3–2

Final

🦅 Home Capitals 18-14-3 before this game

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

Flyers at Capitals

Flyers beat Capitals 3–2 at Capital One Arena on December 26, 1987.

🗓 Sat, Dec 26, 1987 · 19:00 CST 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 1987-88 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🔔 PHI

Scott Mellanby

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · +1

2nd star 🔔 PHI

Mark Howe

2 A

3 shots · +1

3rd star 🔔 PHI

Murray Craven

1 G

4 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

Goal-by-goal detail has not synced for this game yet.

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🔔PHI WSH🦅

31 Shots on goal 31

20 Penalty minutes 22

PHI shooting 9.7% (3/31) WSH shooting 6.5% (2/31)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🔔Flyers

Ron Hextall

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🦅Capitals

Pete Peeters

0/0

.000 SV% · 0 GA · 20:00 TOI

Clint Malarchuk

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 40:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Flyers

Flyers — tied after 1st: 19-13-3 (54% win rate, 35 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 18-14-3 (51% win rate, 35 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Flyers

Flyers — tied after 2nd: 19-13-3 (54% win rate, 35 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 18-14-3 (51% win rate, 35 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →

2–3 (OT) · Capitals won

2–2 (OT) · Capitals won

Jan 3, 1987

🔔PHI @ 🦅WSH

4–1 · Flyers won

❓ PHI vs WSH, answered

Who won Flyers vs Capitals on December 26, 1987?

Flyers won 3–2.

What was the final score of Flyers vs Capitals?

The final score was Flyers 3, Capitals 2.

How did the Flyers goalie play?

Ron Hextall 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 Flyers vs Capitals played?

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

What is the Flyers vs Capitals season series?

Season series tied 1–1 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

🔔Flyers

Previous game · Dec 23

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Dec 23

Also on December 26, 1987

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