4–5

Final / OT

DET leads 4–0

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
WSH	0	0	0	0	4
DET	0	0	0	0	5

Capitals at Red Wings — Stanley Cup Finals Game 2

Red Wings, Stanley Cup Finals Game 2, beat Capitals 5–4 in overtime at Little Caesars Arena on June 11, 1998.

🗓 Thu, Jun 11, 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

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐙 DET

Steve Yzerman

2 G

6 shots · 29:04 TOI · +3

2nd star 🐙 DET

Martin Lapointe

1 G, 1 A

6 shots · 20:50 TOI · +2

3rd star 🐙 DET

Viacheslav Fetisov

2 A

17:21 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH DET🐙

33 Shots on goal 60

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

30 Hits 46

27 Blocked shots 5

4 Takeaways 2

3 Giveaways 16

12 Penalty minutes 12

WSH shooting 12.1% (4/33) DET shooting 8.3% (5/60)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

55/60

.917 SV% · 5 GA · 75:24 TOI

🐙Red Wings

Chris Osgood

29/33

.879 SV% · 4 GA · 75:24 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 58-34-8 (58% win rate, 100 games)

Red Wings

Red Wings — tied after 1st: 64-28-9 (63% win rate, 101 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 58-34-8 (58% win rate, 100 games)

Red Wings

Red Wings — tied after 2nd: 64-28-9 (63% win rate, 101 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Tikkanen · Oates · Nikolishin 23:13

L2 Bellows · Juneau · Bondra 21:07

L3 Krygier · Eagles · Zednik 15:23

L4 Simon · Berube · Hunter 12:04

D1 Gonchar · Johansson 35:58

D2 Reekie · Tinordi 33:08

D3 Brown · Housley 6:06

🐙Red Wings

L1 Yzerman · Fedorov · McCarty 23:04

L2 Shanahan · Larionov · Lapointe 20:21

L3 Holmstrom · Draper · Brown 15:56

L4 Maltby · Kozlov · Kocur 9:19

D1 Murphy · Lidstrom 33:43

D2 Macoun · Rouse 22:58

D3 Fetisov · Eriksson 16:40

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

4–5 (OT) · Red Wings won

Dec 4, 1996

🐙DET @ 🦅WSH

2–0 · Red Wings won

❓ WSH vs DET, answered

Who won Capitals vs Red Wings on June 11, 1998?

Red Wings won 5–4 in overtime.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Red Wings?

The final score was Capitals 4, Red Wings 5, in overtime.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 55 saves on 60 shots (.917 save percentage).

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Chris Osgood made 29 saves on 33 shots (.879 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 9

🐙Red Wings

Previous game · Jun 9

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