🦅 Away Capitals 29-20-0 before this game

6–2

Final

🐧 Home Penguins 16-32-0 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
WSH	5	0	1	6
PIT	0	1	1	2

Capitals at Penguins

Capitals beat Penguins 6–2 at PPG Paints Arena on January 26, 1983.

🗓 Wed, Jan 26, 1983 · 18:30 CST 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 1982-83 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 4–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Dennis Maruk

1 G, 2 A

6 shots · +2

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Bobby Carpenter

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · +2

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Alan Haworth

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Dennis Maruk Go-ahead 1st · 05:11

Assists: Mike Gartner, Rod Langway

1–0

🦅 Bobby Carpenter 1st · 05:32

Assists: Craig Laughlin, Alan Haworth

2–0

🦅 Bengt-Ake Gustafsson 1st · 08:03

Assists: Dennis Maruk, Brian Engblom

3–0

🦅 Alan Haworth 1st · 13:41

Unassisted

4–0

🦅 Glen Currie 1st · 14:43

Assists: Gaetan Duchesne, Rod Langway

5–0

2nd period

🐧 Pat Boutette PP 2nd · 17:55

Assists: Paul Gardner, Rick Kehoe

5–1

3rd period

🦅 Greg Theberge PP 3rd · 00:40

Assists: Bobby Carpenter, Dennis Maruk

6–1

🐧 Paul Gardner PP 3rd · 05:16

Assists: Paul Baxter, Randy Boyd

6–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH PIT🐧

33 Shots on goal 22

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 2/5

24 Penalty minutes 35

WSH shooting 18.2% (6/33) PIT shooting 9.1% (2/22)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Pat Riggin

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐧Penguins

Denis Herron

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 20:00 TOI

Michel Dion

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 40:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 5–0

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 5–1

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Capitals lead the season series 4–1 Full head-to-head →

❓ WSH vs PIT, answered

Who won Capitals vs Penguins on January 26, 1983?

Capitals won 6–2.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Penguins?

The final score was Capitals 6, Penguins 2.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alan Haworth, Bengt-Ake Gustafsson, Bobby Carpenter, Dennis Maruk, Glen Currie, Greg Theberge.

Who scored for Penguins?

Pat Boutette, Paul Gardner.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Pat Riggin made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Denis Herron made 0 saves on 5 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?

Capitals lead the season series 4–1 after 5 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 · Jan 23

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Jan 24

Also on January 26, 1983

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