 1st · 07:08

Assists: Jim Nill, Perry Turnbull

1–1

2nd period

🦅 Bobby Carpenter Go-ahead 2nd · 03:34

Assists: Mike Gartner, Timo Blomqvist

1–2

🦅 Bengt-Ake Gustafsson 2nd · 07:16

Assists: Bobby Carpenter

1–3

🦅 Ryan Walter PP 2nd · 14:33

Assists: Dennis Maruk, Rick Green

1–4

🦅 Ryan Walter PP 2nd · 14:59

Assists: Chris Valentine, Dennis Maruk

1–5

🎵 Brian Sutter 2nd · 15:18

Assists: Bernie Federko, Jim Pavese

2–5

🎵 Blake Dunlop 2nd · 16:37

Assists: Jorgen Pettersson, Jim Pavese

3–5

3rd period

🦅 Bobby Gould 3rd · 06:40

Unassisted

3–6

🎵 Perry Turnbull 3rd · 08:09

Assists: Rick Lapointe, Rik Wilson

4–6

🦅 Mike Gartner 3rd · 12:39

Assists: Bengt-Ake Gustafsson, Bobby Carpenter

4–7

🦅 Glen Currie 3rd · 14:20

Assists: Terry Murray

4–8

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🎵STL WSH🦅

33 Shots on goal 33

0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 2/5

12 Penalty minutes 6

STL shooting 12.1% (4/33) WSH shooting 24.2% (8/33)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🎵Blues

Rick Heinz

0/8

.000 SV% · 8 GA · 60:00 TOI

🦅Capitals

Al Jensen

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Blues

Blues — tied after 1st: 29-36 (45% win rate, 65 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 23-41 (36% win rate, 64 games)

After 2nd — 3–5

Blues

Blues: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

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

❓ STL vs WSH, answered

Who won Blues vs Capitals on March 3, 1982?

Capitals won 8–4.

What was the final score of Blues vs Capitals?

The final score was Blues 4, Capitals 8.

Who scored for Blues?

Blake Dunlop, Brian Sutter, Mike Zuke, Perry Turnbull.

Who scored for Capitals?

Ryan Walter (2), Bengt-Ake Gustafsson, Bobby Carpenter, Bobby Gould, Glen Currie, Mike Gartner, Rick Green.

How did the Blues goalie play?

Rick Heinz made 0 saves on 8 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Al Jensen made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Blues vs Capitals played?

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

What is the Blues vs Capitals 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

🎵Blues

Previous game · Mar 2

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Feb 28

Also on March 3, 1982

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