1–0

Final

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

Capitals at Sabres

Capitals beat Sabres 1–0 at KeyBank Center on October 23, 1998.

🗓 Fri, Oct 23, 1998 · 19:00 CDT 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Jaroslav Svejkovsky

1 G

5 shots · 09:15 TOI · +1

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Peter Bondra

1 A

10 shots · 23:01 TOI · +1

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Brendan Witt

1 A

16:11 TOI · +1

4rd star 🦅 WSH

Olie Kolzig

30 saves

1.000 SV% · 0 GA

🚨 Scoring

1 goal · in order

3rd period

🦅 Jaroslav Svejkovsky Go-ahead 3rd · 07:16

Assists: Peter Bondra, Brendan Witt

1–0

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH BUF⚔️

36 Shots on goal 30

11 Hits 17

5 Blocked shots 8

6 Takeaways 11

14 Giveaways 22

20 Penalty minutes 16

WSH shooting 2.8% (1/36) BUF shooting 0.0% (0/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig Shutout

30/30

1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

35/36

.972 SV% · 1 GA · 58:57 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 2-2-1 (40% win rate, 5 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 2-1-1 (50% win rate, 4 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 2-2-1 (40% win rate, 5 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 2-1-1 (50% win rate, 4 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Oates · Juneau · Bondra 23:01

L2 Bellows · Hunter · Chorske 15:01

L3 Miller · Simon · Svejkovsky 9:15

L4 Berube · Eagles · Herr 7:52

D1 Mironov · Johansson 22:24

D2 Gonchar · Tinordi 19:59

D3 Klee · Witt 17:28

⚔️Sabres

L1 Grosek · Peca · Satan 18:18

L2 Ward · Brown · Varada 16:16

L3 Sanderson · Holzinger · Barnaby 12:33

L4 Kruse · Primeau · Ray 4:56

D1 Zhitnik · Smehlik 24:26

D2 Woolley · McKee 20:40

D3 Shannon · Patrick 13:41

⚔️ Last meetings

Capitals lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

Jun 4, 1998

🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF

3–2 (OT) · Capitals won

4–3 (OT) · Capitals won

May 25, 1998

⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH

2–3 (OT) · Capitals won

❓ WSH vs BUF, answered

Who won Capitals vs Sabres on October 23, 1998?

Capitals won 1–0.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Sabres?

The final score was Capitals 1, Sabres 0.

Who scored for Capitals?

Jaroslav Svejkovsky.

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 35 saves on 36 shots (.972 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Sabres season series?

Capitals lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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 · Oct 21

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Oct 17

Also on October 23, 1998

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