🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 2-0-0 before this game

2–2

Final / OT

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
MTL	0	0	2	0	2
WSH	1	1	0	0	2

Canadiens at Capitals

Canadiens beat Capitals 2–2 in overtime at Capital One Arena on October 16, 1998.

🗓 Fri, Oct 16, 1998 · 18:00 CDT 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Adam Oates

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 23:00 TOI

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Vincent Damphousse

1 G

4 shots · 20:48 TOI · +1

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Scott Thornton

1 G

2 shots · 15:55 TOI · +1

4rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Jocelyn Thibault

34 saves

0.944 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Adam Oates Go-ahead 1st · 10:24

Assists: Peter Bondra, Brian Bellows

0–1

2nd period

🦅 Dmitri Mironov PP 2nd · 08:15

Assists: Calle Johansson, Adam Oates

0–2

3rd period

🇨🇦 Vincent Damphousse 3rd · 01:49

Assists: Benoit Brunet, Turner Stevenson

1–2

🇨🇦 Scott Thornton Tying 3rd · 17:28

Assists: Patrick Poulin

2–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL WSH🦅

27 Shots on goal 36

0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3

30 Hits 35

17 Blocked shots 15

15 Takeaways 26

18 Giveaways 30

6 Penalty minutes 4

MTL shooting 7.4% (2/27) WSH shooting 5.6% (2/36)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jocelyn Thibault

34/36

.944 SV% · 2 GA · 65:00 TOI

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

25/27

.926 SV% · 2 GA · 65:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 0–2

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Corson · Koivu · Recchi 23:25

L2 Brunet · Damphousse · Stevenson 20:21

L3 Poulin · Thornton · Higgins 15:55

L4 Morissette · Zholtok · Hoglund 7:29

D1 Manson · Quintal 23:38

D2 Malakhov · Clark 21:40

D3 Ulanov · Rivet 18:11

🦅Capitals

L1 Oates · Juneau · Bondra 22:21

L2 Bellows · Zednik · Svejkovsky 20:29

L3 Miller · Black · Herr 12:06

L4 Eagles · Berube · Hunter 8:41

D1 Mironov · Johansson 25:16

D2 Tinordi · Reekie 23:00

D3 Klee · Witt 16:55

⚔️ Last meetings

Canadiens lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

Apr 6, 1998

🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH

2–2 (OT) · Canadiens won

❓ MTL vs WSH, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Capitals on October 16, 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.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Scott Thornton, Vincent Damphousse.

Who scored for Capitals?

Adam Oates, Dmitri Mironov.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jocelyn Thibault made 34 saves on 36 shots (.944 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 25 saves on 27 shots (.926 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?

Canadiens lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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 · Oct 13

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Oct 13

Also on October 16, 1998

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