4–3

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
LAK	2	1	1	4
WSH	3	0	0	3

Kings at Capitals

Kings beat Capitals 4–3 at Capital One Arena on October 12, 1996.

🗓 Sat, Oct 12, 1996 · 18:30 CDT 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Kings lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 👑 LAK

Yanic Perreault

2 A

5 shots · +2

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Dale Hunter

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · +1

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Joe Juneau

2 A

4 shots

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Dale Hunter Go-ahead 1st · 03:04

Assists: Richard Zednik, Joe Juneau

0–1

🦅 Peter Bondra 1st · 05:13

Assists: Michal Pivonka, Keith Jones

0–2

🦅 Phil Housley 1st · 09:45

Assists: Joe Juneau, Dale Hunter

0–3

👑 Dmitri Khristich 1st · 14:08

Assists: Rob Blake, Yanic Perreault

1–3

👑 Barry Potomski 1st · 18:33

Assists: Brent Grieve

2–3

2nd period

👑 Mattias Norstrom Tying 2nd · 04:03

Assists: Ray Ferraro, Yanic Perreault

3–3

3rd period

👑 John Slaney Go-ahead 3rd · 06:31

Assists: Eddie Olczyk, Kevin Stevens

4–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

👑LAK WSH🦅

26 Shots on goal 22

6 Penalty minutes 6

LAK shooting 15.4% (4/26) WSH shooting 13.6% (3/22)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

👑Kings

Stephane Fiset

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🦅Capitals

Jim Carey

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 59:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–3

Kings

Kings: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–3

Kings

Kings — tied after 2nd: 1-1-2 (25% win rate, 4 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 1-2 (33% win rate, 3 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

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

❓ LAK vs WSH, answered

Who won Kings vs Capitals on October 12, 1996?

Kings won 4–3.

What was the final score of Kings vs Capitals?

The final score was Kings 4, Capitals 3.

Who scored for Kings?

Barry Potomski, Dmitri Khristich, John Slaney, Mattias Norstrom.

Who scored for Capitals?

Dale Hunter, Peter Bondra, Phil Housley.

How did the Kings goalie play?

Stephane Fiset made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Jim Carey made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Kings vs Capitals played?

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

What is the Kings vs Capitals season series?

Kings 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

👑Kings

Previous game · Oct 10

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Oct 11

Also on October 12, 1996

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