Washington Capitals vs Carolina Hurricanes
Regular season · Saturday, December 20, 1997 · Greensboro Coliseum
Game summary
The Washington Capitals beat the Carolina Hurricanes 2–1 on Saturday, December 20, 1997 at Greensboro Coliseum. The Hurricanes outshot the Capitals 25–24.
Goals came from Robert Kron, Peter Bondra and Steve Konowalchuk.
Bill Ranford made 24 saves on 25 shots for the win; Sean Burke stopped 6 of 8.
Scoring
2nd period
Robert Kron (6)Kevin Dineen (10)0–103:13 CAR
Peter Bondra (22)Adam Oates (27)1–119:16 WSH ·
3rd period
Steve Konowalchuk (3)Richard Zednik (6), Jan Bulis (8)2–116:10 WSH
Team stats
WSHCAR
2425
51%49%
0/20/4
1410
24
1011
35
52
Penalties
- 8:26 into the first period
Enrico Ciccone · elbowing2 min - 0:36 into the second period
Chris Simon · interference2 min - 4:15 into the second periodAdam Burt · roughing2 min
- 4:15 into the second periodDale Hunter · roughing2 min
- 6:40 into the second periodSean Hill · interference2 min
- 8:43 into the second periodAdam Burt · roughing2 min
- 8:43 into the second periodDale Hunter · roughing2 min
- 14:11 into the second periodKelly Miller · boarding2 min
- 18:09 into the second periodSami Kapanen · roughing2 min
- 18:09 into the second periodDale Hunter · roughing2 min
- 18:09 into the second periodCalle Johansson · holding2 min
- 13:38 into the third periodSteve Konowalchuk · boarding2 min
Season series
Washington Capitals
| 8Jan BulisC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:39 |
| 12Peter BondraR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 23:08 |
| 22Steve KonowalchukL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17:28 |
| 44Richard ZednikR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11:58 |
| 77Adam OatesC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 22:55 |
| 10Kelly MillerL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:41 |
| 17Chris SimonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:24 |
| 27Craig BerubeL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 08:59 |
| 32Dale HunterC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:37 |
| 36Mike EaglesL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:11 |
| 48Benoit GrattonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 04:03 |
| 3Sylvain CoteD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:41 |
| 6Calle JohanssonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 21:58 |
| 19Brendan WittD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 18:33 |
| 24Mark TinordiD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 21:56 |
| 29Joe ReekieD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 22:06 |
| 55Sergei GoncharD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:13 |
| 96Phil HousleyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 17:55 |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Bill RanfordG | W | 25 | 1 | .960 |
| 37Olie KolzigG | 0 | 0 | – |
Carolina Hurricanes
| 11Kevin DineenR | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 5 | 13:11 |
| 18Robert KronC | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 4 | 15:34 |
| 10Gary RobertsL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:20 |
| 12Steven RiceR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 09:21 |
| 19Nelson EmersonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:42 |
| 24Sami KapanenR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:07 |
| 27Stephen LeachR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 14:02 |
| 28Paul RanheimL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:54 |
| 32Stu GrimsonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 09:47 |
| 44Kent MandervilleC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:37 |
| 55Keith PrimeauC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:20 |
| 92Jeff O'NeillC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 08:44 |
| 2Glen WesleyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | 27:27 |
| 6Adam BurtD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 22:47 |
| 7Curtis LeschyshynD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 19:42 |
| 21Jeff BrownD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | 22:41 |
| 22Sean HillD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:30 |
| 39Enrico CicconeD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:11 |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sean BurkeG | L | 8 | 2 | .750 |
| 37Trevor KiddG | 16 | 0 | 1.000 |