4–5

Final

🦅 Home Capitals 44-26-0 before this game

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

Whalers at Capitals

Capitals beat Whalers 5–4 at Capital One Arena on March 16, 1983.

🗓 Wed, Mar 16, 1983 · 18:30 CST 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 1982-83 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 3–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Bengt-Ake Gustafsson

3 A

3 shots

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Mike Gartner

2 G

5 shots

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Alan Haworth

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · -1

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🐳 Greg Adams Go-ahead 1st · 03:07

Assists: Risto Siltanen

1–0

🐳 Blaine Stoughton 1st · 05:31

Assists: Paul Lawless, Pierre Lacroix

2–0

🦅 Bobby Carpenter PP 1st · 11:03

Assists: Bengt-Ake Gustafsson, Alan Haworth

2–1

🦅 Mike Gartner Tying 1st · 19:31

Assists: Dennis Maruk, Bengt-Ake Gustafsson

2–2

2nd period

🦅 Alan Haworth Go-ahead 2nd · 04:58

Assists: Bobby Carpenter, Timo Blomqvist

2–3

🦅 Mike Gartner PP 2nd · 11:04

Assists: Craig Laughlin, Bengt-Ake Gustafsson

2–4

🐳 Doug Sulliman PP 2nd · 15:58

Assists: Ron Francis

3–4

3rd period

🐳 Mark Johnson Tying 3rd · 00:49

Unassisted

4–4

🦅 Milan Novy Go-ahead 3rd · 01:55

Assists: Rod Langway

4–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐳HFD WSH🦅

32 Shots on goal 40

1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 2/3

6 Penalty minutes 4

HFD shooting 12.5% (4/32) WSH shooting 12.5% (5/40)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐳Whalers

Mike Veisor

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🦅Capitals

Al Jensen

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–2

Whalers

Whalers — tied after 1st: 19-52 (27% win rate, 71 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 44-26 (63% win rate, 70 games)

After 2nd — 3–4

Whalers

Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Capitals lead the season series 3–0 Full head-to-head →

❓ HFD vs WSH, answered

Who won Whalers vs Capitals on March 16, 1983?

Capitals won 5–4.

What was the final score of Whalers vs Capitals?

The final score was Whalers 4, Capitals 5.

Who scored for Whalers?

Blaine Stoughton, Doug Sulliman, Greg Adams, Mark Johnson.

Who scored for Capitals?

Mike Gartner (2), Alan Haworth, Bobby Carpenter, Milan Novy.

How did the Whalers goalie play?

Mike Veisor 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 Whalers vs Capitals played?

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

What is the Whalers vs Capitals season series?

Capitals lead the season series 3–0 after 3 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

🐳Whalers

Previous game · Mar 15

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Mar 13

Also on March 16, 1983

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