🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 14-20-4 before this game

1–6

Final

🦅 Home Capitals 14-15-7 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
MTL	1	0	0	1
WSH	2	3	1	6

Canadiens at Capitals

Capitals beat Canadiens 6–1 at Capital One Arena on January 4, 2000.

🗓 Tue, Jan 4, 2000 · 18:00 CST 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 1999-00 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Sergei Gonchar

3 G, 1 A

6 shots · 19:02 TOI · +3

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Andrei Nikolishin

1 G, 2 A

4 shots · 14:00 TOI · +3

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Jeff Toms

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 12:48 TOI · +3

4rd star 🦅 WSH

Olie Kolzig

34 saves

0.971 SV% · 1 GA

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Sergei Zholtok PP Go-ahead 1st · 02:11

Assists: Benoit Brunet, Craig Rivet · beat Olie Kolzig

1–0

🦅 Sergei Gonchar PP Tying 1st · 06:18

Assists: Peter Bondra, Adam Oates · beat Jeff Hackett

1–1

🦅 Jeff Toms Go-ahead 1st · 07:59

Assists: Andrei Nikolishin · beat Jeff Hackett

1–2

2nd period

🦅 Sergei Gonchar 2nd · 02:10

Assists: Andrei Nikolishin, Ulf Dahlen · beat Jeff Hackett

1–3

🦅 Chris Simon 2nd · 07:35

Assists: Adam Oates, Ulf Dahlen · beat Jeff Hackett

1–4

🦅 Sergei Gonchar 2nd · 10:14

Assists: Jan Bulis, Steve Konowalchuk · beat Jeff Hackett

1–5

3rd period

🦅 Andrei Nikolishin 3rd · 12:56

Assists: Jeff Toms, Sergei Gonchar · beat Jeff Hackett

1–6

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL WSH🦅

35 Shots on goal 42

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

24 Hits 21

12 Blocked shots 14

4 Takeaways 8

8 Giveaways 13

6 Penalty minutes 8

MTL shooting 2.9% (1/35) WSH shooting 14.3% (6/42)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jeff Hackett

36/42

.857 SV% · 6 GA · 59:53 TOI

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

34/35

.971 SV% · 1 GA · 59:58 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–2

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–5

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 · Thornton 16:43

L2 Brunet · Zholtok · Asham 15:59

L3 Poulin · Ward · Cummins 14:58

L4 Darby · Zubrus · Stevenson 14:20

D1 Brisebois · Weinrich 22:27

D2 Dykhuis · Lachance 19:43

D3 Ulanov · Rivet 17:50

🦅Capitals

L1 Konowalchuk · Oates · Dahlen 17:34

L2 Simon · Bulis · Zednik 15:53

L3 Sacco · Black · Nikolishin 14:17

L4 Toms · Halpern · Bondra 12:48

D1 Witt · Johansson 22:04

D2 Mironov · Klee 20:42

D3 Gonchar · Reekie 17:13

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →

4–4 (OT) · Capitals won

2–2 (OT) · Canadiens won

❓ MTL vs WSH, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Capitals on January 4, 2000?

Capitals won 6–1.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Capitals?

The final score was Canadiens 1, Capitals 6.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Sergei Zholtok.

Who scored for Capitals?

Sergei Gonchar (3), Andrei Nikolishin, Chris Simon, Jeff Toms.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jeff Hackett made 36 saves on 42 shots (.857 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 34 saves on 35 shots (.971 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?

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

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Jan 2

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Jan 1

Also on January 4, 2000

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