Pittsburgh Penguins vs Washington Capitals
Regular season · Thursday, December 2, 1982 · Capital Centre
Game summary
The Washington Capitals beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5–4 on Thursday, December 2, 1982 at Capital Centre. The Capitals outshot the Penguins 31–27.
Mike Bullard scored twice and Mike Gartner scored twice. Alan Haworth, Greg Theberge, Doug Shedden, Craig Laughlin and Peter Lee also scored.
Al Jensen made 23 saves on 27 shots for the win; Michel Dion stopped 26 of 31.
Scoring
1st period
Mike Bullard (1)Kevin McClelland (1), Randy Carlyle (13)1–019:57 PIT
2nd period
Alan Haworth (4)Craig Laughlin (5), Bengt-Ake Gustafsson (12)1–107:02 WSH
Mike Gartner (14)Dennis Maruk (15), Doug Jarvis (6)1–207:56 WSH
Greg Theberge (2)Craig Laughlin (6), Dennis Maruk (16)1–312:00 WSH · 
Doug Shedden (8)Randy Carlyle (14), Paul Baxter (8)2–312:14 PIT
3rd period
- Mike Gartner (15)Milan Novy (14), Dennis Maruk (17)2–402:32 WSH
Craig Laughlin (4)Brian Engblom (10), Bengt-Ake Gustafsson (13)2–510:35 WSH
Peter Lee (4)Paul Gardner (14), Rod Buskas (2)3–512:30 PIT- Mike Bullard (2)Pat Boutette (5), Rick Kehoe (18)4–517:47 PIT
Team stats
PITWSH
2731
0%0%
0/21/5
3234
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 2:19 into the first period
Pat Price · holding2 min - 3:27 into the first periodMarc Chorney · cross checking2 min
- 6:21 into the first period
Rod Langway · interference2 min - 13:23 into the first periodMike Bullard · tripping2 min
- 2:59 into the second periodPaul Baxter · tripping2 min
- 10:29 into the second periodRod Buskas · high sticking2 min
- 10:29 into the second periodRod Buskas · roughing2 min
- 12:08 into the second periodPat Boutette · fighting5 min
- 12:08 into the second periodBobby Carpenter · high sticking2 min
- 12:08 into the second periodBobby Carpenter · fighting5 min
- 12:08 into the second periodBobby Carpenter · misconduct10 min
- 7:28 into the third periodDave Hannan · fighting5 min
- 7:28 into the third periodDave Hannan · misconduct10 min
- 7:28 into the third periodScott Stevens · fighting5 min
- 7:28 into the third periodScott Stevens · misconduct10 min
Season series
Pittsburgh Penguins
| 22Mike BullardC | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 25Randy CarlyleD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 10Peter LeeR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 14Doug SheddenC | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 15Pat BoutetteL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 17Rick KehoeR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 18Kevin McClellandR | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 20Paul GardnerC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 4Paul BaxterD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 7Rod BuskasD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 9Stan JonathanL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 11Anders HakanssonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 12Greg MaloneC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 28Tim HrynewichL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 32Dave HannanC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 34Andre St. LaurentC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2Pat PriceD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 16Marc ChorneyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Denis HerronG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 29Michel DionG | L | 31 | 5 | .839 |
Washington Capitals
| 18Craig LaughlinR | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 4 | – |
| 21Dennis MarukC | 0 | 3 | 3 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 11Mike GartnerR | 2 | 0 | 2 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 16Bengt-Ake GustafssonL | 0 | 2 | 2 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 15Alan HaworthC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 25Doug JarvisC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 66Milan NovyC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 9Brian EngblomD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 20Greg ThebergeD | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 10Bobby CarpenterC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 12Glen CurrieC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 14Gaetan DuchesneL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 19Ken HoustonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 23Bobby GouldR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 3Scott StevensD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | – |
| 4Randy HoltD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 5Rod LangwayD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 17Timo BlomqvistD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pat RigginG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 35Al JensenG | W | 27 | 4 | .852 |