3–1

Final

🦅 Home Capitals 23-21-4 before this game

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

Oilers at Capitals

Oilers beat Capitals 3–1 at Capital One Arena on January 26, 1997.

🗓 Sun, Jan 26, 1997 · 11:00 CST 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Oilers lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🛢️ EDM

Dan Mcgillis

2 G

5 shots · +3

2nd star 🛢️ EDM

Todd Marchant

1 G

4 shots · +1

3rd star 🛢️ EDM

Kevin Lowe

1 A

2 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order

1st period

🛢️ Dan Mcgillis Go-ahead 1st · 17:29

Assists: Mats Lindgren, Kevin Lowe

1–0

2nd period

🦅 Peter Bondra PP Tying 2nd · 16:03

Assists: Calle Johansson, Joe Juneau

1–1

3rd period

🛢️ Dan Mcgillis Go-ahead 3rd · 04:53

Assists: Mariusz Czerkawski, Doug Weight

2–1

🛢️ Todd Marchant 3rd · 18:42

Assists: Mike Grier

3–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🛢️EDM WSH🦅

25 Shots on goal 41

0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

41 Penalty minutes 15

EDM shooting 12.0% (3/25) WSH shooting 2.4% (1/41)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🛢️Oilers

Curtis Joseph

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 58:50 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Oilers

Oilers: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–1

Oilers

Oilers — tied after 2nd: 25-20-4 (51% win rate, 49 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 23-21-4 (48% win rate, 48 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Oilers lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

2–2 (OT) · Oilers won

Oct 24, 1993

🦅WSH @ 🛢️EDM

3–2 (OT) · Capitals won

Jan 9, 1993

🛢️EDM @ 🦅WSH

3–4 · Capitals won

❓ EDM vs WSH, answered

Who won Oilers vs Capitals on January 26, 1997?

Oilers won 3–1.

What was the final score of Oilers vs Capitals?

The final score was Oilers 3, Capitals 1.

Who scored for Oilers?

Dan Mcgillis (2), Todd Marchant.

Who scored for Capitals?

Peter Bondra.

How did the Oilers goalie play?

Curtis Joseph made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Oilers vs Capitals played?

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

What is the Oilers vs Capitals season series?

Oilers 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

🛢️Oilers

Previous game · Jan 24

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Jan 24

Also on January 26, 1997

🐧PIT @ 🇨🇦MTL

5–2 final

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