🦅 Away Capitals 30-30-5 before this game

0–5

Final

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

Capitals at Flyers

Flyers beat Capitals 5–0 at Wells Fargo Center on March 9, 1997.

🗓 Sun, Mar 9, 1997 · 12:00 CST 📍 Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 3–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🔔 PHI

Eric Lindros

4 A

3 shots · +4

2nd star 🔔 PHI

John LeClair

2 G, 1 A

6 shots · +3

3rd star 🔔 PHI

Eric Desjardins

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🔔 Rod Brind'Amour Go-ahead 1st · 16:24

Assists: John LeClair, Karl Dykhuis

0–1

2nd period

🔔 Eric Desjardins 2nd · 16:35

Assists: Rod Brind'Amour, Eric Lindros

0–2

🔔 Colin Forbes 2nd · 17:59

Assists: Paul Coffey, Eric Lindros

0–3

3rd period

🔔 John LeClair PP 3rd · 08:57

Assists: Eric Lindros, Eric Desjardins

0–4

🔔 John LeClair 3rd · 17:54

Assists: Eric Lindros, Chris Therien

0–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH PHI🔔

15 Shots on goal 25

0/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/8

56 Penalty minutes 50

WSH shooting 0.0% (0/15) PHI shooting 20.0% (5/25)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Bill Ranford

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔔Flyers

Ron Hextall

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.

Flyers

Flyers: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 0–3

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Flyers

Flyers: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Capitals lead the season series 3–2 Full head-to-head →

3–3 (OT) · Capitals won

❓ WSH vs PHI, answered

Who won Capitals vs Flyers on March 9, 1997?

Flyers won 5–0.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Flyers?

The final score was Capitals 0, Flyers 5.

Who scored for Flyers?

John LeClair (2), Colin Forbes, Eric Desjardins, Rod Brind'Amour.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Bill Ranford made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Flyers goalie play?

Ron Hextall made 0 saves on 0 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Flyers played?

At Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, the Flyers home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Flyers season series?

Capitals lead the season series 3–2 after 5 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 · Mar 6

🔔Flyers

Previous game · Mar 8

Also on March 9, 1997

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