The Washington Capitals beat the Boston Bruins, 3 to 1, in Game 1 of the 1998 playoff series on April 22, 1998.
Final
1st period
BOS
WSH
Brian Bellows (EV) assisted by Peter Bondra
0
1
2nd period
BOS
WSH
Sergei Gonchar (EV) assisted by Michal Pivonka and Todd Krygier
0
2
Dmitri Khristich (PP) assisted by Jason Allison and Sergei Samsonov
1
2
3rd period
BOS
WSH
Esa Tikkanen (EV-EN) assisted by Adam Oates
1
3
Bruins
Capitals
Goals
1
3
Shots
28
28
Penalty Minutes
4
8
Power-Play Goals
1
0
Power-Play Opportunities
4
2
Faceoff Wins
Hits
Giveaways
Takeaways
Goalies
| NAME | W | L | T | SA | SV | SV% | GA | GAA | SHO | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Dafoe | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 25 | .926 | 2 | 2.02 | 0 | 60 |
Skaters
| NAME | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | OTG | S | S% | FOW | FO | FOW% | HIT | BKS | TKA | GVA | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Allison | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||
P.J. Axelsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | ||||||||
K. Baumgartner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||
R. Bourque | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | ||||||||
A. Carter | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||
R. DiMaio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||
T. Donato | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||
D. Ellett | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||
H. Gill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
S. Heinze | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||
D. Khristich | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 | ||||||||
G. Ledyard | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | ||||||||
K. McLaren | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||
S. Samsonov | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||
T. Taylor | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
J. Thornton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||
D. Van Impe | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goalies
| NAME | W | L | T | SA | SV | SV% | GA | GAA | SHO | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
O. Kolzig | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 27 | .964 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 60 |
Skaters
| NAME | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | OTG | S | S% | FOW | FO | FOW% | HIT | BKS | TKA | GVA | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Bellows | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 | ||||||||
P. Bondra | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | ||||||||
M. Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
S. Gonchar | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | ||||||||
P. Housley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||
D. Hunter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||
C. Johansson | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | ||||||||
J. Juneau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | ||||||||
K. Klee | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
T. Krygier | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||
K. Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
A. Nikolishin | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
A. Oates | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||
M. Pivonka | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | ||||||||
J. Reekie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
E. Tikkanen | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | ||||||||
M. Tinordi | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
More Capitals Stats
Team Rankings
G/GP
3.78
2nd
GA/GP
2.63
5th
PP%
20.4
18th
PK%
84.2
6th
2024-25 Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | OTL | PTS | DIFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Devils | 22 | 11 | 3 | 47 | 28 |
 Capitals | 22 | 8 | 2 | 46 | 37 |
 Hurricanes | 20 | 11 | 1 | 41 | 23 |
 Penguins | 15 | 15 | 5 | 35 | -25 |
 Flyers | 15 | 15 | 4 | 34 | -18 |
 Rangers | 16 | 15 | 1 | 33 | 1 |
 Islanders | 13 | 14 | 7 | 33 | -14 |
 Blue Jackets | 13 | 15 | 6 | 32 | -11 |
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Kings 
Oilers | Atlantic Division | W | L | OTL | PTS | DIFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Maple Leafs | 21 | 11 | 2 | 44 | 13 |
 Panthers | 21 | 11 | 2 | 44 | 16 |
 Bruins | 18 | 13 | 4 | 40 | -17 |
| Metropolitan Division | W | L | OTL | PTS | DIFF |
| Devils | 22 | 11 | 3 | 47 | 28 |
| Capitals | 22 | 8 | 2 | 46 | 37 |
| Hurricanes | 20 | 11 | 1 | 41 | 23 |
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