🌪️ Away Hurricanes 5-4-3 before this game

3–2

Final

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

Hurricanes at Capitals

Hurricanes beat Capitals 3–2 at Capital One Arena on November 6, 1998.

🗓 Fri, Nov 6, 1998 · 18:00 CST 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Hurricanes lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Calle Johansson

2 A

2 shots · 24:06 TOI

2nd star 🌪️ CAR

Jeff O'Neill

1 G

7 shots · 18:26 TOI · +1

3rd star 🌪️ CAR

Sami Kapanen

1 G

4 shots · 16:18 TOI · +1

4rd star 🌪️ CAR

Arturs Irbe

32 saves

0.941 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Chris Simon Go-ahead 1st · 03:24

Assists: Mark Tinordi, Calle Johansson

0–1

🌪️ Kent Manderville Tying 1st · 06:56

Assists: Bates Battaglia, Curtis Leschyshyn

1–1

🌪️ Jeff O'Neill Go-ahead 1st · 18:41

Assists: Gary Roberts, Nelson Emerson

2–1

2nd period

🦅 Brian Bellows PP Tying 2nd · 11:17

Assists: Dmitri Mironov, Calle Johansson

2–2

3rd period

🌪️ Sami Kapanen Go-ahead 3rd · 11:28

Assists: Steve Chiasson

3–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🌪️CAR WSH🦅

31 Shots on goal 34

0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6

24 Hits 29

20 Blocked shots 7

6 Takeaways 16

19 Giveaways 25

12 Penalty minutes 6

CAR shooting 9.7% (3/31) WSH shooting 5.9% (2/34)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌪️Hurricanes

Arturs Irbe

32/34

.941 SV% · 2 GA · 59:56 TOI

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

28/31

.903 SV% · 3 GA · 58:48 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Hurricanes

Hurricanes: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–2

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 2nd: 5-4-3 (42% win rate, 12 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 4-5-2 (36% win rate, 11 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Primeau · Francis · O'Neill 18:47

L2 Roberts · Kron · Emerson 17:35

L3 Gelinas · Kapanen · Sheppard 15:26

L4 Ranheim · Battaglia · Manderville 8:09

D1 Chiasson · Burt 22:14

D2 Wesley · Leschyshyn 18:18

D3 Hill · Karpa 16:43

🦅Capitals

L1 Nikolishin · Oates · Bondra 20:40

L2 Bellows · Simon · Juneau 17:17

L3 Black · Hunter · Chorske 11:10

L4 Eagles · Miller · Berube 8:46

D1 Mironov · Johansson 25:38

D2 Klee · Tinordi 22:55

D3 Malgunas · Baumgartner 11:18

⚔️ Last meetings

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

❓ CAR vs WSH, answered

Who won Hurricanes vs Capitals on November 6, 1998?

Hurricanes won 3–2.

What was the final score of Hurricanes vs Capitals?

The final score was Hurricanes 3, Capitals 2.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Jeff O'Neill, Kent Manderville, Sami Kapanen.

Who scored for Capitals?

Brian Bellows, Chris Simon.

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Arturs Irbe made 32 saves on 34 shots (.941 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 28 saves on 31 shots (.903 save percentage).

Where is Hurricanes vs Capitals played?

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

What is the Hurricanes vs Capitals season series?

Hurricanes 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

🌪️Hurricanes

Previous game · Nov 5

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Nov 4

Also on November 6, 1998

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