🦅 Away Capitals 42-25-0 before this game

5–4

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
WSH	4	0	1	5
NJD	0	2	2	4

Capitals at Devils

Capitals beat Devils 5–4 at Prudential Center on March 8, 1983.

🗓 Tue, Mar 8, 1983 · 18:30 CST 📍 Prudential Center, Newark 🏒 1982-83 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 6–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Bobby Carpenter

2 G

4 shots · +2

2nd star 😈 NJD

Aaron Broten

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · +2

3rd star 😈 NJD

Bob MacMillan

2 A

2 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Bengt-Ake Gustafsson Go-ahead 1st · 00:17

Unassisted

1–0

🦅 Alan Haworth 1st · 02:56

Assists: Ken Houston

2–0

🦅 Bobby Carpenter 1st · 10:55

Assists: Rod Langway, Ted Bulley

3–0

🦅 Gaetan Duchesne 1st · 12:11

Assists: Bobby Gould

4–0

2nd period

😈 Don Lever 2nd · 12:26

Assists: Bob MacMillan, Hector Marini

4–1

😈 Jan Ludvig 2nd · 18:07

Assists: Rob Palmer, Bob MacMillan

4–2

3rd period

🦅 Bobby Carpenter 3rd · 07:12

Assists: Chris Valentine, Timo Blomqvist

5–2

😈 Aaron Broten 3rd · 15:40

Assists: Bob Lorimer, Paul Gagne

5–3

😈 Jeff Larmer 3rd · 19:51

Assists: Paul Gagne, Aaron Broten

5–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH NJD😈

29 Shots on goal 27

9 Penalty minutes 9

WSH shooting 17.2% (5/29) NJD shooting 14.8% (4/27)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Pat Riggin

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

😈Devils

Glenn Resch

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 12:11 TOI

Ron Low

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 46:53 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 4–0

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Devils

Devils: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 4–2

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Devils

Devils: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Capitals lead the season series 6–0 Full head-to-head →

❓ WSH vs NJD, answered

Who won Capitals vs Devils on March 8, 1983?

Capitals won 5–4.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Devils?

The final score was Capitals 5, Devils 4.

Who scored for Capitals?

Bobby Carpenter (2), Alan Haworth, Bengt-Ake Gustafsson, Gaetan Duchesne.

Who scored for Devils?

Aaron Broten, Don Lever, Jan Ludvig, Jeff Larmer.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Pat Riggin made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Devils goalie play?

Glenn Resch made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Devils played?

At Prudential Center in Newark, the Devils home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Devils season series?

Capitals lead the season series 6–0 after 6 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 5

😈Devils

Previous game · Mar 6

Also on March 8, 1983

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