The Washington Capitals couldn't pull it off against the Philadelphia Flyers, 3 to 2, on December 26, 1987.
Final
1st period
PHI
WSH
Mike Gartner (EV) assisted by Dale Hunter and Lou Franceschetti
0
1
2nd period
PHI
WSH
Greg Adams (EV) assisted by Craig Laughlin
0
2
Scott Mellanby (EV) assisted by Peter Zezel and Brad Marsh
1
2
3rd period
PHI
WSH
Murray Craven (EV) assisted by Mark Howe and Scott Mellanby
2
2
Ilkka Sinisalo (EV) assisted by Mark Howe and Kjell Samuelsson
3
2
Flyers
Capitals
Goals
3
2
Shots
31
31
Penalty Minutes
20
22
Power-Play Goals
0
0
Power-Play Opportunities
4
3
Faceoff Wins
Hits
Giveaways
Takeaways
Goalies
| NAME | W | L | T | SA | SV | SV% | GA | GAA | SHO | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Hextall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 29 | .935 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 60 |
Skaters
| NAME | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | OTG | S | S% | FOW | FO | FOW% | HIT | BKS | TKA | GVA | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
L. Carson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||
M. Craven | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 | ||||||||
D. Crossman | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||
M. Howe | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | ||||||||
K. Huffman | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||
B. Marsh | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
S. Mellanby | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | ||||||||
M. Roupe | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||
K. Samuelsson | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | ||||||||
I. Sinisalo | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | ||||||||
D. Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | ||||||||
G. Smyth | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
R. Sutter | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||
R. Tocchet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | ||||||||
P. Zezel | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
Goalies
| NAME | W | L | T | SA | SV | SV% | GA | GAA | SHO | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Malarchuk | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 19 | .864 | 3 | 4.50 | 0 | 40 |
P. Peeters | 9 | 9 | 1.000 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 20 |
Skaters
| NAME | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | OTG | S | S% | FOW | FO | FOW% | HIT | BKS | TKA | GVA | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Adams | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | ||||||||
L. Franceschetti | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
G. Galley | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
M. Gartner | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | ||||||||
B. Gould | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | ||||||||
B. Gustafsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||
K. Hatcher | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||
D. Hunter | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | ||||||||
E. Kastelic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | ||||||||
R. Langway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||
C. Laughlin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | ||||||||
K. Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
L. Murphy | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | ||||||||
M. Pivonka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||
G. Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||
S. Stevens | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | ||||||||
P. Sundstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
More Capitals Stats
Team Rankings
G/GP
3.56
2nd
GA/GP
2.49
3rd
PP%
23.2
11th
PK%
82.6
5th
2024-25 Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | OTL | PTS | DIFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Capitals | 36 | 11 | 8 | 80 | 56 |
 Hurricanes | 33 | 19 | 4 | 70 | 30 |
 Devils | 31 | 20 | 6 | 68 | 33 |
 Blue Jackets | 26 | 22 | 8 | 60 | -2 |
 Rangers | 27 | 24 | 4 | 58 | -3 |
 Islanders | 25 | 23 | 7 | 57 | -10 |
 Flyers | 24 | 26 | 7 | 55 | -30 |
 Penguins | 23 | 25 | 9 | 55 | -37 |
NHL 2024-25 Leaders
NHL 2024-25 Rankings
NHL 2024-25 Betting
NHL 2024-25 Division Standings
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Stars 
Wild 
Oilers 
Golden Knights 
Kings | Atlantic Division | W | L | OTL | PTS | DIFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Panthers | 34 | 20 | 3 | 71 | 27 |
 Maple Leafs | 33 | 20 | 2 | 68 | 13 |
 Lightning | 31 | 20 | 4 | 66 | 44 |
| Metropolitan Division | W | L | OTL | PTS | DIFF |
| Capitals | 36 | 11 | 8 | 80 | 56 |
| Hurricanes | 33 | 19 | 4 | 70 | 30 |
| Devils | 31 | 20 | 6 | 68 | 33 |
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