🦅 Away Capitals 28-49-0 before this game

4–4

Final

🐧 Home Penguins 34-43-0 before this game

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

Capitals at Penguins

Capitals beat Penguins 4–4 at PPG Paints Arena on March 31, 1982.

🗓 Wed, Mar 31, 1982 · 18:30 CST 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 1981-82 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 5–3 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Chris Valentine

2 G

5 shots · +1

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Dennis Maruk

2 A

6 shots · +1

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Rod Schutt

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🐧 Rod Schutt Go-ahead 1st · 19:19

Assists: Paul Baxter

0–1

2nd period

🦅 Chris Valentine Tying 2nd · 00:50

Assists: Dennis Maruk, Ryan Walter

1–1

🐧 Greg Hotham PP Go-ahead 2nd · 06:39

Assists: Randy Boyd, Rick Kehoe

1–2

🐧 Kevin McClelland 2nd · 07:46

Assists: Rod Schutt, Marc Chorney

1–3

3rd period

🦅 Mike Gartner 3rd · 04:01

Assists: Dennis Maruk

2–3

🦅 Chris Valentine Tying 3rd · 06:11

Assists: Bengt-Ake Gustafsson, Timo Blomqvist

3–3

🐧 Peter Lee Go-ahead 3rd · 07:13

Assists: Marc Chorney, Paul Gardner

3–4

🦅 Rick Green PP Tying 3rd · 13:09

Assists: Al Jensen

4–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH PIT🐧

40 Shots on goal 29

1/10 Power play (goals / chances) 1/8

65 Penalty minutes 29

WSH shooting 10.0% (4/40) PIT shooting 13.8% (4/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Al Jensen

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐧Penguins

Gary Edwards

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–3

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Penguins lead the season series 5–3 Full head-to-head →

❓ WSH vs PIT, answered

Who won Capitals vs Penguins on March 31, 1982?

Capitals won 4–4.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Penguins?

The final score was Capitals 4, Penguins 4.

Who scored for Capitals?

Chris Valentine (2), Mike Gartner, Rick Green.

Who scored for Penguins?

Greg Hotham, Kevin McClelland, Peter Lee, Rod Schutt.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

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

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Gary Edwards made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Penguins played?

At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, the Penguins home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Penguins season series?

Penguins lead the season series 5–3 after 8 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 · Mar 28

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Mar 28

Also on March 31, 1982

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