2–6

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
TBL	0	1	1	2
WSH	1	2	3	6

Lightning at Capitals

Capitals beat Lightning 6–2 at Capital One Arena on October 11, 1996.

🗓 Fri, Oct 11, 1996 · 18:30 CDT 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Peter Bondra

2 G, 2 A

4 shots · +2

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Phil Housley

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · +1

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Michal Pivonka

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · +3

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Jason Allison PP Go-ahead 1st · 06:04

Assists: Peter Bondra, Sergei Gonchar

0–1

2nd period

🦅 Michal Pivonka 2nd · 00:57

Assists: Peter Bondra, Keith Jones

0–2

⚡ Aaron Gavey 2nd · 10:07

Assists: Brian Bellows

1–2

🦅 Phil Housley SH 2nd · 16:20

Assists: Mark Tinordi

1–3

3rd period

🦅 Peter Bondra 3rd · 09:56

Assists: Phil Housley, Keith Jones

1–4

🦅 Joe Juneau PP 3rd · 12:18

Assists: Phil Housley, Dale Hunter

1–5

⚡ Brian Bradley 3rd · 15:50

Assists: Shawn Burr, Rudy Poeschek

2–5

🦅 Peter Bondra 3rd · 16:27

Assists: Michal Pivonka

2–6

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚡TBL WSH🦅

23 Shots on goal 31

0/7 Power play (goals / chances) 2/7

16 Penalty minutes 16

TBL shooting 8.7% (2/23) WSH shooting 19.4% (6/31)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚡Lightning

Corey Schwab

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 52:18 TOI

Derek Wilkinson

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 07:42 TOI

🦅Capitals

Jim Carey

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Lightning

Lightning: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–3

Lightning

Lightning: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

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

Mar 31, 1996

⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH

1–1 (OT) · Lightning won

Mar 21, 1996

🦅WSH @ ⚡TBL

3–3 (OT) · Capitals won

❓ TBL vs WSH, answered

Who won Lightning vs Capitals on October 11, 1996?

Capitals won 6–2.

What was the final score of Lightning vs Capitals?

The final score was Lightning 2, Capitals 6.

Who scored for Lightning?

Aaron Gavey, Brian Bradley.

Who scored for Capitals?

Peter Bondra (2), Jason Allison, Joe Juneau, Michal Pivonka, Phil Housley.

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Corey Schwab made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Jim Carey made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Lightning vs Capitals played?

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

What is the Lightning vs Capitals season series?

Capitals 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

⚡Lightning

Previous game · Oct 5

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Oct 8

Also on October 11, 1996

Lightning season page Capitals season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule