5–2

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
CHI	0	3	2	5
WSH	0	1	1	2

Blackhawks at Capitals

Blackhawks beat Capitals 5–2 at Capital One Arena on October 5, 1996.

🗓 Sat, Oct 5, 1996 · 18:30 CDT 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Blackhawks lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🪶 CHI

Denis Savard

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · +1

2nd star 🪶 CHI

Eric Weinrich

1 G

3 shots · +1

3rd star 🪶 CHI

James Black

1 G

3 shots

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

2nd period

🪶 Sergei Krivokrasov PP Go-ahead 2nd · 05:04

Assists: Gary Suter, Denis Savard

1–0

🦅 Richard Zednik Tying 2nd · 05:27

Unassisted

1–1

🪶 Eric Weinrich Go-ahead 2nd · 09:37

Assists: Tony Amonte, Murray Craven

2–1

🪶 James Black 2nd · 19:28

Unassisted

3–1

3rd period

🦅 Keith Jones 3rd · 12:08

Assists: Kelly Miller, Dale Hunter

3–2

🪶 Ethan Moreau 3rd · 13:53

Assists: Keith Carney

4–2

🪶 Denis Savard 3rd · 17:43

Unassisted

5–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🪶CHI WSH🦅

27 Shots on goal 23

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/6

28 Penalty minutes 24

CHI shooting 18.5% (5/27) WSH shooting 8.7% (2/23)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🪶Blackhawks

Ed Belfour

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🦅Capitals

Jim Carey

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Blackhawks

Blackhawks: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–1

Blackhawks

Blackhawks: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Blackhawks lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

❓ CHI vs WSH, answered

Who won Blackhawks vs Capitals on October 5, 1996?

Blackhawks won 5–2.

What was the final score of Blackhawks vs Capitals?

The final score was Blackhawks 5, Capitals 2.

Who scored for Blackhawks?

Denis Savard, Eric Weinrich, Ethan Moreau, James Black, Sergei Krivokrasov.

Who scored for Capitals?

Keith Jones, Richard Zednik.

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

Ed Belfour made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Jim Carey made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Blackhawks vs Capitals played?

At Capital One Arena in Washington, the Capitals home rink.

What is the Blackhawks vs Capitals season series?

Blackhawks lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🪶Blackhawks

Previous game · May 13

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Apr 28

Also on October 5, 1996

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