1997-98 Buffalo Sabres

The Buffalo Sabres pulled it off against the Montreal Canadiens, 3 to 2, in overtime in Game 1 of the 1998 playoff series on May 8, 1998.

Final

BUF

Sabres

1-0-0

3

1

0

2

2

0

0

3

2

0

OT

0

1

Total

2

3

1st period

MTL

BUF

Sabres

Brian Holzinger (EV) assisted by Donald Audette

0

1

Sabres

Geoff Sanderson (PP) assisted by Jason Woolley and Miroslav Satan

0

2

3rd period

MTL

BUF

Canadiens

Turner Stevenson (EV) assisted by Marc Bureau and Scott Thornton

1

2

Canadiens

Vincent Damphousse (EV) assisted by Vladimir Malakhov and Igor Ulanov

2

2

OT

MTL

BUF

Sabres

Geoff Sanderson (EV) assisted by Brian Holzinger and Donald Audette

2

3

Canadiens

Sabres

Goals

2

3

Shots

48

25

Penalty Minutes

16

16

Power-Play Goals

0

1

Power-Play Opportunities

7

7

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

Goalies

NAME W L T SA SV SV% GA GAA SHO MIN
A. Moog
0
1
0
25
22
.880
3
2.88
0
63

Skaters

NAME G A P +/- PIM PPG PPA SHG SHA GWG OTG S S% FOW FO FOW% HIT BKS TKA GVA TOI
P. Brisebois
0
0
0
+1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0.0
M. Bureau
0
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0.0
S. Corson
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0.0
V. Damphousse
1
0
1
+1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
12.5
J. Hoglund
0
0
0
-1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
S. Koivu
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0.0
V. Malakhov
0
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0.0
D. Manson
0
0
0
+1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
P. Popovic
0
0
0
-1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
P. Poulin
0
0
0
-1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
S. Quintal
0
0
0
-1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
M. Recchi
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
C. Rivet
0
0
0
-1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
M. Rucinsky
0
0
0
+1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
0.0
B. Savage
0
0
0
+1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0.0
T. Stevenson
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
25.0
S. Thornton
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
I. Ulanov
0
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

Goalies

NAME W L T SA SV SV% GA GAA SHO MIN
D. Hasek
1
0
0
48
46
.958
2
1.92
0
63

Skaters

NAME G A P +/- PIM PPG PPA SHG SHA GWG OTG S S% FOW FO FOW% HIT BKS TKA GVA TOI
D. Audette
0
2
2
+1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0.0
B. Boughner
0
0
0
+1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
M. Grosek
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0.0
B. Holzinger
1
1
2
+1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
100.0
M. Peca
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
D. Plante
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0.0
W. Primeau
0
0
0
-1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
R. Ray
0
0
0
-1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
G. Sanderson
2
0
2
+1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
100.0
M. Satan
0
1
1
-1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
D. Shannon
0
0
0
-1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
R. Smehlik
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0.0
V. Varada
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
D. Ward
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0.0
M. Wilson
0
0
0
-1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
J. Woolley
0
1
1
+1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
A. Zhitnik
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0.0

More Sabres Stats

Team Rankings

G/GP

3.00

16th

GA/GP

3.50

26th

PP%

8.6

32nd

PK%

71.8

27th

2024-25 Division Standings
TEAM W L OTL PTS DIFF
Panthers Panthers
9
3
1
19
7
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
6
5
2
14
0
Lightning Lightning
7
5
0
14
6
Bruins Bruins
6
6
1
13
-8
Senators Senators
6
5
0
12
9
Red Wings Red Wings
5
5
1
11
-6
Canadiens Canadiens
4
7
1
9
-17
Sabres Sabres
4
7
1
9
-6
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
11/5
OTT OTT
@
BUF BUF
7:00 PM
Thu
11/7
BUF BUF
@
NYR NYR
7:00 PM
Sat
11/9
CGY CGY
@
BUF BUF
1:00 PM
Mon
11/11
MTL MTL
@
BUF BUF
12:30 PM
Thu
11/14
STL STL
@
BUF BUF
7:30 PM
Last Game
DET Red Wings

5-5-1

2

Final

1

BUF Sabres

4-7-1

Sat 2 Nov 2024

NHL 2024-25 Leaders

NHL 2024-25 Rankings

NHL 2024-25 Betting

NHL 2024-25 Division Standings

Central Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Jets Jets
11
1
0
22
29
Wild Wild
8
1
2
18
13
Stars Stars
7
4
0
14
8
Pacific Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Golden Knights Golden Knights
8
3
1
17
17
Kings Kings
6
3
3
15
-1
Canucks Canucks
5
2
3
13
-3
Atlantic Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Panthers Panthers
9
3
1
19
7
Lightning Lightning
7
5
0
14
6
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
6
5
2
14
0
Metropolitan Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Rangers Rangers
8
2
1
17
20
Hurricanes Hurricanes
8
2
0
16
16
Capitals Capitals
8
3
0
16
13

NHL 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
11/2
EDM EDM
@
CGY CGY
4-2
Sat
11/2
CHI CHI
@
ANA ANA
4-2
Sat
11/2
TOR TOR
@
MIN MIN
1-2
Sat
11/2
SEA SEA
@
BOS BOS
0-2
Sat
11/2
WSH WSH
@
CAR CAR
2-4

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
11/4
LAK LAK
@
NSH NSH
8:00 PM
Mon
11/4
NJD NJD
@
EDM EDM
8:30 PM
Tue
11/5
CGY CGY
@
MTL MTL
7:00 PM
Tue
11/5
BOS BOS
@
TOR TOR
7:00 PM
Tue
11/5
OTT OTT
@
BUF BUF
7:00 PM