Washington Capitals vs New Jersey Devils
Regular season · Saturday, March 21, 1998 · Continental Airlines Arena
Game summary
The New Jersey Devils beat the Washington Capitals 3–2 on Saturday, March 21, 1998 at Continental Airlines Arena. The Devils outshot the Capitals 25–21.
Ken Klee scored twice. Doug Bodger, Scott Niedermayer and Dave Andreychuk also scored.
Martin Brodeur made 19 saves on 21 shots for the win; Bill Ranford stopped 22 of 25.
Scoring
1st period
Doug Bodger (7)Bobby Carpenter (8)0–105:49 NJD · 
Ken Klee (2)Adam Oates (52), Esa Tikkanen (13)1–109:43 WSH
2nd period
Scott Niedermayer (12)Bobby Holik (28), Doug Bodger (10)1–205:01 NJD · - Ken Klee (3)Steve Konowalchuk (16)2–206:02 WSH
Dave Andreychuk (12)Scott Stevens (18), Denis Pederson (10)2–316:45 NJD
Team stats
WSHNJD
2125
45%55%
0/42/7
1612
2623
910
69
911
Penalties
- 2:55 into the first period
Andrew Brunette · high sticking2 min - 2:55 into the first periodAndrew Brunette · high sticking2 min
- 14:57 into the first periodKen Klee · hooking obstruction2 min
- 18:40 into the first period
Sheldon Souray · roughing2 min - 18:40 into the first periodSteve Konowalchuk · roughing2 min
- 3:42 into the second periodEsa Tikkanen · holding obstruction2 min
- 11:56 into the second periodScott Stevens · high sticking2 min
- 11:56 into the second periodScott Stevens · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 13:34 into the second periodSteve Konowalchuk · interference2 min
- 14:04 into the second periodSergei Gonchar · hooking2 min
- 6:01 into the third periodBobby Holik · hooking2 min
- 12:30 into the third periodDoug Bodger · hooking obstruction2 min
- 15:29 into the third periodKen Daneyko · tripping2 min
- 18:04 into the third periodKelly Miller · holding2 min
Season series
Washington Capitals
| 2Ken KleeD | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 3 | 18:49 |
| 11Esa TikkanenL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 20:16 |
| 22Steve KonowalchukL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 17:05 |
| 77Adam OatesC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 21:25 |
| 9Todd KrygierL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 12:34 |
| 10Kelly MillerL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 10:53 |
| 12Peter BondraR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 4 | 21:00 |
| 13Andrei NikolishinC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:17 |
| 18Andrew BrunetteL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 08:30 |
| 21Jeff TomsL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 06:48 |
| 27Craig BerubeL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 10:43 |
| 32Dale HunterC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:19 |
| 90Joe JuneauC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:24 |
| 3Sylvain CoteD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:43 |
| 6Calle JohanssonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 26:23 |
| 19Brendan WittD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 15:20 |
| 29Joe ReekieD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 20:26 |
| 55Sergei GoncharD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 17:51 |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Bill RanfordG | L | 25 | 3 | .880 |
| 37Olie KolzigG | 0 | 0 | – |
New Jersey Devils
| 5Doug BodgerD | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 21:21 |
| 10Denis PedersonC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:41 |
| 16Bobby HolikC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19:13 |
| 19Bobby CarpenterC | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 1 | 16:53 |
| 23Dave AndreychukL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:33 |
| 4Scott StevensD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:45 |
| 27Scott NiedermayerD | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 5 | 26:02 |
| 14Brian RolstonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 19:27 |
| 17Petr SykoraR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:43 |
| 18Sergei BrylinL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 08:47 |
| 21Randy MckayR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:18 |
| 26Patrik EliasC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:58 |
| 29Krzysztof OliwaL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 07:38 |
| 32Steve ThomasR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | 13:16 |
| 2Sheldon SourayD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 14:30 |
| 3Ken DaneykoD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:55 |
| 6Brad BombardirD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 09:07 |
| 24Lyle OdeleinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:23 |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Martin BrodeurG | W | 21 | 2 | .905 |
| 35Richard ShulmistraG | 0 | 0 | – |