5–3

Final

🦅 Home Capitals 41-26-6 before this game

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

Blues at Capitals

Blues beat Capitals 5–3 at Capital One Arena on March 22, 1988.

🗓 Tue, Mar 22, 1988 · 18:30 CST 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 1987-88 🔁 Blues lead the season series 3–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🎵 STL

Brett Hull

3 A

2 shots · +3

2nd star 🎵 STL

Brian Sutter

2 G

3 shots · +2

3rd star 🎵 STL

Gino Cavallini

2 G

2 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Mike Gartner Go-ahead 1st · 04:58

Assists: Greg Adams, Grant Ledyard

0–1

🦅 Dave Christian PP 1st · 10:10

Assists: Scott Stevens, Larry Murphy

0–2

🎵 Brian Sutter 1st · 19:40

Unassisted

1–2

2nd period

🎵 Gino Cavallini Tying 2nd · 16:04

Assists: Doug Gilmour, Brett Hull

2–2

🎵 Greg Paslawski Go-ahead 2nd · 17:37

Assists: Tony McKegney, Brian Benning

3–2

3rd period

🎵 Brian Sutter 3rd · 01:32

Assists: Brett Hull

4–2

🎵 Gino Cavallini 3rd · 09:20

Assists: Brett Hull

5–2

🦅 Scott Stevens 3rd · 13:50

Unassisted

5–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🎵STL WSH🦅

25 Shots on goal 46

0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

10 Penalty minutes 6

STL shooting 20.0% (5/25) WSH shooting 6.5% (3/46)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🎵Blues

Greg Millen

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🦅Capitals

Pete Peeters

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–2

Blues

Blues: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–2

Blues

Blues: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

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

3–3 (OT) · Capitals won

❓ STL vs WSH, answered

Who won Blues vs Capitals on March 22, 1988?

Blues won 5–3.

What was the final score of Blues vs Capitals?

The final score was Blues 5, Capitals 3.

Who scored for Blues?

Brian Sutter (2), Gino Cavallini (2), Greg Paslawski.

Who scored for Capitals?

Dave Christian, Mike Gartner, Scott Stevens.

How did the Blues goalie play?

Greg Millen made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Pete Peeters made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Blues vs Capitals played?

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

What is the Blues vs Capitals season series?

Blues 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

🎵Blues

Previous game · Mar 20

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Mar 20

Also on March 22, 1988

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