Washington Capitals vs Boston Bruins

Playoffs · Sunday, April 26, 1998 · FleetCenter

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3–2

27–54

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Game summary

The Washington Capitals beat the Boston Bruins 3–2 in overtime on Sunday, April 26, 1998 at FleetCenter. The Bruins outshot the Capitals 54–27.

Sergei Gonchar scored twice. Kyle McLaren, Dmitri Khristich and Joe Juneau also scored.

Olie Kolzig made 52 saves on 54 shots for the win; Byron Dafoe stopped 24 of 27.

Goals
WSH	1	1	0	0	1	3	27
BOS	0	1	1	0	0	2	54

Scoring

1st period

Sergei Gonchar (3)Joe Juneau (1), Andrei Nikolishin (1)1–018:30 WSH ·

2nd period

Sergei Gonchar (4)Todd Krygier (2), Dale Hunter (1)2–014:15 WSH
Kyle McLaren (1)Sergei Samsonov (3), Mike Sullivan (1)2–119:00 BOS ·

3rd period

Dmitri Khristich (2)Ray Bourque (3), Sergei Samsonov (4)2–210:59 BOS ·

2nd overtime

Joe Juneau (1)Adam Oates (4), Brian Bellows (1)3–206:31 WSH

Team stats

WSHBOS

2754

49%51%

1/52/10

3121

1013

227

29

46

Penalties

1:07 into the first periodKen Baumgartner · fighting5 min
1:07 into the first periodCraig Berube · fighting5 min
3:34 into the first periodTim Taylor · roughing2 min
3:34 into the first periodAdam Oates · slashing2 min
6:01 into the first periodDale Hunter · high sticking2 min
8:29 into the first periodJoe Juneau · hooking2 min
11:11 into the first periodJoe Reekie · holding2 min
16:49 into the first periodGrant Ledyard · hooking obstruction2 min
1:13 into the second periodTed Donato · high sticking2 min
8:36 into the second periodJoe Reekie · holding stick obstruction2 min
10:39 into the second periodSteve Heinze · hooking obstruction2 min
17:14 into the second periodKen Klee · tripping2 min
19:23 into the second periodRob DiMaio · roughing2 min
19:23 into the second periodBrendan Witt · slashing2 min
3:46 into the third periodHal Gill · interference2 min
5:30 into the third periodJaroslav Svejkovsky · interference2 min
10:14 into the third periodJason Allison · roughing2 min
10:14 into the third periodDale Hunter · roughing2 min
10:43 into the third periodJoe Reekie · elbowing2 min
5:44 into overtimeRay Bourque · slashing2 min
9:16 into overtimeSergei Gonchar · holding obstruction2 min
16:46 into overtimeDale Hunter · holding stick obstruction2 min
18:53 into overtimeDale Hunter · boarding2 min

Season series

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters

90Joe JuneauC	1	1	2	+1	2	1	0	2	–	0	0	38	30:45
55Sergei GoncharD	2	0	2	+2	5	1	1	2	–	0	0	51	37:12
9Todd KrygierL	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	–	0	0	22	14:20
13Andrei NikolishinC	0	1	1	0	6	0	1	0	38	0	1	31	20:20
23Brian BellowsL	0	1	1	+1	2	0	1	0	–	0	0	29	24:42
32Dale HunterC	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	8	67	0	0	24	12:15
77Adam OatesC	0	1	1	+1	0	0	4	2	50	0	0	40	33:03
10Kelly MillerL	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	–	0	1	35	22:31
11Esa TikkanenL	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	0	48	1	1	40	28:09
20Michal PivonkaC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	33	1	0	27	13:32
27Craig BerubeL	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	5	–	0	0	18	09:58
34Jaroslav SvejkovskyR	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	–	0	0	19	13:31
2Ken KleeD	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	–	0	0	18	10:21
6Calle JohanssonD	0	0	0	+1	3	1	2	0	–	0	1	53	38:30
19Brendan WittD	0	0	0	0	2	3	4	2	–	0	0	29	17:35
24Mark TinordiD	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	–	0	0	41	29:15
29Joe ReekieD	0	0	0	+1	0	1	5	6	–	0	0	49	32:02
96Phil HousleyD	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	–	0	0	23	17:41

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
30Bill RanfordG		0	0	0	–	–
37Olie KolzigG	W	54	52	2	.963	86:31

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins skaters

14Sergei SamsonovL	0	2	2	−1	4	1	0	0	–	1	0	29	22:30
12Dmitri KhristichR	1	0	1	0	3	2	0	0	–	1	1	32	27:44
42Mike SullivanC	0	1	1	0	4	0	0	0	33	1	0	31	18:42
18Kyle McLarenD	1	0	1	0	9	1	2	0	–	1	0	38	29:33
77Ray BourqueD	0	1	1	−1	4	0	1	2	–	1	0	41	45:40
6Joe ThorntonC	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	40	0	1	11	06:12
11P.J. AxelssonL	0	0	0	−1	1	0	1	0	–	1	1	30	20:46
19Rob DiMaioR	0	0	0	−1	4	0	0	2	–	0	0	31	22:49
21Ted DonatoL	0	0	0	−1	1	0	0	2	100	1	0	10	08:11
22Ken BaumgartnerL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	–	0	0	7	03:15
23Steve HeinzeR	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	2	–	1	1	27	24:15
26Tim TaylorC	0	0	0	−1	1	1	0	2	64	0	0	34	21:41
33Anson CarterR	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	75	0	0	30	26:47
41Jason AllisonC	0	0	0	−1	3	1	0	2	49	1	1	36	34:46
20Darren Van ImpeD	0	0	0	0	6	1	1	0	–	0	1	38	34:42
25Hal GillD	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	–	0	0	16	10:11
36Grant LedyardD	0	0	0	−2	2	3	0	2	–	0	0	39	31:46
44Dave EllettD	0	0	0	−1	3	0	1	0	–	0	0	25	18:42

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie
34Byron DafoeG	L	27	24	3	.889	86:31
35Robbie TallasG		0	0	0	–	–