1–3

Final

WSH leads 4–2

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
BOS	0	0	0	1
WSH	0	0	0	3

Bruins at Capitals — First Round Game 1

Capitals, First Round Game 1, beat Bruins 3–1 at Capital One Arena on April 22, 1998.

🗓 Wed, Apr 22, 1998 · 18:00 CDT 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 1997-98 playoffs View the series → Head-to-head history →

🏒 First Round — Best of 7

BOS vs WSH · WSH leads 4–2 Full series →

Game 1

1–3

Final · WSH

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Brian Bellows

1 G

4 shots · 19:38 TOI · +1

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Esa Tikkanen

1 G

3 shots · 20:01 TOI · +1

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Sergei Gonchar

1 G

1 shots · 23:59 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS WSH🦅

28 Shots on goal 28

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/2

4 Hits 8

7 Blocked shots 11

2 Takeaways 10

2 Giveaways 3

4 Penalty minutes 8

BOS shooting 3.6% (1/28) WSH shooting 10.7% (3/28)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Byron Dafoe

25/27

.926 SV% · 2 GA · 59:32 TOI

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

27/28

.964 SV% · 1 GA · 59:52 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 1st: 46-29-7 (56% win rate, 82 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 46-29-7 (56% win rate, 82 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 2nd: 46-29-7 (56% win rate, 82 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 46-29-7 (56% win rate, 82 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐻Bruins

L1 Samsonov · Allison · Khristich 20:16

L2 Axelsson · DiMaio · Carter 16:40

L3 Taylor · Sullivan · Heinze 14:42

L4 Donato · Baumgartner · Thornton 5:43

D1 Bourque · Ledyard 26:54

D2 McLaren · Gill 19:18

D3 Ellett · Van Impe 13:56

🦅Capitals

L1 Tikkanen · Bellows · Oates 20:01

L2 Juneau · Nikolishin · Bondra 18:46

L3 Miller · Krygier · Pivonka 12:06

L4 Eagles · Berube · Hunter 5:39

D1 Johansson · Gonchar 25:48

D2 Tinordi · Reekie 23:08

D3 Klee · Housley 11:08

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

1–1 (OT) · Capitals won

3–3 (OT) · Bruins won

❓ BOS vs WSH, answered

Who won Bruins vs Capitals on April 22, 1998?

Capitals won 3–1.

What was the final score of Bruins vs Capitals?

The final score was Bruins 1, Capitals 3.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Byron Dafoe made 25 saves on 27 shots (.926 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 27 saves on 28 shots (.964 save percentage).

Where is Bruins vs Capitals played?

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

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

🐻Bruins

Previous game · Apr 19

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Apr 19

Also on April 22, 1998

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