Source: NHL Boxscores and Stats
Hartford Whalers (24-38-12) 1 4 3 - 8
Washington Capitals (42-26-7) 2 0 0 - 2

1st period: WAS, Khristich (34th) - (Hunter, MacDermid) 0:19
HAR, Andersson (17th) - (Holik) 11:57
WAS, Cote (11th) - (Ridley, Ciccarelli) (pp) 15:29

2nd period: HAR, Corriveau (8th) - (Cassels, Shaw) (pp) 1:41
HAR, Houda (3rd) - (Cassels, Bergevin) (pp) 4:05
HAR, Craven (24th) - (penalty shot) 8:01
HAR, Zalapski (20th) - (Black, Craven) 17:39

3rd period: HAR, Black (4th) - (Zalapski, Holik) 2:00
HAR, Andersson (18th) - (Day) 3:47
HAR, Verbeek (21st) - (Bergevin, Cunneyworth) (pp) 12:24

Powerplay Opportunities-Whalers 3 of 4
Capitals 1 of 8

Shots on Goal- Whalers 11 10 6 - 27
Capitals 11 6 14 - 31

Hartford Whalers--Pietrangelo (1-1-0) (31 shots - 29 saves)
Washington Capitals--Beaupre (27-16-5) (20 shots - 15 saves) Hrivnak (17:39
second) (7 shots - 4 saves)

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