4–5

Final

🦅 Home Capitals 34-20-0 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
NJD	2	1	1	4
WSH	1	2	2	5

Devils at Capitals

Capitals beat Devils 5–4 at Capital One Arena on February 5, 1983.

🗓 Sat, Feb 5, 1983 · 19:00 CST 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 1982-83 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 5–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Bengt-Ake Gustafsson

3 A

4 shots · -1

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Alan Haworth

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · -1

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Bobby Carpenter

1 G, 1 A

2 shots

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Glen Currie Go-ahead 1st · 01:38

Assists: Bobby Gould, Gaetan Duchesne

0–1

😈 Rick Meagher Tying 1st · 10:11

Assists: Bob Lorimer, John Wensink

1–1

😈 Mike Antonovich Go-ahead 1st · 15:43

Assists: Hector Marini, Brent Ashton

2–1

2nd period

😈 Don Lever PP 2nd · 01:07

Assists: Steve Tambellini

3–1

🦅 Ted Bulley 2nd · 01:33

Assists: Doug Jarvis, Timo Blomqvist

3–2

🦅 Alan Haworth PP Tying 2nd · 09:57

Assists: Bengt-Ake Gustafsson, Craig Laughlin

3–3

3rd period

😈 Hector Marini Go-ahead 3rd · 05:54

Assists: Don Lever, Joel Quenneville

4–3

🦅 Bobby Carpenter PP Tying 3rd · 13:32

Assists: Alan Haworth, Bengt-Ake Gustafsson

4–4

🦅 Greg Theberge PP Go-ahead 3rd · 15:56

Assists: Bengt-Ake Gustafsson, Bobby Carpenter

4–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

😈NJD WSH🦅

29 Shots on goal 39

1/1 Power play (goals / chances) 3/4

10 Penalty minutes 4

NJD shooting 13.8% (4/29) WSH shooting 12.8% (5/39)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

😈Devils

Lindsay Middlebrook

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 59:14 TOI

🦅Capitals

Al Jensen

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Devils

Devils: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–3

Devils

Devils — tied after 2nd: 15-39 (28% win rate, 54 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 33-20 (62% win rate, 53 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Capitals lead the season series 5–0 Full head-to-head →

❓ NJD vs WSH, answered

Who won Devils vs Capitals on February 5, 1983?

Capitals won 5–4.

What was the final score of Devils vs Capitals?

The final score was Devils 4, Capitals 5.

Who scored for Devils?

Don Lever, Hector Marini, Mike Antonovich, Rick Meagher.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alan Haworth, Bobby Carpenter, Glen Currie, Greg Theberge, Ted Bulley.

How did the Devils goalie play?

Lindsay Middlebrook made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

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

Where is Devils vs Capitals played?

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

What is the Devils vs Capitals season series?

Capitals lead the season series 5–0 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

😈Devils

Previous game · Feb 3

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Feb 3

Also on February 5, 1983

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