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Washington Capitals @ Buffalo Sabres
WSH leads series 3-1
Washington Capitals
Capitals
WSH
40-29-1
, 17-17-1 Away
2
40-29-1
, 17-17-1 Away
Final
1
2
3
T
Capitals
WSH
0
0
2
2
Sabres
BUF
0
0
0
0
Buffalo Sabres
Sabres
BUF
36-28-1
, 20-13-0 Home
0
36-28-1
, 20-13-0 Home
Gamecast
Box Score
Team Stats
Team Stats
WSH
BUF
Shots
19
30
Hits
0
0
Penalty Minutes
12
16
Faceoff %
0.0
0.0
Game Information
KeyBank Center
12:30 AM, 31 May 1998
Buffalo, NY
Attendance: 18,595
Referees:
Rob Shick
Linesmen:
Brian Murphy
Scoring Summary
Penalties
No Scoring Plays
Regular Season Series
Playoff Series
WSH leads 3-1
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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