1–2

Final

🦅 Home Capitals 35-25-5 before this game

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

Coyotes at Capitals

Capitals beat Coyotes 2–1 at Capital One Arena on March 16, 1998.

🗓 Mon, Mar 16, 1998 · 18:00 CST 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Peter Bondra

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 22:58 TOI · +1

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Adam Oates

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 24:27 TOI · +1

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Todd Krygier

1 A

3 shots · 11:31 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🌵PHX WSH🦅

25 Shots on goal 24

1/8 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

7 Hits 6

8 Blocked shots 9

4 Takeaways 4

4 Giveaways 3

25 Penalty minutes 42

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

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌵Coyotes

Jimmy Waite

22/24

.917 SV% · 2 GA · 58:45 TOI

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

24/25

.960 SV% · 1 GA · 59:59 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Coyotes

Coyotes — tied after 1st: 32-26-8 (48% win rate, 66 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 35-25-5 (54% win rate, 65 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Coyotes

Coyotes — tied after 2nd: 32-26-8 (48% win rate, 66 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 35-25-5 (54% win rate, 65 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🌵Coyotes

L1 Roenick · Ronning · Tocchet 21:09

L2 Stapleton · Gartner · Drake 15:47

L3 Isbister · Ylonen · Corkum 11:17

L4 Shannon · Doan · Cummins 7:23

D1 Numminen · Tverdovsky 29:48

D2 Carney · Diduck 19:30

D3 Slaney · Baron 10:13

🦅Capitals

L1 Tikkanen · Oates · Bondra 22:58

L2 Konowalchuk · Miller · Juneau 15:18

L3 Krygier · Nikolishin · Hunter 11:31

L4 Berube · Zednik · Svejkovsky 3:45

D1 Johansson · Reekie 26:00

D2 Gonchar · Witt 21:11

D3 Cote · Harlock 12:16

⚔️ Last meetings

Capitals lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →

Oct 23, 1997

🦅WSH @ 🌵PHX

3–3 (OT) · Capitals won

❓ PHX vs WSH, answered

Who won Coyotes vs Capitals on March 16, 1998?

Capitals won 2–1.

What was the final score of Coyotes vs Capitals?

The final score was Coyotes 1, Capitals 2.

How did the Coyotes goalie play?

Jimmy Waite made 22 saves on 24 shots (.917 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 24 saves on 25 shots (.960 save percentage).

Where is Coyotes vs Capitals played?

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

What is the Coyotes vs Capitals season series?

Capitals lead the season series 2–0 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

🌵Coyotes

Previous game · Mar 14

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Mar 14

Also on March 16, 1998

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