4–3

Final / OT

WSH leads 4–2

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
BOS	0	0	0	0	4
WSH	0	0	0	0	3

Bruins at Capitals — First Round Game 2

Bruins, First Round Game 2, beat Capitals 4–3 in overtime at Capital One Arena on April 24, 1998.

🗓 Fri, Apr 24, 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

Game 2

4–3

OT · BOS

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐻 BOS

Jason Allison

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · 31:17 TOI · +1

2nd star 🐻 BOS

Darren Van Impe

2 G

4 shots · 26:09 TOI · +1

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Ray Bourque

2 A

8 shots · 42:20 TOI

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS WSH🦅

40 Shots on goal 28

1/7 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2

7 Hits 5

18 Blocked shots 21

0 Takeaways 6

3 Giveaways 8

15 Penalty minutes 25

BOS shooting 10.0% (4/40) WSH shooting 10.7% (3/28)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Byron Dafoe

25/28

.893 SV% · 3 GA · 80:45 TOI

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

36/40

.900 SV% · 4 GA · 80:41 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 1st: 46-30-7 (55% win rate, 83 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 47-29-7 (57% win rate, 83 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 2nd: 46-30-7 (55% win rate, 83 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 47-29-7 (57% win rate, 83 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐻Bruins

L1 Axelsson · Allison · Carter 27:14

L2 Khristich · DiMaio · Heinze 23:27

L3 Samsonov · Donato · Taylor 17:43

L4 Baumgartner · Sullivan · Thornton 6:28

D1 Bourque · Ledyard 36:14

D2 Van Impe · McLaren 25:28

D3 Ellett · Gill 18:14

🦅Capitals

L1 Tikkanen · Bellows · Oates 29:42

L2 Juneau · Pivonka · Hunter 20:10

L3 Miller · Krygier · Nikolishin 17:40

L4 Berube · Eagles · Bondra 6:12

D1 Reekie · Gonchar 34:38

D2 Johansson · Tinordi 26:38

D3 Witt · Housley 19:02

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

1–1 (OT) · Capitals won

Nov 6, 1997

🦅WSH @ 🐻BOS

0–2 · Bruins won

❓ BOS vs WSH, answered

Who won Bruins vs Capitals on April 24, 1998?

Bruins won 4–3 in overtime.

What was the final score of Bruins vs Capitals?

The final score was Bruins 4, Capitals 3, in overtime.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Byron Dafoe made 25 saves on 28 shots (.893 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 36 saves on 40 shots (.900 save percentage).

Where is Bruins vs Capitals played?

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

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🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🐻Bruins

Previous game · Apr 22

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Apr 22

Also on April 24, 1998

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