Sunday, December 7, 1997 · Miami Arena
Capitals 4 at Panthers 5
Final
Three Stars
By Game Score until the NHL names its three stars.
Scoring
1st Period
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2:47
Dave Gagner (12) David Nemirovsky (4), Kirk Muller (8) WSH 0 – 1 FLA
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15:19
Steve Washburn (5) PPG Ray Whitney (11), Ray Sheppard (5) WSH 0 – 2 FLA
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15:30
Richard Zednik (9) Chris Simon (8), Adam Oates (22) WSH 1 – 2 FLA
2nd Period
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3:06
David Nemirovsky (5) Ray Whitney (12), Ryan Johnson (1) WSH 1 – 3 FLA
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10:43
Joe Juneau (4) PPG Chris Simon (9), Adam Oates (23) WSH 2 – 3 FLA
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14:40
Richard Zednik (10) Dale Hunter (7), Kelly Miller (2) WSH 3 – 3 FLA
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17:05
Dave Gagner (13) Radek Dvorak (3), Kirk Muller (9) WSH 3 – 4 FLA
3rd Period
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10:18
Jeff Toms (4) Mark Tinordi (5) WSH 4 – 4 FLA
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17:17
Steve Washburn (6) Ray Sheppard (6), Paul Laus (8) WSH 4 – 5 FLA
Washington Capitals
| Player | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Zednik R | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 18:45 | 2.03 |
| Adam Oates C | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24:33 | 1.33 |
| Chris Simon L | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:03 | 1.20 |
| Joe Juneau C | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:57 | 1.18 |
| Dale Hunter C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 11:26 | 0.85 |
| Jeff Toms L | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 14:02 | 0.75 |
| Kelly Miller L | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:05 | 0.63 |
| Mark Tinordi D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 24:13 | 0.55 |
| Calle Johansson D | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 28:02 | 0.52 |
| Joe Reekie D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 24:31 | 0.15 |
| Todd Krygier L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:52 | 0.08 |
| Ken Klee D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7:26 | 0.00 |
| Jan Bulis C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 9:40 | -0.13 |
| Sylvain Cote D | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 7:52 | -0.30 |
| Sergei Gonchar D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 12:55 | -0.32 |
| Steve Konowalchuk L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 14:10 | -0.38 |
| Phil Housley D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 23:18 | -0.45 |
| Craig Berube L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:39 | -0.53 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Ranford | L | 23 | 18 | 5 | .783 | 59:29 | -1.95 |
Florida Panthers
| Player | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Gagner C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 18:56 | 1.80 |
| Steve Washburn C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:50 | 1.70 |
| Ray Whitney L | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 13:09 | 1.55 |
| Kirk Muller L | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 13:59 | 1.53 |
| David Nemirovsky R | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:10 | 1.45 |
| Ray Sheppard R | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:34 | 1.33 |
| Radek Dvorak R | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 16:45 | 0.93 |
| Ryan Johnson C | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:45 | 0.78 |
| Rhett Warrener D | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 19:24 | 0.30 |
| Paul Laus D | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 12:32 | 0.25 |
| Scott Mellanby R | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 17:56 | 0.13 |
| Chris Wells C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:37 | 0.08 |
| Bill Lindsay L | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 14:03 | 0.07 |
| Robert Svehla D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 26:15 | 0.05 |
| Gord Murphy D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 21:43 | -0.08 |
| Tom Fitzgerald R | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 15:21 | -0.15 |
| Ed Jovanovski D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18:42 | -0.20 |
| Terry Carkner D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:38 | -0.30 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Vanbiesbrouck | W | 28 | 24 | 4 | .857 | 60:00 | -0.60 |