2–4

Final

WSH leads 4–1

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

Senators at Capitals — Second Round Game 1

Capitals, Second Round Game 1, beat Senators 4–2 at Capital One Arena on May 7, 1998.

🗓 Thu, May 7, 1998 · 18:00 CDT 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 1997-98 playoffs View the series → Head-to-head history →

🏒 Second Round — Best of 7

OTT vs WSH · WSH leads 4–1 Full series →

Game 1

2–4

Final · WSH

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Peter Bondra

1 G, 1 A

7 shots · 16:08 TOI · +2

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Calle Johansson

2 A

1 shots · 25:13 TOI · +2

3rd star 🏛️ OTT

Daniel Alfredsson

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 19:14 TOI

4rd star 🦅 WSH

Olie Kolzig

36 saves

0.947 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏛️OTT WSH🦅

38 Shots on goal 23

1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 0/2

17 Hits 16

12 Blocked shots 9

3 Takeaways 9

5 Giveaways 4

4 Penalty minutes 10

OTT shooting 5.3% (2/38) WSH shooting 17.4% (4/23)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏛️Senators

Damian Rhodes

12/16

.750 SV% · 4 GA · 44:25 TOI

Ron Tugnutt Shutout

7/7

1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 14:16 TOI

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

36/38

.947 SV% · 2 GA · 59:55 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Senators

Senators — tied after 1st: 46-35-7 (52% win rate, 88 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 50-30-8 (57% win rate, 88 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Senators

Senators — tied after 2nd: 46-35-7 (52% win rate, 88 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 50-30-8 (57% win rate, 88 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏛️Senators

L1 Arvedson · Yashin · Alfredsson 20:00

L2 McEachern · Dackell · Gardiner 18:26

L3 Zholtok · Van Allen · Bonk 11:01

L4 Cunneyworth · Lambert · Murray 7:37

D1 Kravchuk · Phillips 23:56

D2 Laukkanen · Neckar 21:32

D3 Gustafsson · Pitlick 14:39

🦅Capitals

L1 Tikkanen · Juneau · Oates 19:09

L2 Bellows · Pivonka · Nikolishin 16:36

L3 Eagles · Bondra · Zednik 14:28

L4 Simon · Berube · Hunter 6:04

D1 Gonchar · Reekie 28:06

D2 Johansson · Tinordi 23:27

D3 Witt · Housley 8:42

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

❓ OTT vs WSH, answered

Who won Senators vs Capitals on May 7, 1998?

Capitals won 4–2.

What was the final score of Senators vs Capitals?

The final score was Senators 2, Capitals 4.

How did the Senators goalie play?

Damian Rhodes made 12 saves on 16 shots (.750 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 36 saves on 38 shots (.947 save percentage).

Where is Senators 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

🏛️Senators

Previous game · May 2

🦅Capitals

Previous game · May 3

Also on May 7, 1998

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