Capitals 3, Stars 5
The Dallas Stars beat the Washington Capitals 5-3 on Oct 8, 1996 at Reunion Arena.
Top performers
Phil Housley had 1 goal and 1 assist for the Capitals.
Jim Carey made 22 saves on 27 shots for the Capitals.
Mike Modano had 2 goals and 2 assists for the Stars.
Before and after
- Capitals · 1996-97 season · Previous Oct 5, 1996: CHI 5, WSH 2 · Next Oct 11, 1996: TB 2, WSH 6
- Stars · 1996-97 season · Previous Oct 5, 1996: COL 1, DAL 4 · Next Oct 10, 1996: DAL 2, NYR 1
Other Capitals vs Stars games
| Jan 24, 1997 |  DAL at  WSH | 5-2 | Regular |
| Jan 7, 2026 | DAL at WSH | 4-1 | Regular |
| Oct 28, 2025 | WSH at DAL | 0-1 | Regular |
| Dec 16, 2024 | WSH at DAL | 1-3 | Regular |
| Oct 17, 2024 | DAL at WSH | 2-3 | Regular |
| Jan 27, 2024 | WSH at DAL | 4-5 | Regular |
