Canadiens 6, Capitals 5
The Montreal Canadiens beat the Washington Capitals 6-5 on Nov 26, 1997 at USAir Arena.
Top performers
Mark Recchi had 2 goals and 1 assist for the Canadiens.
Jocelyn Thibault made 26 saves on 31 shots for the Canadiens.
Phil Housley had 3 assists for the Capitals.
Olaf Kolzig made 15 saves on 20 shots for the Capitals.
Before and after
- Canadiens · 1997-98 season · Previous Nov 24, 1997: SJ 2, MTL 2 · Next Nov 28, 1997: MTL 0, DET 2
- Capitals · 1997-98 season · Previous Nov 23, 1997: WSH 5, FLA 2 · Next Nov 27, 1997: WSH 1, OTT 3
Other Canadiens vs Capitals games
| Apr 6, 1998 |  MTL at  WSH | 2-2 | Regular |
| Nov 15, 1997 | WSH at MTL | 3-2 | Regular |
| Oct 18, 1997 | WSH at MTL | 3-2 | Regular |
| Feb 28, 2026 | WSH at MTL | 2-6 | Regular |
| Jan 13, 2026 | MTL at WSH | 2-3 | Regular |
| Nov 20, 2025 | WSH at MTL | 8-4 | Regular |
