5–3

Final

🦅 Home Capitals 16-11-4 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
SJS	1	2	2	5
WSH	2	1	0	3

Sharks at Capitals

Sharks beat Capitals 5–3 at Capital One Arena on December 18, 2000.

🗓 Mon, Dec 18, 2000 · 18:00 CST 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 2000-01 🔁 Sharks lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦈 SJS

Todd Harvey

3 G

4 shots · 12:18 TOI · +2

2nd star 🦈 SJS

Vincent Damphousse

3 A

3 shots · 23:12 TOI · +2

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Sergei Gonchar

2 G, 1 A

6 shots · 22:27 TOI

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Sergei Gonchar PP Go-ahead 1st · 02:20

Assists: Adam Oates · beat Evgeni Nabokov

0–1

🦈 Scott Thornton Tying 1st · 04:23

Assists: Niklas Sundstrom, Vincent Damphousse · beat Olie Kolzig

1–1

🦅 Sergei Gonchar Go-ahead 1st · 09:18

Assists: Joe Sacco, Jeff Halpern · beat Evgeni Nabokov

1–2

2nd period

🦈 Todd Harvey Tying 2nd · 06:00

Assists: Patrick Marleau, Marco Sturm · beat Olie Kolzig

2–2

🦅 Adam Oates PP Go-ahead 2nd · 11:18

Assists: Sergei Gonchar, Dmitri Khristich · beat Evgeni Nabokov

2–3

🦈 Gary Suter PP Tying 2nd · 19:08

Assists: Owen Nolan, Vincent Damphousse · beat Olie Kolzig

3–3

3rd period

🦈 Todd Harvey Go-ahead 3rd · 05:06

Assists: Scott Hannan, Bryan Marchment · beat Olie Kolzig

4–3

🦈 Todd Harvey Empty net 3rd · 19:43

Assists: Vincent Damphousse

5–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦈SJS WSH🦅

27 Shots on goal 26

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 2/5

23 Hits 21

17 Blocked shots 18

10 Takeaways 12

12 Giveaways 24

10 Penalty minutes 6

SJS shooting 18.5% (5/27) WSH shooting 11.5% (3/26)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦈Sharks

Evgeni Nabokov

23/26

.885 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

22/26

.846 SV% · 4 GA · 58:50 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–2

Sharks

Sharks: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–3

Sharks

Sharks — tied after 2nd: 21-6-2 (72% win rate, 29 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 16-11-4 (52% win rate, 31 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦈Sharks

L1 Friesen · Damphousse · Nolan 22:13

L2 Marleau · Ricci · Sundstrom 17:52

L3 Sturm · Thornton · Harvey 12:18

L4 Matteau · Korolyuk · Granato 4:59

D1 Suter · Ragnarsson 21:18

D2 Marchment · Rathje 18:50

D3 Stuart · Hannan 17:38

🦅Capitals

L1 Oates · Zednik · Bondra 18:37

L2 Konowalchuk · Nikolishin · Khristich 17:04

L3 Sacco · Simon · Halpern 12:40

L4 Black · Herr · Whitfield 9:28

D1 Gonchar · Reekie 22:18

D2 Johansson · Mironov 20:40

D3 Klee · Cote 15:02

⚔️ Last meetings

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

3–3 (OT) · Capitals won

❓ SJS vs WSH, answered

Who won Sharks vs Capitals on December 18, 2000?

Sharks won 5–3.

What was the final score of Sharks vs Capitals?

The final score was Sharks 5, Capitals 3.

Who scored for Sharks?

Todd Harvey (3), Gary Suter, Scott Thornton.

Who scored for Capitals?

Sergei Gonchar (2), Adam Oates.

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Evgeni Nabokov made 23 saves on 26 shots (.885 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 22 saves on 26 shots (.846 save percentage).

Where is Sharks vs Capitals played?

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

What is the Sharks vs Capitals season series?

Sharks 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

🦈Sharks

Previous game · Dec 16

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Dec 16

Also on December 18, 2000

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