🦅 Away Capitals 26-23-1 before this game

5–7

Final

🐧 Home Penguins 23-19-6 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
WSH	0	3	2	5
PIT	1	3	3	7

Capitals at Penguins

Penguins beat Capitals 7–5 at PPG Paints Arena on January 27, 1987.

🗓 Tue, Jan 27, 1987 · 18:30 CST 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 4–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Doug Bodger

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · +1

2nd star 🐧 PIT

John Chabot

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · +4

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Dan Quinn

3 A

2 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

12 goals · in order

1st period

🐧 John Chabot Go-ahead 1st · 10:27

Assists: Willy Lindstrom, Rod Buskas · beat Bob Mason

0–1

2nd period

🦅 Kevin Hatcher Tying 2nd · 00:38

Assists: Gaetan Duchesne, Bobby Gould · beat Gilles Meloche

1–1

🦅 Kelly Miller PP Go-ahead 2nd · 02:28

Assists: Greg Adams, Michal Pivonka · beat Gilles Meloche

2–1

🐧 Bob Errey Tying 2nd · 05:14

Assists: John Chabot, Doug Bodger · beat Bob Mason

2–2

🦅 Mike Gartner SH Go-ahead 2nd · 08:39

Assists: Kevin Hatcher · beat Gilles Meloche

3–2

🐧 Doug Bodger Tying 2nd · 10:05

Assists: Dan Quinn, James McGeough · beat Bob Mason

3–3

🐧 Mario Lemieux Go-ahead 2nd · 15:58

Unassisted · beat Bob Mason

3–4

3rd period

🐧 James McGeough 3rd · 08:34

Assists: Dan Quinn, Doug Bodger · beat Bob Mason

3–5

🐧 Jim Johnson 3rd · 09:36

Assists: John Chabot, Willy Lindstrom · beat Bob Mason

3–6

🦅 Michal Pivonka 3rd · 13:49

Assists: Mike Gartner, David Jensen · beat Gilles Meloche

4–6

🦅 Mike Ridley PP 3rd · 16:41

Assists: Michal Pivonka, Dave Christian · beat Gilles Meloche

5–6

🐧 Randy Cunneyworth Empty net 3rd · 18:58

Assists: Dan Quinn, Moe Mantha

5–7

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH PIT🐧

29 Shots on goal 35

2/5 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3

54 Penalty minutes 38

WSH shooting 17.2% (5/29) PIT shooting 20.0% (7/35)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Pete Peeters

0/0

.000 SV% · 0 GA · 09:53 TOI

Bob Mason

0/6

.000 SV% · 6 GA · 49:36 TOI

🐧Penguins

Gilles Meloche

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–4

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 4–2 Full head-to-head →

3–4 (OT) · Capitals won

❓ WSH vs PIT, answered

Who won Capitals vs Penguins on January 27, 1987?

Penguins won 7–5.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Penguins?

The final score was Capitals 5, Penguins 7.

Who scored for Capitals?

Kelly Miller, Kevin Hatcher, Michal Pivonka, Mike Gartner, Mike Ridley.

Who scored for Penguins?

Bob Errey, Doug Bodger, James McGeough, Jim Johnson, John Chabot, Mario Lemieux, Randy Cunneyworth.

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 5 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 4–2 after 6 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 24

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Jan 24

Also on January 27, 1987

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