⚔️ Away Sabres 1-0 in series
2–3
Final / OT
WSH leads 4–2
🦅 Home Capitals 0-1 in series
Scoring 1st2nd3rdOTF
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Sabres at Capitals — Conference Finals Game 2

Capitals, Conference Finals Game 2, beat Sabres 3–2 in overtime at Capital One Arena on May 25, 1998.

🗓 Mon, May 25, 1998 · 18:30 CDT 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 1997-98 playoffs View the series → Head-to-head history →

🏒 Conference Finals — Best of 7

BUF vs WSH · WSH leads 4–2 Full series →
Game 1
2–0
Final · BUF
Game 2
2–3
OT · WSH
Game 3
4–3
OT · WSH
Game 4
2–0
Final · WSH
Game 5
2–1
Final · BUF
Game 6
3–2
OT · WSH

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦅 WSH
Joe Juneau
1 G
5 shots · 24:54 TOI · +1
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Todd Krygier
1 G
2 shots · 12:36 TOI · +1
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Peter Bondra
1 G
2 shots · 20:05 TOI
4rd star 🦅 WSH
Olie Kolzig
31 saves
0.939 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
⚔️BUF WSH🦅
33 Shots on goal 39
1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/7
7 Hits 7
11 Blocked shots 14
3 Takeaways 4
2 Giveaways 5
18 Penalty minutes 12
BUF shooting 6.1% (2/33) WSH shooting 7.7% (3/39)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚔️Sabres
Dominik Hasek
36/39
.923 SV% · 3 GA · 63:01 TOI
🦅Capitals
Olie Kolzig
31/33
.939 SV% · 2 GA · 62:56 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 1st: 54-29-9 (59% win rate, 92 games)
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 1st: 54-32-8 (57% win rate, 94 games)
After 2nd — 0–0
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 2nd: 54-29-9 (59% win rate, 92 games)
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 2nd: 54-32-8 (57% win rate, 94 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚔️Sabres
L1 Ward · Brown · Peca 20:22
L2 Grosek · Holzinger · Barnaby 17:14
L3 Varada · Audette · Satan 14:19
L4 Sanderson · Primeau · Ray 7:30
D1 Shannon · Smehlik 23:36
D2 Zhitnik · Wilson 22:20
D3 Woolley · Boughner 15:49
🦅Capitals
L1 Oates · Juneau · Bondra 24:54
L2 Bellows · Tikkanen · Nikolishin 18:46
L3 Krygier · Simon · Zednik 10:34
L4 Berube · Hunter · Pivonka 7:48
D1 Gonchar · Johansson 30:54
D2 Reekie · Tinordi 24:28
D3 Housley · Witt 7:12

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →
May 23, 1998
⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH
2–0 · Sabres won
Mar 1, 1998
⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH
3–0 · Sabres won
Nov 13, 1997
🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF
3–2 · Capitals won
Oct 9, 1997
🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF
2–5 · Sabres won
Oct 3, 1997
⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH
2–6 · Capitals won

❓ BUF vs WSH, answered

Who won Sabres vs Capitals on May 25, 1998?

Capitals won 3–2 in overtime.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Capitals?

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

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 36 saves on 39 shots (.923 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 31 saves on 33 shots (.939 save percentage).

Where is Sabres 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
⚔️Sabres
Previous game · May 23
⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH
2–0 · BUF won
Next game · May 28
🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF
4–3 · WSH won
🦅Capitals
Previous game · May 23
⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH
2–0 · BUF won
Next game · May 28
🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF
4–3 · WSH won
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