1997-98 Washington Capitals Roster

National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 40-30-12 - 92 points
Finishing 3rd in the NHL's Atlantic Division
Postseason: 12-9
Lost Stanley Cup finals
Conference Quarter-Finals - Defeated Boston Bruins 4-2
Conference Semi-Finals - Defeated Ottawa Senators 4-1
Conference Finals - Defeated Buffalo Sabres 4-2
Stanley Cup Finals - Lost to Detroit Red Wings 4-0
Coach: Ron Wilson (40-30-12)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
1997-98 Washington Capitals Statistics
1997-98 Washington Capitals Results

The Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League ended the 1997-98 season with a record of 40 wins and 30 losses and 12 ties for 92 points, finishing third in the NHL's Atlantic Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 12-9.

The Capitals potted 219 goals and allowed 202. Peter Bondra scored 52 goals for Washington, and Adam Oates contributed 58 assists. Olaf Kolzig earned 33 wins for the squad and a team-best 2.20 goals against average, pacing regular goalies.

Ron Wilson coached the team. The 1997-98 Washington Capitals lost in the Stanley Cup finals.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Nolan BaumgartnerDMarch 23, 19766'2"205RCalgary, AB Canada
Brian BellowsLSeptember 1, 19645'11"210RSt. Catharines, ON Canada
Jan BendaCMarch 28, 19726'3"215RReef, Belgium
Craig BerubeLDecember 17, 19656'1"210LCalahoo, AB Canada
Peter BondraRFebruary 7, 19686'0"200LLutsk, Ukraine
Jeff BrownDApril 30, 19666'1"204ROttawa, ON Canada
Andrew BrunetteLAugust 24, 19736'1"212LSudbury, ON Canada
Jan BulisCMarch 18, 19786'1"208LPardubice, Czech Republic
Brad ChurchLNovember 14, 19766'1"210LDauphin, MB Canada
Sylvain CoteDJanuary 19, 19665'11"201RQuebec City, QC Canada
Mike EaglesLMarch 7, 19635'10"195LSussex, NB Canada
Sergei GoncharDApril 13, 19746'2"211LChelyabinsk, Russia
Benoit GrattonCDecember 28, 19765'11"194LMontreal, QC Canada
David HarlockDMarch 16, 19716'2"215LToronto, ON Canada
Dwayne HayLFebruary 11, 19776'1"203LLondon, ON Canada
Phil HousleyDMarch 9, 19645'10"185LSt. Paul, MN USA
Dale HunterCJuly 31, 19605'10"198LPetrolia, ON Canada
Calle JohanssonDFebruary 14, 19675'11"203LGoteborg, Sweden
Joe JuneauCJanuary 5, 19686'0"195RPont-Rouge, QC Canada
Ken KleeDApril 24, 19716'0"210RIndianapolis, IN USA
Olaf KolzigGApril 6, 19706'3"221LJohannesburg, South Africa
Steve KonowalchukLNovember 11, 19726'1"207LSalt Lake City, UT USA
Todd KrygierLOctober 12, 19656'0"185LNorthville, MI USA
Stewart MalgunasDApril 21, 19706'0"200LPrince George, BC Canada
Kelly MillerLMarch 3, 19635'11"195LDetroit, MI USA
Ryan MulhernRJanuary 11, 19736'1"202RHavertown, PA USA
Andrei NikolishinCMarch 25, 19736'0"213LVorkuta, Russia
Adam OatesCAugust 27, 19625'11"190RWeston, ON Canada
Pat PeakeRMay 28, 19736'1"195RRochester, MN USA
Michal PivonkaCJanuary 28, 19666'2"200LKladno, Czech Republic
Bill RanfordGDecember 14, 19665'11"185LBrandon, MB Canada
Joe ReekieDFebruary 22, 19656'3"220LVictoria, BC Canada
Chris SimonLJanuary 30, 19726'4"235LWawa, ON Canada
Jaroslav SvejkovskyLOctober 1, 19766'1"193RPlzen, Czech Republic
Esa TikkanenLJanuary 25, 19656'1"190LHelsinki, Finland
Mark TinordiDMay 9, 19666'4"213LRed Deer, AB Canada
Jeff TomsCJune 4, 19746'5"200LSwift Current, SK Canada
Brendan WittDFebruary 20, 19756'2"223LHumboldt, SK Canada
Richard ZednikRJanuary 6, 19766'0"200LBystrica, Slovakia



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