🦅 Away Capitals 28-11-1 before this game

4–2

Final

🐙 Home Red Wings 15-21-4 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
WSH	0	1	3	4
DET	2	0	0	2

Capitals at Red Wings

Capitals beat Red Wings 4–2 at Little Caesars Arena on January 8, 1985.

🗓 Tue, Jan 8, 1985 · 18:30 CST 📍 Little Caesars Arena, Detroit 🏒 1984-85 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Scott Stevens

2 G

5 shots

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Mike Gartner

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · +2

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Bobby Carpenter

2 A

2 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🐙 John Ogrodnick Go-ahead 1st · 01:18

Assists: Ron Duguay, Steve Yzerman · beat Pat Riggin

0–1

🐙 Lane Lambert 1st · 16:51

Assists: Colin Campbell · beat Pat Riggin

0–2

2nd period

🦅 Scott Stevens 2nd · 04:54

Unassisted · beat Corrado Micalef

1–2

3rd period

🦅 Scott Stevens PP Tying 3rd · 00:14

Assists: Mike Gartner, Bobby Carpenter · beat Corrado Micalef

2–2

🦅 Mike Gartner Go-ahead 3rd · 18:37

Assists: Bobby Carpenter, Dave Christian · beat Corrado Micalef

3–2

🦅 Doug Jarvis Empty net 3rd · 19:15

Assists: Bobby Gould, Gaetan Duchesne

4–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH DET🐙

34 Shots on goal 23

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/4

10 Penalty minutes 10

WSH shooting 11.8% (4/34) DET shooting 8.7% (2/23)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Pat Riggin

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐙Red Wings

Corrado Micalef

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 59:36 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–2

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Red Wings

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

After 2nd — 1–2

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Red Wings

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

⚔️ Last meetings

Capitals lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →

3–2 (OT) · Red Wings won

❓ WSH vs DET, answered

Who won Capitals vs Red Wings on January 8, 1985?

Capitals won 4–2.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Red Wings?

The final score was Capitals 4, Red Wings 2.

Who scored for Capitals?

Scott Stevens (2), Doug Jarvis, Mike Gartner.

Who scored for Red Wings?

John Ogrodnick, Lane Lambert.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Pat Riggin made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Corrado Micalef made 0 saves on 3 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 2–0 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

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Jan 4

🐙Red Wings

Previous game · Jan 5

Also on January 8, 1985

Capitals season page Red Wings season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule