5–2

Final

🦅 Home Capitals 23-20-4 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
DAL	1	3	1	5
WSH	1	0	1	2

Stars at Capitals

Stars beat Capitals 5–2 at Capital One Arena on January 24, 1997.

🗓 Fri, Jan 24, 1997 · 18:30 CST 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Stars lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⭐ DAL

Mike Modano

1 G, 1 A

5 shots

2nd star ⭐ DAL

Darryl Sydor

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · +1

3rd star ⭐ DAL

Dave Reid

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

⭐ Grant Marshall Go-ahead 1st · 05:06

Assists: Brent Gilchrist, Pat Verbeek

1–0

🦅 Sylvain Cote PP Tying 1st · 12:19

Assists: Peter Bondra, Dale Hunter

1–1

2nd period

⭐ Guy Carbonneau Go-ahead 2nd · 01:09

Assists: Dave Reid, Todd Harvey

2–1

⭐ Darryl Sydor PP 2nd · 06:19

Assists: Benoit Hogue, Mike Modano

3–1

⭐ Mike Modano PP 2nd · 17:07

Assists: Darryl Sydor, Pat Verbeek

4–1

3rd period

🦅 Steve Konowalchuk 3rd · 10:44

Assists: Sergei Gonchar, Joe Juneau

4–2

⭐ Dave Reid Empty net 3rd · 19:02

Assists: Brent Gilchrist

5–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⭐DAL WSH🦅

34 Shots on goal 38

2/6 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

14 Penalty minutes 22

DAL shooting 14.7% (5/34) WSH shooting 5.3% (2/38)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⭐Stars

Arturs Irbe

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 59:55 TOI

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 57:28 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Stars

Stars — tied after 1st: 27-15-4 (59% win rate, 46 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 23-20-4 (49% win rate, 47 games)

After 2nd — 4–1

Stars

Stars: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

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

❓ DAL vs WSH, answered

Who won Stars vs Capitals on January 24, 1997?

Stars won 5–2.

What was the final score of Stars vs Capitals?

The final score was Stars 5, Capitals 2.

Who scored for Stars?

Darryl Sydor, Dave Reid, Grant Marshall, Guy Carbonneau, Mike Modano.

Who scored for Capitals?

Steve Konowalchuk, Sylvain Cote.

How did the Stars goalie play?

Arturs Irbe made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Stars vs Capitals played?

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

What is the Stars vs Capitals season series?

Stars 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

⭐Stars

Previous game · Jan 21

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Jan 22

Also on January 24, 1997

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