🦅 Away Capitals 31-18-7 before this game

5–4

Final

🪶 Home Blackhawks 23-28-5 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
WSH	1	2	2	5
CHI	1	0	3	4

Capitals at Blackhawks

Capitals beat Blackhawks 5–4 at United Center on February 18, 2000.

🗓 Fri, Feb 18, 2000 · 19:30 CST 📍 United Center, Chicago 🏒 1999-00 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Peter Bondra

2 G, 1 A

5 shots · 19:13 TOI · +2

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Chris Simon

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · 19:09 TOI · +2

3rd star 🪶 CHI

Doug Gilmour

1 G, 2 A

5 shots · 22:20 TOI · -1

4rd star 🦅 WSH

Olie Kolzig

31 saves

0.886 SV% · 4 GA

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Chris Simon Go-ahead 1st · 00:20

Assists: Adam Oates, Peter Bondra · beat Jocelyn Thibault

1–0

🪶 Doug Gilmour PP Tying 1st · 16:32

Assists: Alexei Zhamnov, Boris Mironov · beat Olie Kolzig

1–1

2nd period

🦅 Richard Zednik Go-ahead 2nd · 11:16

Assists: Jan Bulis, Ulf Dahlen · beat Jocelyn Thibault

2–1

🦅 Peter Bondra 2nd · 12:36

Assists: Chris Simon, Adam Oates · beat Jocelyn Thibault

3–1

3rd period

🪶 Alexei Zhamnov 3rd · 03:51

Assists: Doug Gilmour, Tony Amonte · beat Olie Kolzig

3–2

🪶 Tony Amonte PP Tying 3rd · 06:01

Assists: Doug Gilmour, Michael Nylander · beat Olie Kolzig

3–3

🪶 Michael Nylander Go-ahead 3rd · 08:01

Assists: Kyle Calder, Bryan McCabe · beat Olie Kolzig

3–4

🦅 Peter Bondra Tying 3rd · 09:58

Assists: Chris Simon · beat Jocelyn Thibault

4–4

🦅 Terry Yake Go-ahead 3rd · 15:48

Assists: Joe Murphy, Sergei Gonchar · beat Jocelyn Thibault

5–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH CHI🪶

26 Shots on goal 35

0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 2/5

16 Hits 13

7 Blocked shots 8

1 Takeaways 4

7 Giveaways 5

15 Penalty minutes 13

WSH shooting 19.2% (5/26) CHI shooting 11.4% (4/35)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

31/35

.886 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🪶Blackhawks

Jocelyn Thibault

21/26

.808 SV% · 5 GA · 58:50 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 31-18-7 (55% win rate, 56 games)

Blackhawks

Blackhawks — tied after 1st: 23-28-5 (41% win rate, 56 games)

After 2nd — 3–1

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Blackhawks

Blackhawks: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Simon · Oates · Bondra 19:13

L2 Konowalchuk · Yake · Zednik 15:28

L3 Bulis · Halpern · Dahlen 14:12

L4 Sacco · McKenzie · Murphy 8:22

D1 Gonchar · Johansson 20:22

D2 Reekie · Klee 19:43

D3 Witt · Mironov 17:50

🪶Blackhawks

L1 Zhamnov · Gilmour · Amonte 24:40

L2 Daze · Nylander · McAmmond 15:35

L3 Calder · Marha · Atcheynum 11:57

L4 Probert · Plante · Vandenbussche 7:09

D1 Mironov · Eriksson 25:58

D2 McCabe · Dean 20:00

D3 Brown · Allison 11:13

⚔️ Last meetings

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

Dec 27, 1999

🪶CHI @ 🦅WSH

2–2 (OT) · Blackhawks won

❓ WSH vs CHI, answered

Who won Capitals vs Blackhawks on February 18, 2000?

Capitals won 5–4.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Blackhawks?

The final score was Capitals 5, Blackhawks 4.

Who scored for Capitals?

Peter Bondra (2), Chris Simon, Richard Zednik, Terry Yake.

Who scored for Blackhawks?

Alexei Zhamnov, Doug Gilmour, Michael Nylander, Tony Amonte.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 31 saves on 35 shots (.886 save percentage).

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

Jocelyn Thibault made 21 saves on 26 shots (.808 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Blackhawks played?

At United Center in Chicago, the Blackhawks home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Blackhawks 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

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Feb 15

🪶Blackhawks

Previous game · Feb 16

Also on February 18, 2000

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