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Buffalo Sabres @ Washington Capitals
Series tied 1-1
Buffalo Sabres
Sabres
BUF
36-28-1
, 16-15-1 Away
2
36-28-1
, 16-15-1 Away
Final/OT
1
2
3
OT
T
Sabres
BUF
1
0
1
0
2
Capitals
WSH
0
1
1
1
3
Washington Capitals
Capitals
WSH
40-29-1
, 23-12-0 Home
3
40-29-1
, 23-12-0 Home
Gamecast
Box Score
Team Stats
Team Stats
BUF
WSH
Shots
33
39
Hits
0
0
Penalty Minutes
18
12
Faceoff %
0.0
0.0
Game Information
Capital One Arena
5:00 AM, 26 May 1998
Washington, DC
Attendance: 19,740
Referees:
Kerry Fraser
Linesmen:
Jay Sharrers
Wayne Bonney
Scoring Summary
Penalties
No Scoring Plays
Regular Season Series
Playoff Series
Series tied 1-1
Sabres
2
Capitals
0
Game 1
24/5
Sabres
2
Capitals
3
Game 2
26/5
Capitals
4
Sabres
3
Game 3
29/5
Capitals
2
Sabres
0
Game 4
31/5
Sabres
2
Capitals
1
Game 5
3/6
Capitals
3
Sabres
2
Game 6
5/6
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