4–1

Final

🦅 Home Capitals 18-19-1 before this game

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

Flyers at Capitals

Flyers beat Capitals 4–1 at Capital One Arena on January 3, 1987.

🗓 Sat, Jan 3, 1987 · 18:45 CST 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Flyers lead the season series 4–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🔔 PHI

Rick Tocchet

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · +1

2nd star 🔔 PHI

Mark Howe

2 A

3 shots · +1

3rd star 🔔 PHI

Tim Kerr

1 G

4 shots

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🔔 Rick Tocchet Go-ahead 1st · 06:02

Assists: Ron Sutter, Mark Howe · beat Bob Mason

1–0

2nd period

🦅 Kevin Hatcher Tying 2nd · 11:47

Assists: Greg Adams, Bobby Gould · beat Ron Hextall

1–1

🔔 Tim Kerr PP Go-ahead 2nd · 13:34

Assists: Mark Howe, Doug Crossman · beat Bob Mason

2–1

🔔 Peter Zezel 2nd · 19:43

Assists: Derrick Smith, Scott Mellanby · beat Bob Mason

3–1

3rd period

🔔 Dave Poulin Empty net 3rd · 18:19

Assists: Rick Tocchet

4–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🔔PHI WSH🦅

29 Shots on goal 23

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

39 Penalty minutes 39

PHI shooting 13.8% (4/29) WSH shooting 4.3% (1/23)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🔔Flyers

Ron Hextall

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🦅Capitals

Bob Mason

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 59:25 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Flyers

Flyers: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–1

Flyers

Flyers: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Flyers lead the season series 4–0 Full head-to-head →

❓ PHI vs WSH, answered

Who won Flyers vs Capitals on January 3, 1987?

Flyers won 4–1.

What was the final score of Flyers vs Capitals?

The final score was Flyers 4, Capitals 1.

Who scored for Flyers?

Dave Poulin, Peter Zezel, Rick Tocchet, Tim Kerr.

Who scored for Capitals?

Kevin Hatcher.

How did the Flyers goalie play?

Ron Hextall 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 Flyers vs Capitals played?

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

What is the Flyers vs Capitals season series?

Flyers lead the season series 4–0 after 4 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

🔔Flyers

Previous game · Dec 30

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Jan 1

Also on January 3, 1987

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