🦅 Away Capitals 24-15-0 before this game

5–2

Final

🐙 Home Red Wings 16-25-0 before this game

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

Capitals at Red Wings

Capitals beat Red Wings 5–2 at Little Caesars Arena on January 5, 1983.

🗓 Wed, Jan 5, 1983 · 18:30 CST 📍 Little Caesars Arena, Detroit 🏒 1982-83 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Mike Gartner

1 G, 1 A

3 shots

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Bobby Carpenter

1 G, 1 A

2 shots

3rd star 🐙 DET

Jim Schoenfeld

2 A

4 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🐙 Reggie Leach Go-ahead 1st · 07:47

Assists: Jim Schoenfeld, Murray Craven

0–1

🦅 Doug Jarvis Tying 1st · 11:31

Assists: Dennis Maruk, Greg Theberge

1–1

2nd period

🦅 Bobby Carpenter PP Go-ahead 2nd · 18:01

Assists: Mike Gartner, Chris Valentine

2–1

3rd period

🦅 Bobby Gould 3rd · 02:40

Assists: Glen Currie, Randy Holt

3–1

🦅 Alan Haworth 3rd · 10:50

Assists: Craig Laughlin, Ted Bulley

4–1

🦅 Mike Gartner 3rd · 11:16

Assists: Bobby Carpenter, Milan Novy

5–1

🐙 Dwight Foster 3rd · 12:44

Assists: Jim Schoenfeld

5–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH DET🐙

24 Shots on goal 22

1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3

8 Penalty minutes 12

WSH shooting 20.8% (5/24) DET shooting 9.1% (2/22)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Al Jensen

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐙Red Wings

Corrado Micalef

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 23-15 (61% win rate, 38 games)

Red Wings

Red Wings — tied after 1st: 16-25 (39% win rate, 41 games)

After 2nd — 2–1

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 1–0 Full head-to-head →

❓ WSH vs DET, answered

Who won Capitals vs Red Wings on January 5, 1983?

Capitals won 5–2.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Red Wings?

The final score was Capitals 5, Red Wings 2.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alan Haworth, Bobby Carpenter, Bobby Gould, Doug Jarvis, Mike Gartner.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Dwight Foster, Reggie Leach.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Al Jensen made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Corrado Micalef 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 1–0 after 1 game.

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 2

🐙Red Wings

Previous game · Jan 3

Also on January 5, 1983

Capitals season page Red Wings season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule