4–2

Final

WSH leads 4–3

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

Flyers at Capitals — First Round Game 1

Flyers, First Round Game 1, beat Capitals 4–2 at Capital One Arena on April 6, 1988.

🗓 Wed, Apr 6, 1988 · 18:30 CDT 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 1987-88 playoffs View the series → Head-to-head history →

🏒 First Round — Best of 7

PHI vs WSH · WSH leads 4–3 Full series →

Game 1

4–2

Final · PHI

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🔔 PHI

Peter Zezel

2 G

5 shots · +2

2nd star 🔔 PHI

Murray Craven

1 G

3 shots · +1

3rd star 🔔 PHI

Dave Poulin

1 G

2 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🔔 Peter Zezel Go-ahead 1st · 05:17

Assists: Al Hill, Mark Howe

1–0

2nd period

🔔 Peter Zezel 2nd · 05:11

Assists: Kjell Samuelsson, Doug Crossman

2–0

🦅 Michal Pivonka PP 2nd · 12:05

Assists: Scott Stevens

2–1

3rd period

🦅 Dale Hunter PP Tying 3rd · 05:27

Assists: Dave Christian, Kevin Hatcher

2–2

🔔 Dave Poulin PP Go-ahead 3rd · 09:21

Assists: Ilkka Sinisalo, Scott Mellanby

3–2

🔔 Murray Craven Empty net 3rd · 19:42

Assists: Ron Sutter

4–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🔔PHI WSH🦅

31 Shots on goal 37

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 2/8

34 Penalty minutes 16

PHI shooting 12.9% (4/31) WSH shooting 5.4% (2/37)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🔔Flyers

Ron Hextall

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🦅Capitals

Pete Peeters

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Flyers

Flyers: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–1

Flyers

Flyers: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

Apr 3, 1988

🦅WSH @ 🔔PHI

2–2 (OT) · Capitals won

0–1 (OT) · Capitals won

Jan 5, 1988

🦅WSH @ 🔔PHI

3–1 · Capitals won

❓ PHI vs WSH, answered

Who won Flyers vs Capitals on April 6, 1988?

Flyers won 4–2.

What was the final score of Flyers vs Capitals?

The final score was Flyers 4, Capitals 2.

Who scored for Flyers?

Peter Zezel (2), Dave Poulin, Murray Craven.

Who scored for Capitals?

Dale Hunter, Michal Pivonka.

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 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Flyers vs Capitals played?

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

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 · Apr 3

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Apr 3

Also on April 6, 1988

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