⭐ Away Stars 50-12-4 before this game
1–2
Final / OT
🦅 Home Capitals 31-31-5 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdOTF
DAL 01001
WSH 00112

Stars at Capitals

Capitals beat Stars 2–1 in overtime at Capital One Arena on March 17, 1999.

🗓 Wed, Mar 17, 1999 · 18:00 CST 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦅 WSH
Ken Klee
2 A
3 shots · 24:28 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Andrei Nikolishin
1 G
2 shots · 17:41 TOI · +1
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Brian Bellows
1 G
1 shots · 15:38 TOI

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order
2nd period
⭐ Tony Hrkac Go-ahead 2nd · 00:22
Assists: Mike Keane, Brad Lukowich
1–0
3rd period
🦅 Andrei Nikolishin Tying 3rd · 07:52
Assists: James Black, Ken Klee
1–1
Overtime
🦅 Brian Bellows PP Go-ahead OT · 00:35
Assists: Adam Oates, Ken Klee
1–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
⭐DAL WSH🦅
27 Shots on goal 23
0/6 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3
16 Hits 42
16 Blocked shots 10
6 Takeaways 7
2 Giveaways 17
8 Penalty minutes 14
DAL shooting 3.7% (1/27) WSH shooting 8.7% (2/23)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⭐Stars
Ed Belfour
21/23
.913 SV% · 2 GA · 60:35 TOI
🦅Capitals
Rick Tabaracci
26/27
.963 SV% · 1 GA · 60:35 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Stars
Stars — tied after 1st: 50-12-4 (76% win rate, 66 games)
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 1st: 31-31-5 (46% win rate, 67 games)
After 2nd — 1–0
Stars
Stars: no games found in this situation this year.
Capitals
Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⭐Stars
L1 Modano · Lehtinen · Langenbrunner 22:35
L2 Hrkac · Marshall · Verbeek 18:04
L3 Reid · Fairchild · Keane 12:46
L4 Severyn · Wright · Sloan 3:40
D1 Hatcher · Zubov 25:02
D2 Gusev · Lukowich 19:38
D3 Lidster · Ludwig 15:08
🦅Capitals
L1 Bellows · Oates · Nikolishin 17:41
L2 Black · Toms · Zednik 15:08
L3 Miller · Pivonka · Chorske 13:35
L4 Eagles · Berube · Hunter 10:17
D1 Klee · Reekie 24:06
D2 Witt · Shaw 18:15
D3 Poapst · Ciccone 16:26

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →
Nov 27, 1998
🦅WSH @ ⭐DAL
0–4 · Stars won
Apr 8, 1998
🦅WSH @ ⭐DAL
1–2 (OT) · Stars won
Oct 29, 1997
⭐DAL @ 🦅WSH
4–3 · Stars won
Jan 24, 1997
⭐DAL @ 🦅WSH
5–2 · Stars won
Oct 8, 1996
🦅WSH @ ⭐DAL
3–5 · Stars won

❓ DAL vs WSH, answered

Who won Stars vs Capitals on March 17, 1999?

Capitals won 2–1 in overtime.

What was the final score of Stars vs Capitals?

The final score was Stars 1, Capitals 2, in overtime.

Who scored for Stars?

Tony Hrkac.

Who scored for Capitals?

Andrei Nikolishin, Brian Bellows.

How did the Stars goalie play?

Ed Belfour made 21 saves on 23 shots (.913 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Rick Tabaracci made 26 saves on 27 shots (.963 save percentage).

Where is Stars vs Capitals played?

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

What is the Stars vs Capitals season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 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
⭐Stars
Previous game · Mar 16
⭐DAL @ 🐧PIT
2–2 · DAL won
Next game · Mar 19
🏛️OTT @ ⭐DAL
2–1 · OTT won
🦅Capitals
Previous game · Mar 15
🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR
1–1 · WSH won
Next game · Mar 20
🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL
1–0 · WSH won
Also on March 17, 1999
🐧PIT @ ⚡TBL
2–0 final
🐻BOS @ 🍁TOR
4–1 final
🌵PHX @ 🐙DET
4–3 final
🔥CGY @ 🪶CHI
1–3 final
😈NJD @ 🛢️EDM
4–1 final
🏛️OTT @ 🦆ANA
2–2 final
🐆FLA @ 🦈SJS
2–4 final
Stars season page Capitals season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule