🦅 Away Capitals 27-27-4 before this game

0–2

Final

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

Capitals at Whalers

Whalers beat Capitals 2–0 on February 22, 1997.

🗓 Sat, Feb 22, 1997 · 18:00 CST 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐳 HFD

Sami Kapanen

2 G

3 shots · +2

2nd star 🐳 HFD

Geoff Sanderson

2 A

4 shots · +2

3rd star 🐳 HFD

Gerald Diduck

1 A

1 shots

🚨 Scoring

2 goals · in order

1st period

🐳 Sami Kapanen Go-ahead 1st · 08:37

Assists: Geoff Sanderson, Gerald Diduck

0–1

3rd period

🐳 Sami Kapanen 3rd · 04:47

Assists: Geoff Sanderson, Curtis Leschyshyn

0–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH HFD🐳

28 Shots on goal 21

11 Penalty minutes 17

WSH shooting 0.0% (0/28) HFD shooting 9.5% (2/21)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Jim Carey

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐳Whalers

Sean Burke

0/0

.000 SV% · 0 GA · 60:00 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 2–1 Full head-to-head →

Jan 4, 1997

🦅WSH @ 🐳HFD

1–1 (OT) · Capitals won

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 February 22, 1997?

Whalers won 2–0.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Whalers?

The final score was Capitals 0, Whalers 2.

Who scored for Whalers?

Sami Kapanen (2).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

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

How did the Whalers goalie play?

Sean Burke made 0 saves on 0 shots (.000 save percentage).

What is the Capitals vs Whalers season series?

Capitals 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 · Feb 18

🐳Whalers

Previous game · Feb 21

Also on February 22, 1997

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