1–2

Final

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

Capitals at Sharks

Sharks beat Capitals 2–1 at SAP Center at San Jose on December 12, 1998.

🗓 Sat, Dec 12, 1998 · 21:30 CST 📍 SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Sharks lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦈 SJS

Jeff Friesen

2 G

8 shots · 21:53 TOI

2nd star 🦈 SJS

Owen Nolan

2 A

2 shots · 22:47 TOI

3rd star 🦈 SJS

Bill Houlder

1 A

5 shots · 21:35 TOI

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Sergei Gonchar PP Go-ahead 1st · 16:04

Assists: Andrei Nikolishin, Richard Zednik

1–0

2nd period

🦈 Jeff Friesen PP Tying 2nd · 09:14

Assists: Patrick Marleau, Owen Nolan

1–1

🦈 Jeff Friesen PP Go-ahead 2nd · 13:33

Assists: Owen Nolan, Bill Houlder

1–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH SJS🦈

26 Shots on goal 36

1/7 Power play (goals / chances) 2/7

12 Hits 10

10 Blocked shots 9

5 Takeaways 7

8 Giveaways 6

23 Penalty minutes 21

WSH shooting 3.8% (1/26) SJS shooting 5.6% (2/36)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Rick Tabaracci

34/36

.944 SV% · 2 GA · 59:14 TOI

🦈Sharks

Mike Vernon

25/26

.962 SV% · 1 GA · 59:56 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Sharks

Sharks: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–2

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Sharks

Sharks: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Nikolishin · Juneau · Zednik 21:05

L2 Black · Konowalchuk · Bondra 14:55

L3 Bellows · Eagles · Augusta 11:57

L4 Miller · Berube · Herr 8:00

D1 Johansson · Tinordi 25:24

D2 Gonchar · Mironov 22:02

D3 Reekie · Witt 12:44

🦈Sharks

L1 Friesen · Craven · Nolan 21:53

L2 Ricci · Marleau · Murphy 16:43

L3 Sturm · Matteau · Stern 11:46

L4 Korolyuk · Sutter · Myhres 5:12

D1 Houlder · Rathje 21:14

D2 Ragnarsson · Norton 19:36

D3 Rouse · Marchment 19:08

⚔️ Last meetings

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

Dec 10, 1997

🦅WSH @ 🦈SJS

3–3 (OT) · Capitals won

❓ WSH vs SJS, answered

Who won Capitals vs Sharks on December 12, 1998?

Sharks won 2–1.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Sharks?

The final score was Capitals 1, Sharks 2.

Who scored for Capitals?

Sergei Gonchar.

Who scored for Sharks?

Jeff Friesen (2).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Rick Tabaracci made 34 saves on 36 shots (.944 save percentage).

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Mike Vernon made 25 saves on 26 shots (.962 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Sharks played?

At SAP Center at San Jose in San Jose, the Sharks home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Sharks season series?

Sharks 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

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Dec 11

🦈Sharks

Previous game · Dec 10

Also on December 12, 1998

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