🦅 Away Capitals 11-16-3 before this game

1–3

Final

🐯 Home Predators 13-16-2 before this game

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

Capitals at Predators

Predators beat Capitals 3–1 at Bridgestone Arena on December 26, 1998.

🗓 Sat, Dec 26, 1998 · 19:00 CST 📍 Bridgestone Arena, Nashville 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Predators lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐯 NSH

Greg Johnson

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 19:13 TOI · +2

2nd star 🐯 NSH

Vitali Yachmenev

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 14:03 TOI · +2

3rd star 🐯 NSH

Bob Boughner

1 G

1 shots · 15:52 TOI

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order

1st period

🐯 Bob Boughner Go-ahead 1st · 02:19

Assists: Andrew Brunette, Cliff Ronning

0–1

🐯 Vitali Yachmenev 1st · 10:21

Assists: Greg Johnson

0–2

2nd period

🐯 Greg Johnson 2nd · 13:47

Assists: Vitali Yachmenev, Drake Berehowsky

0–3

3rd period

🦅 James Black 3rd · 12:53

Assists: Andrei Nikolishin, Steve Konowalchuk

1–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH NSH🐯

27 Shots on goal 28

20 Hits 23

4 Blocked shots 15

4 Takeaways 13

4 Giveaways 8

10 Penalty minutes 6

WSH shooting 3.7% (1/27) NSH shooting 10.7% (3/28)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

19/22

.864 SV% · 3 GA · 39:58 TOI

Rick Tabaracci Shutout

6/6

1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 18:30 TOI

🐯Predators

Tomas Vokoun

26/27

.963 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–2

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Predators

Predators: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 0–3

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Predators

Predators: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Konowalchuk · Pivonka · Bondra 21:08

L2 Bellows · Nikolishin · Juneau 14:35

L3 Black · Eagles · Lefebvre 10:51

L4 Miller · Berube · Gratton 9:05

D1 Johansson · Gonchar 28:02

D2 Klee · Reekie 22:24

D3 Tinordi · Mironov 10:18

🐯Predators

L1 Kjellberg · Johnson · Bordeleau 19:13

L2 Brunette · Ronning · Walker 17:16

L3 Lambert · Fitzgerald · Yachmenev 16:06

L4 Cote · Turcotte · Atcheynum 5:38

D1 Heward · Berehowsky 22:37

D2 Vopat · Daigneault 20:26

D3 Timonen · Boughner 17:00

❓ WSH vs NSH, answered

Who won Capitals vs Predators on December 26, 1998?

Predators won 3–1.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Predators?

The final score was Capitals 1, Predators 3.

Who scored for Capitals?

James Black.

Who scored for Predators?

Bob Boughner, Greg Johnson, Vitali Yachmenev.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 19 saves on 22 shots (.864 save percentage).

How did the Predators goalie play?

Tomas Vokoun made 26 saves on 27 shots (.963 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Predators played?

At Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, the Predators home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Predators season series?

Predators 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 23

🐯Predators

Previous game · Dec 23

Also on December 26, 1998

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