6–5

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
NYR	1	4	1	6
WSH	4	1	0	5

Rangers at Capitals

Rangers beat Capitals 6–5 at Capital One Arena on October 20, 1984.

🗓 Sat, Oct 20, 1984 · 18:30 CDT 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 1984-85 🔁 Rangers lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🗽 NYR

Ron Greschner

1 G, 2 A

6 shots · +1

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Gary Sampson

1 G, 2 A

1 shots · +3

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Reijo Ruotsalainen

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · -2

🚨 Scoring

11 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Bobby Gould Go-ahead 1st · 01:26

Assists: Rod Langway, Gary Sampson

0–1

🦅 Gary Sampson SH 1st · 07:14

Unassisted

0–2

🗽 Anders Hedberg PP 1st · 08:03

Assists: Ron Greschner, Pierre Larouche

1–2

🦅 Bobby Carpenter 1st · 08:39

Assists: Mike Gartner

1–3

🦅 Bobby Gould 1st · 18:51

Assists: Gary Sampson, Glen Currie

1–4

2nd period

🗽 Ron Greschner PP 2nd · 11:54

Assists: Willie Huber, Mike Rogers

2–4

🗽 Tomas Sandstrom PP 2nd · 13:36

Assists: Don Maloney, Willie Huber

3–4

🗽 Reijo Ruotsalainen PP Tying 2nd · 13:52

Assists: Ron Greschner, Pierre Larouche

4–4

🗽 Jan Erixon Go-ahead 2nd · 16:00

Assists: Dave Gagner, Peter Sundstrom

5–4

🦅 Mike Gartner PP Tying 2nd · 19:04

Assists: Bobby Carpenter

5–5

3rd period

🗽 Mike Allison Go-ahead 3rd · 16:07

Assists: Jan Erixon, Reijo Ruotsalainen

6–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🗽NYR WSH🦅

32 Shots on goal 22

4/8 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

38 Penalty minutes 51

NYR shooting 18.8% (6/32) WSH shooting 22.7% (5/22)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🗽Rangers

Glen Hanlon

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🦅Capitals

Pat Riggin

0/6

.000 SV% · 6 GA · 59:19 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–4

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 5–5

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 2nd: 0-2-1 (0% win rate, 3 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 3-1 (75% win rate, 4 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Rangers lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

2–2 (OT) · Rangers won

❓ NYR vs WSH, answered

Who won Rangers vs Capitals on October 20, 1984?

Rangers won 6–5.

What was the final score of Rangers vs Capitals?

The final score was Rangers 6, Capitals 5.

Who scored for Rangers?

Anders Hedberg, Jan Erixon, Mike Allison, Reijo Ruotsalainen, Ron Greschner, Tomas Sandstrom.

Who scored for Capitals?

Bobby Gould (2), Bobby Carpenter, Gary Sampson, Mike Gartner.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Glen Hanlon made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Pat Riggin made 0 saves on 6 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Rangers vs Capitals played?

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

What is the Rangers vs Capitals season series?

Rangers lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Oct 14

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Oct 16

Also on October 20, 1984

Rangers season page Capitals season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule