🦅 Away Capitals 0-0 in series
1–2
Final
DET leads 4–0
🐙 Home Red Wings 0-0 in series
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
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Capitals at Red Wings — Stanley Cup Finals Game 1

Red Wings, Stanley Cup Finals Game 1, beat Capitals 2–1 at Little Caesars Arena on June 9, 1998.

🗓 Tue, Jun 9, 1998 · 19:00 CDT 📍 Little Caesars Arena, Detroit 🏒 1997-98 playoffs View the series → Head-to-head history →

🏒 Stanley Cup Finals — Best of 7

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

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐙 DET
Tomas Holmstrom
2 A
08:28 TOI · +1
2nd star 🐙 DET
Nicklas Lidstrom
1 G
3 shots · 27:18 TOI · +2
3rd star 🐙 DET
Joey Kocur
1 G
2 shots · 05:58 TOI

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH DET🐙
17 Shots on goal 31
34 Hits 38
6 Blocked shots 6
2 Takeaways 5
5 Giveaways 14
6 Penalty minutes 8
WSH shooting 5.9% (1/17) DET shooting 6.5% (2/31)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Olie Kolzig
29/31
.935 SV% · 2 GA · 58:45 TOI
🐙Red Wings
Chris Osgood
16/17
.941 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 1st: 58-33-8 (59% win rate, 99 games)
Red Wings
Red Wings — tied after 1st: 63-28-9 (63% win rate, 100 games)
After 2nd — 0–0
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 2nd: 58-33-8 (59% win rate, 99 games)
Red Wings
Red Wings — tied after 2nd: 63-28-9 (63% win rate, 100 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Oates · Juneau · Bondra 20:33
L2 Tikkanen · Nikolishin · Zednik 17:02
L3 Bellows · Simon · Hunter 10:58
L4 Eagles · Miller · Berube 7:39
D1 Gonchar · Johansson 27:01
D2 Reekie · Tinordi 19:47
D3 Brown · Housley 12:42
🐙Red Wings
L1 Yzerman · Fedorov · McCarty 19:14
L2 Shanahan · Larionov · Lapointe 16:00
L3 Kozlov · Maltby · Draper 13:56
L4 Holmstrom · Brown · Kocur 8:28
D1 Murphy · Lidstrom 27:34
D2 Macoun · Rouse 16:27
D3 Fetisov · Eriksson 15:00

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →
Feb 1, 1998
🐙DET @ 🦅WSH
4–2 · Red Wings won
Jan 11, 1998
🦅WSH @ 🐙DET
0–2 · Red Wings won
Dec 26, 1996
🦅WSH @ 🐙DET
4–5 (OT) · Red Wings won
Dec 4, 1996
🐙DET @ 🦅WSH
2–0 · Red Wings won
Feb 15, 1996
🦅WSH @ 🐙DET
3–4 · Red Wings won

❓ WSH vs DET, answered

Who won Capitals vs Red Wings on June 9, 1998?

Red Wings won 2–1.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Red Wings?

The final score was Capitals 1, Red Wings 2.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 29 saves on 31 shots (.935 save percentage).

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Chris Osgood made 16 saves on 17 shots (.941 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Red Wings played?

At Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, the Red Wings home rink.

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🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it
🦅Capitals
Previous game · Jun 4
🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF
3–2 · WSH won
Next game · Jun 11
🦅WSH @ 🐙DET
4–5 · DET won
🐙Red Wings
Previous game · Jun 5
⭐DAL @ 🐙DET
0–2 · DET won
Next game · Jun 11
🦅WSH @ 🐙DET
4–5 · DET won
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