The Washington Capitals barely put up a fight against the Florida Panthers, 4 to 0, on December 18, 1997.
Final
2nd period
FLA
WSH
Ed Jovanovski (EV) assisted by Scott Mellanby and Ray Sheppard
1
0
3rd period
FLA
WSH
Radek Dvorak (EV) assisted by Kirk Muller and Dave Gagner
2
0
Steve Washburn (EV) assisted by Scott Mellanby and Ray Sheppard
3
0
Kirk Muller (EV) assisted by Dave Gagner and Radek Dvorak
4
0
Panthers
Capitals
Goals
4
0
Shots
31
26
Penalty Minutes
21
17
Power-Play Goals
0
0
Power-Play Opportunities
3
6
Faceoff Wins
Hits
Giveaways
Takeaways
Goalies
| NAME | W | L | T | SA | SV | SV% | GA | GAA | SHO | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Vanbiesbrouck | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 1.000 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 60 |
Skaters
| NAME | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | OTG | S | S% | FOW | FO | FOW% | HIT | BKS | TKA | GVA | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Dvorak | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | ||||||||
D. Gagner | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||
J. Hull | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||
E. Jovanovski | 1 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | ||||||||
P. Laus | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
B. Lindsay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||
S. Mellanby | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | ||||||||
K. Muller | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12.5 | ||||||||
G. Murphy | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||
D. Nemirovsky | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | ||||||||
R. Sheppard | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||
R. Svehla | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | ||||||||
R. Warrener | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
S. Washburn | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | ||||||||
C. Wells | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
R. Whitney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
Goalies
| NAME | W | L | T | SA | SV | SV% | GA | GAA | SHO | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
O. Kolzig | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 27 | .871 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 60 |
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 | -1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||
P. Bondra | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
J. Bulis | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||
B. Church | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||
S. Cote | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||
S. Gonchar | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | ||||||||
P. Housley | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||
D. Hunter | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | ||||||||
C. Johansson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||
S. Konowalchuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||
A. Oates | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
M. Pivonka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||
J. Reekie | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||
C. Simon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | ||||||||
M. Tinordi | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||
B. Witt | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||
R. Zednik | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
More Capitals Stats
Team Rankings
G/GP
3.56
2nd
GA/GP
2.49
3rd
PP%
23.2
11th
PK%
82.6
5th
2024-25 Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | OTL | PTS | DIFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Capitals | 36 | 11 | 8 | 80 | 56 |
 Hurricanes | 33 | 19 | 4 | 70 | 30 |
 Devils | 31 | 20 | 6 | 68 | 33 |
 Blue Jackets | 26 | 22 | 8 | 60 | -2 |
 Rangers | 27 | 24 | 4 | 58 | -3 |
 Islanders | 25 | 23 | 7 | 57 | -10 |
 Flyers | 24 | 26 | 7 | 55 | -30 |
 Penguins | 23 | 25 | 9 | 55 | -37 |
NHL 2024-25 Leaders
NHL 2024-25 Rankings
NHL 2024-25 Betting
NHL 2024-25 Division Standings
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Stars 
Wild 
Oilers 
Golden Knights 
Kings | Atlantic Division | W | L | OTL | PTS | DIFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Panthers | 34 | 20 | 3 | 71 | 27 |
 Maple Leafs | 33 | 20 | 2 | 68 | 13 |
 Lightning | 31 | 20 | 4 | 66 | 44 |
| Metropolitan Division | W | L | OTL | PTS | DIFF |
| Capitals | 36 | 11 | 8 | 80 | 56 |
| Hurricanes | 33 | 19 | 4 | 70 | 30 |
| Devils | 31 | 20 | 6 | 68 | 33 |
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