The Florida Panthers squeaked out a win over the Washington Capitals, 5 to 4, on December 7, 1997.

Final

Capitals

15-11-4

4

Panthers

9-15-5

5

Team

WSH

FLA

Total

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st period

WSH

FLA

Dave Gagner (EV) assisted by David Nemirovsky and Kirk Muller

Steve Washburn (PP) assisted by Ray Whitney and Ray Sheppard

Richard Zednik (EV) assisted by Chris Simon and Adam Oates

2nd period

WSH

FLA

David Nemirovsky (EV) assisted by Ray Whitney and Ryan Johnson

Joe Juneau (PP) assisted by Chris Simon and Adam Oates

Richard Zednik (EV) assisted by Dale Hunter and Kelly Miller

Dave Gagner (EV) assisted by Radek Dvorak and Kirk Muller

3rd period

WSH

FLA

Jeff Toms (EV) assisted by Mark Tinordi

Steve Washburn (EV) assisted by Ray Sheppard and Paul Laus

Capitals

Panthers

Goals

Shots

Penalty Minutes

Power-Play Goals

Power-Play Opportunities

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

Capitals

Panthers

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Bill Ranford (L) B. Ranford	0	1	0	23	18	.783	5	5.04	0	59

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	S	S%
Craig Berube C. Berube	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0
Jan Bulis J. Bulis	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0.0
Sylvain Cote S. Cote	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	2	0.0
Sergei Gonchar S. Gonchar	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	1	0.0
Phil Housley P. Housley	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	0
Dale Hunter D. Hunter	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	1	0.0
Calle Johansson C. Johansson	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	3	0.0
Joe Juneau J. Juneau	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	5	20.0
Steve Konowalchuk S. Konowalchuk	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	1	0.0
Todd Krygier T. Krygier	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Kelly Miller K. Miller	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Adam Oates A. Oates	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	0.0
Joe Reekie J. Reekie	0	0	0	+2	2	0	0	0
Chris Simon C. Simon	0	2	2	0	2	0	1	2	0.0
Mark Tinordi M. Tinordi	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	1	0.0
Jeff Toms J. Toms	1	0	1	-1	0	0	0	2	50.0
Richard Zednik R. Zednik	2	0	2	+1	2	0	0	7	28.6

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
John Vanbiesbrouck (W) J. Vanbiesbrouck	1	0	0	28	24	.857	4	4.00	0	60

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	GWG	S	S%
Terry Carkner T. Carkner	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0
Radek Dvorak R. Dvorak	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Tom Fitzgerald T. Fitzgerald	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	2	0.0
Dave Gagner D. Gagner	2	0	2	+1	0	0	0	0	2	100.0
Ryan Johnson R. Johnson	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Ed Jovanovski E. Jovanovski	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
Paul Laus P. Laus	0	1	1	+1	7	0	0	0	0
Bill Lindsay B. Lindsay	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
Scott Mellanby S. Mellanby	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	0	1	0.0
Kirk Muller K. Muller	0	2	2	+1	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Gord Murphy G. Murphy	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
David Nemirovsky D. Nemirovsky	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	100.0
Ray Sheppard R. Sheppard	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0.0
Robert Svehla R. Svehla	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	0	0
Rhett Warrener R. Warrener	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Steve Washburn S. Washburn	2	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	2	100.0
Chris Wells C. Wells	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Ray Whitney R. Whitney	0	2	2	+1	0	0	1	0	2	0.0