🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 10-17-3 before this game
1–0
Final
🦅 Home Capitals 11-11-5 before this game
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WSH 0000

Canadiens at Capitals

Canadiens beat Capitals 1–0 at Capital One Arena on December 13, 1999.

🗓 Mon, Dec 13, 1999 · 18:00 CST 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 1999-00 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🇨🇦 MTL
Martin Rucinsky
1 G
5 shots · 21:34 TOI
2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Eric Weinrich
1 A
3 shots · 28:07 TOI
3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Patrice Brisebois
1 A
22:12 TOI

🚨 Scoring

1 goal · in order
2nd period
🇨🇦 Martin Rucinsky PP Go-ahead 2nd · 17:05
Assists: Eric Weinrich, Patrice Brisebois · beat Olie Kolzig
1–0

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🇨🇦MTL WSH🦅
20 Shots on goal 19
1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3
31 Hits 25
17 Blocked shots 6
6 Takeaways 3
6 Giveaways 14
16 Penalty minutes 6
MTL shooting 5.0% (1/20) WSH shooting 0.0% (0/19)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🇨🇦Canadiens
Jose Theodore Shutout
19/19
1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 59:55 TOI
🦅Capitals
Olie Kolzig
19/20
.950 SV% · 1 GA · 59:12 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 1st: 10-17-3 (33% win rate, 30 games)
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 1st: 11-11-5 (41% win rate, 27 games)
After 2nd — 1–0
Canadiens
Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.
Capitals
Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Corson · Rucinsky · Brunet 21:34
L2 Poulin · Zholtok · Zubrus 15:09
L3 Darby · Asham · Cummins 12:48
L4 Higgins · Ward 9:22
D1 Weinrich · Rivet 26:18
D2 Brisebois · Dykhuis 21:42
D3 Bouillon · Ulanov 12:00
D4 Richter 7:57
🦅Capitals
L1 Konowalchuk · Oates · Zednik 22:29
L2 Nikolishin · Bulis · Dahlen 14:37
L3 Sacco · Black · Halpern 14:07
L4 Eagles · Toms · Svejkovsky 6:04
D1 Johansson · Mironov 24:14
D2 Gonchar · Witt 21:12
D3 Klee · Tezikov 14:13

⚔️ Last meetings

Canadiens lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →
Mar 20, 1999
🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL
1–0 · Capitals won
Jan 18, 1999
🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL
4–4 (OT) · Capitals won
Jan 15, 1999
🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH
3–0 · Canadiens won
Oct 16, 1998
🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH
2–2 (OT) · Canadiens won
Apr 6, 1998
🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH
2–2 (OT) · Canadiens won

❓ MTL vs WSH, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Capitals on December 13, 1999?

Canadiens won 1–0.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Capitals?

The final score was Canadiens 1, Capitals 0.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Martin Rucinsky.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 19 saves on 19 shots (1.000 save percentage) for a shutout.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 19 saves on 20 shots (.950 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Capitals played?

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

What is the Canadiens vs Capitals season series?

Canadiens 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
🇨🇦Canadiens
Previous game · Dec 11
👑LAK @ 🇨🇦MTL
4–2 · LAK won
Next game · Dec 16
😈NJD @ 🇨🇦MTL
2–1 · NJD won
🦅Capitals
Previous game · Dec 9
🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT
0–3 · PIT won
Next game · Dec 15
🦅WSH @ 🐦ATL
4–0 · WSH won
Also on December 13, 1999
🌵PHX @ 🐻BOS
0–2 final
🏛️OTT @ 🍁TOR
3–1 final
Canadiens season page Capitals season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule