🦅 Away Capitals 30-17-5 before this game
3–2
Final / OT
🔔 Home Flyers 33-14-4 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdOTF
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Capitals at Flyers

Capitals beat Flyers 3–2 in overtime at Wells Fargo Center on January 31, 1998.

🗓 Sat, Jan 31, 1998 · 11:00 CST 📍 Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦅 WSH
Michal Pivonka
2 G
2 shots · 15:10 TOI · +2
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Richard Zednik
2 A
1 shots · 13:48 TOI · +2
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Peter Bondra
1 G
4 shots · 23:37 TOI

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH PHI🔔
26 Shots on goal 33
15 Hits 16
9 Blocked shots 11
6 Takeaways 4
11 Giveaways 19
17 Penalty minutes 19
WSH shooting 11.5% (3/26) PHI shooting 6.1% (2/33)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Bill Ranford
0/2
.000 SV% · 2 GA · 62:23 TOI
🔔Flyers
Ron Hextall
0/3
.000 SV% · 3 GA · 62:23 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 1st: 30-17-5 (58% win rate, 52 games)
Flyers
Flyers — tied after 1st: 33-14-4 (65% win rate, 51 games)
After 2nd — 0–0
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 2nd: 30-17-5 (58% win rate, 52 games)
Flyers
Flyers — tied after 2nd: 33-14-4 (65% win rate, 51 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Brunette · Oates · Bondra 23:37
L2 Eagles · Pivonka · Zednik 13:48
L3 Berube · Hunter · Nikolishin 11:49
L4 Toms · Miller · Juneau 10:10
D1 Gonchar · Reekie 29:32
D2 Witt · Housley 17:53
D3 Cote · Klee 14:50
🔔Flyers
L1 LeClair · Brind'Amour · Lindros 25:26
L2 Podein · Zubrus · Klatt 16:33
L3 Forbes · Gratton · Daigle 12:20
L4 Kordic · Otto · Lacroix 3:51
D1 Desjardins · Svoboda 23:49
D2 Therien · Niinimaa 21:32
D3 Richardson · Joseph 16:48

⚔️ Last meetings

Capitals lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →
Jan 9, 1998
🔔PHI @ 🦅WSH
1–4 · Capitals won
Oct 31, 1997
🔔PHI @ 🦅WSH
2–2 (OT) · Flyers won
Mar 29, 1997
🔔PHI @ 🦅WSH
5–3 · Flyers won
Mar 9, 1997
🦅WSH @ 🔔PHI
0–5 · Flyers won
Jan 29, 1997
🔔PHI @ 🦅WSH
2–1 · Flyers won

❓ WSH vs PHI, answered

Who won Capitals vs Flyers on January 31, 1998?

Capitals won 3–2 in overtime.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Flyers?

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

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Bill Ranford made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Flyers goalie play?

Ron Hextall made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Flyers played?

At Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, the Flyers home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Flyers season series?

Capitals lead the season series 2–1 after 3 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 · Jan 28
🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH
2–2 · PIT won
Next game · Feb 1
🐙DET @ 🦅WSH
4–2 · DET won
🔔Flyers
Previous game · Jan 29
🇨🇦MTL @ 🔔PHI
3–2 · MTL won
Next game · Feb 4
🔔PHI @ ⭐DAL
0–1 · DAL won
Also on January 31, 1998
🗽NYR @ 🐻BOS
2–4 final
🐙DET @ 🐧PIT
2–4 final
⚡TBL @ 🐆FLA
0–2 final
⭐DAL @ 🎵STL
3–6 final
🪶CHI @ 👑LAK
0–3 final
🏔️COL @ 🦈SJS
2–5 final
🏛️OTT @ 🇨🇦MTL
4–3 final
🌵PHX @ 🍁TOR
5–2 final
Capitals season page Flyers season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule