4–0

Final

WSH leads 4–2

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

Bruins at Capitals — First Round Game 5

Bruins, First Round Game 5, beat Capitals 4–0 at Capital One Arena on May 1, 1998.

🗓 Fri, May 1, 1998 · 18:30 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 5

4–0

Final · BOS

Game 6

3–2

OT · WSH

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐻 BOS

Jason Allison

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · 20:34 TOI · +1

2nd star 🐻 BOS

Ray Bourque

1 G, 1 A

7 shots · 28:07 TOI · +1

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Sergei Samsonov

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 13:44 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS WSH🦅

30 Shots on goal 26

2/6 Power play (goals / chances) 0/5

6 Hits 21

8 Blocked shots 9

3 Takeaways 3

2 Giveaways 9

18 Penalty minutes 20

BOS shooting 13.3% (4/30) WSH shooting 0.0% (0/26)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Byron Dafoe Shutout

26/26

1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 59:55 TOI

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

26/30

.867 SV% · 4 GA · 59:57 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 1st: 47-31-8 (55% win rate, 86 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 49-29-8 (57% win rate, 86 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 2nd: 47-31-8 (55% win rate, 86 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 49-29-8 (57% win rate, 86 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐻Bruins

L1 Allison · Khristich · DiMaio 17:21

L2 Axelsson · Taylor · Heinze 16:35

L3 Samsonov · Sullivan · Carter 14:18

L4 Donato · Baumgartner · Thornton 7:46

D1 Bourque · Ledyard 24:48

D2 Van Impe · Gill 20:08

D3 McLaren · Ellett 15:10

🦅Capitals

L1 Bellows · Oates · Juneau 21:40

L2 Tikkanen · Simon · Nikolishin 16:44

L3 Miller · Pivonka · Zednik 11:25

L4 Berube · Hunter 6:02

D1 Gonchar · Johansson 26:07

D2 Reekie · Tinordi 19:33

D3 Housley · Witt 14:20

D4 Klee 6:04

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

3–2 (OT) · Capitals won

Apr 24, 1998

🐻BOS @ 🦅WSH

4–3 (OT) · Bruins won

❓ BOS vs WSH, answered

Who won Bruins vs Capitals on May 1, 1998?

Bruins won 4–0.

What was the final score of Bruins vs Capitals?

The final score was Bruins 4, Capitals 0.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Byron Dafoe made 26 saves on 26 shots (1.000 save percentage) for a shutout.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 26 saves on 30 shots (.867 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 28

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Apr 28

Also on May 1, 1998

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