The Washington Capitals were defeated by the Montreal Canadiens, 6 to 5, on November 26, 1997.

Final

Canadiens

15-7-3

6

Capitals

13-9-3

5

Team

MTL

WSH

1

2

1

2

3

2

3

1

2

Total

6

5

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st period

MTL

WSH

Shayne Corson (EV) assisted by Saku Koivu and Mark Recchi

1

0

Shayne Corson (PP) assisted by Saku Koivu and Vladimir Malakhov

2

0

Richard Zednik (EV) assisted by Steve Konowalchuk and Mark Tinordi

2

1

2nd period

MTL

WSH

Richard Zednik (EV) assisted by Phil Housley and Steve Konowalchuk

2

Valeri Bure (EV) assisted by Martin Rucinsky

3

2

Peter Bondra (EV) assisted by Jan Bulis and Phil Housley

3

Mark Recchi (EV) assisted by Martin Rucinsky and Vincent Damphousse

4

3

Stephane Quintal (EV) assisted by Scott Thornton and Darcy Tucker

5

3

3rd period

MTL

WSH

Jeff Toms (EV) assisted by Sergei Gonchar and Phil Housley

5

4

Mark Recchi (EV) assisted by Shayne Corson and Vincent Damphousse

6

4

Mark Tinordi (EV) assisted by Dale Hunter and Kelly Miller

6

5

Canadiens

Capitals

Goals

6

5

Shots

27

31

Penalty Minutes

10

Power-Play Goals

1

0

Power-Play Opportunities

4

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

Canadiens

Capitals

Goalies

NAME	GS	SA	GA	Sv	Sv%	TOI
Jocelyn Thibault (W)	1	31	5	26	.839	60:00

Skaters

NAME	G	A	+/-	PIM	S
Patrice Brisebois	0	0	+1	0	1
Valeri Bure	1	0	0	0	5
Brett Clark	0	0	-2	0	0
Shayne Corson	2	1	0	2	4
Vincent Damphousse	0	2	+1	0	1
Matt Higgins	0	0	-1	0	1
Saku Koivu	0	2	+1	2	2
David Ling	0	0	-1	0	1
Vladimir Malakhov	0	1	+2	2	0
Dave Manson	0	0	0	0	3
Peter Popovic	0	0	-2	0	0
Stephane Quintal	1	0	+1	0	1
Mark Recchi	2	1	+2	0	4
Martin Rucinsky	0	2	+1	2	3
Scott Thornton	0	1	-2	0	1
Darcy Tucker	0	1	-1	2	0

Goalies

NAME	GS	SA	GA	Sv	Sv%	TOI
Olie Kolzig	1	20	5	15	.750	36:31
Bill Ranford (L)	0	7	1	6	.857	22:31

Skaters

NAME	G	A	+/-	PIM	S
Peter Bondra	1	0	-1	0	4
Jan Bulis	0	1	+3	0	1
Sylvain Cote	0	0	+1	2	0
Sergei Gonchar	0	1	0	2	4
Phil Housley	0	3	+1	2	1
Dale Hunter	0	1	0	0	2
Calle Johansson	0	0	-1	0	1
Joe Juneau	0	0	0	0	3
Steve Konowalchuk	0	2	+1	2	2
Kelly Miller	0	1	0	0	0
Adam Oates	0	0	-3	0	1
Chris Simon	0	0	-2	0	4
Mark Tinordi	1	1	0	0	1
Jeff Toms	1	0	0	0	1
Brendan Witt	0	0	-1	0	0
Richard Zednik	2	0	+2	0	6