🦅 Away Capitals 22-19-4 before this game

3–2

Final

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

Capitals at Bruins

Capitals beat Bruins 3–2 at TD Garden on January 20, 1997.

🗓 Mon, Jan 20, 1997 · 12:30 CST 📍 TD Garden, Boston 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Bruins lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Kelly Miller

2 G

2 shots · +1

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Steve Konowalchuk

2 A

3 shots · +1

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Joe Juneau

1 G

2 shots · -1

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🐻 Steve Staios Go-ahead 1st · 05:29

Assists: Jean-Yves Roy, Jozef Stumpel

0–1

🦅 Kelly Miller Tying 1st · 08:48

Assists: Steve Konowalchuk, Mike Eagles

1–1

2nd period

🦅 Joe Juneau PP Go-ahead 2nd · 06:08

Assists: Phil Housley, Sylvain Cote

2–1

🦅 Kelly Miller 2nd · 15:21

Assists: Steve Konowalchuk, Dale Hunter

3–1

3rd period

🐻 Adam Oates 3rd · 11:30

Unassisted

3–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH BOS🐻

26 Shots on goal 33

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/6

40 Penalty minutes 26

WSH shooting 11.5% (3/26) BOS shooting 6.1% (2/33)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Jim Carey

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐻Bruins

Robbie Tallas

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 58:57 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 22-19-4 (49% win rate, 45 games)

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 1st: 17-21-6 (39% win rate, 44 games)

After 2nd — 3–1

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Bruins lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →

2–2 (OT) · Bruins won

❓ WSH vs BOS, answered

Who won Capitals vs Bruins on January 20, 1997?

Capitals won 3–2.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Bruins?

The final score was Capitals 3, Bruins 2.

Who scored for Capitals?

Kelly Miller (2), Joe Juneau.

Who scored for Bruins?

Adam Oates, Steve Staios.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

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

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Robbie Tallas made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Bruins played?

At TD Garden in Boston, the Bruins home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Bruins season series?

Bruins lead the season series 2–1 after 3 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 15

🐻Bruins

Previous game · Jan 14

Also on January 20, 1997

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