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

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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

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	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

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NHL 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

2

Nylander

1

Forsling

1

Peterka

Assists Leaders

1

Matheson

1

Rielly

1

Marchenko

Points Leaders

2

Nylander

2

Carrier

2

Minten

Hits Leaders

8

Svechnikov

8

Zadorov

7

Bennett

Blocks Leaders

3

Miller

3

Slavin

3

Walker

Wins Leaders

1

Markstrom

1

Swayman

1

Dobes

Goals Against Leaders

0.00

Markstrom

0.00

Swayman

0.92

Bussi

Save Percentage Leaders

1.000

Markstrom

1.000

Swayman

.950

Bussi

NHL 2026-27 Rankings

Goals Rankings

3.00

2.00

Goals Against Rankings

0.00

1.00

Penalty Kill Rankings

100.0

NHL 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

1-0

Worst Record ATS

0-1

1-0

NHL 2026-27 Standings

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Bruins	1	0	0	2	3
Canadiens	1	0	0	2	1
Panthers	1	0	0	2	1
Sabres	0	0	0	0	0
Red Wings	0	0	0	0	0
Senators	0	0	0	0	0
Lightning	0	0	0	0	0
Maple Leafs	0	1	0	0	-1
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	0	0	1	1	-1
Blue Jackets	0	0	0	0	0
Devils	0	0	0	0	0
Islanders	0	0	0	0	0
Flyers	0	0	0	0	0
Penguins	0	0	0	0	0
Capitals	0	0	0	0	0
Rangers	0	1	0	0	-3

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Blackhawks	0	0	0	0	0
Avalanche	0	0	0	0	0
Stars	0	0	0	0	0
Wild	0	0	0	0	0
Predators	0	0	0	0	0
Blues	0	0	0	0	0
Mammoth	0	0	0	0	0
Jets	0	0	0	0	0
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Ducks	0	0	0	0	0
Flames	0	0	0	0	0
Oilers	0	0	0	0	0
Kings	0	0	0	0	0
Sharks	0	0	0	0	0
Kraken	0	0	0	0	0
Canucks	0	0	0	0	0
Golden Knights	0	0	0	0	0