2–3

Final

🦅 Home Capitals 41-28-5 before this game

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

Kings at Capitals

Capitals beat Kings 3–2 at Capital One Arena on April 4, 1998.

🗓 Sat, Apr 4, 1998 · 13:00 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

8 shots · 16:23 TOI · +1

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Steve Konowalchuk

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 16:22 TOI · +1

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Andrei Nikolishin

2 A

15:17 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

👑LAK WSH🦅

25 Shots on goal 31

10 Hits 10

11 Blocked shots 7

3 Takeaways 1

9 Giveaways 11

12 Penalty minutes 10

LAK shooting 8.0% (2/25) WSH shooting 9.7% (3/31)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

👑Kings

Stephane Fiset

28/31

.903 SV% · 3 GA · 59:32 TOI

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

23/25

.920 SV% · 2 GA · 59:56 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Kings

Kings — tied after 1st: 42-27-5 (57% win rate, 74 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 41-28-5 (55% win rate, 74 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Kings

Kings — tied after 2nd: 42-27-5 (57% win rate, 74 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 41-28-5 (55% win rate, 74 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

👑Kings

L1 Stumpel · Murray · Courtnall 19:48

L2 Tsyplakov · Johnson · Ferraro 18:03

L3 McKenna · Perreault · Laperriere 12:33

L4 Vopat · Bylsma · Johnson 4:35

D1 Blake · Galley 24:46

D2 Norstrom · O'Donnell 19:03

D3 Berg · Boucher 16:20

🦅Capitals

L1 Tikkanen · Bellows · Oates 20:44

L2 Konowalchuk · Nikolishin · Bondra 16:22

L3 Krygier · Eagles · Juneau 10:45

L4 Miller · Berube · Hunter 9:38

D1 Brown · Johansson 25:01

D2 Gonchar · Witt 19:25

D3 Housley · Reekie 15:38

⚔️ Last meetings

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

Dec 13, 1997

🦅WSH @ 👑LAK

2–2 (OT) · Capitals won

Dec 14, 1996

🦅WSH @ 👑LAK

4–4 (OT) · Capitals won

❓ LAK vs WSH, answered

Who won Kings vs Capitals on April 4, 1998?

Capitals won 3–2.

What was the final score of Kings vs Capitals?

The final score was Kings 2, Capitals 3.

How did the Kings goalie play?

Stephane Fiset made 28 saves on 31 shots (.903 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 23 saves on 25 shots (.920 save percentage).

Where is Kings vs Capitals played?

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

What is the Kings 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

👑Kings

Previous game · Apr 2

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Apr 2

Also on April 4, 1998

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