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1997-98 Washington Capitals Schedule and Results

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40-30-12 (92 points), Finished 3rd in NHL Atlantic Division (Game Results)
NHL Season Summary

Scored 219 goals, Allowed 202 goals, SRS: 0.17 (11th of 26)
Coached by Ron Wilson (40-30-12)

Playoffs:
Lost Stanley Cup Finals (4-0) versus Detroit Red Wings
Won Conference Finals (4-2) versus Buffalo Sabres
Won Conference Semi-Finals (4-1) versus Ottawa Senators
Won Conference Quarter-Finals (4-2) versus Boston Bruins

1997-98 Washington Capitals:

Regular Season

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GP Date Opponent Tm Opp W L T Streak Notes
1 Wed, Oct 1, 1997 @ Toronto Maple Leafs W 4 1 1 0 0 W 1
2 Fri, Oct 3, 1997 Buffalo Sabres W 6 2 2 0 0 W 2
3 Sat, Oct 4, 1997 New Jersey Devils W 4 1 3 0 0 W 3
4 Wed, Oct 8, 1997 @ New York Islanders W 6 3 4 0 0 W 4
5 Thu, Oct 9, 1997 @ Buffalo Sabres L 2 5 4 1 0 L 1
6 Sat, Oct 11, 1997 New York Islanders W 3 1 5 1 0 W 1
7 Wed, Oct 15, 1997 @ Chicago Blackhawks W 2 0 6 1 0 W 2
8 Sat, Oct 18, 1997 @ Montreal Canadiens W 3 2 7 1 0 W 3
9 Wed, Oct 22, 1997 @ Colorado Avalanche L 3 4 7 2 0 L 1
10 Thu, Oct 23, 1997 @ Phoenix Coyotes T OT 3 3 7 2 1 T 1
11 Sat, Oct 25, 1997 @ St. Louis Blues L 2 5 7 3 1 L 1
12 Wed, Oct 29, 1997 Dallas Stars L 3 4 7 4 1 L 2
13 Fri, Oct 31, 1997 Philadelphia Flyers T OT 2 2 7 4 2 T 1
14 Sat, Nov 1, 1997 @ New Jersey Devils L 1 3 7 5 2 L 1
15 Tue, Nov 4, 1997 Vancouver Canucks W 2 1 8 5 2 W 1
16 Thu, Nov 6, 1997 @ Boston Bruins L 0 2 8 6 2 L 1
17 Sat, Nov 8, 1997 Edmonton Oilers W 2 1 9 6 2 W 1
18 Sun, Nov 9, 1997 @ Florida Panthers L 2 3 9 7 2 L 1
19 Wed, Nov 12, 1997 @ Pittsburgh Penguins W 4 1 10 7 2 W 1
20 Thu, Nov 13, 1997 @ Buffalo Sabres W 3 2 11 7 2 W 2
GP Date Opponent Tm Opp W L T Streak Notes
21 Sat, Nov 15, 1997 @ Montreal Canadiens W 3 2 12 7 2 W 3
22 Tue, Nov 18, 1997 Colorado Avalanche T OT 6 6 12 7 3 T 1
23 Sat, Nov 22, 1997 San Jose Sharks L 2 5 12 8 3 L 1
24 Sun, Nov 23, 1997 @ Florida Panthers W 5 2 13 8 3 W 1
25 Wed, Nov 26, 1997 Montreal Canadiens L 5 6 13 9 3 L 1
26 Thu, Nov 27, 1997 @ Ottawa Senators L 1 3 13 10 3 L 2
27 Sat, Nov 29, 1997 @ Boston Bruins T OT 1 1 13 10 4 T 1
28 Tue, Dec 2, 1997 @ New York Rangers W OT 3 2 14 10 4 W 1
29 Fri, Dec 5, 1997 Florida Panthers W OT 3 2 15 10 4 W 2
30 Sun, Dec 7, 1997 @ Florida Panthers L 4 5 15 11 4 L 1
31 Wed, Dec 10, 1997 @ San Jose Sharks T OT 3 3 15 11 5 T 1
32 Fri, Dec 12, 1997 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim L 4 6 15 12 5 L 1
33 Sat, Dec 13, 1997 @ Los Angeles Kings T OT 2 2 15 12 6 T 1
34 Tue, Dec 16, 1997 New York Islanders T OT 2 2 15 12 7 T 2
35 Thu, Dec 18, 1997 Florida Panthers L 0 4 15 13 7 L 1
36 Sat, Dec 20, 1997 @ Carolina Hurricanes W 2 1 16 13 7 W 1
37 Tue, Dec 23, 1997 New Jersey Devils T OT 1 1 16 13 8 T 1
38 Fri, Dec 26, 1997 Pittsburgh Penguins L 1 4 16 14 8 L 1
39 Sat, Dec 27, 1997 Ottawa Senators L 0 3 16 15 8 L 2
40 Mon, Dec 29, 1997 St. Louis Blues W 4 2 17 15 8 W 1
GP Date Opponent Tm Opp W L T Streak Notes
41 Thu, Jan 1, 1998 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim W 3 2 18 15 8 W 2
42 Sat, Jan 3, 1998 New York Rangers L 2 3 18 16 8 L 1
43 Tue, Jan 6, 1998 Toronto Maple Leafs W 5 3 19 16 8 W 1
44 Thu, Jan 8, 1998 @ New York Rangers W 5 3 20 16 8 W 2
45 Fri, Jan 9, 1998 Philadelphia Flyers W 4 1 21 16 8 W 3
46 Sun, Jan 11, 1998 @ Detroit Red Wings L 0 2 21 17 8 L 1
47 Tue, Jan 13, 1998 Ottawa Senators W 4 0 22 17 8 W 1
48 Thu, Jan 15, 1998 Chicago Blackhawks W 3 2 23 17 8 W 2
49 Wed, Jan 21, 1998 @ Tampa Bay Lightning W OT 3 2 24 17 8 W 3
50 Sun, Jan 25, 1998 Boston Bruins W 4 1 25 17 8 W 4
51 Mon, Jan 26, 1998 @ New York Rangers T OT 2 2 25 17 9 T 1
52 Wed, Jan 28, 1998 Pittsburgh Penguins T OT 2 2 25 17 10 T 2
53 Sat, Jan 31, 1998 @ Philadelphia Flyers W OT 3 2 26 17 10 W 1
54 Sun, Feb 1, 1998 Detroit Red Wings L 2 4 26 18 10 L 1
55 Wed, Feb 4, 1998 @ Pittsburgh Penguins T OT 2 2 26 18 11 T 1
56 Sat, Feb 7, 1998 Tampa Bay Lightning L 3 4 26 19 11 L 1
57 Wed, Feb 25, 1998 Tampa Bay Lightning L 3 4 26 20 11 L 2
58 Sat, Feb 28, 1998 @ Tampa Bay Lightning L 2 5 26 21 11 L 3
59 Sun, Mar 1, 1998 Buffalo Sabres L 0 3 26 22 11 L 4
60 Tue, Mar 3, 1998 Boston Bruins L 0 3 26 23 11 L 5
GP Date Opponent Tm Opp W L T Streak Notes
61 Thu, Mar 5, 1998 @ Philadelphia Flyers L 2 3 26 24 11 L 6
62 Sat, Mar 7, 1998 Florida Panthers W 6 3 27 24 11 W 1
63 Mon, Mar 9, 1998 Calgary Flames W 5 2 28 24 11 W 2
64 Thu, Mar 12, 1998 @ New York Islanders W 2 1 29 24 11 W 3
65 Sat, Mar 14, 1998 @ Ottawa Senators L 0 4 29 25 11 L 1
66 Mon, Mar 16, 1998 Phoenix Coyotes W 2 1 30 25 11 W 1
67 Wed, Mar 18, 1998 Carolina Hurricanes W 1 0 31 25 11 W 2
68 Fri, Mar 20, 1998 New Jersey Devils W 2 0 32 25 11 W 3
69 Sat, Mar 21, 1998 @ New Jersey Devils L 2 3 32 26 11 L 1
70 Wed, Mar 25, 1998 @ Edmonton Oilers L 2 4 32 27 11 L 2
71 Thu, Mar 26, 1998 @ Calgary Flames L 2 3 32 28 11 L 3
72 Sat, Mar 28, 1998 @ Vancouver Canucks W 3 2 33 28 11 W 1
73 Tue, Mar 31, 1998 New York Islanders W 5 2 34 28 11 W 2
74 Thu, Apr 2, 1998 Tampa Bay Lightning W 4 1 35 28 11 W 3
75 Sat, Apr 4, 1998 Los Angeles Kings W 3 2 36 28 11 W 4
76 Mon, Apr 6, 1998 Montreal Canadiens T OT 2 2 36 28 12 T 1
77 Wed, Apr 8, 1998 @ Dallas Stars L OT 1 2 36 29 12 L 1
78 Sat, Apr 11, 1998 @ Philadelphia Flyers L 3 4 36 30 12 L 2
79 Mon, Apr 13, 1998 @ New York Islanders W 2 0 37 30 12 W 1
80 Tue, Apr 14, 1998 New York Rangers W 3 1 38 30 12 W 2
GP Date Opponent Tm Opp W L T Streak Notes
81 Sat, Apr 18, 1998 @ Carolina Hurricanes W 4 3 39 30 12 W 3
82 Sun, Apr 19, 1998 Carolina Hurricanes W 2 1 40 30 12 W 4

Playoffs

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GP Date Opponent Tm Opp W L T Streak Notes
1 Wed, Apr 22, 1998 Boston Bruins W 3 1 1 0 0 W 1
2 Fri, Apr 24, 1998 Boston Bruins L OT 3 4 1 1 0 L 1
3 Sun, Apr 26, 1998 @ Boston Bruins W OT 3 2 2 1 0 W 1
4 Tue, Apr 28, 1998 @ Boston Bruins W 3 0 3 1 0 W 2
5 Fri, May 1, 1998 Boston Bruins L 0 4 3 2 0 L 1
6 Sun, May 3, 1998 @ Boston Bruins W OT 3 2 4 2 0 W 1
7 Thu, May 7, 1998 Ottawa Senators W 4 2 5 2 0 W 2
8 Sat, May 9, 1998 Ottawa Senators W 6 1 6 2 0 W 3
9 Mon, May 11, 1998 @ Ottawa Senators L 3 4 6 3 0 L 1
10 Wed, May 13, 1998 @ Ottawa Senators W 2 0 7 3 0 W 1
11 Fri, May 15, 1998 Ottawa Senators W 3 0 8 3 0 W 2
12 Sat, May 23, 1998 Buffalo Sabres L 0 2 8 4 0 L 1
13 Mon, May 25, 1998 Buffalo Sabres W OT 3 2 9 4 0 W 1
14 Thu, May 28, 1998 @ Buffalo Sabres W OT 4 3 10 4 0 W 2
15 Sat, May 30, 1998 @ Buffalo Sabres W 2 0 11 4 0 W 3
16 Tue, Jun 2, 1998 Buffalo Sabres L 1 2 11 5 0 L 1
17 Thu, Jun 4, 1998 @ Buffalo Sabres W OT 3 2 12 5 0 W 1
18 Tue, Jun 9, 1998 @ Detroit Red Wings L 1 2 12 6 0 L 1
19 Thu, Jun 11, 1998 @ Detroit Red Wings L OT 4 5 12 7 0 L 2
20 Sat, Jun 13, 1998 Detroit Red Wings L 1 2 12 8 0 L 3
GP Date Opponent Tm Opp W L T Streak Notes
21 Tue, Jun 16, 1998 Detroit Red Wings L 1 4 12 9 0 L 4