1997–98 Washington Capitals
Eastern Conference · Metropolitan Division · 40-30-0, 92 pts · Playoffs 12-9
The 1997–98 Washington Capitals went 40-30-0 (92 points) in the Atlantic Division and played 21 playoff games (12-9). Peter Bondra led the team with 78 points (52 G, 26 A). Olie Kolzig had 34 wins in goal.
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Skaters
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | PPG | SOG | SH% | TOI/GP | HIT | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Bondra | R | 76 | 52 | 26 | 78 | +14 | 44 | 11 | 284 | 18.3 | 21:35 | 29 | 17 |
| Adam Oates | C | 82 | 18 | 58 | 76 | +6 | 36 | 3 | 121 | 14.9 | 23:08 | 17 | 39 |
| Calle Johansson | D | 73 | 15 | 20 | 35 | -11 | 30 | 10 | 163 | 9.2 | 24:42 | 19 | 76 |
| Steve Konowalchuk | L | 80 | 10 | 24 | 34 | +9 | 80 | 2 | 131 | 7.6 | 16:24 | 97 | 24 |
| Phil Housley | D | 64 | 6 | 25 | 31 | -10 | 24 | 4 | 116 | 5.2 | 18:55 | 15 | 18 |
| Joe Juneau | C | 56 | 9 | 22 | 31 | -8 | 26 | 4 | 87 | 10.3 | 16:23 | 9 | 18 |
| Dale Hunter | C | 82 | 8 | 18 | 26 | +1 | 103 | 0 | 82 | 9.8 | 11:39 | 26 | 22 |
| Richard Zednik | R | 65 | 17 | 9 | 26 | -2 | 28 | 2 | 148 | 11.5 | 11:46 | 49 | 7 |
| Andrew Brunette | L | 28 | 11 | 12 | 23 | +2 | 12 | 4 | 42 | 26.2 | 15:15 | 2 | 3 |
| Sergei Gonchar | D | 72 | 5 | 16 | 21 | +2 | 66 | 2 | 134 | 3.7 | 19:52 | 46 | 23 |
| Mark Tinordi | D | 47 | 8 | 9 | 17 | +9 | 39 | 0 | 57 | 14.0 | 20:21 | 66 | 48 |
| Chris Simon | L | 28 | 7 | 10 | 17 | -1 | 38 | 4 | 71 | 9.9 | 17:17 | 32 | 6 |
| Sylvain Cote | D | 59 | 1 | 15 | 16 | -5 | 36 | 0 | 83 | 1.2 | 18:33 | 43 | 40 |
| Jan Bulis | C | 48 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 18 | 0 | 37 | 13.5 | 10:32 | 27 | 1 |
| Andrei Nikolishin | C | 38 | 6 | 10 | 16 | +1 | 14 | 1 | 40 | 15.0 | 14:49 | 13 | 9 |
| Craig Berube | L | 74 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -3 | 189 | 0 | 68 | 8.8 | 8:30 | 59 | 5 |
| Kelly Miller | L | 76 | 7 | 7 | 14 | -2 | 41 | 0 | 68 | 10.3 | 11:08 | 55 | 16 |
| Todd Krygier | L | 45 | 2 | 12 | 14 | -3 | 30 | 0 | 71 | 2.8 | 13:12 | 15 | 5 |
| Esa Tikkanen | L | 20 | 2 | 10 | 12 | -4 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 6.1 | 20:36 | 7 | 7 |
| Joe Reekie | D | 68 | 2 | 8 | 10 | +15 | 70 | 0 | 59 | 3.4 | 20:24 | 56 | 86 |
| Michal Pivonka | C | 33 | 3 | 6 | 9 | +5 | 20 | 0 | 38 | 7.9 | 14:47 | 14 | 9 |
| Brian Bellows | L | 11 | 6 | 3 | 9 | -3 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 23.1 | 17:24 | 2 | 1 |
| Brendan Witt | D | 64 | 1 | 7 | 8 | -11 | 112 | 0 | 68 | 1.5 | 17:38 | 145 | 53 |
| Jeff Toms | L | 33 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -11 | 8 | 0 | 55 | 5.5 | 11:15 | 4 | 4 |
| Ken Klee | D | 51 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -3 | 46 | 0 | 44 | 9.1 | 11:10 | 68 | 22 |
| Jeff Brown | D | 9 | 0 | 6 | 6 | +4 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 0.0 | 22:16 | 1 | 9 |
| Jaroslav Svejkovsky | R | 17 | 4 | 1 | 5 | -5 | 10 | 2 | 29 | 13.8 | 11:19 | 6 | 2 |
| Mike Eagles | L | 36 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 16 | 0 | 25 | 4.0 | 9:40 | 59 | 16 |
| Jan Benda | C | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +1 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0.0 | 9:15 | 4 | 0 |
| Benoit Gratton | C | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 7:02 | 4 | 0 |
| Nolan Baumgartner | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 17:55 | 7 | 5 |
| Stewart Malgunas | D | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 15:52 | 12 | 12 |
| David Harlock | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 16:00 | 1 | 0 |
| Ryan Mulhern | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 8:41 | 1 | 0 |
| Brad Church | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 10:46 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwayne Hay | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 4:57 | 5 | 0 |
| Pat Peake | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12:42 | 0 | 1 |
Goaltenders
| Player | GP | GS | W | L | OTL | SA | SV% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olie Kolzig | 82 | 63 | 34 | 19 | 0 | 1729 | .920 | 2.20 | 5 |
| Bill Ranford | 67 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 555 | .901 | 2.79 | 0 |
| Martin Brochu | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Stephane Beauregard | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Schedule & results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | @ TOR | W 4–1 | Final |
| Oct 3 | vs BUF | W 6–2 | Final |
| Oct 4 | vs NJD | W 4–1 | Final |
| Oct 8 | @ NYI | W 6–3 | Final |
| Oct 9 | @ BUF | L 2–5 | Final |
| Oct 11 | vs NYI | W 3–1 | Final |
| Oct 15 | @ CHI | W 2–0 | Final |
| Oct 18 | @ MTL | W 3–2 | Final |
| Oct 22 | @ COL | L 3–4 | Final |
| Oct 23 | @ PHX | T 3–3 | Final/OT |
| Oct 25 | @ STL | L 2–5 | Final |
| Oct 29 | vs DAL | L 3–4 | Final |
| Oct 31 | vs PHI | T 2–2 | Final/OT |
| Nov 1 | @ NJD | L 1–3 | Final |
| Nov 4 | vs VAN | W 2–1 | Final |
| Nov 6 | @ BOS | L 0–2 | Final |
| Nov 8 | vs EDM | W 2–1 | Final |
| Nov 9 | @ FLA | L 2–3 | Final |
| Nov 12 | @ PIT | W 4–1 | Final |
| Nov 13 | @ BUF | W 3–2 | Final |
| Nov 15 | @ MTL | W 3–2 | Final |
| Nov 18 | vs COL | T 6–6 | Final/OT |
| Nov 22 | vs SJS | L 2–5 | Final |
| Nov 23 | @ FLA | W 5–2 | Final |
| Nov 26 | vs MTL | L 5–6 | Final |
| Nov 27 | @ OTT | L 1–3 | Final |
| Nov 29 | @ BOS | T 1–1 | Final/OT |
| Dec 2 | @ NYR | W 3–2 | Final/OT |
| Dec 5 | vs FLA | W 3–2 | Final/OT |
| Dec 7 | @ FLA | L 4–5 | Final |
| Dec 10 | @ SJS | T 3–3 | Final/OT |
| Dec 12 | @ ANA | L 4–6 | Final |
| Dec 13 | @ LAK | T 2–2 | Final/OT |
| Dec 16 | vs NYI | T 2–2 | Final/OT |
| Dec 18 | vs FLA | L 0–4 | Final |
| Dec 20 | @ CAR | W 2–1 | Final |
| Dec 23 | vs NJD | T 1–1 | Final/OT |
| Dec 26 | vs PIT | L 1–4 | Final |
| Dec 27 | vs OTT | L 0–3 | Final |
| Dec 29 | vs STL | W 4–2 | Final |
| Jan 1 | vs ANA | W 3–2 | Final |
| Jan 3 | vs NYR | L 2–3 | Final |
| Jan 6 | vs TOR | W 5–3 | Final |
| Jan 8 | @ NYR | W 5–3 | Final |
| Jan 9 | vs PHI | W 4–1 | Final |
| Jan 11 | @ DET | L 0–2 | Final |
| Jan 13 | vs OTT | W 4–0 | Final |
| Jan 15 | vs CHI | W 3–2 | Final |
| Jan 21 | @ TBL | W 3–2 | Final/OT |
| Jan 25 | vs BOS | W 4–1 | Final |
| Jan 26 | @ NYR | T 2–2 | Final/OT |
| Jan 28 | vs PIT | T 2–2 | Final/OT |
| Jan 31 | @ PHI | W 3–2 | Final/OT |
| Feb 1 | vs DET | L 2–4 | Final |
| Feb 4 | @ PIT | T 2–2 | Final/OT |
| Feb 7 | vs TBL | L 3–4 | Final |
| Feb 25 | vs TBL | L 3–4 | Final |
| Feb 28 | @ TBL | L 2–5 | Final |
| Mar 1 | vs BUF | L 0–3 | Final |
| Mar 3 | vs BOS | L 0–3 | Final |
| Mar 5 | @ PHI | L 2–3 | Final |
| Mar 7 | vs FLA | W 6–3 | Final |
| Mar 9 | vs CGY | W 5–2 | Final |
| Mar 12 | @ NYI | W 2–1 | Final |
| Mar 14 | @ OTT | L 0–4 | Final |
| Mar 16 | vs PHX | W 2–1 | Final |
| Mar 18 | vs CAR | W 1–0 | Final |
| Mar 20 | vs NJD | W 2–0 | Final |
| Mar 21 | @ NJD | L 2–3 | Final |
| Mar 25 | @ EDM | L 2–4 | Final |
| Mar 26 | @ CGY | L 2–3 | Final |
| Mar 28 | @ VAN | W 3–2 | Final |
| Mar 31 | vs NYI | W 5–2 | Final |
| Apr 2 | vs TBL | W 4–1 | Final |
| Apr 4 | vs LAK | W 3–2 | Final |
| Apr 6 | vs MTL | T 2–2 | Final/OT |
| Apr 8 | @ DAL | L 1–2 | Final/OT |
| Apr 11 | @ PHI | L 3–4 | Final |
| Apr 13 | @ NYI | W 2–0 | Final |
| Apr 14 | vs NYR | W 3–1 | Final |
| Apr 18 | @ CAR | W 4–3 | Final |
| Apr 19 | vs CAR | W 2–1 | Final |
| Apr 22 | vs BOS | W 3–1 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 24 | vs BOS | L 3–4 | Final/2OT · Playoffs |
| Apr 26 | @ BOS | W 3–2 | Final/2OT · Playoffs |
| Apr 28 | @ BOS | W 3–0 | Final · Playoffs |
| May 1 | vs BOS | L 0–4 | Final · Playoffs |
| May 3 | @ BOS | W 3–2 | Final/OT · Playoffs |
| May 7 | vs OTT | W 4–2 | Final · Playoffs |
| May 9 | vs OTT | W 6–1 | Final · Playoffs |
| May 11 | @ OTT | L 3–4 | Final · Playoffs |
| May 13 | @ OTT | W 2–0 | Final · Playoffs |
| May 15 | vs OTT | W 3–0 | Final · Playoffs |
| May 23 | vs BUF | L 0–2 | Final · Playoffs |
| May 25 | vs BUF | W 3–2 | Final/OT · Playoffs |
| May 28 | @ BUF | W 4–3 | Final/OT · Playoffs |
| May 30 | @ BUF | W 2–0 | Final · Playoffs |
| Jun 2 | vs BUF | L 1–2 | Final · Playoffs |
| Jun 4 | @ BUF | W 3–2 | Final/OT · Playoffs |
| Jun 9 | @ DET | L 1–2 | Final · Playoffs |
| Jun 11 | @ DET | L 4–5 | Final/OT · Playoffs |
| Jun 13 | vs DET | L 1–2 | Final · Playoffs |
| Jun 16 | vs DET | L 1–4 | Final · Playoffs |