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Florida Panthers @ Washington Capitals
Florida Panthers
Panthers
FLA
8-13-2
, 5-4-1 Away
2
8-13-2
, 5-4-1 Away
Final/OT
1
2
3
OT
T
Panthers
FLA
1
0
1
0
2
Capitals
WSH
0
1
1
1
3
Washington Capitals
Capitals
WSH
15-10-0
, 6-3-0 Home
3
15-10-0
, 6-3-0 Home
Gamecast
Box Score
Team Stats
Team Stats
FLA
WSH
Shots
28
30
Hits
0
0
Penalty Minutes
14
20
Faceoff %
0.0
0.0
Game Information
Capital One Arena
5:30 AM, 6 December 1997
Washington, DC
Attendance: 19,740
Referees:
Terry Gregson
Linesmen:
Pierre Racicot
Scoring Summary
Penalties
No Scoring Plays
Regular Season Series
WSH leads 2-1
Capitals
2
Panthers
3
Game 1
10/11
Capitals
5
Panthers
2
Game 2
24/11
Panthers
2
Capitals
3
Game 3
6/12
Capitals
4
Panthers
5
Game 4
8/12
Panthers
4
Capitals
0
Game 5
19/12
Panthers
3
Capitals
6
Game 6
8/3
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