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Washington Capitals and Chicago Blackhawks played to a 5–5 tie in the NHL
Washington Capitals 5–5 Chicago Blackhawks was the completed 1999–2000 NHL regular-season result on 18 February 2000.
18 February 2000 · Chicago
Event date:
The story
Washington Capitals and Chicago Blackhawks played to a 5–5 tie in the NHL regular season on 18 February 2000. The contemporaneous NHL Game Summary records the completed result as Washington Capitals 5–5 Chicago Blackhawks at United Center in Chicago, United States, before 17,434 spectators.
How it unfolded
The two clubs finished level in a contest that produced 10 combined goals. The fixture belongs to the 1999–2000 regular-season programme and is counted once as one underlying game, not divided into separate score, attendance or team-result reports.
The wider picture
The NHL's official report fixes the game identity, pairing, venue and final score, while the league's Gamecenter route and an independent season schedule support the archive check. This report does not add unverified player, period, overtime or standings details, and the original event date remains separate from the later iintroo archive-publication timestamp.
Period by period
| Final | Washington Capitals | Chicago Blackhawks |
|---|---|---|
| Final | 5 | 5 |
Sources
Check the original record.
Open the governing body or organiser’s publication for the underlying result, decision or tournament update.