5–2

Final

🦅 Home Capitals 28-25-2 before this game

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

Whalers at Capitals

Whalers beat Capitals 5–2 at Capital One Arena on February 6, 1987.

🗓 Fri, Feb 6, 1987 · 19:00 CST 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Whalers lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐳 HFD

Stew Gavin

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · +4

2nd star 🐳 HFD

John Anderson

2 G

5 shots · +2

3rd star 🐳 HFD

Sylvain Turgeon

2 G

4 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🐳 Stew Gavin SH Go-ahead 1st · 16:23

Assists: Dean Evason, Sylvain Cote · beat Bob Mason

1–0

2nd period

🦅 Mike Gartner Tying 2nd · 02:44

Assists: Gaetan Duchesne, Scott Stevens · beat Steve Weeks

1–1

🐳 John Anderson Go-ahead 2nd · 06:36

Unassisted · beat Bob Mason

2–1

3rd period

🐳 Sylvain Turgeon 3rd · 02:34

Assists: Stew Gavin, Dean Evason · beat Bob Mason

3–1

🐳 Sylvain Turgeon 3rd · 05:23

Assists: Stew Gavin · beat Bob Mason

4–1

🦅 Larry Murphy PP 3rd · 16:59

Assists: Scott Stevens, Dave Christian · beat Steve Weeks

4–2

🐳 John Anderson Empty net 3rd · 18:58

Assists: Ron Francis, Kevin Dineen

5–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐳HFD WSH🦅

27 Shots on goal 26

0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

15 Penalty minutes 13

HFD shooting 18.5% (5/27) WSH shooting 7.7% (2/26)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐳Whalers

Steve Weeks

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🦅Capitals

Pete Peeters

0/0

.000 SV% · 0 GA · 13:13 TOI

Bob Mason

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 45:23 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Whalers

Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–1

Whalers

Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Whalers lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →

6–6 (OT) · Capitals won

Feb 2, 1986

🦅WSH @ 🐳HFD

5–4 · Capitals won

❓ HFD vs WSH, answered

Who won Whalers vs Capitals on February 6, 1987?

Whalers won 5–2.

What was the final score of Whalers vs Capitals?

The final score was Whalers 5, Capitals 2.

Who scored for Whalers?

John Anderson (2), Sylvain Turgeon (2), Stew Gavin.

Who scored for Capitals?

Larry Murphy, Mike Gartner.

How did the Whalers goalie play?

Steve Weeks made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

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

Where is Whalers vs Capitals played?

At Capital One Arena in Washington, the Capitals home rink.

What is the Whalers vs Capitals season series?

Whalers lead the season series 2–1 after 3 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

🐳Whalers

Previous game · Feb 4

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Feb 4

Also on February 6, 1987

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