3–2

Final

🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 3-1-2 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
WSH	2	0	1	3
MTL	1	0	1	2

Capitals at Canadiens

Capitals beat Canadiens 3–2 at Bell Centre on October 18, 1997.

🗓 Sat, Oct 18, 1997 · 18:30 CDT 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Brendan Witt

2 A

2 shots · 20:44 TOI · +1

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Shayne Corson

2 A

3 shots · 20:58 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Kelly Miller

1 G

5 shots · 12:27 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Chris Simon PP Go-ahead 1st · 10:17

Assists: Brendan Witt, Peter Bondra · beat Andy Moog

1–0

🇨🇦 Dave Manson PP Tying 1st · 12:27

Assists: Shayne Corson, Sebastien Bordeleau · beat Olie Kolzig

1–1

🦅 Jan Bulis Go-ahead 1st · 19:21

Assists: Olie Kolzig · beat Andy Moog

2–1

3rd period

🇨🇦 Saku Koivu Tying 3rd · 07:44

Assists: Stephane Quintal, Shayne Corson · beat Olie Kolzig

2–2

🦅 Kelly Miller SH Go-ahead 3rd · 17:45

Assists: Dale Hunter, Brendan Witt · beat Andy Moog

3–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH MTL🇨🇦

33 Shots on goal 39

1/6 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

27 Hits 29

6 Blocked shots 7

3 Takeaways 6

15 Giveaways 24

10 Penalty minutes 12

WSH shooting 9.1% (3/33) MTL shooting 5.1% (2/39)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Andy Moog

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 59:22 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–1

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Konowalchuk · Oates · Juneau 21:04

L2 Simon · Pivonka · Bondra 16:17

L3 Miller · Hunter · Svejkovsky 12:27

L4 Bulis · Benda · Zednik 8:04

D1 Johansson · Tinordi 24:48

D2 Witt · Cote 20:08

D3 Gonchar · Klee 15:00

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Corson · Koivu · Recchi 20:58

L2 Brunet · Damphousse · Bure 16:32

L3 Rucinsky · Bordeleau · Bureau 14:05

L4 Thornton · Tucker · Stevenson 7:48

D1 Manson · Malakhov 24:26

D2 Brisebois · Quintal 20:34

D3 Clark · Rivet 11:04

⚔️ Last meetings

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

1–0 (OT) · Capitals won

❓ WSH vs MTL, answered

Who won Capitals vs Canadiens on October 18, 1997?

Capitals won 3–2.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Canadiens?

The final score was Capitals 3, Canadiens 2.

Who scored for Capitals?

Chris Simon, Jan Bulis, Kelly Miller.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Dave Manson, Saku Koivu.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Andy Moog made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Canadiens 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

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Oct 15

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Oct 17

Also on October 18, 1997

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