The Florida Panthers squeaked out a win over the Washington Capitals, 3 to 2, on November 9, 1997.

Final

WSH

Capitals

9-7-2

2

FLA

Panthers

5-8-3

3

Team

WSH

FLA

1

1

1

2

0

0

3

1

2

Total

2

3

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st period

WSH

FLA

Capitals

Craig Berube (EV) assisted by Dale Hunter

1

0

Panthers

Ray Whitney (EV) assisted by Paul Laus

1

1

3rd period

WSH

FLA

Capitals

Peter Bondra (EV) assisted by Sylvain Cote and Adam Oates

2

1

Panthers

Robert Svehla (EV) assisted by Rob Niedermayer and Scott Mellanby

2

2

Panthers

Rob Niedermayer (EV) assisted by Scott Mellanby and Robert Svehla

2

3