Washington Capitals
at
New York Rangers
Dec 29, 1985 · Madison Square Garden
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| Washington Capitals |
5 | 28 |
| New York Rangers |
6 | 31 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 13:05 | WSH | Alan Haworth (19) | Unassisted | 1 - 0 |
| 18:07 | WSH | Mike Gartner (19) | Lou Franceschetti (7) | 2 - 0 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 00:33 | WSH | Larry Murphy (12) PP | Dave Christian (17), Craig Laughlin (26) | 3 - 0 |
| 02:28 | NYR | Brian MacLellan (9) PP | James Patrick (14), Raimo Helminen (13) | 3 - 1 |
| 03:35 | NYR | Tomas Sandstrom (14) PP | Raimo Helminen (14) | 3 - 2 |
| 11:44 | NYR | Mike Ridley (11) | Brian MacLellan (14), Tomas Sandstrom (16) | 3 - 3 |
| 14:13 | NYR | Bob Brooke (16) PP | Ron Greschner (14), Larry Melnyk (5) | 3 - 4 |
| 15:57 | NYR | Rob Whistle (2) | Brian MacLellan (15), Mike Ridley (17) | 3 - 5 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 05:48 | WSH | Scott Stevens (5) | Craig Laughlin (27), Larry Murphy (16) | 4 - 5 |
| 11:02 | NYR | Don Maloney (3) | James Patrick (15), Dave Gagner (3) | 4 - 6 |
| 15:31 | WSH | Jorgen Pettersson (7) | Bengt-Ake Gustafsson (25), Rod Langway (6) | 5 - 6 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 07:49 | NYR | Mark Osborne | Interference | 2 |
| 11:36 | NYR | Willie Huber | Roughing | 2 |
| 11:36 | WSH | Lou Franceschetti | Roughing | 2 |
| 19:10 | NYR | Mike Ridley | Interference | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 01:55 | NYR | Bob Brooke | Roughing | 2 |
| 01:55 | WSH | Kevin Hatcher | Roughing | 2 |
| 01:55 | WSH | Rod Langway | Interference | 2 |
| 01:55 | WSH | Greg Adams | Cross checking | 2 |
| 04:13 | NYR | Ron Greschner | Holding | 2 |
| 12:19 | WSH | Mike Gartner | Holding | 2 |
| 14:31 | NYR | Dave Gagner | Roughing | 2 |
| 14:31 | WSH | Peter Andersson | Charging | 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 01:02 | NYR | Bob Brooke | Interference | 2 |
| 03:32 | NYR | Larry Melnyk | Fighting | 5 |
| 03:32 | WSH | Ed Kastelic | Roughing | 2 |
| 03:32 | WSH | Ed Kastelic | Fighting | 5 |
| 13:09 | NYR | Mike Ridley | Roughing | 2 |
| 13:09 | NYR | Mike Ridley | Fighting | 5 |
| 13:09 | WSH | Greg Adams | Roughing | 2 |
| 13:09 | WSH | Greg Adams | Fighting | 5 |
Washington Capitals
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 |  Larry Murphy |
D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Craig Laughlin |
R | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 4 |  Scott Stevens |
D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 12 |  Jorgen Pettersson |
L | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Alan Haworth |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 22 |  Mike Gartner |
R | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 5 |  Rod Langway |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Bengt-Ake Gustafsson |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Dave Christian |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 37 |  Lou Franceschetti |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 4 |  Kevin Hatcher |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Gaetan Duchesne |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Bobby Gould |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Bobby Carpenter |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 20 |  Greg Adams |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 22 |  Ed Kastelic |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Darren Veitch |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 29 |  Peter Andersson |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 |  Pete Peeters |
L | 31 | 25 | 6 | 58:37 |
New York Rangers
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 |  Brian MacLellan |
L | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 17 |  Mike Ridley |
C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 17 |  Tomas Sandstrom |
R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 3 |  James Patrick |
D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 40 |  Raimo Helminen |
C | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Bob Brooke |
R | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 28 |  Don Maloney |
L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 36 |  Rob Whistle |
D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 4 |  Ron Greschner |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Dave Gagner |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 24 |  Larry Melnyk |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 3 |  Tom Laidlaw |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Kelly Miller |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 20 |  Mark Osborne |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 20 |  Peter Sundstrom |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Mike McEwen |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Reijo Ruotsalainen |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 44 |  Willie Huber |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 |  John Vanbiesbrouck |
W | 28 | 23 | 5 | 60:00 |