1998 Conference Quarterfinals: Washington Capitals vs Boston Bruins
Games
Best of 7Game 1Apr 22
BOS
1
FINAL
3
WSH
WSH leads 1-0
Game 1FINAL
Apr 22WSH leads 1-0
Game 2Apr 24
BOS
4
FINAL/OT
3
WSH
Series tied 1-1
Game 2FINAL/OT
Apr 24Series tied 1-1
Game 3Apr 26
WSH
3
FINAL/OT
2
BOS
WSH leads 2-1
Game 3FINAL/OT
Apr 26WSH leads 2-1
Game 4Apr 28
WSH
3
FINAL
0
BOS
WSH leads 3-1
Game 4FINAL
Apr 28WSH leads 3-1
Game 5May 1
BOS
4
FINAL
0
WSH
WSH leads 3-2
Game 5FINAL
May 1WSH leads 3-2
Game 6May 3
WSH
3
FINAL/OT
2
BOS
WSH wins 4-2
Game 6FINAL/OT
May 3WSH wins 4-2
Series leaders
Goaltending
Save percentage
.946
.912
Goals allowed
13
14
Saves
226
145
Shutouts
1
1
Team Statistics
WSHBOS
160Shots on Goal239
53.1%Faceoff Win %46.9%
3/20Power Play6/40
115Penalty Mins75
57Hits54
90Blocked Shots55
25Giveaways29
32Takeaways17
Series stats
Across 6 gamesWSH Forwards
77A. Oates | 6 | C | 3 | 4 | 7 | +3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 55.4 | 179 | 1 | 3 | 156:58 |
| 6 | C | 1 | 3 | 4 | +1 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.7 | 167 | 3 | 0 | 140:15 | |
| 6 | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 143 | 3 | 0 | 125:43 | |
| 6 | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 27.0 | 182 | 1 | 3 | 138:19 | |
| 6 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 48.2 | 139 | 3 | 6 | 106:50 | |
| 6 | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32.9 | 142 | 1 | 1 | 90:48 | |
| 4 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 73 | 0 | 1 | 55:10 | |
| 2 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 42 | 0 | 1 | 31:47 | |
| 3 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 49 | 1 | 1 | 38:08 | |
| 6 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 67.5 | 97 | 0 | 3 | 61:20 | |
| 3 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 29:59 | |
| 5 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 114 | 0 | 4 | 79:17 | |
17C. Simon | 3 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 47 | 1 | 0 | 33:39 |
| 6 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16.7 | 77 | 1 | 2 | 45:40 | |
| 1 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | 0 | 13:31 |
WSH Defense
| 6 | D | 4 | 1 | 5 | +3 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 227 | 2 | 4 | 183:04 | |
| 6 | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | +4 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | 229 | 2 | 1 | 177:55 | |
| 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 60 | 0 | 0 | 37:22 | |
| 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 99 | 1 | 0 | 82:51 | |
| 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | 226 | 2 | 1 | 168:25 | |
19B. Witt | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | 115 | 0 | 0 | 72:08 |
| 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | 199 | 2 | 1 | 145:46 |
WSH Goalies
| GP | W | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 4 | 239 | 226 | 13 | 0.946 | 422:25 | |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0:00 |