2–3

Final

🦅 Home Capitals 26-10-1 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
HFD	0	2	0	2
WSH	1	1	1	3

Whalers at Capitals

Capitals beat Whalers 3–2 at Capital One Arena on December 29, 1984.

🗓 Sat, Dec 29, 1984 · 18:30 CST 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 1984-85 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Bryan Erickson

2 G

2 shots · +2

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Dave Christian

2 A

3 shots · +2

3rd star 🐳 HFD

Ron Francis

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Bryan Erickson Go-ahead 1st · 12:00

Assists: Gaetan Duchesne, Dave Christian · beat Greg Millen

0–1

2nd period

🐳 Sylvain Turgeon PP Tying 2nd · 01:04

Assists: Ron Francis, Risto Siltanen · beat Bob Mason

1–1

🐳 Ron Francis Go-ahead 2nd · 12:34

Unassisted · beat Bob Mason

2–1

🦅 Darren Veitch PP Tying 2nd · 17:20

Unassisted · beat Greg Millen

2–2

3rd period

🦅 Bryan Erickson Go-ahead 3rd · 03:19

Assists: Dave Christian, Bengt-Ake Gustafsson · beat Greg Millen

2–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐳HFD WSH🦅

21 Shots on goal 24

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/8

23 Penalty minutes 15

HFD shooting 9.5% (2/21) WSH shooting 12.5% (3/24)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐳Whalers

Greg Millen

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🦅Capitals

Bob Mason

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Whalers

Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–2

Whalers

Whalers — tied after 2nd: 14-16-3 (42% win rate, 33 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 26-10-1 (70% win rate, 37 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

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

❓ HFD vs WSH, answered

Who won Whalers vs Capitals on December 29, 1984?

Capitals won 3–2.

What was the final score of Whalers vs Capitals?

The final score was Whalers 2, Capitals 3.

Who scored for Whalers?

Ron Francis, Sylvain Turgeon.

Who scored for Capitals?

Bryan Erickson (2), Darren Veitch.

How did the Whalers goalie play?

Greg Millen made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Bob Mason made 0 saves on 2 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 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

🐳Whalers

Previous game · Dec 28

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Dec 27

Also on December 29, 1984

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