🐆 Away Panthers 10-16-8 before this game

3–5

Final

🦅 Home Capitals 17-12-5 before this game

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

Panthers at Capitals

Capitals beat Panthers 5–3 at Capital One Arena on December 23, 2000.

🗓 Sat, Dec 23, 2000 · 18:00 CST 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 2000-01 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Adam Oates

4 A

1 shots · 21:57 TOI · +1

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Calle Johansson

1 G, 2 A

7 shots · 26:12 TOI · +1

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Dmitri Khristich

1 G, 2 A

4 shots · 18:45 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🐆 Scott Mellanby Go-ahead 1st · 07:10

Assists: Ray Whitney, Anders Eriksson · beat Olie Kolzig

1–0

🦅 Peter Bondra PP Tying 1st · 13:14

Assists: Calle Johansson, Adam Oates · beat Trevor Kidd

1–1

🦅 Steve Konowalchuk Go-ahead 1st · 18:34

Assists: Ulf Dahlen, Jeff Halpern · beat Trevor Kidd

1–2

2nd period

🦅 Calle Johansson PP 2nd · 10:08

Assists: Adam Oates, Dmitri Khristich · beat Trevor Kidd

1–3

🐆 Bret Hedican 2nd · 11:30

Assists: Mike Sillinger, Dan Boyle · beat Olie Kolzig

2–3

🦅 Chris Simon 2nd · 14:55

Assists: Adam Oates, Dmitri Khristich · beat Trevor Kidd

2–4

🦅 Dmitri Khristich PP 2nd · 18:32

Assists: Calle Johansson, Adam Oates · beat Trevor Kidd

2–5

3rd period

🐆 Olli Jokinen 3rd · 18:51

Assists: Scott Mellanby, Ray Whitney · beat Olie Kolzig

3–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐆FLA WSH🦅

30 Shots on goal 34

0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 3/8

23 Hits 12

16 Blocked shots 7

6 Takeaways 15

16 Giveaways 27

30 Penalty minutes 10

FLA shooting 10.0% (3/30) WSH shooting 14.7% (5/34)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐆Panthers

Roberto Luongo Shutout

10/10

1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 20:00 TOI

Trevor Kidd

19/24

.792 SV% · 5 GA · 40:00 TOI

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

27/30

.900 SV% · 3 GA · 59:57 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–2

Panthers

Panthers: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–5

Panthers

Panthers: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐆Panthers

L1 Sillinger · Niedermayer · Bure 20:05

L2 Whitney · Nilson · Jokinen 14:42

L3 Worrell · Mellanby · Novoseltsev 10:57

L4 Adams · Payer · Larionov 8:43

D1 Boyle · Svehla 25:16

D2 Hedican · Eriksson 17:11

D3 Pitlick · Jakopin 15:06

🦅Capitals

L1 Simon · Oates · Bondra 21:57

L2 Nikolishin · Khristich · Zednik 15:56

L3 Konowalchuk · Halpern · Dahlen 13:23

L4 Sacco · Whitfield · Herr 9:54

D1 Johansson · Witt 23:06

D2 Reekie · Klee 17:14

D3 Cote · Mironov 14:52

⚔️ Last meetings

Capitals lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →

2–3 (OT) · Capitals won

❓ FLA vs WSH, answered

Who won Panthers vs Capitals on December 23, 2000?

Capitals won 5–3.

What was the final score of Panthers vs Capitals?

The final score was Panthers 3, Capitals 5.

Who scored for Panthers?

Bret Hedican, Olli Jokinen, Scott Mellanby.

Who scored for Capitals?

Calle Johansson, Chris Simon, Dmitri Khristich, Peter Bondra, Steve Konowalchuk.

How did the Panthers goalie play?

Roberto Luongo made 10 saves on 10 shots (1.000 save percentage) for a shutout.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 27 saves on 30 shots (.900 save percentage).

Where is Panthers vs Capitals played?

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

What is the Panthers vs Capitals season series?

Capitals lead the season series 2–0 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

🐆Panthers

Previous game · Dec 22

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Dec 21

Also on December 23, 2000

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