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

Capitals, Conference Finals Game 3, beat Sabres 4–3 in overtime at KeyBank Center on May 28, 1998.

🗓 Thu, May 28, 1998 · 18:30 CDT 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 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
Andrei Nikolishin
4 A
1 shots · 19:27 TOI · +2
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Richard Zednik
2 G, 1 A
7 shots · 17:08 TOI · +2
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Peter Bondra
2 G, 1 A
3 shots · 19:58 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH BUF⚔️
30 Shots on goal 30
2/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5
9 Hits 35
10 Blocked shots 16
6 Takeaways 19
23 Giveaways 40
10 Penalty minutes 8
WSH shooting 13.3% (4/30) BUF shooting 10.0% (3/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Olie Kolzig
27/30
.900 SV% · 3 GA · 69:37 TOI
⚔️Sabres
Dominik Hasek
26/30
.867 SV% · 4 GA · 69:37 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 1st: 55-32-8 (58% win rate, 95 games)
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 1st: 54-29-10 (58% win rate, 93 games)
After 2nd — 0–0
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 2nd: 55-32-8 (58% win rate, 95 games)
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 2nd: 54-29-10 (58% win rate, 93 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Juneau · Oates · Bondra 22:37
L2 Bellows · Tikkanen · Nikolishin 19:06
L3 Krygier · Eagles · Zednik 15:55
L4 Simon · Berube · Hunter 10:28
D1 Gonchar · Tinordi 30:16
D2 Johansson · Reekie 27:06
D3 Housley · Witt 12:22
⚔️Sabres
L1 Grosek · Audette · Barnaby 20:59
L2 Sanderson · Peca · Holzinger 20:13
L3 Ward · Brown · Varada 17:11
L4 Plante · Primeau · Satan 11:53
D1 Zhitnik · Smehlik 26:30
D2 Woolley · Shannon 22:40
D3 Wilson · Boughner 19:10

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →
May 25, 1998
⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH
2–3 (OT) · Capitals won
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

❓ WSH vs BUF, answered

Who won Capitals vs Sabres on May 28, 1998?

Capitals won 4–3 in overtime.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Sabres?

The final score was Capitals 4, Sabres 3, in overtime.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 27 saves on 30 shots (.900 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 26 saves on 30 shots (.867 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres 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
🦅Capitals
Previous game · May 25
⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH
2–3 · WSH won
Next game · May 30
🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF
2–0 · WSH won
⚔️Sabres
Previous game · May 25
⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH
2–3 · WSH won
Next game · May 30
🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF
2–0 · WSH won
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