3–5

Final

🦅 Home Capitals 15-17-1 before this game

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

Blues at Capitals

Capitals beat Blues 5–3 at Capital One Arena on December 20, 1986.

🗓 Sat, Dec 20, 1986 · 18:45 CST 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Larry Murphy

1 G, 3 A

3 shots · +3

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Alan Haworth

1 G, 2 A

4 shots · +1

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Michal Pivonka

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Alan Haworth PP Go-ahead 1st · 08:10

Assists: Larry Murphy

0–1

🎵 Greg Paslawski PP Tying 1st · 11:07

Assists: Doug Gilmour, Ric Nattress

1–1

2nd period

🦅 Rod Langway Go-ahead 2nd · 00:44

Assists: Alan Haworth, Craig Laughlin

1–2

🦅 Michal Pivonka 2nd · 02:58

Assists: Larry Murphy, Paul Cavallini

1–3

🎵 Doug Evans 2nd · 04:13

Unassisted

2–3

🦅 Larry Murphy PP 2nd · 04:44

Assists: Michal Pivonka, Mike Gartner

2–4

🦅 Greg Adams 2nd · 10:13

Assists: Larry Murphy, Alan Haworth

2–5

3rd period

🎵 Mark Hunter 3rd · 08:10

Assists: Bernie Federko

3–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🎵STL WSH🦅

30 Shots on goal 27

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 2/3

14 Penalty minutes 16

STL shooting 10.0% (3/30) WSH shooting 18.5% (5/27)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🎵Blues

Greg Millen

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🦅Capitals

Bob Mason

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Blues

Blues — tied after 1st: 15-12-4 (48% win rate, 31 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 15-17-1 (45% win rate, 33 games)

After 2nd — 2–5

Blues

Blues: 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 1–0 Full head-to-head →

2–3 (OT) · Capitals won

❓ STL vs WSH, answered

Who won Blues vs Capitals on December 20, 1986?

Capitals won 5–3.

What was the final score of Blues vs Capitals?

The final score was Blues 3, Capitals 5.

Who scored for Blues?

Doug Evans, Greg Paslawski, Mark Hunter.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alan Haworth, Greg Adams, Larry Murphy, Michal Pivonka, Rod Langway.

How did the Blues goalie play?

Greg Millen made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Bob Mason made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Blues vs Capitals played?

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

What is the Blues 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

🎵Blues

Previous game · Dec 18

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Dec 19

Also on December 20, 1986

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