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Washington Capitals @ Hartford Whalers
Washington Capitals
Capitals
WSH
17-18-2
, 8-11-2 Away
1
17-18-2
, 8-11-2 Away
Final/OT
1
2
3
OT
T
Capitals
WSH
0
0
1
0
1
Whalers
CAR
1
0
0
0
1
Hartford Whalers
Whalers
CAR
17-13-2
, 12-6-1 Home
1
17-13-2
, 12-6-1 Home
Gamecast
Box Score
Team Stats
Team Stats
WSH
CAR
Shots
30
25
Hits
0
0
Penalty Minutes
15
15
Faceoff %
0.0
0.0
Game Information
PeoplesBank Arena
11:00 AM, 5 January 1997
Hartford, CT
Attendance: 14,613
Referees:
Blaine Angus
Linesmen:
Scott Driscoll
Scoring Summary
Penalties
No Scoring Plays
Regular Season Series
WSH leads 1-0-1
Whalers
2
Capitals
3
Game 1
2/1
Capitals
1
Whalers
1
Game 2
5/1
Capitals
0
Whalers
2
Game 3
23/2
Whalers
3
Capitals
5
Game 4
17/3
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