🦅 Away Capitals 26-24-1 before this game

2–1

Final

🐙 Home Red Wings 22-18-9 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
WSH	1	0	1	2
DET	0	1	0	1

Capitals at Red Wings

Capitals beat Red Wings 2–1 at Little Caesars Arena on January 28, 1987.

🗓 Wed, Jan 28, 1987 · 18:30 CST 📍 Little Caesars Arena, Detroit 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Mike Gartner

1 G

4 shots · +1

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Greg Adams

1 G

2 shots

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Scott Stevens

1 A

1 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Greg Adams Go-ahead 1st · 15:17

Assists: Scott Stevens, Larry Murphy · beat Glen Hanlon

1–0

2nd period

🐙 Gerard Gallant Tying 2nd · 14:05

Assists: Shawn Burr, Joey Kocur · beat Pete Peeters

1–1

3rd period

🦅 Mike Gartner Go-ahead 3rd · 02:16

Assists: Gaetan Duchesne · beat Glen Hanlon

2–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH DET🐙

25 Shots on goal 29

22 Penalty minutes 20

WSH shooting 8.0% (2/25) DET shooting 3.4% (1/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Pete Peeters

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐙Red Wings

Glen Hanlon

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 58:52 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Red Wings

Red Wings: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–1

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 26-24-1 (51% win rate, 51 games)

Red Wings

Red Wings — tied after 2nd: 22-18-9 (45% win rate, 49 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

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

Nov 21, 1986

🦅WSH @ 🐙DET

3–3 (OT) · Capitals won

Feb 25, 1986

🐙DET @ 🦅WSH

3–4 (OT) · Capitals won

❓ WSH vs DET, answered

Who won Capitals vs Red Wings on January 28, 1987?

Capitals won 2–1.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Red Wings?

The final score was Capitals 2, Red Wings 1.

Who scored for Capitals?

Greg Adams, Mike Gartner.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Gerard Gallant.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Pete Peeters made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Glen Hanlon made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Red Wings played?

At Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, the Red Wings home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Red Wings 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 27

🐙Red Wings

Previous game · Jan 24

Also on January 28, 1987

Capitals season page Red Wings season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule