1–5

Final

🦅 Home Capitals 27-10-1 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
BOS	1	0	0	1
WSH	1	1	3	5

Bruins at Capitals

Capitals beat Bruins 5–1 at Capital One Arena on January 1, 1985.

🗓 Tue, Jan 1, 1985 · 12:30 CST 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 1984-85 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Bobby Carpenter

2 G, 1 A

4 shots · +2

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Bengt-Ake Gustafsson

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · +1

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Mike Gartner

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Bobby Carpenter Go-ahead 1st · 16:56

Assists: Scott Stevens, Gaetan Duchesne · beat Doug Keans

0–1

🐻 Keith Crowder Tying 1st · 19:45

Assists: Ken Linseman, Mike Milbury · beat Pat Riggin

1–1

2nd period

🦅 Bengt-Ake Gustafsson PP Go-ahead 2nd · 06:31

Assists: Mike McEwen, Dave Christian · beat Doug Keans

1–2

3rd period

🦅 Bryan Erickson 3rd · 03:39

Assists: Bengt-Ake Gustafsson, Dave Christian · beat Doug Keans

1–3

🦅 Bobby Carpenter 3rd · 08:13

Assists: Mike Gartner, Larry Murphy · beat Doug Keans

1–4

🦅 Mike Gartner PP 3rd · 11:22

Assists: Bobby Carpenter, Larry Murphy · beat Doug Keans

1–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS WSH🦅

26 Shots on goal 24

0/7 Power play (goals / chances) 2/8

30 Penalty minutes 18

BOS shooting 3.8% (1/26) WSH shooting 20.8% (5/24)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Doug Keans

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🦅Capitals

Pat Riggin

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 1st: 20-13-4 (54% win rate, 37 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 27-10-1 (71% win rate, 38 games)

After 2nd — 1–2

Bruins

Bruins: 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 2–0 Full head-to-head →

Dec 1, 1984

🦅WSH @ 🐻BOS

5–4 (OT) · Capitals won

❓ BOS vs WSH, answered

Who won Bruins vs Capitals on January 1, 1985?

Capitals won 5–1.

What was the final score of Bruins vs Capitals?

The final score was Bruins 1, Capitals 5.

Who scored for Bruins?

Keith Crowder.

Who scored for Capitals?

Bobby Carpenter (2), Bengt-Ake Gustafsson, Bryan Erickson, Mike Gartner.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Doug Keans made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Pat Riggin made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Bruins vs Capitals played?

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

What is the Bruins vs Capitals season series?

Capitals lead the season series 2–0 after 2 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

🐻Bruins

Previous game · Dec 30

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Dec 29

Also on January 1, 1985

🔥CGY @ ✈️WIN

5–3 final

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