🐙 Away Red Wings 44-24-9 before this game

2–2

Final / OT

🦅 Home Capitals 42-28-6 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
DET	1	1	0	0	2
WSH	0	1	1	0	2

Red Wings at Capitals

Red Wings beat Capitals 2–2 in overtime at Capital One Arena on March 29, 1988.

🗓 Tue, Mar 29, 1988 · 18:30 CST 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 1987-88 🔁 Red Wings lead the season series 3–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐙 DET

Dave Barr

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · +2

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Dave Christian

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · -1

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Bengt-Ake Gustafsson

2 A

1 shots · -1

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order

1st period

🐙 Dave Barr Go-ahead 1st · 01:14

Assists: Gilbert Delorme

1–0

2nd period

🦅 Dave Christian PP Tying 2nd · 12:32

Assists: Scott Stevens, Bengt-Ake Gustafsson

1–1

🐙 Adam Oates Go-ahead 2nd · 17:40

Assists: Dave Barr, Doug Halward

2–1

3rd period

🦅 Dale Hunter PP Tying 3rd · 01:20

Assists: Dave Christian, Bengt-Ake Gustafsson

2–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐙DET WSH🦅

27 Shots on goal 44

0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 2/7

23 Penalty minutes 15

DET shooting 7.4% (2/27) WSH shooting 4.5% (2/44)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐙Red Wings

Greg Stefan

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 65:00 TOI

🦅Capitals

Pete Peeters

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 65:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Red Wings

Red Wings: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–1

Red Wings

Red Wings: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

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

3–3 (OT) · Capitals won

❓ DET vs WSH, answered

Who won Red Wings vs Capitals on March 29, 1988?

Red Wings won 2–2 in overtime.

What was the final score of Red Wings vs Capitals?

The final score was Red Wings 2, Capitals 2, in overtime.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Adam Oates, Dave Barr.

Who scored for Capitals?

Dale Hunter, Dave Christian.

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Greg Stefan made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Pete Peeters made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Red Wings vs Capitals played?

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

What is the Red Wings vs Capitals season series?

Red Wings 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

🐙Red Wings

Previous game · Mar 27

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Mar 25

Also on March 29, 1988

Red Wings season page Capitals season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule