🐧 Away Penguins 33-43-0 before this game

6–5

Final

🦅 Home Capitals 28-48-0 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
PIT	3	2	1	6
WSH	2	2	1	5

Penguins at Capitals

Penguins beat Capitals 6–5 at Capital One Arena on March 28, 1982.

🗓 Sun, Mar 28, 1982 · 18:00 CST 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 1981-82 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 5–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Paul Gardner

2 G, 1 A

4 shots · -1

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Jim Hamilton

2 G

2 shots · +2

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Rick Kehoe

2 A

6 shots · -1

🚨 Scoring

11 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Lee Norwood PP Go-ahead 1st · 00:47

Unassisted

0–1

🦅 Ryan Walter 1st · 02:26

Assists: Dennis Maruk, Terry Murray

0–2

🐧 Jim Hamilton 1st · 06:37

Assists: Steve Gatzos, Ron Stackhouse

1–2

🐧 Pat Boutette Tying 1st · 08:03

Assists: Rick Kehoe, Paul Gardner

2–2

🐧 Jim Hamilton Go-ahead 1st · 16:33

Assists: Greg Malone, Kevin McClelland

3–2

2nd period

🐧 Paul Gardner PP 2nd · 14:31

Assists: Andre St. Laurent, Randy Carlyle

4–2

🦅 Bengt-Ake Gustafsson 2nd · 16:05

Assists: Bobby Carpenter

4–3

🦅 Glen Currie SH Tying 2nd · 19:16

Assists: Bobby Gould, Rick Green

4–4

🐧 Paul Gardner PP Go-ahead 2nd · 19:46

Assists: Rick Kehoe, Paul Baxter

5–4

3rd period

🐧 Rod Schutt 3rd · 07:33

Assists: Randy Carlyle, Paul Baxter

6–4

🦅 Chris Valentine PP 3rd · 12:17

Assists: Dennis Maruk, Darren Veitch

6–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐧PIT WSH🦅

39 Shots on goal 23

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

12 Penalty minutes 8

PIT shooting 15.4% (6/39) WSH shooting 21.7% (5/23)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐧Penguins

Gary Edwards

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🦅Capitals

Dave Parro

0/6

.000 SV% · 6 GA · 59:08 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 3–2

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 5–4

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 5–2 Full head-to-head →

❓ PIT vs WSH, answered

Who won Penguins vs Capitals on March 28, 1982?

Penguins won 6–5.

What was the final score of Penguins vs Capitals?

The final score was Penguins 6, Capitals 5.

Who scored for Penguins?

Jim Hamilton (2), Paul Gardner (2), Pat Boutette, Rod Schutt.

Who scored for Capitals?

Bengt-Ake Gustafsson, Chris Valentine, Glen Currie, Lee Norwood, Ryan Walter.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Gary Edwards made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Dave Parro made 0 saves on 6 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 5–2 after 7 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 · Mar 27

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Mar 27

Also on March 28, 1982

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