2–3

Final

🦅 Home Capitals 14-16-2 before this game

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

Sharks at Capitals

Capitals beat Sharks 3–2 at Capital One Arena on December 20, 1996.

🗓 Fri, Dec 20, 1996 · 18:30 CST 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Sergei Gonchar

2 G

3 shots · +1

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Dale Hunter

2 A

2 shots · +2

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Phil Housley

1 G

1 shots · -1

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Sergei Gonchar Go-ahead 1st · 03:09

Assists: Joe Juneau, Jason Allison

0–1

🦈 Marty McSorley Tying 1st · 17:05

Unassisted

1–1

🦅 Sergei Gonchar Go-ahead 1st · 18:24

Assists: Andrei Nikolishin, Dale Hunter

1–2

2nd period

🦈 Viktor Kozlov Tying 2nd · 14:23

Assists: Michal Sykora

2–2

3rd period

🦅 Phil Housley Go-ahead 3rd · 17:33

Assists: Dale Hunter, Steve Konowalchuk

2–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦈SJS WSH🦅

21 Shots on goal 32

8 Penalty minutes 21

SJS shooting 9.5% (2/21) WSH shooting 9.4% (3/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦈Sharks

Chris Terreri

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 59:15 TOI

🦅Capitals

Jim Carey

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–2

Sharks

Sharks: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–2

Sharks

Sharks — tied after 2nd: 13-16-2 (42% win rate, 31 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 14-16-2 (44% win rate, 32 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →

❓ SJS vs WSH, answered

Who won Sharks vs Capitals on December 20, 1996?

Capitals won 3–2.

What was the final score of Sharks vs Capitals?

The final score was Sharks 2, Capitals 3.

Who scored for Sharks?

Marty McSorley, Viktor Kozlov.

Who scored for Capitals?

Sergei Gonchar (2), Phil Housley.

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Chris Terreri made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

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

Where is Sharks vs Capitals played?

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

What is the Sharks vs Capitals season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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

🦈Sharks

Previous game · Dec 17

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Dec 17

Also on December 20, 1996

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