1997–98 Buffalo Sabres season

1997–98 Buffalo Sabres
Division	3rd Northeast
Conference	6th Eastern
1997–98 record	36–29–17
Home record	20–13–8
Road record	16–16–9
Goals for	211
Goals against	187
Team information
General manager	Darcy Regier
Coach	Lindy Ruff
Captain	Vacant (Oct.–Nov.) ; Michael Peca (Nov.–Apr.)
Arena	Marine Midland Arena

The 1997–98 Buffalo Sabres season was the 28th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on May 22, 1970.[1]

Regular season

On March 19, 1998, the Sabres scored three short-handed goals in a 6–1 win over the Florida Panthers.[2]

The Sabres finished the regular season with 13 shutouts, the most in the NHL.[3]

Season standings

Northeast Division
No.		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	40	24	18	228	188	98
2	Boston Bruins	82	39	30	13	221	194	91
3	Buffalo Sabres	82	36	29	17	211	187	89
4	Montreal Canadiens	82	37	32	13	235	208	87
5	Ottawa Senators	82	34	33	15	193	200	83
6	Carolina Hurricanes	82	33	41	8	200	219	74

Eastern Conference[4]
R		Div	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1	New Jersey Devils	ATL	82	48	23	11	225	166	107
2	Pittsburgh Penguins	NE	82	40	24	18	228	188	98
3	Philadelphia Flyers	ATL	82	42	29	11	242	193	95
4	Washington Capitals	ATL	82	40	30	12	219	202	92
5	Boston Bruins	NE	82	39	30	13	221	194	91
6	Buffalo Sabres	NE	82	36	29	17	211	187	89
7	Montreal Canadiens	NE	82	37	32	13	235	208	87
8	Ottawa Senators	NE	82	34	33	15	193	200	83

9	Carolina Hurricanes	NE	82	33	41	8	200	219	74
10	New York Islanders	ATL	82	30	41	11	212	225	71
11	New York Rangers	ATL	82	25	39	18	197	231	68
12	Florida Panthers	ATL	82	24	43	15	203	256	63
13	Tampa Bay Lightning	ATL	82	17	55	10	151	269	44

Divisions: ATL – Atlantic, NE – Northeast

bold – Qualified for playoffs

Schedule and results

No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	W	October 1, 1997	3–1	@ St. Louis Blues (1997–98)	1–0–0
2	L	October 3, 1997	2–6	@ Washington Capitals (1997–98)	1–1–0
3	T	October 5, 1997	1–1 OT	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98)	1–1–1
4	L	October 7, 1997	2–4	Dallas Stars (1997–98)	1–2–1
5	W	October 9, 1997	5–2	Washington Capitals (1997–98)	2–2–1
6	L	October 11, 1997	2–3	@ New Jersey Devils (1997–98)	2–3–1
7	T	October 15, 1997	3–3 OT	@ Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98)	2–3–2
8	L	October 17, 1997	1–5	Montreal Canadiens (1997–98)	2–4–2
9	L	October 19, 1997	2–5	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98)	2–5–2
10	W	October 22, 1997	4–1	Calgary Flames (1997–98)	3–5–2
11	L	October 26, 1997	1–6	@ Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98)	3–6–2
12	L	October 28, 1997	2–3	@ Colorado Avalanche (1997–98)	3–7–2
13	W	October 31, 1997	3–2 OT	@ Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98)	4–7–2
14	W	November 1, 1997	4–3 OT	@ Florida Panthers (1997–98)	5–7–2
15	L	November 6, 1997	2–4	Florida Panthers (1997–98)	5–8–2
16	T	November 8, 1997	2–2 OT	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98)	5–8–3
17	T	November 10, 1997	4–4 OT	Edmonton Oilers (1997–98)	5–8–4
18	L	November 13, 1997	2–3	Washington Capitals (1997–98)	5–9–4
19	L	November 15, 1997	2–3	New Jersey Devils (1997–98)	5–10–4
20	W	November 20, 1997	5–0	@ Boston Bruins (1997–98)	6–10–4
21	W	November 22, 1997	6–1	New York Islanders (1997–98)	7–10–4
22	L	November 24, 1997	1–5	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98)	7–11–4
23	L	November 26, 1997	1–3	Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98)	7–12–4
24	T	November 28, 1997	3–3 OT	New York Rangers (1997–98)	7–12–5
25	T	December 1, 1997	1–1 OT	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98)	7–12–6
26	W	December 3, 1997	4–0	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98)	8–12–6
27	W	December 5, 1997	4–0	Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98)	9–12–6
28	L	December 6, 1997	0–3	@ Ottawa Senators (1997–98)	9–13–6
29	L	December 11, 1997	1–2	@ Boston Bruins (1997–98)	9–14–6
30	W	December 12, 1997	3–2 OT	Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98)	10–14–6
31	L	December 15, 1997	4–8	@ Dallas Stars (1997–98)	10–15–6
32	L	December 17, 1997	0–4	@ New York Islanders (1997–98)	10–16–6
33	W	December 19, 1997	1–0	Montreal Canadiens (1997–98)	11–16–6
34	W	December 21, 1997	2–0	@ New York Rangers (1997–98)	12–16–6
35	L	December 23, 1997	1–3	Detroit Red Wings (1997–98)	12–17–6
36	W	December 26, 1997	3–0	New York Rangers (1997–98)	13–17–6
37	L	December 27, 1997	1–4	@ Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98)	13–18–6
38	L	December 29, 1997	1–3	New Jersey Devils (1997–98)	13–19–6
39	W	December 31, 1997	3–0	Ottawa Senators (1997–98)	14–19–6
40	T	January 2, 1998	2–2 OT	Colorado Avalanche (1997–98)	14–19–7
41	W	January 7, 1998	3–2	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98)	15–19–7
42	T	January 8, 1998	2–2 OT	@ Los Angeles Kings (1997–98)	15–19–8
43	L	January 10, 1998	2–5	@ San Jose Sharks (1997–98)	15–20–8
44	W	January 14, 1998	4–1	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98)	16–20–8
45	W	January 15, 1998	6–2	Vancouver Canucks (1997–98)	17–20–8
46	L	January 20, 1998	0–3	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98)	17–21–8
47	W	January 21, 1998	2–1	Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98)	18–21–8
48	W	January 23, 1998	4–1	Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98)	19–21–8
49	T	January 27, 1998	3–3 OT	St. Louis Blues (1997–98)	19–21–9
50	T	January 30, 1998	3–3 OT	Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98)	19–21–10
51	W	February 1, 1998	5–2	@ Florida Panthers (1997–98)	20–21–10
52	W	February 2, 1998	7–3	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98)	21–21–10
53	T	February 4, 1998	2–2 OT	Boston Bruins (1997–98)	21–21–11
54	T	February 6, 1998	2–2 OT	Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98)	21–21–12
55	W	February 7, 1998	4–1	@ Montreal Canadiens (1997–98)	22–21–12
56	T	February 25, 1998	2–2 OT	Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98)	22–21–13
57	T	February 26, 1998	1–1 OT	@ Boston Bruins (1997–98)	22–21–14
58	W	March 1, 1998	3–0	@ Washington Capitals (1997–98)	23–21–14
59	W	March 2, 1998	1–0	@ New York Rangers (1997–98)	24–21–14
60	L	March 6, 1998	2–4	New York Islanders (1997–98)	24–22–14
61	W	March 7, 1998	2–1	@ Montreal Canadiens (1997–98)	25–22–14
62	T	March 10, 1998	2–2 OT	@ New York Islanders (1997–98)	25–22–15
63	W	March 12, 1998	3–1	San Jose Sharks (1997–98)	26–22–15
64	L	March 14, 1998	1–2	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98)	26–23–15
65	W	March 15, 1998	3–0	Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98)	27–23–15
66	L	March 17, 1998	3–5	Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98)	27–24–15
67	W	March 19, 1998	6–1	Florida Panthers (1997–98)	28–24–15
68	L	March 21, 1998	1–2	Boston Bruins (1997–98)	28–25–15
69	W	March 24, 1998	2–0	@ Calgary Flames (1997–98)	29–25–15
70	W	March 26, 1998	5–2	@ Vancouver Canucks (1997–98)	30–25–15
71	W	March 27, 1998	1–0	@ Edmonton Oilers (1997–98)	31–25–15
72	L	March 29, 1998	2–4	@ Detroit Red Wings (1997–98)	31–26–15
73	W	April 1, 1998	4–0	Los Angeles Kings (1997–98)	32–26–15
74	W	April 3, 1998	5–4	Boston Bruins (1997–98)	33–26–15
75	L	April 5, 1998	0–1	Ottawa Senators (1997–98)	33–27–15
76	W	April 8, 1998	3–1	Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98)	34–27–15
77	W	April 10, 1998	2–1	Montreal Canadiens (1997–98)	35–27–15
78	T	April 11, 1998	4–4 OT	@ Ottawa Senators (1997–98)	35–27–16
79	W	April 13, 1998	2–1	Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98)	36–27–16
80	L	April 15, 1998	4–5 OT	@ New Jersey Devils (1997–98)	36–28–16
81	T	April 18, 1998	3–3 OT	@ Montreal Canadiens (1997–98)	36–28–17
82	L	April 19, 1998	1–2	Ottawa Senators (1997–98)	36–29–17

Playoffs

Eastern Conference Quarter-finals

Buffalo vs. Philadelphia
Date	Away	Home
April 22	Buffalo 3	2 Philadelphia
April 24	Buffalo 2	3 Philadelphia
April 27	Philadelphia 1	6 Buffalo
April 29	Philadelphia 1	4 Buffalo
May 1	Buffalo 3	2 Philadelphia	OT
Buffalo wins series 4–1

Eastern Conference Semi-Finals

Montreal vs. Buffalo
Date	Away	Home
May 8	Montreal 2	3 Buffalo	OT
May 10	Montreal 3	6 Buffalo
May 12	Buffalo 5	4 Montreal	2OT
May 14	Buffalo 3	1 Montreal
Buffalo wins series 4–0

Eastern Conference Finals

**Eastern Conference**
Buffalo vs. Washington
Date	Away	Home
May 23	Buffalo 2	0 Washington
May 25	Buffalo 2	3 Washington	OT
May 28	Washington 4	3 Buffalo	OT
May 30	Washington 2	0 Buffalo
June 2	Buffalo 2	1 Washington
June 4	Washington 3	2 Buffalo	OT
Washington wins series 4–2 and Prince of Wales Trophy

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
Miroslav Satan	LW	79	22	24	46	34	2	9	0	4
Alexei Zhitnik	D	78	15	30	45	102	19	2	3	3
Donald Audette	RW	75	24	20	44	59	10	10	0	5
Michael Peca	C	61	18	22	40	57	12	6	5	1
Jason Dawe	RW	68	19	17	36	36	10	4	1	3
Brian Holzinger	C	69	14	21	35	36	-2	4	2	1
Jason Woolley	D	71	9	26	35	35	8	3	0	2
Derek Plante	C	72	13	21	34	26	8	5	0	1
Michal Grosek	LW	67	10	20	30	60	9	2	0	1
Matthew Barnaby	RW	72	5	20	25	289	8	0	0	2
Curtis Brown	C/LW	63	12	12	24	34	11	1	1	2
Dixon Ward	RW	71	10	13	23	42	9	0	2	3
Darryl Shannon	D	76	3	19	22	56	26	1	0	1
Richard Smehlik	D	72	3	17	20	62	11	0	1	0
Jay McKee	D	56	1	13	14	42	-1	0	0	0
Wayne Primeau	C	69	6	6	12	87	9	2	0	1
Vaclav Varada	RW	27	5	6	11	15	0	0	0	1
Brad May	LW	36	4	7	11	113	2	0	0	0
Randy Burridge	LW	30	4	6	10	0	0	1	0	1
Geoff Sanderson	LW	26	4	5	9	20	6	0	0	2
Mike Wilson	D	66	4	4	8	48	13	0	0	1
Rob Ray	RW	63	2	4	6	234	2	1	0	1
Erik Rasmussen	LW/C	21	2	3	5	14	2	0	0	0
Bob Boughner	D	69	1	3	4	165	5	0	0	0
Paul Kruse	LW	12	1	1	2	49	1	0	0	0
Dominik Hasek	G	72	0	2	2	12	0	0	0	0
Mike Hurlbut	D	3	0	0	0	2	-1	0	0	0
Rumun Ndur	D	1	0	0	0	2	-1	0	0	0
Scott Nichol	C	3	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0
Steve Shields	G	16	0	0	0	17	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SO	SA	SV	SV%
Dominik Hasek	4220	72	33	23	13	147	2.09	13	2149	2002	.932
Steve Shields	785	16	3	6	4	37	2.83	0	408	371	.909
Team:	5005	82	36	29	17	184	2.21	13	2557	2373	.928

Playoffs

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
Matthew Barnaby	RW	15	7	6	13	22	6	3	0	1
Donald Audette	RW	15	5	8	13	10	-4	3	0	2
Brian Holzinger	C	15	4	7	11	18	-2	1	1	0
Dixon Ward	RW	15	3	8	11	6	8	0	0	0
Jason Woolley	D	15	2	9	11	12	8	1	0	1
Michal Grosek	LW	15	6	4	10	28	5	2	0	3
Miroslav Satan	LW	14	5	4	9	4	-9	4	0	1
Vaclav Varada	RW	15	3	4	7	18	3	0	0	0
Darryl Shannon	D	15	2	4	6	8	0	0	1	0
Michael Peca	C	13	3	2	5	8	4	0	0	1
Geoff Sanderson	LW	14	3	1	4	4	0	1	0	1
Wayne Primeau	C	14	1	3	4	6	-1	0	0	0
Bob Boughner	D	14	0	4	4	15	9	0	0	0
Curtis Brown	C/LW	13	1	2	3	10	6	1	0	0
Derek Plante	C	11	0	3	3	10	1	0	0	0
Alexei Zhitnik	D	15	0	3	3	36	1	0	0	0
Richard Smehlik	D	15	0	2	2	6	3	0	0	0
Paul Kruse	LW	1	1	0	1	4	1	0	0	0
Mike Wilson	D	15	0	1	1	13	-4	0	0	0
Dominik Hasek	G	15	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0
Jay McKee	D	1	0	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0
Rob Ray	RW	10	0	0	0	24	-2	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA	SO	SA	SV	SV%
Dominik Hasek	948	15	10	5	32	2.03	1	514	482	.938
Team:	948	15	10	5	32	2.03	1	514	482	.938

[5]

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Awards and records

Hart Memorial Trophy: || Dominik Hasek,
Lester B. Pearson Award: || Dominik Hasek
Vezina Trophy: || Dominik Hasek
Dominik Hasek, Goaltender, NHL First Team All-Star[6]

NHL All-Star Game

Dominik Hasek, World Team

Draft picks

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College/junior/club team
1	21	Mika Noronen (G)	Finland	Tappara (SM-liiga)
2	48	Henrik Tallinder (D)	Sweden	AIK IF Jr. (Sweden)
3	69	Maxim Afinogenov (RW)	Russia	Dynamo Moscow (Russia)
3	75	Jeff Martin (C)	Canada	Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
4	101	Luc Theoret (D)	Canada	Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
5	128	Torrey DiRoberto (C)	United States	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
6	156	Brian Campbell (D)	Canada	Ottawa 67's (OHL)
7	184	Jeremy Adduono (RW)	Canada	Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
8	212	Kamil Piros (RW)	Czech Republic	HC Chemopetrol Jr. (Czech Republic)
9	238	Dylan Kemp (D)	Canada	Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)

References

Sabres on Hockey Database

National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 27. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.
https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/199803190BUF.html
https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/BUF/1998.html
"1997–1998 Conference Standings". National Hockey League. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
"1997-98 Buffalo Sabres Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-12.
National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p. 237, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5

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[1] National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 27. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.

[2] ttps://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/199803190BUF.html

[3] ttps://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/BUF/1998.html

[4] "1997–1998 Conference Standings". National Hockey League. Retrieved July 4, 2014.

[5] "1997-98 Buffalo Sabres Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-12.

[6] National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p. 237, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5

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