🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 7-7-4 before this game

1–3

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
MTL	1	0	0	1
WSH	1	1	1	3

Canadiens at Capitals

Capitals beat Canadiens 3–1 at Capital One Arena on November 15, 1996.

🗓 Fri, Nov 15, 1996 · 18:30 CST 📍 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

Kelly Miller

1 G

3 shots

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Sergei Gonchar

1 G

3 shots · +1

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Peter Bondra

1 G

2 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Brian Savage Go-ahead 1st · 00:54

Assists: Saku Koivu, Mark Recchi

1–0

🦅 Peter Bondra Tying 1st · 08:44

Assists: Chris Simon, Phil Housley

1–1

2nd period

🦅 Kelly Miller Go-ahead 2nd · 09:16

Assists: Steve Konowalchuk, Dale Hunter

1–2

3rd period

🦅 Sergei Gonchar 3rd · 01:40

Assists: Todd Krygier, Joe Juneau

1–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL WSH🦅

31 Shots on goal 24

22 Penalty minutes 14

MTL shooting 3.2% (1/31) WSH shooting 12.5% (3/24)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jocelyn Thibault

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 59:43 TOI

🦅Capitals

Jim Carey

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 7-7-4 (39% win rate, 18 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 8-8-1 (47% win rate, 17 games)

After 2nd — 1–2

Canadiens

Canadiens: 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 27, 1996

🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL

1–0 (OT) · Capitals won

❓ MTL vs WSH, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Capitals on November 15, 1996?

Capitals won 3–1.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Capitals?

The final score was Canadiens 1, Capitals 3.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Brian Savage.

Who scored for Capitals?

Kelly Miller, Peter Bondra, Sergei Gonchar.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jocelyn Thibault made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Jim Carey made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Capitals played?

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

What is the Canadiens 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

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Nov 13

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Nov 14

Also on November 15, 1996

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