🦅 Away Capitals 1-2 in series
2–0
Final
WSH leads 4–2
⚔️ Home Sabres 2-1 in series
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
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BUF 0000

Capitals at Sabres — Conference Finals Game 4

Capitals, Conference Finals Game 4, beat Sabres 2–0 at KeyBank Center on May 30, 1998.

🗓 Sat, May 30, 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
Joe Juneau
1 G
4 shots · 21:10 TOI · +1
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Craig Berube
1 G
2 shots · 06:36 TOI · +1
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Phil Housley
1 A
1 shots · 12:03 TOI · +1
4rd star 🦅 WSH
Olie Kolzig
30 saves
1.000 SV% · 0 GA

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH BUF⚔️
19 Shots on goal 30
12 Hits 48
9 Blocked shots 8
12 Takeaways 13
10 Giveaways 24
14 Penalty minutes 18
WSH shooting 10.5% (2/19) BUF shooting 0.0% (0/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Olie Kolzig Shutout
30/30
1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 59:55 TOI
⚔️Sabres
Dominik Hasek
17/19
.895 SV% · 2 GA · 59:45 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 1st: 56-32-8 (58% win rate, 96 games)
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 1st: 54-29-11 (57% win rate, 94 games)
After 2nd — 0–0
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 2nd: 56-32-8 (58% win rate, 96 games)
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 2nd: 54-29-11 (57% win rate, 94 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Oates · Juneau · Nikolishin 21:10
L2 Bellows · Bondra · Zednik 15:42
L3 Krygier · Tikkanen · Eagles 12:29
L4 Simon · Berube · Hunter 6:40
D1 Gonchar · Johansson 27:04
D2 Tinordi · Reekie 23:18
D3 Housley · Witt 9:56
⚔️Sabres
L1 Grosek · Peca · Barnaby 19:02
L2 Brown · Holzinger · Audette 16:55
L3 Ward · Varada · Satan 14:04
L4 Sanderson · Primeau · Ray 7:23
D1 Zhitnik · Shannon 24:42
D2 Smehlik · Woolley 20:07
D3 Wilson · Boughner 11:53

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →
May 28, 1998
🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF
4–3 (OT) · Capitals won
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

❓ WSH vs BUF, answered

Who won Capitals vs Sabres on May 30, 1998?

Capitals won 2–0.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Sabres?

The final score was Capitals 2, Sabres 0.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 30 saves on 30 shots (1.000 save percentage) for a shutout.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 17 saves on 19 shots (.895 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

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🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it
🦅Capitals
Previous game · May 28
🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF
4–3 · WSH won
Next game · Jun 2
⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH
2–1 · BUF won
⚔️Sabres
Previous game · May 28
🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF
4–3 · WSH won
Next game · Jun 2
⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH
2–1 · BUF won
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