🦅 Away Capitals 22-22-1 before this game

6–1

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
WSH	3	3	0	6
HFD	0	0	1	1

Capitals at Whalers

Capitals beat Whalers 6–1 on January 17, 1987.

🗓 Sat, Jan 17, 1987 · 18:30 CST 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Kevin Hatcher

2 G, 1 A

2 shots · +3

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Dave Christian

2 G

2 shots · +2

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Mike Gartner

1 G

4 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Mike Gartner Go-ahead 1st · 01:30

Unassisted · beat Mike Liut

1–0

🦅 Kevin Hatcher 1st · 07:34

Assists: Mike Ridley · beat Mike Liut

2–0

🦅 Dave Christian 1st · 11:21

Assists: Craig Laughlin, Scott Stevens · beat Mike Liut

3–0

2nd period

🦅 Kevin Hatcher 2nd · 01:56

Unassisted · beat Mike Liut

4–0

🦅 Bobby Gould 2nd · 04:31

Assists: Kelly Miller, Kevin Hatcher · beat Mike Liut

5–0

🦅 Dave Christian 2nd · 08:16

Assists: Larry Murphy · beat Steve Weeks

6–0

3rd period

🐳 Doug Jarvis SH 3rd · 15:08

Assists: Dave Tippett, Scot Kleinendorst · beat Bob Mason

6–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH HFD🐳

22 Shots on goal 29

24 Penalty minutes 19

WSH shooting 27.3% (6/22) HFD shooting 3.4% (1/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Bob Mason

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐳Whalers

Mike Liut

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 24:31 TOI

Steve Weeks

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 35:29 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 3–0

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Whalers

Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 6–0

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Whalers

Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →

6–6 (OT) · Capitals won

❓ WSH vs HFD, answered

Who won Capitals vs Whalers on January 17, 1987?

Capitals won 6–1.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Whalers?

The final score was Capitals 6, Whalers 1.

Who scored for Capitals?

Dave Christian (2), Kevin Hatcher (2), Bobby Gould, Mike Gartner.

Who scored for Whalers?

Doug Jarvis.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Bob Mason made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Whalers goalie play?

Mike Liut made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

What is the Capitals vs Whalers season series?

Season series tied 1–1 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 15

🐳Whalers

Previous game · Jan 15

Also on January 17, 1987

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