1–4

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
NJD	0	0	0	1
WSH	0	0	0	4

Devils at Capitals

Capitals beat Devils 4–1 at Capital One Arena on October 4, 1997.

🗓 Sat, Oct 4, 1997 · 18:00 CDT 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Peter Bondra

2 A

5 shots · 18:00 TOI · +1

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Richard Zednik

1 G

2 shots · 08:05 TOI · +1

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Mark Tinordi

1 G

2 shots · 20:10 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

😈NJD WSH🦅

24 Shots on goal 29

10 Hits 6

9 Blocked shots 6

11 Takeaways 13

12 Giveaways 9

20 Penalty minutes 20

NJD shooting 4.2% (1/24) WSH shooting 13.8% (4/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

😈Devils

Mike Dunham

0/0

.000 SV% · 0 GA · 20:00 TOI

Martin Brodeur

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 40:00 TOI

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Devils

Devils — tied after 1st: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Devils

Devils — tied after 2nd: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

😈Devils

L1 Andreychuk · Gilmour · Sykora 20:06

L2 Holik · MacLean · Thomas 15:20

L3 Pandolfo · Daniels · Pederson 12:40

L4 Simpson · Carpenter · Mckay 9:05

D1 Niedermayer · Odelein 23:02

D2 Stevens · Daneyko 17:52

D3 Dean · Bombardir 16:01

🦅Capitals

L1 Oates · Juneau · Bondra 22:22

L2 Konowalchuk · Pivonka · Svejkovsky 15:19

L3 Simon · Bulis · Hunter 10:42

L4 Berube · Benda · Zednik 7:59

D1 Housley · Johansson 22:32

D2 Tinordi · Cote 20:09

D3 Reekie · Witt 17:26

⚔️ Last meetings

Capitals lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

2–2 (OT) · Devils won

❓ NJD vs WSH, answered

Who won Devils vs Capitals on October 4, 1997?

Capitals won 4–1.

What was the final score of Devils vs Capitals?

The final score was Devils 1, Capitals 4.

How did the Devils goalie play?

Mike Dunham made 0 saves on 0 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Devils vs Capitals played?

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

What is the Devils vs Capitals season series?

Capitals lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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

😈Devils

Previous game · Oct 3

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Oct 3

Also on October 4, 1997

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