The Washington Capitals were defeated by the Detroit Red Wings, 2 to 1, in Game 3 of the 1998 Stanley Cup Final on June 13, 1998.

The Washington Capitals were defeated by the Detroit Red Wings, 2 to 1, in Game 3 of the 1998 Stanley Cup Final on June 13, 1998.
1st period
DET
WSH
Tomas Holmstrom (EV) assisted by Steve Yzerman and Darren McCarty
1
0
3rd period
DET
WSH
Brian Bellows (PP) assisted by Adam Oates and Joe Juneau
1
1
Sergei Fedorov (EV) assisted by Doug Brown and Viacheslav Fetisov
2
1