🏔️ Away Avalanche 45-15-5 before this game

3–6

Final

🦅 Home Capitals 29-30-5 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
COL	1	2	0	3
WSH	1	4	1	6

Avalanche at Capitals

Capitals beat Avalanche 6–3 at Capital One Arena on March 6, 1997.

🗓 Thu, Mar 6, 1997 · 18:30 CST 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Peter Bondra

4 G

8 shots · +1

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Joe Juneau

4 A

1 shots

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Michal Pivonka

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Adam Oates Go-ahead 1st · 07:40

Assists: Mark Tinordi, Joe Juneau

0–1

🏔️ Peter Forsberg Tying 1st · 19:53

Assists: Claude Lemieux, Adam Foote

1–1

2nd period

🦅 Peter Bondra Go-ahead 2nd · 05:05

Assists: Andrei Nikolishin, Michal Pivonka

1–2

🏔️ Mike Ricci Tying 2nd · 06:12

Assists: Stephane Yelle, Mike Keane

2–2

🦅 Michal Pivonka PP Go-ahead 2nd · 07:06

Assists: Joe Juneau

2–3

🏔️ Valeri Kamensky Tying 2nd · 07:37

Assists: Claude Lemieux, Peter Forsberg

3–3

🦅 Peter Bondra PP Go-ahead 2nd · 11:37

Assists: Joe Juneau, Phil Housley

3–4

🦅 Peter Bondra 2nd · 13:50

Assists: Mark Tinordi, Bill Ranford

3–5

3rd period

🦅 Peter Bondra PP 3rd · 08:37

Assists: Joe Juneau, Sylvain Cote

3–6

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏔️COL WSH🦅

31 Shots on goal 30

0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 3/6

21 Penalty minutes 17

COL shooting 9.7% (3/31) WSH shooting 20.0% (6/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏔️Avalanche

Craig Billington

0/6

.000 SV% · 6 GA · 59:51 TOI

🦅Capitals

Bill Ranford

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Avalanche

Avalanche — tied after 1st: 45-15-5 (69% win rate, 65 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 29-30-5 (45% win rate, 64 games)

After 2nd — 3–5

Avalanche

Avalanche: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →

❓ COL vs WSH, answered

Who won Avalanche vs Capitals on March 6, 1997?

Capitals won 6–3.

What was the final score of Avalanche vs Capitals?

The final score was Avalanche 3, Capitals 6.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Mike Ricci, Peter Forsberg, Valeri Kamensky.

Who scored for Capitals?

Peter Bondra (4), Adam Oates, Michal Pivonka.

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Craig Billington made 0 saves on 6 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Bill Ranford made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Avalanche vs Capitals played?

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

What is the Avalanche vs Capitals season series?

Season series tied 1–1 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

🏔️Avalanche

Previous game · Mar 5

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Mar 4

Also on March 6, 1997

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