🦅 Away Capitals 27-17-4 before this game

3–2

Final / OT

⚡ Home Lightning 11-29-6 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
WSH	0	0	0	0	3
TBL	0	0	0	0	2

Capitals at Lightning

Capitals beat Lightning 3–2 in overtime at AMALIE Arena on January 21, 1998.

🗓 Wed, Jan 21, 1998 · 18:30 CST 📍 AMALIE Arena, Tampa 🏒 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

2 G

10 shots · 25:11 TOI · +1

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Andrew Brunette

2 A

1 shots · 18:52 TOI · +1

3rd star ⚡ TBL

Alexander Selivanov

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 18:05 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH TBL⚡

30 Shots on goal 26

13 Hits 19

4 Blocked shots 6

2 Takeaways 6

1 Giveaways 7

12 Penalty minutes 12

WSH shooting 10.0% (3/30) TBL shooting 7.7% (2/26)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 63:29 TOI

⚡Lightning

Mark Fitzpatrick

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 63:32 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 27-17-4 (56% win rate, 48 games)

Lightning

Lightning — tied after 1st: 11-29-6 (24% win rate, 46 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 27-17-4 (56% win rate, 48 games)

Lightning

Lightning — tied after 2nd: 11-29-6 (24% win rate, 46 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Brunette · Oates · Bondra 24:45

L2 Toms · Konowalchuk · Nikolishin 15:51

L3 Krygier · Pivonka · Zednik 11:46

L4 Miller · Berube · Hunter 8:27

D1 Gonchar · Cote 26:08

D2 Reekie · Witt 21:59

D3 Housley · Klee 15:32

⚡Lightning

L1 Zamuner · Langkow · Renberg 19:14

L2 Ysebaert · Selivanov · Richer 18:05

L3 Vujtek · Andersson · Tucker 14:11

L4 Debrusk · Wiemer · Bonsignore 8:02

D1 Marchment · Wilkie 26:08

D2 Cross · Dykhuis 24:14

D3 McBain · Huscroft 11:06

⚔️ Last meetings

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

4–5 (OT) · Capitals won

❓ WSH vs TBL, answered

Who won Capitals vs Lightning on January 21, 1998?

Capitals won 3–2 in overtime.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Lightning?

The final score was Capitals 3, Lightning 2, in overtime.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

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

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Mark Fitzpatrick made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Lightning played?

At AMALIE Arena in Tampa, the Lightning home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Lightning 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 · Jan 15

⚡Lightning

Previous game · Jan 14

Also on January 21, 1998

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