🦅 Away Capitals 35-27-3 before this game

2–4

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
WSH	0	2	0	2
PHI	2	1	1	4

Capitals at Flyers

Flyers beat Capitals 4–2 at Wells Fargo Center on March 5, 1987.

🗓 Thu, Mar 5, 1987 · 18:30 CST 📍 Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Flyers lead the season series 5–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🔔 PHI

Brad McCrimmon

1 G, 2 A

1 shots · +2

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Scott Stevens

2 A

2 shots

3rd star 🔔 PHI

Tim Kerr

1 G

5 shots · -1

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🔔 Brad McCrimmon Go-ahead 1st · 12:18

Assists: Dave Poulin · beat Pete Peeters

0–1

🔔 Mark Howe SH 1st · 13:10

Assists: Derrick Smith, Ilkka Sinisalo · beat Pete Peeters

0–2

2nd period

🔔 Tim Kerr PP 2nd · 11:37

Assists: Pelle Eklund, Brad McCrimmon · beat Pete Peeters

0–3

🦅 Dave Christian 2nd · 15:34

Assists: Scott Stevens, Mike Gartner · beat Ron Hextall

1–3

🦅 Michal Pivonka PP 2nd · 16:57

Assists: Scott Stevens, Larry Murphy · beat Ron Hextall

2–3

3rd period

🔔 Peter Zezel 3rd · 04:51

Assists: Brad McCrimmon, Doug Crossman · beat Pete Peeters

2–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH PHI🔔

26 Shots on goal 21

1/7 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3

47 Penalty minutes 43

WSH shooting 7.7% (2/26) PHI shooting 19.0% (4/21)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Pete Peeters

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 58:12 TOI

🔔Flyers

Ron Hextall

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–2

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Flyers

Flyers: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–3

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Flyers

Flyers: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Flyers lead the season series 5–1 Full head-to-head →

Jan 11, 1987

🦅WSH @ 🔔PHI

2–2 (OT) · Capitals won

❓ WSH vs PHI, answered

Who won Capitals vs Flyers on March 5, 1987?

Flyers won 4–2.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Flyers?

The final score was Capitals 2, Flyers 4.

Who scored for Capitals?

Dave Christian, Michal Pivonka.

Who scored for Flyers?

Brad McCrimmon, Mark Howe, Peter Zezel, Tim Kerr.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Pete Peeters made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Flyers goalie play?

Ron Hextall made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Flyers played?

At Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, the Flyers home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Flyers season series?

Flyers lead the season series 5–1 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 · Mar 3

🔔Flyers

Previous game · Mar 3

Also on March 5, 1987

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