🦅 Away Capitals 17-21-3 before this game

4–4

Final / OT

🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 21-19-4 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
WSH	0	3	1	0	4
MTL	2	2	0	0	4

Capitals at Canadiens

Capitals beat Canadiens 4–4 in overtime at Bell Centre on January 18, 1999.

🗓 Mon, Jan 18, 1999 · 18:00 CST 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Andrei Nikolishin

2 A

3 shots · 20:32 TOI · -1

2nd star 🦅 WSH

James Black

2 A

1 shots · 19:09 TOI · -1

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Brian Savage

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 18:39 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Stephane Quintal Go-ahead 1st · 08:44

Assists: Mark Recchi, Martin Rucinsky

0–1

🇨🇦 Eric Weinrich 1st · 19:11

Assists: Martin Rucinsky, Vincent Damphousse

0–2

2nd period

🦅 Kelly Miller 2nd · 02:20

Assists: Brendan Witt, Craig Berube

1–2

🇨🇦 Brian Savage PP 2nd · 04:10

Assists: Saku Koivu, Vladimir Malakhov

1–3

🦅 Joe Juneau 2nd · 06:55

Assists: Steve Konowalchuk, Jan Bulis

2–3

🦅 Sergei Gonchar PP Tying 2nd · 15:49

Assists: James Black, Andrei Nikolishin

3–3

🇨🇦 Vladimir Malakhov Go-ahead 2nd · 19:20

Assists: Brian Savage

3–4

3rd period

🦅 Peter Bondra PP Tying 3rd · 08:22

Assists: James Black, Andrei Nikolishin

4–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH MTL🇨🇦

28 Shots on goal 30

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

23 Hits 29

14 Blocked shots 20

30 Takeaways 31

23 Giveaways 33

6 Penalty minutes 6

WSH shooting 14.3% (4/28) MTL shooting 13.3% (4/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

18/22

.818 SV% · 4 GA · 40:00 TOI

Rick Tabaracci Shutout

8/8

1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 24:54 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jeff Hackett

24/28

.857 SV% · 4 GA · 65:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–2

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–4

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Black · Nikolishin · Juneau 20:32

L2 Konowalchuk · Bulis · Bondra 18:47

L3 Bellows · Miller · Pivonka 12:41

L4 Berube · Hunter 6:21

D1 Reekie · Johansson 24:10

D2 Gonchar · Mironov 18:28

D3 Witt · Klee 13:36

D4 Ciccone 10:48

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Corson · Koivu · Recchi 19:01

L2 Savage · Brunet · Damphousse 18:25

L3 Rucinsky · Poulin · Thornton 11:35

L4 Zholtok · Hoglund · Dawe 9:10

D1 Weinrich · Malakhov 27:08

D2 Brisebois · Quintal 25:22

D3 Ulanov · Rivet 8:05

⚔️ Last meetings

Canadiens lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →

2–2 (OT) · Canadiens won

Apr 6, 1998

🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH

2–2 (OT) · Canadiens won

❓ WSH vs MTL, answered

Who won Capitals vs Canadiens on January 18, 1999?

Capitals won 4–4 in overtime.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Canadiens?

The final score was Capitals 4, Canadiens 4, in overtime.

Who scored for Capitals?

Joe Juneau, Kelly Miller, Peter Bondra, Sergei Gonchar.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Brian Savage, Eric Weinrich, Stephane Quintal, Vladimir Malakhov.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 18 saves on 22 shots (.818 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jeff Hackett made 24 saves on 28 shots (.857 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Canadiens season series?

Canadiens lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

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 · Jan 16

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Jan 16

Also on January 18, 1999

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