The New York Rangers fell to the Washington Capitals, 5 to 3, on January 8, 1998.

Final

Capitals

20-16-8

5

Rangers

14-19-12

3

Team

WSH

NYR

Total

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st period

WSH

NYR

Brian Leetch (EV) assisted by Bruce Driver and Brian Skrudland

Peter Bondra (EV) assisted by Sergei Gonchar and Craig Berube

2nd period

WSH

NYR

Bruce Driver (EV) assisted by Wayne Gretzky and Kevin Stevens

Niklas Sundstrom (EV) assisted by Kevin Stevens and Wayne Gretzky

Peter Bondra (EV) assisted by Andrei Nikolishin and Jeff Toms

3rd period

WSH

NYR

Andrew Brunette (EV) assisted by Adam Oates and Todd Krygier

Peter Bondra (EV) assisted by Steve Konowalchuk and Calle Johansson

Dale Hunter (EV) assisted by Steve Konowalchuk and Kelly Miller

Capitals

Rangers

Goals

Shots

Penalty Minutes

Power-Play Goals

Power-Play Opportunities

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

Capitals

Rangers

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Olie Kolzig (W) O. Kolzig	1	0	0	17	14	.824	3	3.01	0	60

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	GWG	S	S%
Craig Berube C. Berube	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0.0
Peter Bondra P. Bondra	3	0	3	+3	0	1	5	60.0
Andrew Brunette A. Brunette	1	0	1	-2	2	0	2	50.0
Sylvain Cote S. Cote	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0
Mike Eagles M. Eagles	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0
Sergei Gonchar S. Gonchar	0	1	1	+3	0	0	3	0.0
Phil Housley P. Housley	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Dale Hunter D. Hunter	1	0	1	+1	12	0	1	100.0
Calle Johansson C. Johansson	0	1	1	+2	0	0	7	0.0
Steve Konowalchuk S. Konowalchuk	0	2	2	+1	0	0	1	0.0
Todd Krygier T. Krygier	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0
Kelly Miller K. Miller	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0.0
Andrei Nikolishin A. Nikolishin	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0.0
Adam Oates A. Oates	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0.0
Joe Reekie J. Reekie	0	0	0	+2	0	0	1	0.0
Mark Tinordi M. Tinordi	0	0	0	0	6	0	2	0.0
Jeff Toms J. Toms	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	0.0

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Mike Richter (L) M. Richter	0	1	0	31	26	.839	5	5.00	0	60

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	S	S%
Eric Cairns E. Cairns	0	0	0	-2	0	0
Bruce Driver B. Driver	1	1	2	+1	0	1	100.0
Jeff Finley J. Finley	0	0	0	-1	0	0
Adam Graves A. Graves	0	0	0	-2	2	3	0.0
Wayne Gretzky W. Gretzky	0	2	2	0	0	0
Mike Keane M. Keane	0	0	0	+1	2	4	0.0
Alex Kovalev A. Kovalev	0	0	0	-1	0	0
Pat LaFontaine P. LaFontaine	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0.0
Brian Leetch B. Leetch	1	0	1	-1	2	3	33.3
Doug Lidster D. Lidster	0	0	0	0	2	0
Johan Lindbom J. Lindbom	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0.0
Brian Skrudland B. Skrudland	0	1	1	+1	2	0
Kevin Stevens K. Stevens	0	2	2	0	10	0
P.J. Stock	0	0	0	0	12	0
Niklas Sundstrom N. Sundstrom	1	0	1	-1	0	3	33.3
Tim Sweeney T. Sweeney	0	0	0	-3	0	1	0.0