1–6

Final

WSH leads 4–1

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
OTT	0	0	0	1
WSH	0	0	0	6

Senators at Capitals — Second Round Game 2

Capitals, Second Round Game 2, beat Senators 6–1 at Capital One Arena on May 9, 1998.

🗓 Sat, May 9, 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

Game 2

1–6

Final · WSH

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Brian Bellows

1 G, 2 A

1 shots · 12:46 TOI · +3

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Joe Juneau

1 G, 2 A

1 shots · 16:50 TOI · +3

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Adam Oates

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 18:08 TOI · +3

4rd star 🦅 WSH

Olie Kolzig

30 saves

0.968 SV% · 1 GA

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏛️OTT WSH🦅

31 Shots on goal 18

0/7 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

9 Hits 13

7 Blocked shots 15

0 Takeaways 3

0 Giveaways 6

28 Penalty minutes 44

OTT shooting 3.2% (1/31) WSH shooting 33.3% (6/18)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏛️Senators

Ron Tugnutt

12/18

.667 SV% · 6 GA · 59:48 TOI

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

30/31

.968 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Senators

Senators — tied after 1st: 46-36-7 (52% win rate, 89 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 51-30-8 (57% win rate, 89 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Senators

Senators — tied after 2nd: 46-36-7 (52% win rate, 89 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 51-30-8 (57% win rate, 89 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏛️Senators

L1 McEachern · Yashin · Dackell 20:15

L2 Arvedson · Alfredsson · Gardiner 17:42

L3 Prospal · Van Allen · Zholtok 9:27

L4 Lambert · Bonk · Murray 8:13

D1 Kravchuk · Laukkanen 23:15

D2 Phillips · Redden 19:50

D3 Neckar · Pitlick 16:55

🦅Capitals

L1 Tikkanen · Pivonka · Oates 19:01

L2 Eagles · Juneau · Nikolishin 16:47

L3 Bellows · Simon · Zednik 12:07

L4 Berube · Hunter · Bondra 6:52

D1 Gonchar · Reekie 28:07

D2 Johansson · Tinordi 20:38

D3 Klee · Witt 11:22

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

❓ OTT vs WSH, answered

Who won Senators vs Capitals on May 9, 1998?

Capitals won 6–1.

What was the final score of Senators vs Capitals?

The final score was Senators 1, Capitals 6.

How did the Senators goalie play?

Ron Tugnutt made 12 saves on 18 shots (.667 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 30 saves on 31 shots (.968 save percentage).

Where is Senators 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

🏛️Senators

Previous game · May 7

🦅Capitals

Previous game · May 7

Also on May 9, 1998

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