1998 Eastern Conference Final: Washington Capitals vs Buffalo Sabres
Games
Best of 7Game 1May 23
BUF
2
FINAL
0
WSH
BUF leads 1-0
Game 1FINAL
May 23BUF leads 1-0
Game 2May 25
BUF
2
FINAL/OT
3
WSH
Series tied 1-1
Game 2FINAL/OT
May 25Series tied 1-1
Game 3May 28
WSH
4
FINAL/OT
3
BUF
WSH leads 2-1
Game 3FINAL/OT
May 28WSH leads 2-1
Game 4May 30
WSH
2
FINAL
0
BUF
WSH leads 3-1
Game 4FINAL
May 30WSH leads 3-1
Game 5Jun 2
BUF
2
FINAL
1
WSH
WSH leads 3-2
Game 5FINAL
Jun 2WSH leads 3-2
Game 6Jun 4
WSH
3
FINAL/OT
2
BUF
WSH wins 4-2
Game 6FINAL/OT
Jun 4WSH wins 4-2
Series leaders
Goaltending
Save percentage
.935
.928
Goals allowed
11
13
Saves
159
167
Shutouts
1
1
Team Statistics
WSHBUF
180Shots on Goal170
58.0%Faceoff Win %42.0%
5/31Power Play2/33
74Penalty Mins80
52Hits131
65Blocked Shots87
77Giveaways113
39Takeaways60
Series stats
Across 6 gamesWSH Forwards
| 6 | C | 1 | 6 | 7 | +1 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 51.0 | 137 | 4 | 2 | 116:19 | |
| 6 | RW | 4 | 1 | 5 | +1 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 137 | 4 | 2 | 120:49 | |
| 6 | RW | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 99 | 4 | 1 | 87:08 | |
| 6 | C | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 143 | 11 | 4 | 137:52 | |
77A. Oates | 6 | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 65.0 | 147 | 9 | 4 | 144:10 |
| 6 | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 117 | 3 | 5 | 109:32 | |
| 6 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47.6 | 118 | 5 | 3 | 94:34 | |
| 6 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.7 | 66 | 0 | 1 | 40:25 | |
| 4 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 67 | 0 | 2 | 51:58 | |
| 6 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 62.6 | 76 | 5 | 0 | 48:53 | |
| 2 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | 1 | 21:59 | |
17C. Simon | 6 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 75 | 3 | 0 | 48:13 |
| 4 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 47 | 0 | 2 | 37:01 | |
| 2 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47.2 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 18:09 |
WSH Defense
| 6 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 79 | 7 | 1 | 80:23 | |
| 6 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | +4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | 193 | 0 | 3 | 143:30 | |
| 6 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | 204 | 6 | 4 | 156:57 | |
| 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 201 | 9 | 1 | 184:25 | |
| 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 179 | 3 | 2 | 138:26 | |
19B. Witt | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 76 | 1 | 1 | 48:20 |
WSH Goalies
| GP | W | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 4 | 170 | 159 | 11 | 0.935 | 376:35 | |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0:00 |