🦅 Away Capitals 19-13-3 before this game

2–1

Final

🌪️ Home Hurricanes 14-15-6 before this game

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

Capitals at Hurricanes

Capitals beat Hurricanes 2–1 at PNC Arena on December 20, 1997.

🗓 Sat, Dec 20, 1997 · 18:00 CST 📍 PNC Arena, Raleigh 🏒 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

1 G

4 shots · 23:08 TOI · +1

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Steve Konowalchuk

1 G

3 shots · 17:28 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Richard Zednik

1 A

3 shots · 11:58 TOI

🚨 Scoring

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

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH CAR🌪️

24 Shots on goal 25

2 Hits 4

10 Blocked shots 11

5 Takeaways 2

3 Giveaways 5

14 Penalty minutes 10

WSH shooting 8.3% (2/24) CAR shooting 4.0% (1/25)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Bill Ranford

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🌪️Hurricanes

Sean Burke

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 30:34 TOI

Trevor Kidd

0/0

.000 SV% · 0 GA · 28:57 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 19-13-3 (54% win rate, 35 games)

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 1st: 14-15-6 (40% win rate, 35 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 19-13-3 (54% win rate, 35 games)

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 2nd: 14-15-6 (40% win rate, 35 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Simon · Oates · Bondra 22:55

L2 Konowalchuk · Hunter · Bulis 14:37

L3 Eagles · Miller · Zednik 11:58

L4 Berube · Gratton 6:31

D1 Reekie · Johansson 22:02

D2 Tinordi · Witt 20:14

D3 Housley · Gonchar 17:04

D4 Cote 10:41

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Roberts · Primeau · Emerson 21:20

L2 Manderville · Kron · Kapanen 16:37

L3 Ranheim · Leach · Dineen 14:02

L4 Grimson · O'Neill · Rice 9:21

D1 Wesley · Burt 25:07

D2 Brown · Leschyshyn 21:12

D3 Hill · Ciccone 15:20

❓ WSH vs CAR, answered

Who won Capitals vs Hurricanes on December 20, 1997?

Capitals won 2–1.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Hurricanes?

The final score was Capitals 2, Hurricanes 1.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Bill Ranford made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Sean Burke made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Hurricanes played?

At PNC Arena in Raleigh, the Hurricanes home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Hurricanes 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 · Dec 18

🌪️Hurricanes

Previous game · Dec 18

Also on December 20, 1997

Capitals season page Hurricanes season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule