🦅 Away Capitals 18-20-1 before this game

6–4

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
WSH	3	2	1	6
STL	1	3	0	4

Capitals at Blues

Capitals beat Blues 6–4 at Enterprise Center on January 5, 1987.

🗓 Mon, Jan 5, 1987 · 19:30 CST 📍 Enterprise Center, St. Louis 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🎵 STL

Doug Gilmour

3 A

2 shots

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Bobby Gould

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · +2

3rd star 🎵 STL

Bruce Bell

1 G, 1 A

4 shots

🚨 Scoring

10 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 John Barrett Go-ahead 1st · 06:18

Unassisted · beat Rick Wamsley

1–0

🎵 Brian Benning Tying 1st · 07:30

Assists: Doug Gilmour, Greg Paslawski · beat Pete Peeters

1–1

🦅 Craig Laughlin Go-ahead 1st · 08:00

Assists: Greg Adams · beat Rick Wamsley

2–1

🦅 Dave Christian PP 1st · 09:41

Assists: Michal Pivonka, Scott Stevens · beat Rick Wamsley

3–1

2nd period

🎵 Mark Hunter 2nd · 00:44

Assists: Bruce Bell, Mark Reeds · beat Pete Peeters

3–2

🎵 Greg Paslawski Tying 2nd · 00:56

Assists: Doug Gilmour, Doug Evans · beat Pete Peeters

3–3

🦅 Kelly Miller Go-ahead 2nd · 03:31

Assists: Bobby Gould, Gaetan Duchesne · beat Rick Wamsley

4–3

🎵 Bruce Bell PP Tying 2nd · 05:49

Assists: Bernie Federko, Doug Gilmour · beat Pete Peeters

4–4

🦅 Mike Gartner Go-ahead 2nd · 15:37

Assists: David Jensen · beat Rick Wamsley

5–4

3rd period

🦅 Bobby Gould Empty net 3rd · 19:53

Unassisted

6–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH STL🎵

29 Shots on goal 24

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

28 Penalty minutes 36

WSH shooting 20.7% (6/29) STL shooting 16.7% (4/24)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Pete Peeters

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🎵Blues

Rick Wamsley

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 59:04 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 3–1

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Blues

Blues: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 5–4

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Blues

Blues: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

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

2–3 (OT) · Capitals won

❓ WSH vs STL, answered

Who won Capitals vs Blues on January 5, 1987?

Capitals won 6–4.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Blues?

The final score was Capitals 6, Blues 4.

Who scored for Capitals?

Bobby Gould, Craig Laughlin, Dave Christian, John Barrett, Kelly Miller, Mike Gartner.

Who scored for Blues?

Brian Benning, Bruce Bell, Greg Paslawski, Mark Hunter.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Pete Peeters made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Blues goalie play?

Rick Wamsley made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Blues played?

At Enterprise Center in St. Louis, the Blues home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Blues 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 3

🎵Blues

Previous game · Jan 3

Also on January 5, 1987

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