🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 38-26-11 before this game
2–2
Final / OT
🦅 Home Capitals 42-28-5 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdOTF
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Canadiens at Capitals

Canadiens beat Capitals 2–2 in overtime at Capital One Arena on April 6, 1998.

🗓 Mon, Apr 6, 1998 · 18:00 CDT 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Season series tied 2–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🇨🇦 MTL
Sebastien Bordeleau
2 G
4 shots · 13:19 TOI · +1
2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Mark Recchi
2 A
22:20 TOI · +1
3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Benoit Brunet
1 A
5 shots · 20:57 TOI

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🇨🇦MTL WSH🦅
36 Shots on goal 18
1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/7
12 Hits 18
10 Blocked shots 14
3 Takeaways 5
2 Giveaways 7
22 Penalty minutes 18
MTL shooting 5.6% (2/36) WSH shooting 11.1% (2/18)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🇨🇦Canadiens
Andy Moog
16/18
.889 SV% · 2 GA · 64:53 TOI
🦅Capitals
Olie Kolzig
34/36
.944 SV% · 2 GA · 64:52 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 1st: 38-26-11 (51% win rate, 75 games)
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 1st: 42-28-5 (56% win rate, 75 games)
After 2nd — 0–0
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 38-26-11 (51% win rate, 75 games)
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 2nd: 42-28-5 (56% win rate, 75 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Corson · Brunet · Recchi 21:06
L2 Damphousse · Bureau · Hoglund 17:44
L3 Bordeleau · Koivu · Stevenson 13:19
L4 Thornton · Poulin · Vukota 6:03
D1 Malakhov · Brisebois 27:56
D2 Zalapski · Manson 22:37
D3 Popovic · Rivet 12:04
🦅Capitals
L1 Tikkanen · Oates · Bondra 21:53
L2 Bellows · Konowalchuk · Nikolishin 18:07
L3 Miller · Juneau · Hunter 11:12
L4 Krygier · Eagles · Berube 9:36
D1 Johansson · Housley 29:50
D2 Gonchar · Brown 23:14
D3 Malgunas · Witt 10:40

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 2–2 Full head-to-head →
Nov 26, 1997
🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH
6–5 · Canadiens won
Nov 15, 1997
🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL
3–2 · Capitals won
Oct 18, 1997
🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL
3–2 · Capitals won
Apr 10, 1997
🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH
2–3 · Capitals won
Mar 22, 1997
🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL
3–1 · Capitals won

❓ MTL vs WSH, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Capitals on April 6, 1998?

Canadiens won 2–2 in overtime.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Capitals?

The final score was Canadiens 2, Capitals 2, in overtime.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Andy Moog made 16 saves on 18 shots (.889 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 34 saves on 36 shots (.944 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Capitals played?

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

What is the Canadiens vs Capitals season series?

Season series tied 2–2 after 4 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
🇨🇦Canadiens
Previous game · Apr 4
🌪️CAR @ 🇨🇦MTL
1–0 · CAR won
Next game · Apr 7
🇨🇦MTL @ 🗽NYR
3–2 · MTL won
🦅Capitals
Previous game · Apr 4
👑LAK @ 🦅WSH
2–3 · WSH won
Next game · Apr 8
🦅WSH @ ⭐DAL
1–2 · DAL won
Also on April 6, 1998
🌪️CAR @ 🐻BOS
3–0 final
🏝️NYI @ ⚡TBL
3–0 final
🍁TOR @ ⭐DAL
2–4 final
👑LAK @ 🏔️COL
3–1 final
🐋VAN @ 🛢️EDM
2–3 final
Canadiens season page Capitals season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule