🦅 Away Capitals 19-20-1 before this game

2–5

Final

🐧 Home Penguins 20-13-6 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
WSH	1	1	0	2
PIT	3	2	0	5

Capitals at Penguins

Penguins beat Capitals 5–2 at PPG Paints Arena on January 7, 1987.

🗓 Wed, Jan 7, 1987 · 18:30 CST 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 3–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Bob Errey

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · +2

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Randy Hillier

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · +3

3rd star 🐧 PIT

John Chabot

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Gaetan Duchesne Go-ahead 1st · 02:42

Assists: Kelly Miller, Bobby Gould · beat Gilles Meloche

1–0

🐧 Bob Errey Tying 1st · 12:26

Assists: Dave Hannan, John Chabot · beat Bob Mason

1–1

🐧 Randy Hillier Go-ahead 1st · 13:34

Assists: Ron Duguay, James McGeough · beat Bob Mason

1–2

🐧 John Chabot 1st · 15:58

Assists: Bob Errey, Ville Siren · beat Bob Mason

1–3

2nd period

🐧 Moe Mantha PP 2nd · 06:26

Unassisted · beat Bob Mason

1–4

🐧 Randy Cunneyworth SH 2nd · 11:11

Assists: Randy Hillier · beat Bob Mason

1–5

🦅 Mike Ridley PP 2nd · 19:33

Assists: Mike Gartner, Craig Laughlin · beat Gilles Meloche

2–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH PIT🐧

24 Shots on goal 26

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

12 Penalty minutes 15

WSH shooting 8.3% (2/24) PIT shooting 19.2% (5/26)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Pete Peeters

0/0

.000 SV% · 0 GA · 28:49 TOI

Bob Mason

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 31:11 TOI

🐧Penguins

Gilles Meloche

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–3

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–5

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Penguins lead the season series 3–1 Full head-to-head →

Jan 1, 1987

🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH

3–4 (OT) · Capitals won

❓ WSH vs PIT, answered

Who won Capitals vs Penguins on January 7, 1987?

Penguins won 5–2.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Penguins?

The final score was Capitals 2, Penguins 5.

Who scored for Capitals?

Gaetan Duchesne, Mike Ridley.

Who scored for Penguins?

Bob Errey, John Chabot, Moe Mantha, Randy Cunneyworth, Randy Hillier.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

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

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Gilles Meloche made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Penguins played?

At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, the Penguins home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Penguins season series?

Penguins lead the season series 3–1 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

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Jan 5

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Jan 3

Also on January 7, 1987

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