Washington Capitals vs New Jersey Devils
Regular season · Saturday, March 15, 1997 · Continental Airlines Arena
Game summary
The New Jersey Devils beat the Washington Capitals 3–2 on Saturday, March 15, 1997 at Continental Airlines Arena.
Goals came from Doug Gilmour, Dave Andreychuk, Adam Oates, Valeri Zelepukin and Phil Housley.
Martin Brodeur made 25 saves on 27 shots for the win; Bill Ranford stopped 24 of 27.
Scoring
1st period
Doug Gilmour (20)Brian Rolston (25), Shawn Chambers (14)0–107:13 NJD
Dave Andreychuk (24)Bill Guerin (16), Lyle Odelein (13)0–209:03 NJD ·
2nd period
Adam Oates (21)Peter Bondra (24)1–214:37 WSH
3rd period
Valeri Zelepukin (12)John MacLean (18), Doug Gilmour (52)1–302:11 NJD
Phil Housley (9)Peter Bondra (25)2–312:56 WSH
Team stats
WSHNJD
2727
0%0%
0/31/3
1111
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 1:02 into the first period
Sylvain Cote · roughing2 min - 6:19 into the first period
Reid Simpson · fighting5 min - 6:19 into the first periodCraig Berube · fighting5 min
- 8:42 into the first periodRick Tocchet · tripping2 min
- 10:57 into the first periodValeri Zelepukin · high sticking2 min
- 2:47 into the second periodBobby Holik · interference2 min
- 4:25 into the second periodScott Niedermayer · holding obstruction2 min
- 17:41 into the second periodChris Simon · interference2 min
Season series
Washington Capitals
| 12Peter BondraR | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 77Adam OatesC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 96Phil HousleyD | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 13Andrei NikolishinC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 17Chris SimonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 20Michal PivonkaC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 22Steve KonowalchukL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 27Craig BerubeL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 32Dale HunterC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 36Mike EaglesL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 44Richard ZednikR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 90Joe JuneauC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 92Rick TocchetR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 2Ken KleeD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 3Sylvain CoteD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 6Calle JohanssonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 19Brendan WittD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 24Mark TinordiD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Bill RanfordG | L | 27 | 3 | .889 |
| 37Olie KolzigG | 0 | 0 | – |
New Jersey Devils
| 93Doug GilmourC | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 12Bill GuerinR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 14Brian RolstonR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 15John MacLeanR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 23Dave AndreychukL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 25Valeri ZelepukinL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 24Lyle OdeleinD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 29Shawn ChambersD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 10Denis PedersonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 16Bobby HolikC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 19Bobby CarpenterC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 21Randy MckayR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 32Steve ThomasR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 33Reid SimpsonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 3Ken DaneykoD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 4Scott StevensD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 27Scott NiedermayerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 28Kevin DeanD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mike DunhamG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 30Martin BrodeurG | W | 27 | 2 | .926 |