Vancouver Canucks vs Washington Capitals
Regular season · Tuesday, November 3, 1987 · Capital Centre
Game summary
The Washington Capitals beat the Vancouver Canucks 3–2 on Tuesday, November 3, 1987 at Capital Centre. The Capitals outshot the Canucks 28–18.
Goals came from Craig Laughlin, Mike Gartner, Steve Tambellini, Tony Tanti and Bobby Gould.
Pete Peeters made 16 saves on 18 shots for the win; Kirk McLean stopped 25 of 28.
Scoring
1st period
Craig Laughlin (3)Scott Stevens (9), Bengt-Ake Gustafsson (5)0–107:14 WSH · 
Mike Gartner (8)David Jensen (1), Larry Murphy (11)0–214:05 WSH
2nd period
Steve Tambellini (2)Stan Smyl (6), Barry Pederson (6)1–218:48 VAN ·
3rd period
Tony Tanti (5)Garth Butcher (4), David Saunders (1)2–211:16 VAN
Bobby Gould (1)Peter Sundstrom (5), Larry Murphy (12)2–317:07 WSH
Team stats
VANWSH
1828
0%0%
1/51/7
1620
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 1:28 into the first period
Kevin Hatcher · holding2 min - 1:58 into the first period
Greg Adams · holding2 min - 5:48 into the first periodDoug Wickenheiser · hooking2 min
- 9:04 into the first periodKevin Hatcher · interference2 min
- 11:52 into the first periodBench · too many men on the ice2 min
- 0:50 into the second periodDavid Jensen · holding2 min
- 2:15 into the second periodDoug Lidster · high sticking2 min
- 7:19 into the second periodDale Hunter · slashing2 min
- 16:52 into the second periodTony Tanti · holding2 min
- 16:52 into the second periodScott Stevens · roughing2 min
- 18:07 into the second periodGreg Adams · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 4:06 into the third periodCraig Coxe · tripping2 min
- 4:57 into the third periodDave Richter · roughing2 min
- 4:57 into the third periodDale Hunter · roughing2 min
- 9:13 into the third periodGreg Adams · hooking2 min
- 11:29 into the third periodRich Sutter · roughing2 min
- 11:29 into the third periodDavid Jensen · roughing2 min
- 14:16 into the third periodDave Richter · holding2 min
Season series
Vancouver Canucks
| 7Barry PedersonC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 9Tony TantiR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 12Stan SmylR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 20Steve TambelliniC | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 33David SaundersL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 5Garth ButcherD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 8Greg AdamsL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 15Rich SutterR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 17Doug WickenheiserC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 21Craig CoxeL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 22Dave LowryL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 25David BruceR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 26Petri SkrikoL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 3Doug LidsterD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 4Jim BenningD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 6Dave RichterD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 24Michel PetitD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 27Randy BoydD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kirk McLeanG | L | 28 | 3 | .893 |
| 30Frank CapriceG | 0 | 0 | – |
Washington Capitals
| 8Larry MurphyD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 9David JensenC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 11Mike GartnerR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 12Peter SundstromL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 16Bengt-Ake GustafssonL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 18Craig LaughlinR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 23Bobby GouldR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 6 | – |
| 3Scott StevensD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 10Kelly MillerL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 17Mike RidleyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 20Michal PivonkaC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 22Greg AdamsL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 27Dave ChristianR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 32Dale HunterC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 2Garry GalleyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 4Kevin HatcherD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 5Rod LangwayD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 28Paul CavalliniD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pete PeetersG | W | 18 | 2 | .889 |
| 30Clint MalarchukG | 0 | 0 | – |