The Washington Capitals squeaked out a win over the Hartford Whalers, 3 to 2, in overtime on January 1, 1997.
Final
1st period
HFD
WSH
Peter Bondra (EV) unassisted
0
1
2nd period
HFD
WSH
Peter Bondra (PP) assisted by Phil Housley
0
2
Steven Rice (PP) assisted by Mark Janssens and Kevin Haller
1
2
Curtis Leschyshyn (SH) assisted by Keith Primeau
2
2
OT
HFD
WSH
Steve Konowalchuk (EV) assisted by Kelly Miller and Dale Hunter
2
3
Whalers
Capitals
Goals
2
3
Shots
24
25
Penalty Minutes
37
26
Power-Play Goals
1
1
Power-Play Opportunities
6
5
Faceoff Wins
Hits
Giveaways
Takeaways
Goalies
| NAME | W | L | T | SA | SV | SV% | GA | GAA | SHO | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Muzzatti | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 22 | .880 | 3 | 2.86 | 0 | 63 |
Skaters
| NAME | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | OTG | S | S% | FOW | FO | FOW% | HIT | BKS | TKA | GVA | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Burt | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||
A. Cassels | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||
K. Dineen | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | ||||||||
N. Emerson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||
S. Grimson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
K. Haller | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||
M. Janssens | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
R. Kron | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||
C. Leschyshyn | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | ||||||||
M. Malik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
J. O'Neill | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||
K. Primeau | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
P. Ranheim | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||
S. Rice | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | ||||||||
G. Sanderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | ||||||||
G. Wesley | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
Goalies
| NAME | W | L | T | SA | SV | SV% | GA | GAA | SHO | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Carey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 22 | .917 | 2 | 1.90 | 0 | 63 |
Skaters
| NAME | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | OTG | S | S% | FOW | FO | FOW% | HIT | BKS | TKA | GVA | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Berube | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
P. Bondra | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 33.3 | ||||||||
S. Cote | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||
M. Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
P. Housley | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||
D. Hunter | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||
J. Juneau | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||
K. Kaminski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
K. Klee | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | ||||||||
S. Konowalchuk | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | ||||||||
K. Miller | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | ||||||||
A. Nikolishin | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | ||||||||
J. Reekie | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
C. Simon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
More Capitals Stats
Team Rankings
G/GP
3.72
2nd
GA/GP
2.64
6th
PP%
23.5
12th
PK%
84.2
4th
2024-25 Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | OTL | PTS | DIFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Capitals | 26 | 10 | 3 | 55 | 41 |
 Devils | 24 | 15 | 3 | 51 | 27 |
 Hurricanes | 23 | 14 | 2 | 48 | 20 |
 Penguins | 17 | 17 | 6 | 40 | -26 |
 Blue Jackets | 17 | 17 | 6 | 40 | -8 |
 Flyers | 17 | 18 | 4 | 38 | -20 |
 Rangers | 17 | 20 | 1 | 35 | -14 |
 Islanders | 14 | 18 | 7 | 35 | -21 |
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NHL 2024-25 Leaders
NHL 2024-25 Rankings
NHL 2024-25 Betting
NHL 2024-25 Division Standings
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Golden Knights 
Oilers | Atlantic Division | W | L | OTL | PTS | DIFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Maple Leafs | 25 | 13 | 2 | 52 | 15 |
 Panthers | 24 | 14 | 2 | 50 | 11 |
 Bruins | 20 | 17 | 4 | 44 | -19 |
| Metropolitan Division | W | L | OTL | PTS | DIFF |
| Capitals | 26 | 10 | 3 | 55 | 41 |
| Devils | 24 | 15 | 3 | 51 | 27 |
| Hurricanes | 23 | 14 | 2 | 48 | 20 |
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