Washington Capitals vs New York Islanders

Regular season · Wednesday, October 8, 1997 · Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

6–3

28–31

Game summary

The Washington Capitals beat the New York Islanders 6–3 on Wednesday, October 8, 1997 at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The Islanders outshot the Capitals 31–28.

Adam Oates scored a hat trick. Jaroslav Svejkovsky, Robert Reichel, Kenny Jonsson, Ziggy Palffy, Craig Berube and Peter Bondra also scored.

Olie Kolzig made 31 saves on 34 shots for the win; Tommy Salo stopped 20 of 25.

Goals
WSH	3	0	3	6	28
NYI	1	1	1	3	31

Scoring

1st period

Adam Oates (1)Mark Tinordi (1)1–005:23 WSH ·
Jaroslav Svejkovsky (2)Calle Johansson (3), Adam Oates (4)2–007:34 WSH
Adam Oates (2)Brendan Witt (1), Joe Juneau (3)3–011:10 WSH
Robert Reichel (1)Todd Bertuzzi (1), Bryan Berard (2)3–113:45 NYI ·

2nd period

Kenny Jonsson (1)Bryan Smolinski (1), Bryan Berard (3)3–214:25 NYI ·

3rd period

Adam Oates (3)Joe Juneau (4), Phil Housley (2)4–203:30 WSH ·
Ziggy Palffy (1)Bryan Smolinski (2), Robert Reichel (3)4–305:55 NYI ·
Craig Berube (2)Adam Oates (5), Joe Juneau (5)5–318:33 WSH
Peter Bondra (3)Unassisted6–319:27 WSH ·

Team stats

WSHNYI

2831

50%50%

1/63/7

2132

2222

813

1719

918

Penalties

0:40 into the first periodBryan McCabe · hooking2 min
4:07 into the first periodDale Hunter · interference2 min
5:37 into the first periodJaroslav Svejkovsky · roughing2 min
12:36 into the first periodMichal Pivonka · tripping2 min
16:42 into the first periodJan Benda · tripping2 min
19:15 into the first periodSergei Nemchinov · high sticking2 min
19:46 into the first periodRich Pilon · roughing2 min
4:35 into the second periodRich Pilon · fighting5 min
4:35 into the second periodBrendan Witt · fighting5 min
7:55 into the second periodJoe Reekie · elbowing2 min
13:07 into the second periodRichard Zednik · hooking obstruction2 min
1:19 into the third periodTodd Bertuzzi · high sticking2 min
1:19 into the third periodTodd Bertuzzi · high sticking2 min
2:33 into the third periodDennis Vaske · slashing2 min
5:40 into the third periodCalle Johansson · holding2 min
8:49 into the third periodRich Pilon · boarding5 min
15:06 into the third periodMichal Pivonka · slashing2 min
20:00 into the third periodTodd Bertuzzi · misconduct10 min

Season series

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters

77Adam OatesC	3	2	5	+4	3	2	2	0	62	15:34
90Joe JuneauC	0	3	3	+4	2	1	1	0	–	15:21
12Peter BondraR	1	0	1	+1	1	0	0	0	–	20:01
27Craig BerubeL	1	0	1	+1	1	1	0	0	–	06:55
34Jaroslav SvejkovskyR	1	0	1	+2	4	0	0	2	–	13:44
6Calle JohanssonD	0	1	1	+3	3	1	1	2	–	24:35
19Brendan WittD	0	1	1	+3	0	1	1	5	–	14:27
24Mark TinordiD	0	1	1	+2	1	1	0	0	–	29:29
96Phil HousleyD	0	1	1	+2	4	1	0	0	–	16:15
8Jan BulisC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	38	08:39
17Chris SimonL	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	–	11:51
20Michal PivonkaC	0	0	0	+1	1	2	0	4	29	18:09
22Steve KonowalchukL	0	0	0	+1	1	4	1	0	100	16:49
28Jan BendaC	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	2	–	06:31
32Dale HunterC	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	63	09:43
44Richard ZednikR	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	–	09:45
3Sylvain CoteD	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	–	19:32
29Joe ReekieD	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	2	–	12:48

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
1Martin BrochuG		0	0	0	–	–
37Olie KolzigG	W	34	31	3	.912	60:00

New York Islanders

New York Islanders skaters

15Bryan SmolinskiC	0	2	2	−3	2	0	1	0	50	18:43
21Robert ReichelC	1	1	2	−2	5	0	0	0	70	19:13
34Bryan BerardD	0	2	2	−3	4	0	1	0	–	18:26
16Ziggy PalffyR	1	0	1	−2	5	1	0	0	–	20:53
44Todd BertuzziR	0	1	1	−1	1	3	0	14	–	12:50
29Kenny JonssonD	1	0	1	−2	4	0	2	0	–	25:13
13Claude LapointeC	0	0	0	−1	3	1	1	0	55	18:11
14Tom ChorskeR	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	100	16:51
17Sergei NemchinovL	0	0	0	−2	0	0	0	2	36	19:12
18Mike HoughL	0	0	0	−2	0	3	0	0	–	18:52
24Paul KruseL	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	–	07:20
33Ken BelangerL	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	–	03:01
39Travis GreenC	0	0	0	−1	0	2	0	0	38	11:54
48Warren LuhningR	0	0	0	−2	1	2	0	0	–	03:29
2Rich PilonD	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	12	–	14:56
4Bryan McCabeD	0	0	0	−2	1	0	0	2	–	18:00
7Scott LachanceD	0	0	0	−1	3	1	1	0	–	25:52
28Dennis VaskeD	0	0	0	−2	1	4	5	2	–	19:16

New York Islanders goalies
Goalie
1Eric FichaudG		0	0	0	–	–
35Tommy SaloG	L	25	20	5	.800	59:16