2–4

Final

🦅 Home Capitals 20-15-4 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
STL	0	0	0	2
WSH	0	0	0	4

Blues at Capitals

Capitals beat Blues 4–2 at Capital One Arena on December 29, 1997.

🗓 Mon, Dec 29, 1997 · 18:00 CST 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Adam Oates

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 18:41 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Sylvain Cote

2 A

2 shots · 20:21 TOI · +3

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Todd Krygier

2 A

1 shots · 18:08 TOI

🚨 Scoring

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

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🎵STL WSH🦅

19 Shots on goal 25

0/0 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3

9 Hits 11

11 Blocked shots 9

4 Takeaways 7

5 Giveaways 6

8 Penalty minutes 2

STL shooting 10.5% (2/19) WSH shooting 16.0% (4/25)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🎵Blues

Jamie McLennan

0/0

.000 SV% · 0 GA · 39:02 TOI

Grant Fuhr

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 20:00 TOI

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Blues

Blues — tied after 1st: 24-12-5 (59% win rate, 41 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 20-15-4 (51% win rate, 39 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Blues

Blues — tied after 2nd: 24-12-5 (59% win rate, 41 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 20-15-4 (51% win rate, 39 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🎵Blues

L1 Courtnall · Turgeon · Demitra 17:39

L2 Yake · Campbell · Atcheynum 15:21

L3 York · Rheaume · Conroy 13:04

L4 Pellerin · Turcotte · Kenady 11:52

D1 Pronger · Bergevin 25:24

D2 Duchesne · Poeschek 19:20

D3 Mcalpine · Rivers 15:11

🦅Capitals

L1 Konowalchuk · Oates · Bondra 18:41

L2 Krygier · Brunette · Pivonka 18:02

L3 Berube · Eagles · Hunter 12:21

L4 Miller · Bulis · Zednik 11:22

D1 Johansson · Gonchar 22:06

D2 Witt · Cote 20:32

D3 Tinordi · Reekie 17:22

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →

❓ STL vs WSH, answered

Who won Blues vs Capitals on December 29, 1997?

Capitals won 4–2.

What was the final score of Blues vs Capitals?

The final score was Blues 2, Capitals 4.

How did the Blues goalie play?

Jamie McLennan made 0 saves on 0 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

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

Where is Blues vs Capitals played?

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

What is the Blues vs Capitals season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 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

🎵Blues

Previous game · Dec 27

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Dec 27

Also on December 29, 1997

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