⚡ Away Lightning 13-36-7 before this game

4–3

Final

🦅 Home Capitals 32-19-5 before this game

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

Lightning at Capitals

Lightning beat Capitals 4–3 at Capital One Arena on February 25, 1998.

🗓 Wed, Feb 25, 1998 · 18:00 CST 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Lightning lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚡ TBL

Alexander Selivanov

2 G

3 shots · 15:49 TOI · +1

2nd star ⚡ TBL

Paul Ysebaert

1 G

1 shots · 14:47 TOI

3rd star ⚡ TBL

Darcy Tucker

1 G

1 shots · 16:30 TOI

🚨 Scoring

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

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚡TBL WSH🦅

18 Shots on goal 33

1/6 Power play (goals / chances) 1/9

5 Hits 12

8 Blocked shots 3

4 Takeaways 7

0 Giveaways 5

24 Penalty minutes 18

TBL shooting 22.2% (4/18) WSH shooting 9.1% (3/33)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚡Lightning

Mark Fitzpatrick

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 59:52 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Lightning

Lightning — tied after 1st: 13-36-7 (23% win rate, 56 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 32-19-5 (57% win rate, 56 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Lightning

Lightning — tied after 2nd: 13-36-7 (23% win rate, 56 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 32-19-5 (57% win rate, 56 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚡Lightning

L1 Langkow · Hull · Andersson 17:37

L2 Tucker · Selivanov · Richer 15:49

L3 Ysebaert · Wiemer · Renberg 14:33

L4 Zamuner · Debrusk · Bonsignore 4:50

D1 Cullimore · Cross 24:54

D2 Racine · Dykhuis 21:16

D3 Wilkie · McBain 13:52

🦅Capitals

L1 Brunette · Oates · Bondra 24:06

L2 Juneau · Nikolishin · Svejkovsky 14:17

L3 Hunter · Bulis · Zednik 9:44

L4 Konowalchuk · Miller · Berube 8:30

D1 Gonchar · Reekie 23:25

D2 Johansson · Cote 20:16

D3 Housley · Witt 15:30

⚔️ Last meetings

Lightning lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →

3–2 (OT) · Capitals won

4–5 (OT) · Capitals won

Dec 23, 1996

🦅WSH @ ⚡TBL

3–1 · Capitals won

❓ TBL vs WSH, answered

Who won Lightning vs Capitals on February 25, 1998?

Lightning won 4–3.

What was the final score of Lightning vs Capitals?

The final score was Lightning 4, Capitals 3.

How did the Lightning goalie play?

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

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Lightning vs Capitals played?

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

What is the Lightning vs Capitals season series?

Lightning 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

⚡Lightning

Previous game · Feb 7

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Feb 7

Also on February 25, 1998

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