🦅 Away Capitals 34-34-6 before this game
3–5
Final
🪶 Home Blackhawks 37-27-9 before this game
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WSH 2013
CHI 0145

Capitals at Blackhawks

Blackhawks beat Capitals 5–3 at United Center on March 26, 1997.

🗓 Wed, Mar 26, 1997 · 19:30 CST 📍 United Center, Chicago 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Blackhawks lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🪶 CHI
Tony Amonte
2 G, 1 A
5 shots
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Steve Konowalchuk
2 G, 1 A
2 shots · +1
3rd star 🪶 CHI
Eric Daze
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order
1st period
🦅 Steve Konowalchuk Go-ahead 1st · 00:29
Assists: Adam Oates
1–0
🦅 Steve Konowalchuk 1st · 19:26
Assists: Rick Tocchet, Sergei Gonchar
2–0
2nd period
🪶 Ethan Moreau 2nd · 00:40
Assists: Jeff Shantz, Eric Weinrich
2–1
3rd period
🪶 Eric Daze PP Tying 3rd · 01:01
Assists: Alexei Zhamnov, Tony Amonte
2–2
🦅 Sergei Gonchar Go-ahead 3rd · 04:30
Assists: Steve Konowalchuk, Adam Oates
3–2
🪶 Tony Amonte Tying 3rd · 07:48
Assists: Chris Chelios, Sergei Krivokrasov
3–3
🪶 Denis Savard Go-ahead 3rd · 11:59
Assists: Eric Daze, Kevin Miller
3–4
🪶 Tony Amonte 3rd · 13:42
Assists: Enrico Ciccone
3–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH CHI🪶
35 Shots on goal 20
0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2
6 Penalty minutes 10
WSH shooting 8.6% (3/35) CHI shooting 25.0% (5/20)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Bill Ranford
0/5
.000 SV% · 5 GA · 57:32 TOI
🪶Blackhawks
Jeff Hackett
0/3
.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–0
Capitals
Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.
Blackhawks
Blackhawks: no games found in this situation this year.
After 2nd — 2–1
Capitals
Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.
Blackhawks
Blackhawks: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Blackhawks lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →
Oct 5, 1996
🪶CHI @ 🦅WSH
5–2 · Blackhawks won
Jan 17, 1996
🦅WSH @ 🪶CHI
3–2 · Capitals won
Nov 11, 1995
🪶CHI @ 🦅WSH
4–1 · Blackhawks won
Mar 31, 1994
🦅WSH @ 🪶CHI
6–3 · Capitals won
Jan 8, 1994
🪶CHI @ 🦅WSH
1–4 · Capitals won

❓ WSH vs CHI, answered

Who won Capitals vs Blackhawks on March 26, 1997?

Blackhawks won 5–3.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Blackhawks?

The final score was Capitals 3, Blackhawks 5.

Who scored for Capitals?

Steve Konowalchuk (2), Sergei Gonchar.

Who scored for Blackhawks?

Tony Amonte (2), Denis Savard, Eric Daze, Ethan Moreau.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

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

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

Jeff Hackett made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Blackhawks played?

At United Center in Chicago, the Blackhawks home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Blackhawks season series?

Blackhawks 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
🦅Capitals
Previous game · Mar 25
🎵STL @ 🦅WSH
2–3 · WSH won
Next game · Mar 29
🔔PHI @ 🦅WSH
5–3 · PHI won
🪶Blackhawks
Previous game · Mar 23
🐙DET @ 🪶CHI
3–5 · CHI won
Next game · Mar 28
🦆ANA @ 🪶CHI
4–3 · ANA won
Also on March 26, 1997
🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF
3–2 final
🐧PIT @ 🇨🇦MTL
5–8 final
🏔️COL @ 🐙DET
5–6 final
🦆ANA @ 🐋VAN
3–5 final
🍁TOR @ 🦈SJS
2–1 final
Capitals season page Blackhawks season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule