3–1

Final

🦅 Home Capitals 17-18-1 before this game

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

Whalers at Capitals

Whalers beat Capitals 3–1 at Capital One Arena on December 30, 1986.

🗓 Tue, Dec 30, 1986 · 18:30 CST 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Whalers lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐳 HFD

Kevin Dineen

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · +2

2nd star 🐳 HFD

Ron Francis

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · +2

3rd star 🐳 HFD

Dean Evason

1 G

3 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order

1st period

🐳 Dean Evason Go-ahead 1st · 18:30

Assists: Paul Lawless, Ulf Samuelsson

1–0

2nd period

🐳 Ron Francis 2nd · 08:04

Assists: Kevin Dineen, Dana Murzyn

2–0

3rd period

🐳 Kevin Dineen 3rd · 06:13

Assists: John Anderson, Ron Francis

3–0

🦅 Craig Laughlin PP 3rd · 10:25

Assists: Scott Stevens, Michal Pivonka

3–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐳HFD WSH🦅

42 Shots on goal 27

0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3

15 Penalty minutes 15

HFD shooting 7.1% (3/42) WSH shooting 3.7% (1/27)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐳Whalers

Mike Liut

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🦅Capitals

Bob Mason

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 59:17 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Whalers

Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–0

Whalers

Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

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

6–6 (OT) · Capitals won

❓ HFD vs WSH, answered

Who won Whalers vs Capitals on December 30, 1986?

Whalers won 3–1.

What was the final score of Whalers vs Capitals?

The final score was Whalers 3, Capitals 1.

Who scored for Whalers?

Dean Evason, Kevin Dineen, Ron Francis.

Who scored for Capitals?

Craig Laughlin.

How did the Whalers goalie play?

Mike Liut made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Bob Mason made 0 saves on 3 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?

Whalers 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 27

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Dec 28

Also on December 30, 1986

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