2–1

Final

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

Canucks at Capitals

Canucks beat Capitals 2–1 at Capital One Arena on October 21, 1998.

🗓 Wed, Oct 21, 1998 · 18:00 CDT 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Canucks lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐋 VAN

Adrian Aucoin

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 29:36 TOI · +1

2nd star 🐋 VAN

Bill Muckalt

1 G

1 shots · 12:21 TOI · +1

3rd star 🐋 VAN

Markus Naslund

1 A

3 shots · 12:57 TOI · +1

4rd star 🐋 VAN

Garth Snow

34 saves

0.971 SV% · 1 GA

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order

1st period

🐋 Adrian Aucoin PP Go-ahead 1st · 17:12

Assists: Alexander Mogilny, Mark Messier

1–0

2nd period

🐋 Bill Muckalt 2nd · 08:56

Assists: Markus Naslund, Adrian Aucoin

2–0

🦅 Craig Berube 2nd · 11:33

Assists: Joe Juneau, Kelly Miller

2–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐋VAN WSH🦅

29 Shots on goal 35

1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 0/6

21 Hits 33

26 Blocked shots 17

14 Takeaways 21

12 Giveaways 18

12 Penalty minutes 10

VAN shooting 6.9% (2/29) WSH shooting 2.9% (1/35)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐋Canucks

Garth Snow

34/35

.971 SV% · 1 GA · 59:55 TOI

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

27/29

.931 SV% · 2 GA · 58:39 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Canucks

Canucks: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–1

Canucks

Canucks: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐋Canucks

L1 Messier · Mogilny · Bertuzzi 23:26

L2 May · Zezel · Convery 14:35

L3 Naslund · Muckalt · Klatt 12:21

L4 Brashear · Cooke · Scatchard 5:12

D1 Ohlund · Aucoin 30:04

D2 Hedican · Baron 24:59

D3 Staios · Strudwick 5:18

🦅Capitals

L1 Oates · Juneau · Bondra 24:22

L2 Bellows · Simon · Svejkovsky 16:05

L3 Miller · Berube · Herr 10:28

L4 Eagles · Hunter · Zednik 5:24

D1 Mironov · Gonchar 25:24

D2 Johansson · Klee 19:46

D3 Tinordi · Malgunas 14:50

⚔️ Last meetings

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

❓ VAN vs WSH, answered

Who won Canucks vs Capitals on October 21, 1998?

Canucks won 2–1.

What was the final score of Canucks vs Capitals?

The final score was Canucks 2, Capitals 1.

Who scored for Canucks?

Adrian Aucoin, Bill Muckalt.

Who scored for Capitals?

Craig Berube.

How did the Canucks goalie play?

Garth Snow made 34 saves on 35 shots (.971 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 27 saves on 29 shots (.931 save percentage).

Where is Canucks vs Capitals played?

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

What is the Canucks vs Capitals season series?

Canucks 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

🐋Canucks

Previous game · Oct 20

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Oct 18

Also on October 21, 1998

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