2–5

Final

WSH leads 4–3

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

Flyers at Capitals — First Round Game 5

Capitals, First Round Game 5, beat Flyers 5–2 at Capital One Arena on April 12, 1988.

🗓 Tue, Apr 12, 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 5

2–5

Final · WSH

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Bengt-Ake Gustafsson

1 G, 2 A

4 shots · +3

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Michal Pivonka

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · +2

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Dave Christian

2 A

3 shots · +3

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Mike Ridley Go-ahead 1st · 10:50

Assists: Greg Adams, Garry Galley

0–1

🦅 Bengt-Ake Gustafsson 1st · 11:26

Assists: Dave Christian

0–2

🔔 Ilkka Sinisalo 1st · 14:09

Assists: Dave Poulin, Peter Zezel

1–2

2nd period

🦅 Kevin Hatcher 2nd · 05:19

Assists: Bengt-Ake Gustafsson, Michal Pivonka

1–3

🦅 Bobby Gould SH 2nd · 09:00

Assists: Kelly Miller

1–4

🔔 Doug Crossman PP 2nd · 10:48

Assists: Brian Propp, Murray Craven

2–4

🦅 Michal Pivonka 2nd · 17:10

Assists: Dave Christian, Bengt-Ake Gustafsson

2–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🔔PHI WSH🦅

33 Shots on goal 32

1/8 Power play (goals / chances) 0/8

63 Penalty minutes 39

PHI shooting 6.1% (2/33) WSH shooting 15.6% (5/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🔔Flyers

Ron Hextall

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 30:01 TOI

Mark Laforest

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 29:59 TOI

🦅Capitals

Pete Peeters

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–2

Flyers

Flyers: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–5

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 10, 1988

🦅WSH @ 🔔PHI

4–5 (OT) · Flyers won

2–2 (OT) · Capitals won

❓ PHI vs WSH, answered

Who won Flyers vs Capitals on April 12, 1988?

Capitals won 5–2.

What was the final score of Flyers vs Capitals?

The final score was Flyers 2, Capitals 5.

Who scored for Flyers?

Doug Crossman, Ilkka Sinisalo.

Who scored for Capitals?

Bengt-Ake Gustafsson, Bobby Gould, Kevin Hatcher, Michal Pivonka, Mike Ridley.

How did the Flyers goalie play?

Ron Hextall made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Pete Peeters made 0 saves on 2 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 10

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Apr 10

Also on April 12, 1988

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