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Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals

Eastern Conference Finals, Game 1 · May 23, 1998 · MCI Center

Team Goals Shots
Buffalo Sabres 2 20
Washington Capitals 0 19

Scoring

Time Team Goal Assists Score
2nd Period
00:31 BUF Michal Grosek (6) Matthew Barnaby (6) 1 - 0
01:55 BUF Miroslav Satan (5) Brian Holzinger (7), Donald Audette (7) 2 - 0

Penalties

Time Team Player Penalty Min
1st Period
02:56 WSH Chris Simon Interference goalkeeper 2
06:21 BUF Michal Grosek Roughing 2
09:10 WSH Andrei Nikolishin Interference 2
12:26 BUF Vaclav Varada Interference 2
16:06 WSH Craig Berube High sticking 2
2nd Period
03:39 BUF Mike Wilson Holding 2
05:48 BUF Curtis Brown Holding stick obstruction 2
12:48 BUF Alexei Zhitnik Hooking 2
13:13 WSH Sergei Gonchar Elbowing 2
19:53 WSH Sergei Gonchar Holding obstruction 2
3rd Period
02:50 WSH Sergei Gonchar Hooking 2
15:46 WSH Mark Tinordi Cross checking 2

Buffalo Sabres

# Skater Pos G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
22 Michal Grosek L 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 15:58
81 Miroslav Satan R 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 14:36
19 Brian Holzinger C 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 16:42
28 Donald Audette R 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 17:19
77 Matthew Barnaby R 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 16:04
2 Richard Smehlik D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 22:26
6 Bob Boughner D 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 10:39
8 Geoff Sanderson L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 09:31
12 Dixon Ward L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18:00
15 Jason Woolley D 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 20:38
18 Wayne Primeau C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 09:20
19 Michael Peca C 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 19:09
22 Mike Wilson D 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 15:53
26 Vaclav Varada R 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 15:19
29 Darryl Shannon D 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 20:10
32 Rob Ray R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 03:08
37 Curtis Brown C 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 17:46
77 Alexei Zhitnik D 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 27:21
# Goalie Decision Shots against Saves Goals against TOI
39 Dominik Hasek W, SO 19 19 0 60:00

Washington Capitals

# Skater Pos G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
9 Calle Johansson D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 23:46
9 Todd Krygier L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 10:53
10 Esa Tikkanen L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 18:26
11 Chris Simon L 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 07:38
11 Andrei Nikolishin C 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 17:04
12 Peter Bondra R 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18:04
20 Michal Pivonka C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10:21
20 Richard Zednik R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 13:49
23 Brian Bellows L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 17:29
23 Joe Reekie D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 19:56
24 Mark Tinordi D 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 21:04
27 Craig Berube L 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 04:50
32 Dale Hunter C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 05:33
32 Brendan Witt D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 08:58
55 Sergei Gonchar D 0 0 0 -1 6 3 1 25:36
77 Adam Oates C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 23:57
90 Joe Juneau C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 21:43
96 Phil Housley D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 17:48
# Goalie Decision Shots against Saves Goals against TOI
37 Olie Kolzig L 20 18 2 58:40