Los Angeles Kings vs Washington Capitals
Regular season · Sunday, December 6, 1987 · Capital Centre
Game summary
The Washington Capitals beat the Los Angeles Kings 10-3 on Sunday, December 6, 1987 at Capital Centre. The Kings outshot the Capitals 31-26.
Kevin Hatcher scored twice, Mike Ridley scored twice, Bernie Nicholls scored twice, Dale Hunter scored twice and Dave Christian scored twice. Bengt-Ake Gustafsson, Bobby Gould and Dave Taylor also scored.
Scoring
1st period
Kevin Hatcher (5)Mike Gartner (6), Bengt-Ake Gustafsson (8)0–104:39 WSH · PPG
Mike Ridley (11)Unassisted0–207:39 WSH
Bernie Nicholls (12)Bobby Carpenter (19), Steve Duchesne (13)1–214:19 LAK · PPG- Kevin Hatcher (6)Bengt-Ake Gustafsson (9), Scott Stevens (21)1–319:13 WSH · PPG
2nd period
Bengt-Ake Gustafsson (8)Mike Gartner (7), Scott Stevens (22)1–405:09 WSH · PPG- Bernie Nicholls (13)Paul Fenton (6)2–412:13 LAK · SHG
3rd period
Bobby Gould (3)Larry Murphy (19), Scott Stevens (23)2–501:56 WSH
Dale Hunter (9)Mike Gartner (8), Larry Murphy (20)2–603:44 WSH
Dave Christian (9)Mike Ridley (6), Scott Stevens (24)2–705:53 WSH
Dave Taylor (11)Grant Ledyard (3), Luc Robitaille (23)3–708:25 LAK · PPG- Mike Ridley (12)Scott Stevens (25), Larry Murphy (21)3–810:48 WSH · PPG
- Dale Hunter (10)Mike Gartner (9), Bengt-Ake Gustafsson (10)3–913:17 WSH
- Dave Christian (10)Mike Ridley (7), Greg Adams (3)3–1019:14 WSH
Team stats
LAKWSH
31Shots on goal26
0%Faceoff %0%
2/7Power play4/8
28Penalty minutes26
0Hits0
0Blocked shots0
0Giveaways0
0Takeaways0
Penalties
- 1st 04:00
Roland Melanson · hooking2 min - 1st 05:26Grant Ledyard · holding2 min
- 1st 08:34
Paul Cavallini · cross checking2 min - 1st 12:48Bench · not proceeding directly to penalty box2 min
- 1st 12:48Paul Cavallini · hooking2 min
- 1st 16:21Larry Playfair · elbowing2 min
- 1st 16:21Larry Playfair · roughing2 min
- 2nd 00:27Mike Gartner · tripping2 min
- 2nd 03:43Larry Playfair · hooking2 min
- 2nd 04:00Jay Wells · cross checking2 min
- 2nd 08:15Joe Paterson · roughing2 min
- 2nd 08:15Peter Sundstrom · holding2 min
- 2nd 10:01Larry Playfair · fighting5 min
- 2nd 10:01Ed Kastelic · fighting5 min
- 2nd 10:27Jimmy Carson · holding2 min
- 2nd 19:11Mike Ridley · holding2 min
- 3rd 07:30Mike Ridley · tripping2 min
- 3rd 08:25Clint Malarchuk · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 3rd 10:26Dave Taylor · interference2 min
- 3rd 19:17Joe Paterson · fighting5 min
- 3rd 19:17Ed Kastelic · fighting5 min
Season series
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