The Buffalo Sabres came up just a bit short against the Washington Capitals, 4 to 3, in overtime in Game 3 of the 1998 Eastern Conference Final on May 28, 1998.

Final

Capitals

2-1-0

4

Sabres

1-2-0

3

Team

WSH

BUF

Total

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st period

WSH

BUF

Peter Bondra (EV) assisted by Andrei Nikolishin and Richard Zednik

Richard Zednik (PP) assisted by Peter Bondra and Andrei Nikolishin

Donald Audette (PP) assisted by Jason Woolley and Wayne Primeau

2nd period

WSH

BUF

Matthew Barnaby (EV) assisted by Michal Grosek and Richard Smehlik

Brian Holzinger (EV) assisted by Geoff Sanderson and Donald Audette

Richard Zednik (PP) assisted by Andrei Nikolishin and Calle Johansson

WSH

BUF

Peter Bondra (EV) assisted by Mark Tinordi and Andrei Nikolishin

Capitals

Sabres

Goals

Shots

Penalty Minutes

Power-Play Goals

Power-Play Opportunities

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

Capitals

Sabres

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Olie Kolzig (W) O. Kolzig	1	0	0	30	27	.900	3	2.59	0	70

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	GWG	OTG	S	S%
Brian Bellows B. Bellows	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
Craig Berube C. Berube	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Peter Bondra P. Bondra	2	1	3	+2	0	0	1	1	1	3	66.7
Sergei Gonchar S. Gonchar	0	0	0	-2	4	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
Phil Housley P. Housley	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Dale Hunter D. Hunter	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0.0
Calle Johansson C. Johansson	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0.0
Joe Juneau J. Juneau	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Andrei Nikolishin A. Nikolishin	0	4	4	+2	0	0	2	0	0	1	0.0
Adam Oates A. Oates	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Joe Reekie J. Reekie	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Chris Simon C. Simon	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Esa Tikkanen E. Tikkanen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Mark Tinordi M. Tinordi	0	1	1	+1	2	0	0	0	0	0
Brendan Witt B. Witt	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	0	0	0
Richard Zednik R. Zednik	2	1	3	+2	0	2	0	0	0	7	28.6

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Dominik Hasek (L) D. Hasek	0	1	0	30	26	.867	4	3.45	0	70

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	S	S%
Donald Audette D. Audette	1	1	2	+1	0	1	0	2	50.0
Matthew Barnaby M. Barnaby	1	0	1	+1	2	0	0	4	25.0
Bob Boughner B. Boughner	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0
Curtis Brown C. Brown	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1	0.0
Michal Grosek M. Grosek	0	1	1	+1	2	0	0	3	0.0
Brian Holzinger B. Holzinger	1	0	1	+1	0	0	0	4	25.0
Michael Peca M. Peca	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	1	0.0
Derek Plante D. Plante	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
Wayne Primeau W. Primeau	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
Geoff Sanderson G. Sanderson	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	5	0.0
Miroslav Satan M. Satan	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0
Darryl Shannon D. Shannon	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0.0
Richard Smehlik R. Smehlik	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	2	0.0
Vaclav Varada V. Varada	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0
Dixon Ward D. Ward	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0
Mike Wilson M. Wilson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Jason Woolley J. Woolley	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	3	0.0
Alexei Zhitnik A. Zhitnik	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0.0