3–2

Final / OT

WSH leads 4–2

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

Capitals at Bruins — First Round Game 3

Capitals, First Round Game 3, beat Bruins 3–2 in overtime at TD Garden on April 26, 1998.

🗓 Sun, Apr 26, 1998 · 13:00 CDT 📍 TD Garden, Boston 🏒 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 3

3–2

OT · WSH

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Sergei Gonchar

2 G

5 shots · 37:12 TOI · +2

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Joe Juneau

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 30:45 TOI · +1

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Sergei Samsonov

2 A

4 shots · 22:30 TOI · -1

4rd star 🦅 WSH

Olie Kolzig

52 saves

0.963 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH BOS🐻

27 Shots on goal 54

1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 2/10

10 Hits 13

22 Blocked shots 7

4 Takeaways 6

2 Giveaways 9

31 Penalty minutes 21

WSH shooting 11.1% (3/27) BOS shooting 3.7% (2/54)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

52/54

.963 SV% · 2 GA · 86:31 TOI

🐻Bruins

Byron Dafoe

24/27

.889 SV% · 3 GA · 86:31 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 47-29-8 (56% win rate, 84 games)

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 1st: 47-30-7 (56% win rate, 84 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 47-29-8 (56% win rate, 84 games)

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 2nd: 47-30-7 (56% win rate, 84 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Tikkanen · Oates · Juneau 30:45

L2 Bellows · Miller · Nikolishin 22:31

L3 Krygier · Pivonka · Svejkovsky 13:32

L4 Berube · Hunter 11:06

D1 Johansson · Gonchar 37:51

D2 Reekie · Tinordi 30:38

D3 Housley · Witt 17:38

D4 Klee 10:21

🐻Bruins

L1 Allison · Khristich · Carter 27:44

L2 Samsonov · Heinze · DiMaio 22:49

L3 Axelsson · Taylor · Sullivan 20:46

L4 Donato · Baumgartner · Thornton 6:12

D1 Bourque · Van Impe 40:11

D2 Ledyard · McLaren 30:40

D3 Ellett · Gill 14:26

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

Apr 24, 1998

🐻BOS @ 🦅WSH

4–3 (OT) · Bruins won

1–1 (OT) · Capitals won

❓ WSH vs BOS, answered

Who won Capitals vs Bruins on April 26, 1998?

Capitals won 3–2 in overtime.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Bruins?

The final score was Capitals 3, Bruins 2, in overtime.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 52 saves on 54 shots (.963 save percentage).

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Byron Dafoe made 24 saves on 27 shots (.889 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Bruins played?

At TD Garden in Boston, the Bruins home rink.

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🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Apr 24

🐻Bruins

Previous game · Apr 24

Also on April 26, 1998

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