2–6

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
BUF	0	0	0	2
WSH	0	0	0	6

Sabres at Capitals

Capitals beat Sabres 6–2 at Capital One Arena on October 3, 1997.

🗓 Fri, Oct 3, 1997 · 18:30 CDT 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Peter Bondra

2 G

5 shots · 14:28 TOI · +1

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Phil Housley

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 21:47 TOI · +2

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Adam Oates

2 A

2 shots · 21:06 TOI

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF WSH🦅

23 Shots on goal 34

0/5 Power play (goals / chances) 2/4

6 Hits 11

15 Blocked shots 14

7 Takeaways 16

8 Giveaways 12

12 Penalty minutes 20

BUF shooting 8.7% (2/23) WSH shooting 17.6% (6/34)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

0/6

.000 SV% · 6 GA · 60:00 TOI

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

After 2nd — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Grosek · Holzinger · Plante 18:08

L2 Dawe · Satan · Audette 16:31

L3 Ward · Rasmussen · Barnaby 13:35

L4 Burridge · Primeau · Ray 11:45

D1 McKee · Shannon 21:37

D2 Smehlik · Wilson 19:44

D3 Boughner · Hurlbut 15:59

🦅Capitals

L1 Oates · Juneau · Svejkovsky 19:47

L2 Konowalchuk · Pivonka · Bondra 15:15

L3 Simon · Bulis · Zednik 11:53

L4 Berube · Hunter · Benda 9:25

D1 Johansson · Housley 22:20

D2 Cote · Witt 20:10

D3 Tinordi · Reekie 17:46

⚔️ Last meetings

Capitals lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

2–2 (OT) · Capitals won

❓ BUF vs WSH, answered

Who won Sabres vs Capitals on October 3, 1997?

Capitals won 6–2.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Capitals?

The final score was Sabres 2, Capitals 6.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 0 saves on 6 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Capitals played?

At Capital One Arena in Washington, the Capitals home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Capitals season series?

Capitals lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Oct 1

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Oct 1

Also on October 3, 1997

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