Washington Capitals

The Washington Capitals were 40-30-12 in 1997-98. They finished 3rd in the Atlantic Division and 4th in the Eastern Conference. They lost in the 1998 Stanley Cup Final against the Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 0.

Scores & Schedules

See schedule

DATE		OPP	SCORE
Tue 6/16	vs	DET	L 1-4
Sat 6/13	vs	DET	L 1-2
Thu 6/11	@	DET	L 4-5
Tue 6/9	@	DET	L 1-2
Thu 6/4	@	BUF	W 3-2

Team Leaders

See roster

GOALS

Bondra

ASSISTS

Oates

+/-

+15

Reekie

1997-98 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	T	PTS	DIFF
Devils	48	23	11	107	59
Flyers	42	29	11	95	49
Capitals	40	30	12	92	17
Islanders	30	41	11	71	-13
Rangers	25	39	18	68	-34
Panthers	24	43	15	63	-53
Lightning	17	55	10	44	-118

1997-98 Stats

See stats

	GP	W	L	T	PTS	PTS%	G	GA	DIFF	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
Team	82	40	30	12	92	.561	219	202	17	15.7	89.2	27.13	9.8	27.95	.912
Team Rank		6th	9th	14th	8th	8th	13th	10th	11th	13th	1st	14th	13th	12th	5th

Gallery

NHL 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs Goals Leaders

6

Hagel

6

Boldy

5

Robertson

Playoffs Assists Leaders

8

LaCombe

8

Eichel

7

Kaprizov

Playoffs Points Leaders

10

Draisaitl

9

LaCombe

9

Boldy

Playoffs Hits Leaders

38

Crouse

37

Barbashev

35

Kolesar

Playoffs Blocks Leaders

20

Matheson

18

Carrier

17

Theodore

Playoffs Wins Leaders

4

Wallstedt

4

Vladar

4

Dostal

Playoffs Goals Against Leaders

1.10

Andersen

1.14

Lyon

1.21

Wedgewood

Playoffs Save Percentage Leaders

1.000

Korpisalo

.955

Lyon

.955

Andersen

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs Goals Rankings

4.33

3.83

Playoffs Goals Against Rankings

1.25

1.83

Playoffs Power Play Rankings

50.0

40.0

28.6

Playoffs Penalty Kill Rankings

95.8

95.2

93.8

NHL 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

57-31

56-32

49-33

48-34

51-37

Worst Record ATS

30-52

32-54

34-54

32-50

36-52

34-48

NHL 2025-26 Standings

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Avalanche - p	55	16	11	121	99
Stars - x	50	20	12	112	53
Wild - x	46	24	12	104	32
Mammoth - x	43	33	6	92	28
Blues - e	37	33	12	86	-27
Predators - e	38	34	10	86	-22
Jets - e	35	35	12	82	-29
Blackhawks - e	29	39	14	72	-62
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights - y	39	26	17	95	15
Oilers - x	41	30	11	93	13
Ducks - x	43	33	6	92	-15
Kings - x	35	27	20	90	-22
Sharks - e	39	35	8	86	-41
Kraken - e	34	37	11	79	-37
Flames - e	34	39	9	77	-47
Canucks - e	25	49	8	58	-100

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Sabres - y	50	23	9	109	47
Lightning - x	50	26	6	106	59
Canadiens - x	48	24	10	106	27
Bruins - x	45	27	10	100	22
Senators - x	44	27	11	99	32
Red Wings - e	41	31	10	92	-17
Panthers - e	40	38	4	84	-25
Maple Leafs - e	32	36	14	78	-46
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes - z	53	22	7	113	56
Penguins - x	41	25	16	98	25
Flyers - x	43	27	12	98	7
Capitals - e	43	30	9	95	19
Blue Jackets - e	40	30	12	92	0
Islanders - e	43	34	5	91	-8
Devils - e	42	37	3	87	-24
Rangers - e	34	39	9	77	-12