🦅 Away Capitals 17-10-2 before this game
4–5
Final
🐆 Home Panthers 10-13-5 before this game
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Capitals at Panthers

Panthers beat Capitals 5–4 at Amerant Bank Arena on December 7, 1997.

🗓 Sun, Dec 7, 1997 · 12:30 CST 📍 Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Season series tied 2–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐆 FLA
Steve Washburn
2 G
2 shots · 19:50 TOI
2nd star 🐆 FLA
Dave Gagner
2 G
2 shots · 18:56 TOI · +1
3rd star 🐆 FLA
David Nemirovsky
1 G, 1 A
1 shots · 07:10 TOI

🚨 Scoring

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

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH FLA🐆
28 Shots on goal 23
1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5
4 Hits 3
0 Blocked shots 1
2 Takeaways 5
2 Giveaways 3
21 Penalty minutes 19
WSH shooting 14.3% (4/28) FLA shooting 21.7% (5/23)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Bill Ranford
0/5
.000 SV% · 5 GA · 59:29 TOI
🐆Panthers
John Vanbiesbrouck
0/4
.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 1st: 17-10-2 (59% win rate, 29 games)
Panthers
Panthers — tied after 1st: 10-13-5 (36% win rate, 28 games)
After 2nd — 0–0
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 2nd: 17-10-2 (59% win rate, 29 games)
Panthers
Panthers — tied after 2nd: 10-13-5 (36% win rate, 28 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Simon · Oates · Juneau 19:57
L2 Konowalchuk · Toms · Zednik 14:10
L3 Miller · Krygier · Hunter 11:05
L4 Berube · Bulis 8:10
D1 Johansson · Reekie 26:16
D2 Tinordi · Housley 23:46
D3 Gonchar · Cote 10:24
D4 Klee 7:26
🐆Panthers
L1 Washburn · Gagner · Sheppard 18:56
L2 Mellanby · Dvorak · Fitzgerald 16:45
L3 Lindsay · Muller · Whitney 13:59
L4 Wells · Johnson · Nemirovsky 7:45
D1 Svehla · Murphy 23:59
D2 Warrener · Jovanovski 19:03
D3 Carkner · Laus 15:05

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 2–2 Full head-to-head →
Dec 5, 1997
🐆FLA @ 🦅WSH
2–3 (OT) · Capitals won
Nov 23, 1997
🦅WSH @ 🐆FLA
5–2 · Capitals won
Nov 9, 1997
🦅WSH @ 🐆FLA
2–3 · Panthers won
Apr 6, 1997
🐆FLA @ 🦅WSH
3–3 (OT) · Panthers won
Feb 1, 1997
🦅WSH @ 🐆FLA
3–1 · Capitals won

❓ WSH vs FLA, answered

Who won Capitals vs Panthers on December 7, 1997?

Panthers won 5–4.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Panthers?

The final score was Capitals 4, Panthers 5.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Bill Ranford made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Panthers goalie play?

John Vanbiesbrouck made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Panthers played?

At Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, the Panthers home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Panthers season series?

Season series tied 2–2 after 4 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
🦅Capitals
Previous game · Dec 5
🐆FLA @ 🦅WSH
2–3 · WSH won
Next game · Dec 10
🦅WSH @ 🦈SJS
3–3 · WSH won
🐆Panthers
Previous game · Dec 5
🐆FLA @ 🦅WSH
2–3 · WSH won
Next game · Dec 10
🐆FLA @ 🌪️CAR
5–2 · FLA won
Also on December 7, 1997
🛢️EDM @ 🪶CHI
3–3 final
Capitals season page Panthers season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule