🦅 Away Capitals 2-3 in series
3–2
Final / OT
WSH leads 4–2
⚔️ Home Sabres 3-2 in series
Scoring 1st2nd3rdOTF
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Capitals at Sabres — Conference Finals Game 6

Capitals, Conference Finals Game 6, beat Sabres 3–2 in overtime at KeyBank Center on June 4, 1998.

🗓 Thu, Jun 4, 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
Peter Bondra
1 G
7 shots · 23:39 TOI · -1
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Joe Juneau
1 G
5 shots · 24:53 TOI · +1
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Esa Tikkanen
1 G
2 shots · 16:11 TOI · +1
4rd star 🦅 WSH
Olie Kolzig
39 saves
0.951 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH BUF⚔️
38 Shots on goal 41
1/6 Power play (goals / chances) 0/6
14 Hits 28
11 Blocked shots 21
5 Takeaways 19
23 Giveaways 40
14 Penalty minutes 14
WSH shooting 7.9% (3/38) BUF shooting 4.9% (2/41)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Olie Kolzig
39/41
.951 SV% · 2 GA · 66:20 TOI
⚔️Sabres
Dominik Hasek
35/38
.921 SV% · 3 GA · 66:19 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 1st: 57-33-8 (58% win rate, 98 games)
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 1st: 55-30-11 (57% win rate, 96 games)
After 2nd — 0–0
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 2nd: 57-33-8 (58% win rate, 98 games)
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 2nd: 55-30-11 (57% win rate, 96 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Oates · Juneau · Bondra 24:53
L2 Bellows · Nikolishin · Zednik 18:44
L3 Tikkanen · Miller · Hunter 10:54
L4 Eagles · Berube · Simon 5:16
D1 Gonchar · Johansson 31:26
D2 Reekie · Tinordi 24:51
D3 Housley · Witt 8:47
⚔️Sabres
L1 Grosek · Holzinger · Peca 21:11
L2 Ward · Plante · Barnaby 18:59
L3 Primeau · Audette · Varada 12:00
L4 Sanderson · Kruse · Ray 8:47
D1 Zhitnik · Shannon 27:02
D2 Smehlik · Woolley 21:39
D3 Wilson · Boughner 17:06

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →
Jun 2, 1998
⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH
2–1 · Sabres won
May 30, 1998
🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF
2–0 · Capitals won
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

❓ WSH vs BUF, answered

Who won Capitals vs Sabres on June 4, 1998?

Capitals won 3–2 in overtime.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Sabres?

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

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 39 saves on 41 shots (.951 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 35 saves on 38 shots (.921 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 · Jun 2
⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH
2–1 · BUF won
Next game · Jun 9
🦅WSH @ 🐙DET
1–2 · DET won
⚔️Sabres
Previous game · Jun 2
⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH
2–1 · BUF won
Next game · Oct 10
⚔️BUF @ ⭐DAL
1–4 · DAL won
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