The Washington Capitals eked out a victory over the Florida Panthers, 3 to 2, in overtime on December 5, 1997.

Final

Panthers

8-15-5

2

Capitals

15-10-4

3

Team

FLA

WSH

Total

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st period

FLA

WSH

Steve Washburn (EV) assisted by Paul Laus and Rhett Warrener

2nd period

FLA

WSH

Richard Zednik (EV) assisted by Steve Konowalchuk and Jan Bulis

3rd period

FLA

WSH

Chris Simon (PP) assisted by Joe Juneau and Phil Housley

Robert Svehla (PP) assisted by Ray Sheppard and Ray Whitney

FLA

WSH

Jeff Toms (EV) unassisted

Panthers

Capitals

Goals

Shots

Penalty Minutes

Power-Play Goals

Power-Play Opportunities

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

Panthers

Capitals

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
John Vanbiesbrouck (L) J. Vanbiesbrouck	0	1	0	30	27	.900	3	2.83	0	64

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	S	S%
Terry Carkner T. Carkner	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0
Radek Dvorak R. Dvorak	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	4	0.0
Tom Fitzgerald T. Fitzgerald	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
Dave Gagner D. Gagner	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	2	0.0
Johan Garpenlov J. Garpenlov	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0
Ed Jovanovski E. Jovanovski	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Paul Laus P. Laus	0	1	1	0	4	0	0	2	0.0
Bill Lindsay B. Lindsay	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	1	0.0
Scott Mellanby S. Mellanby	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	4	0.0
Gord Murphy G. Murphy	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0.0
David Nemirovsky D. Nemirovsky	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Ray Sheppard R. Sheppard	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	1	0.0
Robert Svehla R. Svehla	1	0	1	-1	2	1	0	2	50.0
Rhett Warrener R. Warrener	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0
Steve Washburn S. Washburn	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	25.0
Chris Wells C. Wells	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0
Ray Whitney R. Whitney	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Olie Kolzig (W) O. Kolzig	1	0	0	28	26	.929	2	1.89	0	64

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	GWG	OTG	S	S%
Jan Bulis J. Bulis	0	1	1	+1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Sylvain Cote S. Cote	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Sergei Gonchar S. Gonchar	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Phil Housley P. Housley	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0.0
Dale Hunter D. Hunter	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Calle Johansson C. Johansson	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.0
Joe Juneau J. Juneau	0	1	1	-1	2	0	1	0	0	2	0.0
Ken Klee K. Klee	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0
Steve Konowalchuk S. Konowalchuk	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Todd Krygier T. Krygier	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Joe Reekie J. Reekie	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chris Simon C. Simon	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	25.0
Mark Tinordi M. Tinordi	0	0	0	+2	4	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Jeff Toms J. Toms	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	1	6	16.7
Richard Zednik R. Zednik	1	0	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0	1	100.0