New York Rangers vs Washington Capitals
Regular season · Wednesday, January 1, 1986 · Capital Centre
Game summary
The Washington Capitals beat the New York Rangers 3–0 on Wednesday, January 1, 1986 at Capital Centre.
Goals came from Jorgen Pettersson, Craig Laughlin and Kevin Hatcher.
Al Jensen made 30 saves on 30 shots for the win; John Vanbiesbrouck stopped 27 of 30.
Scoring
1st period
Jorgen Pettersson (8)Scott Stevens (16), Alan Haworth (19)0–107:03 WSH
2nd period
Craig Laughlin (10)Alan Haworth (20), Greg Adams (19)0–201:50 WSH
3rd period
Kevin Hatcher (4)Alan Haworth (21), Greg Adams (20)0–305:46 WSH
Team stats
NYRWSH
3030
0%0%
0/40/3
1012
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 0:15 into the first period
Bob Brooke · high sticking2 min - 0:15 into the first period
Greg Adams · high sticking2 min - 4:51 into the first periodMike McEwen · holding2 min
- 10:07 into the first periodTomas Sandstrom · slashing2 min
- 10:07 into the first periodAlan Haworth · slashing2 min
- 13:28 into the first periodRod Langway · delaying game2 min
- 8:15 into the second periodRod Langway · holding2 min
- 17:04 into the second periodWillie Huber · holding2 min
- 7:29 into the third periodScott Stevens · hooking2 min
- 9:04 into the third periodTomas Sandstrom · roughing2 min
- 12:23 into the third periodGreg Adams · slashing2 min
Season series
New York Rangers
| 9Dave GagnerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 10Kelly MillerL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 | – |
| 12Don MaloneyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 13Bob BrookeR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 1 | – |
| 18Mike RidleyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 19Mark OsborneL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 23Raimo HelminenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 25Peter SundstromL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 26Brian MacLellanL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 28Tomas SandstromR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 2Tom LaidlawD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 3James PatrickD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 4Ron GreschnerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 6Mike McEwenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 27Willie HuberD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 29Reijo RuotsalainenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 30Larry MelnykD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 39Rob WhistleD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Glen HanlonG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 34John VanbiesbrouckG | L | 30 | 3 | .900 |
Washington Capitals
| 15Alan HaworthC | 0 | 3 | 3 | +3 | 1 | – |
| 22Greg AdamsL | 0 | 2 | 2 | +3 | 1 | – |
| 12Jorgen PetterssonL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 18Craig LaughlinR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 3Scott StevensD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 5 | – |
| 4Kevin HatcherD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 1 | – |
| 10Bobby CarpenterC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 11Mike GartnerR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 14Gaetan DuchesneL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 16Bengt-Ake GustafssonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 23Bobby GouldR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 27Dave ChristianR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 29Ed KastelicR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 32Lou FranceschettiL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2Dwight SchofieldD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 5Rod LangwayD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 6Darren VeitchD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 8Larry MurphyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pete PeetersG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 35Al JensenG | W | 30 | 0 | 1.000 |