The New York Rangers came up just a bit short against the Washington Capitals, 3 to 2, in overtime on December 2, 1997.

Capitals

14-10-4

8-12-9

Team

Total

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st period

WSH

NYR

Chris Simon (PP) assisted by Adam Oates and Phil Housley

2nd period

WSH

NYR

Alex Kovalev (PP) assisted by Mike Keane and Kevin Stevens

Calle Johansson (PP) assisted by Phil Housley and Adam Oates

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

WSH

NYR

Joe Juneau (EV) assisted by Steve Konowalchuk

Capitals

Rangers

Goals

Shots

Penalty Minutes

Power-Play Goals

Power-Play Opportunities

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

Capitals

Rangers

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Olie Kolzig (W) O. Kolzig	1	0	0	25	23	.920	2	1.88	0	64

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	GWG	OTG	S	S%
Craig Berube C. Berube	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Jan Bulis J. Bulis	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Sylvain Cote S. Cote	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sergei Gonchar S. Gonchar	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
Phil Housley P. Housley	0	2	2	-1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0.0
Dale Hunter D. Hunter	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Calle Johansson C. Johansson	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0	3	33.3
Joe Juneau J. Juneau	1	0	1	+1	0	0	0	1	1	3	33.3
Steve Konowalchuk S. Konowalchuk	0	1	1	+1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Todd Krygier T. Krygier	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
Kelly Miller K. Miller	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Adam Oates A. Oates	0	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0.0
Joe Reekie J. Reekie	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Chris Simon C. Simon	1	0	1	-1	0	1	0	0	0	5	20.0
Mark Tinordi M. Tinordi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Jeff Toms J. Toms	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Richard Zednik R. Zednik	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Mike Richter (L) M. Richter	0	1	0	29	26	.897	3	2.83	0	64

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	S	S%
Bruce Driver B. Driver	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Jeff Finley J. Finley	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0.0
Adam Graves A. Graves	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0.0
Wayne Gretzky W. Gretzky	1	0	1	+1	0	0	0	3	33.3
Mike Keane M. Keane	0	1	1	-1	0	0	1	1	0.0
Alex Kovalev A. Kovalev	1	0	1	0	2	1	0	1	100.0
Pat LaFontaine P. LaFontaine	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	2	0.0
Brian Leetch B. Leetch	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	5	0.0
Doug Lidster D. Lidster	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1	0.0
Johan Lindbom J. Lindbom	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	0.0
Ulf Samuelsson U. Samuelsson	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	0.0
Brian Skrudland B. Skrudland	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0.0
Kevin Stevens K. Stevens	0	2	2	+1	0	0	1	1	0.0
Niklas Sundstrom N. Sundstrom	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	1	0.0
Tim Sweeney T. Sweeney	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0