1–2

Final

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

Oilers at Capitals

Capitals beat Oilers 2–1 at Capital One Arena on November 8, 1997.

🗓 Sat, Nov 8, 1997 · 18:00 CST 📍 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

Adam Oates

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 27:20 TOI · +1

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Calle Johansson

1 G

2 shots · 25:39 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Sylvain Cote

1 A

4 shots · 22:01 TOI

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🛢️EDM WSH🦅

18 Shots on goal 25

0/6 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6

14 Hits 14

9 Blocked shots 10

1 Takeaways 4

4 Giveaways 3

14 Penalty minutes 24

EDM shooting 5.6% (1/18) WSH shooting 8.0% (2/25)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🛢️Oilers

Curtis Joseph

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 58:59 TOI

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 59:57 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Oilers

Oilers — tied after 1st: 7-8-1 (44% win rate, 16 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 9-6-1 (56% win rate, 16 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Oilers

Oilers — tied after 2nd: 7-8-1 (44% win rate, 16 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 9-6-1 (56% win rate, 16 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🛢️Oilers

L1 Smyth · Weight · Marchant 20:50

L2 Arnott · McAmmond · Kovalenko 17:34

L3 Lindgren · Devereaux · Buchberger 12:38

L4 Huard · Kelly · Grier 7:22

D1 Mironov · Mcgillis 23:28

D2 De Vries · Millar 19:18

D3 Bannister · Berehowsky 13:32

🦅Capitals

L1 Konowalchuk · Oates · Bondra 24:09

L2 Simon · Pivonka · Hunter 14:18

L3 Miller · Peake · Zednik 10:18

L4 Berube · Bulis 6:20

D1 Johansson · Cote 23:50

D2 Housley · Tinordi 20:02

D3 Witt · Reekie 16:00

D4 Klee 7:02

⚔️ Last meetings

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

2–2 (OT) · Oilers won

❓ EDM vs WSH, answered

Who won Oilers vs Capitals on November 8, 1997?

Capitals won 2–1.

What was the final score of Oilers vs Capitals?

The final score was Oilers 1, Capitals 2.

How did the Oilers goalie play?

Curtis Joseph made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

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

Where is Oilers vs Capitals played?

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

What is the Oilers 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

🛢️Oilers

Previous game · Nov 6

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Nov 6

Also on November 8, 1997

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