1997-98 Eastern Conference Finals Game 1, Buffalo Sabres vs. Washington Capitals Box Score: May 23, 1998
Scoring Summary
| 2nd Period | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:31 | BUF | Michal Grošek (6) | Matthew Barnaby | |
| 01:55 | BUF | Miroslav Šatan (5) | Brian Holzinger, Donald Audette | |
Penalty Summary
| 1st Period | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02:56 | WSH | Chris Simon | Interference - Goalkeeper | 2 min |
| 06:21 | BUF | Michal Grošek | Roughing | 2 min |
| 09:10 | WSH | Andrei Nikolishin | Interference | 2 min |
| 12:26 | BUF | Václav Varaďa | Interference | 2 min |
| 16:06 | WSH | Craig Berube | High sticking | 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 03:39 | BUF | Mike Wilson | Holding | 2 min |
| 05:48 | BUF | Curtis Brown | Holding stick - Obstruction | 2 min |
| 12:48 | BUF | Alexei Zhitnik | Hooking | 2 min |
| 13:13 | WSH | Sergei Gonchar | Elbowing | 2 min |
| 19:53 | WSH | Sergei Gonchar | Holding - Obstruction | 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 02:50 | WSH | Sergei Gonchar | Hooking | 2 min |
| 15:46 | WSH | Mark Tinordi | Cross checking | 2 min |
Buffalo Sabres
| Scoring | Goals | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | SHFT | TOI |
| 1 | Donald Audette | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 21 | 17:19 |
| 2 | Matthew Barnaby | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16:04 | |
| 3 | Bob Boughner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10:39 | |
| 4 | Curtis Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 23 | 17:46 |
| 5 | Michal Grošek | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 20 | 15:58 |
| 6 | Brian Holzinger | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 16:42 | |
| 7 | Michael Peca | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 25 | 19:09 |
| 8 | Wayne Primeau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 13 | 9:20 |
| 9 | Rob Ray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3:08 | |
| 10 | Geoff Sanderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 13 | 9:31 |
| 11 | Miroslav Šatan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | 18 | 14:36 |
| 12 | Darryl Shannon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 24 | 20:10 |
| 13 | Richard Šmehlík | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 24 | 22:26 |
| 14 | Václav Varaďa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 15:19 | |
| 15 | Dixon Ward | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 18:00 | |
| 16 | Mike Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 23 | 15:53 |
| 17 | Jason Woolley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 19 | 20:38 |
| 18 | Alexei Zhitnik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 27:21 | |
| 19 | Dominik Hašek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60:00 | |||||
| TOTAL | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10.0 | |||||
Goalies
| Goalie Stats | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Player | DEC | GA | SA | SV | SV% | SO | PIM | TOI |
| 1 | Dominik Hašek | W | 0 | 19 | 19 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 60:00 |
Washington Capitals
| Scoring | Goals | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | SHFT | TOI |
| 1 | Brian Bellows | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 16 | 17:29 |
| 2 | Craig Berube | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4:50 | |
| 3 | Peter Bondra | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 20 | 18:04 |
| 4 | Sergei Gonchar | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 32 | 25:36 |
| 5 | Phil Housley | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 17 | 17:48 |
| 6 | Dale Hunter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5:33 | |
| 7 | Calle Johansson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 26 | 23:46 |
| 8 | Joé Juneau | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 22 | 21:43 |
| 9 | Todd Krygier | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 12 | 10:53 |
| 10 | Andrei Nikolishin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 17:04 | |
| 11 | Adam Oates | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 24 | 23:57 |
| 12 | Michal Pivoňka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 14 | 10:21 |
| 13 | Joe Reekie | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 27 | 19:56 |
| 14 | Chris Simon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 10 | 7:38 |
| 15 | Esa Tikkanen | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 18:26 | |
| 16 | Mark Tinordi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 25 | 21:04 |
| 17 | Brendan Witt | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8:58 | |
| 18 | Richard Zedník | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13:49 | |
| 19 | Olaf Kölzig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58:40 | |||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0.0 | |||||
Goalies
| Goalie Stats | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Player | DEC | GA | SA | SV | SV% | SO | PIM | TOI |
| 1 | Olaf Kölzig | L | 2 | 20 | 18 | .900 | 0 | 0 | 58:40 |

