🌪️ Away Hurricanes 27-30-8 before this game

0–1

Final

🦅 Home Capitals 36-25-5 before this game

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

Hurricanes at Capitals

Capitals beat Hurricanes 1–0 at Capital One Arena on March 18, 1998.

🗓 Wed, Mar 18, 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

Steve Konowalchuk

1 G

3 shots · 15:57 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Sylvain Cote

1 A

2 shots · 22:03 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Sergei Gonchar

1 A

07:10 TOI

4rd star 🦅 WSH

Olie Kolzig

36 saves

1.000 SV% · 0 GA

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🌪️CAR WSH🦅

36 Shots on goal 24

0/8 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

8 Hits 10

11 Blocked shots 15

3 Takeaways 4

5 Giveaways 4

8 Penalty minutes 16

CAR shooting 0.0% (0/36) WSH shooting 4.2% (1/24)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌪️Hurricanes

Trevor Kidd

23/24

.958 SV% · 1 GA · 58:46 TOI

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig Shutout

36/36

1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 59:53 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 1st: 27-30-8 (42% win rate, 65 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 36-25-5 (55% win rate, 66 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 2nd: 27-30-8 (42% win rate, 65 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 36-25-5 (55% win rate, 66 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Roberts · Primeau · Kapanen 24:22

L2 Gelinas · Kron · Emerson 19:41

L3 Ranheim · O'Neill · Dineen 15:01

L4 Battaglia · Grimson 3:14

D1 Chiasson · Wesley 23:10

D2 Haller · Leschyshyn 15:48

D3 Hill · Burt 13:52

D4 Pratt 1:58

🦅Capitals

L1 Tikkanen · Oates · Bondra 26:03

L2 Konowalchuk · Juneau · Nikolishin 15:57

L3 Krygier · Hunter · Zednik 9:01

L4 Miller · Berube · Toms 6:12

D1 Reekie · Johansson 26:35

D2 Cote · Klee 20:52

D3 Harlock · Gonchar 9:22

⚔️ Last meetings

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

Dec 20, 1997

🦅WSH @ 🌪️CAR

2–1 · Capitals won

❓ CAR vs WSH, answered

Who won Hurricanes vs Capitals on March 18, 1998?

Capitals won 1–0.

What was the final score of Hurricanes vs Capitals?

The final score was Hurricanes 0, Capitals 1.

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Trevor Kidd made 23 saves on 24 shots (.958 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 36 saves on 36 shots (1.000 save percentage) for a shutout.

Where is Hurricanes vs Capitals played?

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

What is the Hurricanes 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

🌪️Hurricanes

Previous game · Mar 15

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Mar 16

Also on March 18, 1998

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