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 6

Capitals, First Round Game 6, beat Bruins 3–2 in overtime at TD Garden on May 3, 1998.

🗓 Sun, May 3, 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 6

3–2

OT · WSH

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Richard Zednik

1 G

4 shots · 18:27 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Brian Bellows

1 G

3 shots · 20:15 TOI · +1

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Adam Oates

1 G

2 shots · 27:33 TOI · +2

4rd star 🦅 WSH

Olie Kolzig

47 saves

0.959 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH BOS🐻

33 Shots on goal 49

7 Hits 14

14 Blocked shots 7

4 Takeaways 1

2 Giveaways 8

17 Penalty minutes 11

WSH shooting 9.1% (3/33) BOS shooting 4.1% (2/49)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

47/49

.959 SV% · 2 GA · 75:24 TOI

🐻Bruins

Byron Dafoe

30/33

.909 SV% · 3 GA · 75:16 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 49-30-8 (56% win rate, 87 games)

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 1st: 48-31-8 (55% win rate, 87 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 49-30-8 (56% win rate, 87 games)

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 2nd: 48-31-8 (55% win rate, 87 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Tikkanen · Oates · Juneau 26:16

L2 Bellows · Pivonka · Bondra 20:15

L3 Eagles · Nikolishin · Zednik 18:08

L4 Simon · Berube · Hunter 5:38

D1 Gonchar · Reekie 34:15

D2 Johansson · Tinordi 29:26

D3 Witt · Housley 10:40

🐻Bruins

L1 Samsonov · Allison · Khristich 27:02

L2 Axelsson · Heinze · DiMaio 21:45

L3 Taylor · Sullivan · Carter 19:24

L4 Donato · Baumgartner · Thornton 4:01

D1 Bourque · Van Impe 32:09

D2 McLaren · Ellett 22:26

D3 Ledyard · Gill 20:50

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

3–2 (OT) · Capitals won

Apr 24, 1998

🐻BOS @ 🦅WSH

4–3 (OT) · Bruins won

Apr 22, 1998

🐻BOS @ 🦅WSH

1–3 · Capitals won

❓ WSH vs BOS, answered

Who won Capitals vs Bruins on May 3, 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 47 saves on 49 shots (.959 save percentage).

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Byron Dafoe made 30 saves on 33 shots (.909 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 · May 1

🐻Bruins

Previous game · May 1

Also on May 3, 1998

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