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Eastern Conference Finals, Game 5 · Jun 2, 1998 · MCI Center
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 16 | |
| 1 | 35 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 06:33 | BUF | Darryl Shannon (2) | Dixon Ward (7) | 1 - 0 |
| 16:29 | WSH | Andrei Nikolishin (1) PP | Richard Zednik (3) | 1 - 1 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 15:34 | BUF | Jason Woolley (2) | Unassisted | 2 - 1 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 00:41 | WSH | Chris Simon | Interference | 2 |
| 07:01 | WSH | Sergei Gonchar | Interference | 2 |
| 11:23 | BUF | Bob Boughner | Boarding | 2 |
| 15:44 | BUF | Michael Peca | Cross checking | 2 |
| 17:26 | WSH | Sergei Gonchar | Hooking | 2 |
| 19:20 | BUF | Richard Smehlik | Hooking | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 08:35 | BUF | Vaclav Varada | Holding the stick | 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 02:18 | BUF | Matthew Barnaby | Roughing | 2 |
| 02:18 | WSH | Richard Zednik | Roughing | 2 |
| 06:22 | WSH | Brian Bellows | Interference goalkeeper | 2 |
| 08:35 | BUF | Vaclav Varada | Hooking obstruction | 2 |
Buffalo Sabres
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16:05 | |
| 29 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22:06 | |
| 12 | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20:09 | |
| 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24:14 | |
| 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10:34 | |
| 8 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 09:21 | |
| 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14:32 | |
| 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 20:25 | |
| 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18:36 | |
| 22 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:48 | |
| 26 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15:11 | |
| 28 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:55 | |
| 32 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 01:46 | |
| 37 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15:03 | |
| 38 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:35 | |
| 77 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 28:39 | |
| 77 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17:04 | |
| 81 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:07 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | W | 35 | 34 | 1 | 60:00 |
Washington Capitals
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 19:45 | |
| 20 | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14:12 | |
| 9 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 21:51 | |
| 10 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:05 | |
| 10 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:49 | |
| 11 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 07:23 | |
| 12 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 20:33 | |
| 23 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 19:24 | |
| 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:50 | |
| 24 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:57 | |
| 27 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 06:51 | |
| 32 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 07:12 | |
| 32 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11:04 | |
| 36 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 06:36 | |
| 55 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 31:36 | |
| 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22:54 | |
| 90 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 22:30 | |
| 96 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14:17 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | L | 16 | 14 | 2 | 59:07 |