4–5

Final

WSH leads 4–3

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
PHI	2	1	1	4
WSH	2	2	1	5

Flyers at Capitals — First Round Game 2

Capitals, First Round Game 2, beat Flyers 5–4 at Capital One Arena on April 7, 1988.

🗓 Thu, Apr 7, 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

Game 2

4–5

Final · WSH

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Kevin Hatcher

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · +1

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Kelly Miller

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · +2

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Stephen Leach

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Kevin Hatcher Go-ahead 1st · 00:47

Assists: Bengt-Ake Gustafsson

0–1

🔔 Mark Howe Tying 1st · 05:32

Assists: Murray Craven, Ron Hextall

1–1

🔔 Dave Brown Go-ahead 1st · 07:59

Assists: Dave Poulin, Pelle Eklund

2–1

🦅 Bobby Gould Tying 1st · 18:36

Assists: Mike Gartner, Scott Stevens

2–2

2nd period

🔔 Peter Zezel Go-ahead 2nd · 10:49

Assists: Kjell Samuelsson, Ilkka Sinisalo

3–2

🦅 Stephen Leach Tying 2nd · 11:10

Assists: Michal Pivonka, Kelly Miller

3–3

🦅 Peter Sundstrom SH Go-ahead 2nd · 18:06

Assists: Kevin Hatcher, Bengt-Ake Gustafsson

3–4

3rd period

🦅 Kelly Miller 3rd · 06:12

Assists: Stephen Leach, Michal Pivonka

3–5

🔔 Brian Propp 3rd · 15:55

Assists: Pelle Eklund, Tim Kerr

4–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🔔PHI WSH🦅

35 Shots on goal 28

32 Penalty minutes 35

PHI shooting 11.4% (4/35) WSH shooting 17.9% (5/28)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🔔Flyers

Ron Hextall

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🦅Capitals

Pete Peeters

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–2

Flyers

Flyers — tied after 1st: 42-30-9 (52% win rate, 81 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 43-30-8 (53% win rate, 81 games)

After 2nd — 3–4

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 →

2–2 (OT) · Capitals won

0–1 (OT) · Capitals won

❓ PHI vs WSH, answered

Who won Flyers vs Capitals on April 7, 1988?

Capitals won 5–4.

What was the final score of Flyers vs Capitals?

The final score was Flyers 4, Capitals 5.

Who scored for Flyers?

Brian Propp, Dave Brown, Mark Howe, Peter Zezel.

Who scored for Capitals?

Bobby Gould, Kelly Miller, Kevin Hatcher, Peter Sundstrom, Stephen Leach.

How did the Flyers goalie play?

Ron Hextall made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Pete Peeters made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Flyers vs Capitals played?

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

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🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🔔Flyers

Previous game · Apr 6

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Apr 6

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