🦅 Away Capitals 38-28-5 before this game

3–2

Final

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

Capitals at Canucks

Capitals beat Canucks 3–2 at Rogers Arena on March 28, 1998.

🗓 Sat, Mar 28, 1998 · 21:30 CST 📍 Rogers Arena, Vancouver 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Brian Bellows

2 G

3 shots · 17:18 TOI · -1

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Jeff Brown

2 A

1 shots · 17:42 TOI

3rd star 🐋 VAN

Pavel Bure

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 25:23 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH VAN🐋

28 Shots on goal 24

2/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

20 Hits 31

5 Blocked shots 8

2 Takeaways 4

5 Giveaways 3

20 Penalty minutes 22

WSH shooting 10.7% (3/28) VAN shooting 8.3% (2/24)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

22/24

.917 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐋Canucks

Garth Snow

25/28

.893 SV% · 3 GA · 59:39 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 38-28-5 (54% win rate, 71 games)

Canucks

Canucks — tied after 1st: 31-35-7 (42% win rate, 73 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 38-28-5 (54% win rate, 71 games)

Canucks

Canucks — tied after 2nd: 31-35-7 (42% win rate, 73 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Tikkanen · Bellows · Oates 20:43

L2 Konowalchuk · Nikolishin · Bondra 15:25

L3 Krygier · Hunter · Juneau 11:08

L4 Miller · Eagles · Berube 9:28

D1 Reekie · Gonchar 26:06

D2 Johansson · Brown 18:42

D3 Witt · Klee 14:52

🐋Canucks

L1 Messier · Bure · Mogilny 24:36

L2 May · Zezel · Bertuzzi 15:40

L3 Naslund · Brashear · Scatchard 10:19

L4 Walker · Noonan 8:24

D1 Lumme · Aucoin 24:26

D2 McCabe · Hedican 20:46

D3 Strudwick · Huscroft 12:52

D4 Staios 8:00

⚔️ Last meetings

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

4–4 (OT) · Capitals won

❓ WSH vs VAN, answered

Who won Capitals vs Canucks on March 28, 1998?

Capitals won 3–2.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Canucks?

The final score was Capitals 3, Canucks 2.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 22 saves on 24 shots (.917 save percentage).

How did the Canucks goalie play?

Garth Snow made 25 saves on 28 shots (.893 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Canucks played?

At Rogers Arena in Vancouver, the Canucks home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Canucks 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

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Mar 26

🐋Canucks

Previous game · Mar 26

Also on March 28, 1998

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