🦅 Away Capitals 48-21-2 before this game

2–3

Final

🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 40-22-8 before this game

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

Capitals at Canadiens

Canadiens beat Capitals 3–2 at Bell Centre on March 21, 1985.

🗓 Thu, Mar 21, 1985 · 18:30 CST 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 1984-85 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Chris Chelios

2 A

1 shots · +2

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Lucien DeBlois

2 A

1 shots · +2

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Bobby Carpenter

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · -1

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Bob Gainey Go-ahead 1st · 00:14

Assists: Lucien DeBlois · beat Pat Riggin

0–1

🇨🇦 Alfie Turcotte PP 1st · 18:09

Assists: Lucien DeBlois, Chris Chelios · beat Pat Riggin

0–2

2nd period

🦅 Bobby Carpenter PP 2nd · 15:24

Assists: Scott Stevens, Mike Gartner · beat Steve Penney

1–2

🦅 Mike Gartner Tying 2nd · 18:02

Assists: Bobby Carpenter · beat Steve Penney

2–2

3rd period

🇨🇦 Guy Carbonneau Go-ahead 3rd · 14:11

Assists: Chris Chelios · beat Pat Riggin

2–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH MTL🇨🇦

18 Shots on goal 29

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

6 Penalty minutes 10

WSH shooting 11.1% (2/18) MTL shooting 10.3% (3/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Pat Riggin

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 59:36 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Steve Penney

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–2

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–2

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 48-21-2 (68% win rate, 71 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 40-22-8 (57% win rate, 70 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →

Dec 20, 1984

🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL

2–2 (OT) · Capitals won

❓ WSH vs MTL, answered

Who won Capitals vs Canadiens on March 21, 1985?

Canadiens won 3–2.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Canadiens?

The final score was Capitals 2, Canadiens 3.

Who scored for Capitals?

Bobby Carpenter, Mike Gartner.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Alfie Turcotte, Bob Gainey, Guy Carbonneau.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Pat Riggin made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Steve Penney made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Canadiens season series?

Season series tied 1–1 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 · Mar 19

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Mar 16

Also on March 21, 1985

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