🦅 Away Capitals 18-18-4 before this game

1–1

Final / OT

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
WSH	0	0	1	0	1
HFD	1	0	0	0	1

Capitals at Whalers

Capitals beat Whalers 1–1 in overtime on January 4, 1997.

🗓 Sat, Jan 4, 1997 · 18:00 CST 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Steve Konowalchuk

1 G

2 shots · +1

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Peter Bondra

1 A

4 shots

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Andrei Nikolishin

1 A

1 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

2 goals · in order

1st period

🐳 Mark Janssens Go-ahead 1st · 14:53

Assists: Alexander Godynyuk

0–1

3rd period

🦅 Steve Konowalchuk Tying 3rd · 15:46

Assists: Peter Bondra, Andrei Nikolishin

1–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH HFD🐳

30 Shots on goal 25

15 Penalty minutes 15

WSH shooting 3.3% (1/30) HFD shooting 4.0% (1/25)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 65:00 TOI

🐳Whalers

Jason Muzzatti

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 65:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Whalers

Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 0–1

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Whalers

Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Capitals lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →

Jan 1, 1997

🐳HFD @ 🦅WSH

2–3 (OT) · Capitals won

Mar 23, 1996

🐳HFD @ 🦅WSH

2–2 (OT) · Whalers won

❓ WSH vs HFD, answered

Who won Capitals vs Whalers on January 4, 1997?

Capitals won 1–1 in overtime.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Whalers?

The final score was Capitals 1, Whalers 1, in overtime.

Who scored for Capitals?

Steve Konowalchuk.

Who scored for Whalers?

Mark Janssens.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Whalers goalie play?

Jason Muzzatti made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

What is the Capitals vs Whalers season series?

Capitals lead the season series 2–0 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

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Jan 3

🐳Whalers

Previous game · Jan 2

Also on January 4, 1997

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