The Washington Capitals emerged victorious over the Pittsburgh Penguins, 5 to 3, on January 1, 1988.

1987-88 Washington Capitals

Final

PIT

Penguins

16-15-7

3

WSH

Capitals

17-17-5

5

Team

1

2

3

2

0

1

3

1

1

Total

3

5

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st period

PIT

WSH

Dale Hunter (PP) assisted by Bengt-Ake Gustafsson and Scott Stevens

0

1

Randy Cunneyworth (PP) assisted by Mario Lemieux and Jock Callander

1

1

Dave Christian (EV) assisted by Larry Murphy and Dale Hunter

1

2

Doug Bodger (PP) assisted by Mario Lemieux and Jock Callander

2

2

Mike Gartner (PP) assisted by Larry Murphy and Scott Stevens

2

3

2nd period

PIT

WSH

Larry Murphy (PP) assisted by Mike Gartner and Scott Stevens

2

4

3rd period

PIT

WSH

Dave Hunter (SH) assisted by Jim Johnson and Mario Lemieux

3

4

Greg Adams (EV) assisted by Larry Murphy and Peter Sundstrom

3

5

Penguins

Capitals

Goals

3

5

Shots

15

37

Penalty Minutes

53

35

Power-Play Goals

2

3

Power-Play Opportunities

9

13

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

Penguins

Capitals

Goalies

NAME	GS	SA	GA	Sv	Sv%	TOI
Gilles Meloche (L)		37	5	32	.865	60:00

Skaters

NAME	G	A	+/-	PIM	S	TOI	Hits	BkS	GvA	TkA
Doug Bodger	1	0	0	2	3
Phil Bourque	0	0	-1	2	3
Rod Buskas	0	0	+1	2	0
Jock Callander	0	2	0	2	1
Randy Cunneyworth	1	0	-1	0	2
Chris Dahlquist	0	0	0	4	1
Randy Hillier	0	0	-2	0	2
Dave Hunter	1	0	+1	0	1
Jim Johnson	0	1	0	0	0
Mario Lemieux	0	3	0	16	0
Troy Loney	0	0	-2	2	1
Wilf Paiement	0	0	0	2	0
Dan Quinn	0	0	-2	0	1
Charlie Simmer	0	0	0	4	0
Wayne Van Dorp	0	0	0	15	0

Goalies

NAME	GS	SA	GA	Sv	Sv%	TOI
Clint Malarchuk (W)		15	3	12	.800	60:00

Skaters

NAME	G	A	+/-	PIM	S	TOI	Hits	BkS	GvA	TkA
Greg Adams	1	0	+1	4	4
Dave Christian	1	0	0	0	3
Yvon Corriveau	0	0	+1	4	0
Garry Galley	0	0	0	2	1
Mike Gartner	1	1	0	0	6
Bobby Gould	0	0	0	2	1
Bengt-Ake Gustafsson	0	1	0	0	2
Kevin Hatcher	0	0	-1	17	2
Bill Houlder	0	0	0	2	2
Dale Hunter	1	1	+2	0	2
Rod Langway	0	0	+1	0	2
Craig Laughlin	0	0	-1	2	0
Kelly Miller	0	0	0	2	0
Larry Murphy	1	3	+2	0	3
Michal Pivonka	0	0	0	0	1
Michael Richard	0	0	-1	0	2
Scott Stevens	0	3	0	0	4
Peter Sundstrom	0	1	+1	0	2

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Team Leaders

G

31

Ovechkin

Alex Ovechkin

A

43

Carlson

John Carlson

+/-

+5

Mantha

Anthony Mantha

Team Rankings

G/GP

2.63

28th

GA/GP

3.07

16th

PP%

20.6

18th

PK%

79.0

18th

2023-24 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Rangers	55	23	4	114	53
Hurricanes	52	23	7	111	63
Islanders	39	27	16	94	-17
Capitals	40	31	11	91	-37
Penguins	38	32	12	88	4
Flyers	38	33	11	87	-26
Devils	38	39	5	81	-19
Blue Jackets	27	43	12	66	-63

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 4/26	NYR	@	WSH	7:00 PM
Sun 4/28	NYR	@	WSH	8:00 PM
Wed 5/1	WSH	@	NYR	1:00 PM
Fri 5/3	NYR	@	WSH	1:00 PM
Sun 5/5	WSH	@	NYR	1:00 PM

Last Game

NYR

2-0-0

4

Final

3

WSH

0-2-0

Tue 23 Apr 2024

NHL 2023-24 Leaders

Playoff Goals Leaders

4

Hyman

Zach Hyman

3

Stamkos

Steven Stamkos

3

Tkachuk

Matthew Tkachuk

Playoff Assists Leaders

6

McDavid

Connor McDavid

4

Marchand

Brad Marchand

4

Makar

Cale Makar

Playoff Points Leaders

6

Marchand

Brad Marchand

6

McDavid

Connor McDavid

5

Verhaeghe

Carter Verhaeghe

Playoff +/- Leaders

+5

Byfield

Quinton Byfield

+4

Montour

Brandon Montour

+4

Marchessault

Jonathan Marchessault

Playoff Goals Against Leaders

1.51

Swayman

Jeremy Swayman

2.00

Thompson

Logan Thompson

2.00

Shesterkin

Igor Shesterkin

NHL 2023-24 Rankings

Playoff Goals Rankings

Avalanche

5.50

Oilers

5.50

Jets

4.50

Playoff Goals Against Rankings

Golden Knights

2.00

Hurricanes

2.00

Rangers

2.00

Playoff Power Play Rankings

Golden Knights

66.7

Oilers

57.1

Bruins

50.0

Playoff Penalty Kill Rankings

Predators

100.0

Oilers

100.0

Bruins

90.9

NHL 2023-24 Division Standings

	Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
1	Rangers	55	23	4	114	53
2	Hurricanes	52	23	7	111	63
3	Islanders	39	27	16	94	-17
	Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
1	Panthers	52	24	6	110	68
2	Bruins	47	20	15	109	43
3	Maple Leafs	46	26	10	102	40

	Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
1	Stars	52	21	9	113	64
2	Jets	52	24	6	110	60
3	Avalanche	50	25	7	107	50
	Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
1	Canucks	50	23	9	109	56
2	Oilers	49	27	6	104	57
3	Kings	44	27	11	99	41

NHL 2023-24 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 4/24	CAR	@	NYI	3-2
Wed 4/24	FLA	@	TBL	5-3
Tue 4/23	LAK	@	EDM	5-4
Tue 4/23	VGK	@	DAL	3-1
Tue 4/23	BOS	@	TOR	4-2

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 4/26	NYR	@	WSH	7:00 PM
Fri 4/26	VAN	@	NSH	7:30 PM
Fri 4/26	WPG	@	COL	10:00 PM
Fri 4/26	EDM	@	LAK	10:30 PM
Sat 4/27	CAR	@	NYI	2:00 PM