🦅 Away Capitals 48-30-0 before this game

7–8

Final

🐙 Home Red Wings 28-50-0 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
WSH	2	3	2	7
DET	1	4	3	8

Capitals at Red Wings

Red Wings beat Capitals 8–7 at Little Caesars Arena on April 1, 1983.

🗓 Fri, Apr 1, 1983 · 18:30 CST 📍 Little Caesars Arena, Detroit 🏒 1982-83 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐙 DET

Tom Rowe

2 G, 3 A

6 shots · +1

2nd star 🐙 DET

John Ogrodnick

2 G, 1 A

5 shots · +1

3rd star 🐙 DET

Ivan Boldirev

2 G, 1 A

2 shots · -2

🚨 Scoring

15 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Bobby Carpenter Go-ahead 1st · 14:13

Assists: Bengt-Ake Gustafsson

1–0

🦅 Alan Haworth 1st · 15:50

Assists: Dennis Maruk, Craig Laughlin

2–0

🐙 Tom Rowe 1st · 16:18

Unassisted

2–1

2nd period

🦅 Gaetan Duchesne 2nd · 04:41

Assists: Rod Langway, Bobby Gould

3–1

🐙 Mike Blaisdell 2nd · 12:43

Assists: Paul Woods, Murray Craven

3–2

🐙 John Ogrodnick Tying 2nd · 13:40

Assists: Randy Ladouceur, Tom Rowe

3–3

🦅 Glen Currie Go-ahead 2nd · 14:04

Assists: Bobby Gould, Gaetan Duchesne

4–3

🦅 Scott Stevens 2nd · 14:36

Unassisted

5–3

🐙 Ivan Boldirev PP 2nd · 17:13

Assists: Reed Larson, Tom Rowe

5–4

🐙 Ivan Boldirev Tying 2nd · 18:18

Assists: Mark Osborne, Danny Gare

5–5

3rd period

🐙 Reed Larson PP Go-ahead 3rd · 05:24

Assists: John Ogrodnick, Greg Smith

5–6

🦅 Ken Houston Tying 3rd · 11:13

Assists: Randy Holt, Rod Langway

6–6

🦅 Ken Houston Go-ahead 3rd · 13:48

Assists: Dennis Maruk, Doug Jarvis

7–6

🐙 John Ogrodnick Tying 3rd · 15:50

Assists: Tom Rowe

7–7

🐙 Tom Rowe Go-ahead 3rd · 19:29

Assists: Ivan Boldirev, Randy Ladouceur

7–8

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH DET🐙

25 Shots on goal 34

0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 2/6

15 Penalty minutes 10

WSH shooting 28.0% (7/25) DET shooting 23.5% (8/34)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Al Jensen

0/8

.000 SV% · 8 GA · 59:35 TOI

🐙Red Wings

Corrado Micalef

0/7

.000 SV% · 7 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Red Wings

Red Wings: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 5–5

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 48-30 (62% win rate, 78 games)

Red Wings

Red Wings — tied after 2nd: 28-50 (36% win rate, 78 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Capitals lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →

❓ WSH vs DET, answered

Who won Capitals vs Red Wings on April 1, 1983?

Red Wings won 8–7.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Red Wings?

The final score was Capitals 7, Red Wings 8.

Who scored for Capitals?

Ken Houston (2), Alan Haworth, Bobby Carpenter, Gaetan Duchesne, Glen Currie, Scott Stevens.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Ivan Boldirev (2), John Ogrodnick (2), Tom Rowe (2), Mike Blaisdell, Reed Larson.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Al Jensen made 0 saves on 8 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Corrado Micalef made 0 saves on 7 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 2–1 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

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Mar 30

🐙Red Wings

Previous game · Mar 30

Also on April 1, 1983

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