6–5

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
WSH	0	3	3	6
EDM	3	1	1	5

Capitals at Oilers

Capitals beat Oilers 6–5 at Rogers Place on October 23, 1991.

🗓 Wed, Oct 23, 1991 · 20:30 CDT 📍 Rogers Place, Edmonton 🏒 1991-92 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Dale Hunter

4 A

1 shots · +4

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Dino Ciccarelli

2 G, 1 A

4 shots · +3

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Randy Burridge

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · +3

🚨 Scoring

11 goals · in order

1st period

🛢️ Joe Murphy PP Go-ahead 1st · 03:39

Assists: Craig Simpson, Dave Manson

0–1

🛢️ Kelly Buchberger 1st · 08:27

Assists: Dave Manson, Mark Lamb

0–2

🛢️ Kelly Buchberger 1st · 17:33

Assists: Mark Lamb, Dave Manson

0–3

2nd period

🛢️ Josef Beranek 2nd · 02:18

Assists: Bill Ranford

0–4

🦅 Michal Pivonka 2nd · 09:42

Assists: John Druce, Sylvain Cote

1–4

🦅 Dino Ciccarelli 2nd · 13:21

Assists: Dale Hunter

2–4

🦅 Peter Bondra 2nd · 17:20

Assists: Todd Krygier, Kevin Hatcher

3–4

3rd period

🦅 Randy Burridge Tying 3rd · 02:00

Assists: Dale Hunter, Dino Ciccarelli

4–4

🦅 Dino Ciccarelli Go-ahead 3rd · 08:11

Assists: Dale Hunter, Randy Burridge

5–4

🛢️ Esa Tikkanen PP Tying 3rd · 10:58

Assists: Vincent Damphousse, Craig Simpson

5–5

🦅 Dmitri Khristich PP Go-ahead 3rd · 17:52

Assists: Randy Burridge, Dale Hunter

6–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH EDM🛢️

30 Shots on goal 33

1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 2/5

17 Penalty minutes 17

WSH shooting 20.0% (6/30) EDM shooting 15.2% (5/33)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Mike Liut

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 40:00 TOI

Jim Hrivnak

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 20:00 TOI

🛢️Oilers

Bill Ranford

0/6

.000 SV% · 6 GA · 58:53 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–3

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Oilers

Oilers: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–4

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Oilers

Oilers: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Capitals lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

5–4 (OT) · Oilers won

❓ WSH vs EDM, answered

Who won Capitals vs Oilers on October 23, 1991?

Capitals won 6–5.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Oilers?

The final score was Capitals 6, Oilers 5.

Who scored for Capitals?

Dino Ciccarelli (2), Dmitri Khristich, Michal Pivonka, Peter Bondra, Randy Burridge.

Who scored for Oilers?

Kelly Buchberger (2), Esa Tikkanen, Joe Murphy, Josef Beranek.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Mike Liut made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Oilers goalie play?

Bill Ranford made 0 saves on 6 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Oilers played?

At Rogers Place in Edmonton, the Oilers home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Oilers season series?

Capitals lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Oct 19

🛢️Oilers

Previous game · Oct 20

Also on October 23, 1991

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