🦅 Away Capitals 42-28-6 before this game
1–2
Final / OT
⭐ Home Stars 48-20-8 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdOTF
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Capitals at Stars

Stars beat Capitals 2–1 in overtime at American Airlines Center on April 8, 1998.

🗓 Wed, Apr 8, 1998 · 19:30 CDT 📍 American Airlines Center, Dallas 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Stars lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⭐ DAL
Jamie Langenbrunner
1 G
3 shots · 15:39 TOI · +1
2nd star ⭐ DAL
Brian Skrudland
1 G
2 shots · 12:51 TOI · +1
3rd star ⭐ DAL
Jere Lehtinen
1 A
7 shots · 21:30 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH DAL⭐
14 Shots on goal 26
24 Hits 37
8 Blocked shots 9
21 Takeaways 26
13 Giveaways 19
12 Penalty minutes 12
WSH shooting 7.1% (1/14) DAL shooting 7.7% (2/26)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Olie Kolzig
24/26
.923 SV% · 2 GA · 63:24 TOI
⭐Stars
Ed Belfour
13/14
.929 SV% · 1 GA · 63:25 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 1st: 42-28-6 (55% win rate, 76 games)
Stars
Stars — tied after 1st: 48-20-8 (63% win rate, 76 games)
After 2nd — 0–0
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 2nd: 42-28-6 (55% win rate, 76 games)
Stars
Stars — tied after 2nd: 48-20-8 (63% win rate, 76 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Tikkanen · Oates · Bondra 22:17
L2 Konowalchuk · Bellows · Nikolishin 19:04
L3 Miller · Krygier · Juneau 12:38
L4 Eagles · Berube · Hunter 6:06
D1 Gonchar · Johansson 28:51
D2 Housley · Baumgartner 18:46
D3 Harlock · Malgunas 14:14
⭐Stars
L1 Nieuwendyk · Lehtinen · Keane 17:40
L2 Carbonneau · Langenbrunner · Verbeek 15:39
L3 Reid · Hogue · Skrudland 13:09
L4 Bassen · Wright · Marshall 10:47
D1 Matvichuk · Zubov 26:08
D2 Hatcher · Sydor 22:24
D3 Chambers · Ludwig 16:46

⚔️ Last meetings

Stars lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →
Oct 29, 1997
⭐DAL @ 🦅WSH
4–3 · Stars won
Jan 24, 1997
⭐DAL @ 🦅WSH
5–2 · Stars won
Oct 8, 1996
🦅WSH @ ⭐DAL
3–5 · Stars won
Mar 17, 1996
⭐DAL @ 🦅WSH
1–2 · Capitals won
Oct 17, 1995
🦅WSH @ ⭐DAL
4–3 · Capitals won

❓ WSH vs DAL, answered

Who won Capitals vs Stars on April 8, 1998?

Stars won 2–1 in overtime.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Stars?

The final score was Capitals 1, Stars 2, in overtime.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 24 saves on 26 shots (.923 save percentage).

How did the Stars goalie play?

Ed Belfour made 13 saves on 14 shots (.929 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Stars played?

At American Airlines Center in Dallas, the Stars home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Stars season series?

Stars 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 · Apr 6
🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH
2–2 · MTL won
Next game · Apr 11
🦅WSH @ 🔔PHI
3–4 · PHI won
⭐Stars
Previous game · Apr 6
🍁TOR @ ⭐DAL
2–4 · DAL won
Next game · Apr 11
⭐DAL @ ⚡TBL
5–1 · DAL won
Also on April 8, 1998
🌪️CAR @ ⚔️BUF
1–3 final
😈NJD @ 🏝️NYI
2–3 final
🔔PHI @ ⚡TBL
6–1 final
🛢️EDM @ 🦆ANA
2–4 final
Capitals season page Stars season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule