1997-98 Washington Capitals

The Washington Capitals squeaked out a win over the Buffalo Sabres, 3 to 2, in overtime in Game 2 of the 1998 Eastern Conference Final on May 25, 1998.

Final

BUF

Sabres

1-1-0

2

1

1

0

2

0

1

3

1

1

OT

0

1

Total

2

3

1st period

BUF

WSH

Sabres

Vaclav Varada (EV) assisted by Dixon Ward

1

0

2nd period

BUF

WSH

Capitals

Peter Bondra (PP) assisted by Phil Housley

1

1

3rd period

BUF

WSH

Capitals

Joe Juneau (EV) assisted by Adam Oates and Brian Bellows

1

2

Sabres

Matthew Barnaby (PP) unassisted

2

2

OT

BUF

WSH

Capitals

Todd Krygier (EV) assisted by Andrei Nikolishin

2

3

Sabres

Capitals

Goals

2

3

Shots

33

39

Penalty Minutes

18

12

Power-Play Goals

1

1

Power-Play Opportunities

4

7

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

Goalies

NAME W L T SA SV SV% GA GAA SHO MIN
D. Hasek
0
1
0
39
36
.923
3
2.86
0
63

Skaters

NAME G A P +/- PIM PPG PPA SHG SHA GWG OTG S S% FOW FO FOW% HIT BKS TKA GVA TOI
D. Audette
0
0
0
-2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
M. Barnaby
1
0
1
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
33.3
B. Boughner
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0.0
C. Brown
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0.0
M. Grosek
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0.0
B. Holzinger
0
0
0
-1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0.0
M. Peca
0
0
0
+1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0.0
W. Primeau
0
0
0
-1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
G. Sanderson
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0.0
M. Satan
0
0
0
-2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0.0
D. Shannon
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0.0
R. Smehlik
0
0
0
-1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
V. Varada
1
0
1
+1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
100.0
D. Ward
0
1
1
+1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0.0
M. Wilson
0
0
0
+1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
J. Woolley
0
0
0
-1
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
A. Zhitnik
0
0
0
-1
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.0

Goalies

NAME W L T SA SV SV% GA GAA SHO MIN
O. Kolzig
1
0
0
33
31
.939
2
1.91
0
63

Skaters

NAME G A P +/- PIM PPG PPA SHG SHA GWG OTG S S% FOW FO FOW% HIT BKS TKA GVA TOI
B. Bellows
0
1
1
+1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0.0
C. Berube
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0.0
P. Bondra
1
0
1
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
50.0
S. Gonchar
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0.0
P. Housley
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
D. Hunter
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0.0
C. Johansson
0
0
0
+1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0.0
J. Juneau
1
0
1
+1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
20.0
T. Krygier
1
0
1
+1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
50.0
A. Nikolishin
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0.0
A. Oates
0
1
1
+1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
J. Reekie
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
C. Simon
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0.0
E. Tikkanen
0
0
0
-1
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0.0
M. Tinordi
0
0
0
+1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0.0
R. Zednik
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0.0

More Capitals Stats

Team Rankings

G/GP

4.16

2nd

GA/GP

2.74

9th

PP%

15.8

25th

PK%

86.7

3rd

2024-25 Division Standings
TEAM W L OTL PTS DIFF
Devils Devils
13
7
2
28
18
Hurricanes Hurricanes
14
5
0
28
28
Capitals Capitals
13
5
1
27
27
Rangers Rangers
12
5
1
25
19
Islanders Islanders
7
8
5
19
-8
Flyers Flyers
8
10
2
18
-14
Penguins Penguins
7
10
4
18
-26
Blue Jackets Blue Jackets
8
9
2
18
-3
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sat
11/23
NJD NJD
@
WSH WSH
7:00 PM
Mon
11/25
WSH WSH
@
FLA FLA
7:00 PM
Wed
11/27
WSH WSH
@
TBL TBL
7:30 PM
Fri
11/29
NYI NYI
@
WSH WSH
3:00 PM
Sat
11/30
WSH WSH
@
NJD NJD
7:00 PM
Last Game
WSH Capitals

13-5-1

1

Final

2

COL Avalanche

11-9-0

Thu 21 Nov 2024

NHL 2024-25 Leaders

NHL 2024-25 Rankings

NHL 2024-25 Betting

NHL 2024-25 Division Standings

Central Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Jets Jets
16
3
0
32
34
Wild Wild
13
3
3
29
20
Stars Stars
12
6
0
24
20
Pacific Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Golden Knights Golden Knights
12
6
2
26
13
Flames Flames
11
6
3
25
0
Kings Kings
10
7
3
23
5
Atlantic Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
12
6
2
26
11
Panthers Panthers
12
7
1
25
5
Lightning Lightning
10
6
2
22
11
Metropolitan Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Hurricanes Hurricanes
14
5
0
28
28
Capitals Capitals
13
5
1
27
27
Devils Devils
13
7
2
28
18

NHL 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
11/20
MIN MIN
@
EDM EDM
5-3
Wed
11/20
NYR NYR
@
CGY CGY
2-3
Wed
11/20
FLA FLA
@
CHI CHI
1-3
Wed
11/20
SJS SJS
@
STL STL
2-3
Wed
11/20
TBL TBL
@
CBJ CBJ
6-7

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
11/22
WPG WPG
@
PIT PIT
7:00 PM
Fri
11/22
BUF BUF
@
ANA ANA
10:00 PM
Sat
11/23
CHI CHI
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM
Sat
11/23
SEA SEA
@
LAK LAK
4:00 PM
Sat
11/23
MIN MIN
@
CGY CGY
4:00 PM