2–1

Final

WSH leads 4–2

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
BUF	0	0	0	2
WSH	0	0	0	1

Sabres at Capitals — Conference Finals Game 5

Sabres, Conference Finals Game 5, beat Capitals 2–1 at Capital One Arena on June 2, 1998.

🗓 Tue, Jun 2, 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 5

2–1

Final · BUF

Game 6

3–2

OT · WSH

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Jason Woolley

1 G

3 shots · 16:05 TOI · +1

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Darryl Shannon

1 G

1 shots · 22:06 TOI · +1

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Dixon Ward

1 A

3 shots · 20:09 TOI · +1

4rd star ⚔️ BUF

Dominik Hasek

34 saves

0.971 SV% · 1 GA

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF WSH🦅

16 Shots on goal 35

0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

6 Hits 6

18 Blocked shots 11

6 Takeaways 6

4 Giveaways 10

12 Penalty minutes 10

BUF shooting 12.5% (2/16) WSH shooting 2.9% (1/35)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

34/35

.971 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

14/16

.875 SV% · 2 GA · 59:07 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 54-30-11 (57% win rate, 95 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 57-32-8 (59% win rate, 97 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 54-30-11 (57% win rate, 95 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 57-32-8 (59% win rate, 97 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Ward · Peca · Barnaby 20:09

L2 Grosek · Brown · Varada 15:11

L3 Plante · Holzinger · Audette 14:32

L4 Sanderson · Satan · Ray 9:21

D1 Zhitnik · Smehlik 26:26

D2 Shannon · Wilson 20:21

D3 Woolley · Boughner 13:20

🦅Capitals

L1 Oates · Juneau · Bondra 22:30

L2 Bellows · Nikolishin · Zednik 19:24

L3 Tikkanen · Miller · Simon 11:05

L4 Berube · Eagles · Hunter 6:51

D1 Gonchar · Johansson 26:44

D2 Reekie · Tinordi 20:24

D3 Housley · Witt 12:40

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

4–3 (OT) · Capitals won

May 25, 1998

⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH

2–3 (OT) · Capitals won

❓ BUF vs WSH, answered

Who won Sabres vs Capitals on June 2, 1998?

Sabres won 2–1.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Capitals?

The final score was Sabres 2, Capitals 1.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 34 saves on 35 shots (.971 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 14 saves on 16 shots (.875 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 30

🦅Capitals

Previous game · May 30

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