🏔️ Away Avalanche 36-24-4 before this game

3–2

Final / OT

🦅 Home Capitals 30-30-3 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
COL	0	2	0	1	3
WSH	1	0	1	0	2

Avalanche at Capitals

Avalanche beat Capitals 3–2 in overtime at Capital One Arena on March 9, 1999.

🗓 Tue, Mar 9, 1999 · 18:00 CST 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Avalanche lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏔️ COL

Chris Drury

1 G

3 shots · 14:30 TOI

2nd star 🏔️ COL

Sandis Ozolinsh

1 G

2 shots · 20:16 TOI · +1

3rd star 🏔️ COL

Adam Deadmarsh

1 G

2 shots · 21:11 TOI

4rd star 🏔️ COL

Craig Billington

35 saves

0.946 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Andrei Nikolishin Go-ahead 1st · 00:45

Assists: Kelly Miller, Ken Klee

0–1

2nd period

🏔️ Chris Drury PP Tying 2nd · 06:14

Assists: Shean Donovan, Claude Lemieux

1–1

🏔️ Adam Deadmarsh Go-ahead 2nd · 19:53

Assists: Milan Hejduk

2–1

3rd period

🦅 Michal Pivonka Tying 3rd · 02:52

Unassisted

2–2

Overtime

🏔️ Sandis Ozolinsh Go-ahead OT · 00:19

Assists: Valeri Kamensky, Aaron Miller

3–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏔️COL WSH🦅

20 Shots on goal 37

1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 0/4

28 Hits 26

19 Blocked shots 14

9 Takeaways 6

13 Giveaways 21

10 Penalty minutes 12

COL shooting 15.0% (3/20) WSH shooting 5.4% (2/37)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏔️Avalanche

Craig Billington

35/37

.946 SV% · 2 GA · 60:18 TOI

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

17/20

.850 SV% · 3 GA · 60:19 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Avalanche

Avalanche: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–1

Avalanche

Avalanche: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏔️Avalanche

L1 Kamensky · Sakic · Deadmarsh 21:11

L2 Messier · Yelle · Lemieux 18:37

L3 Podein · Drury · Hejduk 14:30

L4 Rychel · Odgers · Donovan 4:22

D1 Foote · Gusarov 22:21

D2 Ozolinsh · Lefebvre 18:48

D3 Miller · Klemm 15:14

🦅Capitals

L1 Oates · Bondra · Svejkovsky 23:16

L2 Black · Bulis · Nikolishin 15:28

L3 Bellows · Miller · Zednik 12:56

L4 Eagles · Berube · Pivonka 7:57

D1 Gonchar · Johansson 25:46

D2 Reekie · Klee 24:51

D3 Ciccone · Witt 9:00

⚔️ Last meetings

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

Nov 18, 1997

🏔️COL @ 🦅WSH

6–6 (OT) · Avalanche won

❓ COL vs WSH, answered

Who won Avalanche vs Capitals on March 9, 1999?

Avalanche won 3–2 in overtime.

What was the final score of Avalanche vs Capitals?

The final score was Avalanche 3, Capitals 2, in overtime.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Adam Deadmarsh, Chris Drury, Sandis Ozolinsh.

Who scored for Capitals?

Andrei Nikolishin, Michal Pivonka.

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Craig Billington made 35 saves on 37 shots (.946 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 17 saves on 20 shots (.850 save percentage).

Where is Avalanche vs Capitals played?

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

What is the Avalanche vs Capitals season series?

Avalanche 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

🏔️Avalanche

Previous game · Mar 7

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Mar 6

Also on March 9, 1999

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