The Caps hosted their 1997-98 property opener against the Buffalo Sabres in Oct. 3, 1997. A couple nights after opening the season with a 4-1 road win over the particular Maple Leafs in Toronto, the actual Caps ran their season’ersus mark to 2-0 with a 6-2 conquer the Sabres in their first-ever home garage door opener hardware at their new F Saint.jpg" />lightningplayershop.com/image/lightning/lightning_293.jpg" />lightningplayershop.com/image/lightning/lightning_230.jpg" /> home in the District.

The Sabres came first blood on an Erik Rasmussen target at 4:26 from the first period. The Caps’ Todd Berube evened the score at 1-1, credit rating with help from Dale Hunter along with Jan Benda at 7:02 of the first.

Buffalo regained the lead at 2-1 on a Donald Audette goal at 1:12 on the second period, but it seemed to be all Capitals thereafter because Washington struck for a few unanswered goals.

Calle Johansson made it 2-2 on the power play goal through Yogi Svejkovsky and Adam Oates at 4:Nineteen of the second. Peter Bondra have scored a pair of even-strength goals in a length of just 45 seconds at the outset of the third; Michal Pivonka logged a single guide on each of his original linemate’s tallies.

Phil Housley scored a shorthanded goal from Oates and Joé Juneau in 2:53, the third Wa goal in a span of 3:07 against beleaguered Zoysia goalie Dominik Hasek.

Richard Zednik closed out the scoring with a power play goal from Jan Bulis and Housley with 18:52 of the ultimate frame.

Olaf Kolzig earned his initially win of the season in his start, stopping 21 of the Twenty three shots sent his approach.