Buffalo Sabres vs Washington Capitals
Playoffs · Monday, May 25, 1998 · MCI Center
Game summary
The Washington Capitals beat the Buffalo Sabres 3–2 in overtime on Monday, May 25, 1998 at MCI Center. The Capitals outshot the Sabres 39–33.
Goals came from Vaclav Varada, Peter Bondra, Joe Juneau, Matthew Barnaby and Todd Krygier.
Olie Kolzig made 31 saves on 33 shots for the win; Dominik Hasek stopped 36 of 39.
Scoring
1st period
Vaclav Varada (3)Dixon Ward (6)1–019:02 BUF
2nd period
Peter Bondra (3)Phil Housley (3)1–119:55 WSH ·
3rd period
Joe Juneau (4)Adam Oates (7), Brian Bellows (5)1–214:06 WSH
Matthew Barnaby (6)Unassisted2–219:03 BUF ·
Overtime
Todd Krygier (1)Andrei Nikolishin (6)2–303:01 WSH
Team stats
BUFWSH
3339
39%61%
1/41/7
1812
77
1114
25
34
Penalties
- 2:36 into the first period
Matthew Barnaby · roughing2 min - 6:43 into the first periodAlexei Zhitnik · holding2 min
- 10:23 into the first periodJason Woolley · cross checking2 min
- 10:23 into the first periodJason Woolley · roughing2 min
- 10:23 into the first period
Dale Hunter · roughing2 min - 19:24 into the first periodBrian Holzinger · boarding2 min
- 5:02 into the second periodPeter Bondra · hooking obstruction2 min
- 12:23 into the second periodSergei Gonchar · hooking obstruction2 min
- 18:31 into the second periodAlexei Zhitnik · holding2 min
- 9:22 into the third periodJason Woolley · high sticking2 min
- 11:46 into the third periodEsa Tikkanen · interference2 min
- 15:20 into the third periodDominik Hasek · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 15:20 into the third periodBob Boughner · roughing2 min
- 15:20 into the third periodEsa Tikkanen · roughing2 min
- 18:03 into the third periodAdam Oates · tripping obstruction2 min
Season series
Buffalo Sabres
| 15Dixon WardL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 21:15 |
| 25Vaclav VaradaR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 15:24 |
| 36Matthew BarnabyR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17:17 |
| 18Michal GrosekL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16:23 |
| 19Brian HolzingerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | 17:14 |
| 22Wayne PrimeauC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 07:30 |
| 27Michael PecaC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 4 | 20:18 |
| 28Donald AudetteR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | 14:19 |
| 32Rob RayR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 04:19 |
| 37Curtis BrownC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20:22 |
| 80Geoff SandersonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 09:45 |
| 81Miroslav SatanR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | 14:00 |
| 4Mike WilsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 21:21 |
| 5Jason WoolleyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 18:29 |
| 6Bob BoughnerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:09 |
| 8Darryl ShannonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23:44 |
| 42Richard SmehlikD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 23:28 |
| 44Alexei ZhitnikD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 23:20 |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Steve ShieldsG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 39Dominik HasekG | L | 39 | 3 | .923 |
Washington Capitals
| 9Todd KrygierL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 12:36 |
| 12Peter BondraR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20:05 |
| 13Andrei NikolishinC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18:46 |
| 23Brian BellowsL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 19:07 |
| 77Adam OatesC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 26:20 |
| 90Joe JuneauC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 24:54 |
| 96Phil HousleyD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 09:32 |
| 11Esa TikkanenL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | 16:50 |
| 17Chris SimonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10:34 |
| 20Michal PivonkaC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 07:48 |
| 27Craig BerubeL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 06:53 |
| 32Dale HunterC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 09:09 |
| 44Richard ZednikR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 09:56 |
| 6Calle JohanssonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 5 | 27:12 |
| 19Brendan WittD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 04:53 |
| 24Mark TinordiD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 24:21 |
| 29Joe ReekieD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24:36 |
| 55Sergei GoncharD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 34:35 |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Bill RanfordG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 37Olie KolzigG | W | 33 | 2 | .939 |