🐆 Away Panthers 43-24-12 before this game
3–3
Final / OT
🦅 Home Capitals 34-38-6 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdOTF
FLA 02103
WSH 11103

Panthers at Capitals

Panthers beat Capitals 3–3 in overtime at Capital One Arena on April 6, 1997.

🗓 Sun, Apr 6, 1997 · 12:30 CDT 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Panthers lead the season series 3–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦅 WSH
Dale Hunter
1 G, 1 A
1 shots
2nd star 🐆 FLA
Dave Lowry
1 G
2 shots · +1
3rd star 🐆 FLA
Johan Garpenlov
1 G
1 shots

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order
1st period
🦅 Calle Johansson Go-ahead 1st · 06:28
Assists: Mark Tinordi
0–1
2nd period
🐆 Johan Garpenlov Tying 2nd · 00:48
Assists: Rob Niedermayer, Scott Mellanby
1–1
🐆 Dave Lowry Go-ahead 2nd · 05:57
Assists: Steve Washburn, Ray Sheppard
2–1
🦅 Dale Hunter PP Tying 2nd · 15:48
Assists: Sylvain Cote, Andrei Nikolishin
2–2
3rd period
🐆 Mike Hough Go-ahead 3rd · 12:52
Assists: Gord Murphy, Rhett Warrener
3–2
🦅 Peter Bondra Tying 3rd · 19:10
Assists: Dale Hunter, Kelly Miller
3–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🐆FLA WSH🦅
23 Shots on goal 35
0/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4
30 Penalty minutes 47
FLA shooting 13.0% (3/23) WSH shooting 8.6% (3/35)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐆Panthers
Mark Fitzpatrick
0/3
.000 SV% · 3 GA · 65:00 TOI
🦅Capitals
Bill Ranford
0/3
.000 SV% · 3 GA · 64:29 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–1
Panthers
Panthers: no games found in this situation this year.
Capitals
Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.
After 2nd — 2–2
Panthers
Panthers — tied after 2nd: 43-24-12 (54% win rate, 79 games)
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 2nd: 34-38-6 (44% win rate, 78 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Panthers lead the season series 3–2 Full head-to-head →
Feb 1, 1997
🦅WSH @ 🐆FLA
3–1 · Capitals won
Dec 28, 1996
🐆FLA @ 🦅WSH
1–1 (OT) · Panthers won
Nov 18, 1996
🦅WSH @ 🐆FLA
4–2 · Capitals won
Nov 7, 1996
🦅WSH @ 🐆FLA
2–4 · Panthers won
Feb 29, 1996
🦅WSH @ 🐆FLA
2–2 (OT) · Capitals won

❓ FLA vs WSH, answered

Who won Panthers vs Capitals on April 6, 1997?

Panthers won 3–3 in overtime.

What was the final score of Panthers vs Capitals?

The final score was Panthers 3, Capitals 3, in overtime.

Who scored for Panthers?

Dave Lowry, Johan Garpenlov, Mike Hough.

Who scored for Capitals?

Calle Johansson, Dale Hunter, Peter Bondra.

How did the Panthers goalie play?

Mark Fitzpatrick made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

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

Where is Panthers vs Capitals played?

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

What is the Panthers vs Capitals season series?

Panthers 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
🐆Panthers
Previous game · Apr 5
🐆FLA @ 🐻BOS
2–4 · BOS won
Next game · Apr 9
😈NJD @ 🐆FLA
2–4 · FLA won
🦅Capitals
Previous game · Apr 3
🦅WSH @ 🏛️OTT
0–4 · OTT won
Next game · Apr 10
🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH
2–3 · WSH won
Also on April 6, 1997
🏛️OTT @ 🔔PHI
1–2 final
🪶CHI @ 🔥CGY
2–1 final
😈NJD @ 🎵STL
2–0 final
🌵PHX @ 🏔️COL
1–2 final
Panthers season page Capitals season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule