5–4

Final

🦅 Home Capitals 37-29-4 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
LAK	1	0	4	5
WSH	2	1	1	4

Kings at Capitals

Kings beat Capitals 5–4 at Capital One Arena on March 17, 1987.

🗓 Tue, Mar 17, 1987 · 18:30 CST 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Kings lead the season series 3–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 👑 LAK

Bernie Nicholls

3 G, 2 A

7 shots · +4

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Greg Adams

3 G

3 shots · +1

3rd star 👑 LAK

Dave Williams

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · +3

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Greg Adams PP Go-ahead 1st · 06:59

Assists: Garry Galley, Rod Langway · beat Roland Melanson

0–1

🦅 Kelly Miller 1st · 11:59

Assists: Larry Murphy, Gaetan Duchesne · beat Roland Melanson

0–2

👑 Bernie Nicholls 1st · 16:02

Assists: Mark Hardy · beat Bob Mason

1–2

2nd period

🦅 Greg Adams 2nd · 13:51

Assists: Greg Smith, Craig Laughlin · beat Roland Melanson

1–3

3rd period

👑 Grant Ledyard 3rd · 03:04

Assists: Bernie Nicholls, Jim Fox · beat Bob Mason

2–3

👑 Dave Williams Tying 3rd · 03:23

Assists: Bernie Nicholls, Jim Fox · beat Bob Mason

3–3

👑 Bernie Nicholls Go-ahead 3rd · 03:54

Unassisted · beat Bob Mason

4–3

🦅 Greg Adams Tying 3rd · 05:29

Assists: Larry Murphy · beat Roland Melanson

4–4

👑 Bernie Nicholls Go-ahead 3rd · 06:27

Assists: Dave Williams, Mark Hardy · beat Pete Peeters

5–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

👑LAK WSH🦅

27 Shots on goal 35

0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2

8 Penalty minutes 9

LAK shooting 18.5% (5/27) WSH shooting 11.4% (4/35)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

👑Kings

Roland Melanson

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🦅Capitals

Pete Peeters

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 15:11 TOI

Bob Mason

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 43:54 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–2

Kings

Kings: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–3

Kings

Kings: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Kings lead the season series 3–0 Full head-to-head →

❓ LAK vs WSH, answered

Who won Kings vs Capitals on March 17, 1987?

Kings won 5–4.

What was the final score of Kings vs Capitals?

The final score was Kings 5, Capitals 4.

Who scored for Kings?

Bernie Nicholls (3), Dave Williams, Grant Ledyard.

Who scored for Capitals?

Greg Adams (3), Kelly Miller.

How did the Kings goalie play?

Roland Melanson made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

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

Where is Kings vs Capitals played?

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

What is the Kings vs Capitals season series?

Kings lead the season series 3–0 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

👑Kings

Previous game · Mar 14

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Mar 14

Also on March 17, 1987

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