⭐ Away Stars 9-4-0 before this game
4–3
Final
🦅 Home Capitals 8-3-0 before this game
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Stars at Capitals

Stars beat Capitals 4–3 at Capital One Arena on October 29, 1997.

🗓 Wed, Oct 29, 1997 · 18:30 CST 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Stars lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⭐ DAL
Greg Adams
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · 15:40 TOI · +1
2nd star ⭐ DAL
Pat Verbeek
2 A
5 shots · 18:16 TOI · +1
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Joe Juneau
1 G, 1 A
5 shots · 20:23 TOI · -2

🚨 Scoring

Goal-by-goal detail has not synced for this game yet.

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
⭐DAL WSH🦅
25 Shots on goal 19
1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2
8 Hits 10
12 Blocked shots 12
10 Takeaways 6
8 Giveaways 16
4 Penalty minutes 4
DAL shooting 16.0% (4/25) WSH shooting 15.8% (3/19)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⭐Stars
Roman Turek
0/3
.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI
🦅Capitals
Olie Kolzig
0/4
.000 SV% · 4 GA · 59:04 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Stars
Stars — tied after 1st: 9-4 (69% win rate, 13 games)
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 1st: 8-3 (73% win rate, 11 games)
After 2nd — 0–0
Stars
Stars — tied after 2nd: 9-4 (69% win rate, 13 games)
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 2nd: 8-3 (73% win rate, 11 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⭐Stars
L1 Reid · Langenbrunner · Verbeek 18:33
L2 Hogue · Nieuwendyk · Modano 17:01
L3 Adams · Bassen · Harvey 14:17
L4 Errey · Lind · Marshall 9:21
D1 Hatcher · Matvichuk 25:50
D2 Sydor · Zubov 17:48
D3 Chambers · Ludwig 15:36
🦅Capitals
L1 Oates · Juneau · Bondra 25:17
L2 Konowalchuk · Hunter · Zednik 15:16
L3 Brunette · Krygier · Bulis 12:44
L4 Miller · Mulhern 9:41
D1 Johansson · Tinordi 22:36
D2 Cote · Witt 19:42
D3 Housley · Reekie 14:52
D4 Gonchar 5:50

⚔️ Last meetings

Stars lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →
Jan 24, 1997
⭐DAL @ 🦅WSH
5–2 · Stars won
Oct 8, 1996
🦅WSH @ ⭐DAL
3–5 · Stars won
Mar 17, 1996
⭐DAL @ 🦅WSH
1–2 · Capitals won
Oct 17, 1995
🦅WSH @ ⭐DAL
4–3 · Capitals won
Apr 3, 1994
⭐DAL @ 🦅WSH
6–3 · Stars won

❓ DAL vs WSH, answered

Who won Stars vs Capitals on October 29, 1997?

Stars won 4–3.

What was the final score of Stars vs Capitals?

The final score was Stars 4, Capitals 3.

How did the Stars goalie play?

Roman Turek made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Stars vs Capitals played?

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

What is the Stars vs Capitals season series?

Stars 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
⭐Stars
Previous game · Oct 28
⭐DAL @ 🗽NYR
3–2 · DAL won
Next game · Nov 2
⭐DAL @ 🔔PHI
3–3 · DAL won
🦅Capitals
Previous game · Oct 25
🦅WSH @ 🎵STL
2–5 · STL won
Next game · Oct 31
🔔PHI @ 🦅WSH
2–2 · PHI won
Also on October 29, 1997
🏝️NYI @ 🇨🇦MTL
5–2 final
🎵STL @ 🔔PHI
3–2 final
🏛️OTT @ ⚡TBL
5–2 final
🦈SJS @ 🐙DET
3–4 final
🐋VAN @ 🪶CHI
0–3 final
🌵PHX @ 🛢️EDM
2–3 final
Stars season page Capitals season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule