1997–98 Buffalo Sabres season

1997–98 Buffalo Sabres
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
Average attendance	15,634
Minor league affiliate(s)	Rochester Americans; South Carolina Stingrays
Team leaders
Goals	Donald Audette (24)
Assists	Alexei Zhitnik (30)
Points	Miroslav Satan (46)
Penalty minutes	Matthew Barnaby (289)
Plus/minus	Darryl Shannon (+26)
Wins	Dominik Hasek (33)
Goals against average	Dominik Hasek (2.09)
	← 1996–97 1998–99 →

The 1997–98 Buffalo Sabres season was the 28th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on May 22, 1970.^[1] In the Playoffs, the Sabres reached the Conference Finals for the first time since 1980.^[2]

Off-season

Regular season

On March 19, 1998, the Sabres scored three short-handed goals in a 6–1 win over the Florida Panthers.^[3]

The Sabres finished the regular season with 13 shutouts, the most in the NHL.^[4]

Season standings

Northeast Division
No.	CR		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1	2	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	40	24	18	228	188	98
2	5	Boston Bruins	82	39	30	13	221	194	91
3	6	Buffalo Sabres	82	36	29	17	211	187	89
4	7	Montreal Canadiens	82	37	32	13	235	208	87
5	8	Ottawa Senators	82	34	33	15	193	200	83
6	9	Carolina Hurricanes	82	33	41	8	200	219	74

Eastern Conference^[5]
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

Regular season

1997–98 regular season^[6]

October: 4–7–2 (home: 2–2–0; road: 2–5–2)

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
1	W	October 1, 1997	3–1	@ St. Louis Blues (1997–98)	1–0–0	Recap
2	L	October 3, 1997	2–6	@ Washington Capitals (1997–98)	1–1–0	Recap
3	T	October 5, 1997	1–1 OT	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98)	1–1–1	Recap
4	L	October 7, 1997	2–4	Dallas Stars (1997–98)	1–2–1	Recap
5	W	October 9, 1997	5–2	Washington Capitals (1997–98)	2–2–1	Recap
6	L	October 11, 1997	2–3	@ New Jersey Devils (1997–98)	2–3–1	Recap
7	T	October 15, 1997	3–3 OT	@ Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98)	2–3–2	Recap
8	L	October 17, 1997	1–5	Montreal Canadiens (1997–98)	2–4–2	Recap
9	L	October 19, 1997	2–5	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98)	2–5–2	Recap
10	W	October 22, 1997	4–1	Calgary Flames (1997–98)	3–5–2	Recap
11	L	October 26, 1997	1–6	@ Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98)	3–6–2	Recap
12	L	October 28, 1997	2–3	@ Colorado Avalanche (1997–98)	3–7–2	Recap
13	W	October 31, 1997	3–2 OT	@ Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98)	4–7–2	Recap

November: 3–5–3 (home: 1–4–2; road: 2–1–1)

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
14	W	November 1, 1997	4–3 OT	@ Florida Panthers (1997–98)	5–7–2	Recap
15	L	November 6, 1997	2–4	Florida Panthers (1997–98)	5–8–2	Recap
16	T	November 8, 1997	2–2 OT	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98)	5–8–3	Recap
17	T	November 10, 1997	4–4 OT	Edmonton Oilers (1997–98)	5–8–4	Recap
18	L	November 13, 1997	2–3	Washington Capitals (1997–98)	5–9–4	Recap
19	L	November 15, 1997	2–3	New Jersey Devils (1997–98)	5–10–4	Recap
20	W	November 20, 1997	5–0	@ Boston Bruins (1997–98)	6–10–4	Recap
21	W	November 22, 1997	6–1	New York Islanders (1997–98)	7–10–4	Recap
22	L	November 24, 1997	1–5	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98)	7–11–4	Recap
23	L	November 26, 1997	1–3	Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98)	7–12–4	Recap
24	T	November 28, 1997	3–3 OT	New York Rangers (1997–98)	7–12–5	Recap

December: 7–7–1 (home: 6–2–0; road: 1–5–1)

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
25	T	December 1, 1997	1–1 OT	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98)	7–12–6	Recap
26	W	December 3, 1997	4–0	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98)	8–12–6	Recap
27	W	December 5, 1997	4–0	Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98)	9–12–6	Recap
28	L	December 6, 1997	0–3	@ Ottawa Senators (1997–98)	9–13–6	Recap
29	L	December 11, 1997	1–2	@ Boston Bruins (1997–98)	9–14–6	Recap
30	W	December 12, 1997	3–2 OT	Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98)	10–14–6	Recap
31	L	December 15, 1997	4–8	@ Dallas Stars (1997–98)	10–15–6	Recap
32	L	December 17, 1997	0–4	@ New York Islanders (1997–98)	10–16–6	Recap
33	W	December 19, 1997	1–0	Montreal Canadiens (1997–98)	11–16–6	Recap
34	W	December 21, 1997	2–0	@ New York Rangers (1997–98)	12–16–6	Recap
35	L	December 23, 1997	1–3	Detroit Red Wings (1997–98)	12–17–6	Recap
36	W	December 26, 1997	3–0	New York Rangers (1997–98)	13–17–6	Recap
37	L	December 27, 1997	1–4	@ Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98)	13–18–6	Recap
38	L	December 29, 1997	1–3	New Jersey Devils (1997–98)	13–19–6	Recap
39	W	December 31, 1997	3–0	Ottawa Senators (1997–98)	14–19–6	Recap

January: 5–2–4 (home: 3–0–3; road: 2–2–1)

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
40	T	January 2, 1998	2–2 OT	Colorado Avalanche (1997–98)	14–19–7	Recap
41	W	January 7, 1998	3–2	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98)	15–19–7	Recap
42	T	January 8, 1998	2–2 OT	@ Los Angeles Kings (1997–98)	15–19–8	Recap
43	L	January 10, 1998	2–5	@ San Jose Sharks (1997–98)	15–20–8	Recap
44	W	January 14, 1998	4–1	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98)	16–20–8	Recap
45	W	January 15, 1998	6–2	Vancouver Canucks (1997–98)	17–20–8	Recap
46	L	January 20, 1998	0–3	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98)	17–21–8	Recap
47	W	January 21, 1998	2–1	Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98)	18–21–8	Recap
48	W	January 23, 1998	4–1	Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98)	19–21–8	Recap
49	T	January 27, 1998	3–3 OT	St. Louis Blues (1997–98)	19–21–9	Recap
50	T	January 30, 1998	3–3 OT	Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98)	19–21–10	Recap

February: 3–0–4 (home: 0–0–3; road: 3–0–1)

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
51	W	February 1, 1998	5–2	@ Florida Panthers (1997–98)	20–21–10	Recap
52	W	February 2, 1998	7–3	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98)	21–21–10	Recap
53	T	February 4, 1998	2–2 OT	Boston Bruins (1997–98)	21–21–11	Recap
54	T	February 6, 1998	2–2 OT	Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98)	21–21–12	Recap
55	W	February 7, 1998	4–1	@ Montreal Canadiens (1997–98)	22–21–12	Recap
56	T	February 25, 1998	2–2 OT	Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98)	22–21–13	Recap
57	T	February 26, 1998	1–1 OT	@ Boston Bruins (1997–98)	22–21–14	Recap

March: 9–5–1 (home: 3–3–0; road: 6–2–1)

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
58	W	March 1, 1998	3–0	@ Washington Capitals (1997–98)	23–21–14	Recap
59	W	March 2, 1998	1–0	@ New York Rangers (1997–98)	24–21–14	Recap
60	L	March 6, 1998	2–4	New York Islanders (1997–98)	24–22–14	Recap
61	W	March 7, 1998	2–1	@ Montreal Canadiens (1997–98)	25–22–14	Recap
62	T	March 10, 1998	2–2 OT	@ New York Islanders (1997–98)	25–22–15	Recap
63	W	March 12, 1998	3–1	San Jose Sharks (1997–98)	26–22–15	Recap
64	L	March 14, 1998	1–2	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98)	26–23–15	Recap
65	W	March 15, 1998	3–0	Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98)	27–23–15	Recap
66	L	March 17, 1998	3–5	Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98)	27–24–15	Recap
67	W	March 19, 1998	6–1	Florida Panthers (1997–98)	28–24–15	Recap
68	L	March 21, 1998	1–2	Boston Bruins (1997–98)	28–25–15	Recap
69	W	March 24, 1998	2–0	@ Calgary Flames (1997–98)	29–25–15	Recap
70	W	March 26, 1998	5–2	@ Vancouver Canucks (1997–98)	30–25–15	Recap
71	W	March 27, 1998	1–0	@ Edmonton Oilers (1997–98)	31–25–15	Recap
72	L	March 29, 1998	2–4	@ Detroit Red Wings (1997–98)	31–26–15	Recap

April: 5–3–2 (home: 5–2–0; road: 0–1–2)

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
73	W	April 1, 1998	4–0	Los Angeles Kings (1997–98)	32–26–15	Recap
74	W	April 3, 1998	5–4	Boston Bruins (1997–98)	33–26–15	Recap
75	L	April 5, 1998	0–1	Ottawa Senators (1997–98)	33–27–15	Recap
76	W	April 8, 1998	3–1	Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98)	34–27–15	Recap
77	W	April 10, 1998	2–1	Montreal Canadiens (1997–98)	35–27–15	Recap
78	T	April 11, 1998	4–4 OT	@ Ottawa Senators (1997–98)	35–27–16	Recap
79	W	April 13, 1998	2–1	Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98)	36–27–16	Recap
80	L	April 15, 1998	4–5 OT	@ New Jersey Devils (1997–98)	36–28–16	Recap
81	T	April 18, 1998	3–3 OT	@ Montreal Canadiens (1997–98)	36–28–17	Recap
82	L	April 19, 1998	1–2	Ottawa Senators (1997–98)	36–29–17	Recap

Legend:

Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point)

Playoffs

1998 Stanley Cup playoffs^[6]

Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (3) Philadelphia Flyers – Sabres win 4–1

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Series	Recap
1	W	April 22, 1998	3–2	@ Philadelphia Flyers	Sabres lead 1–0	Recap
2	L	April 24, 1998	2–3	@ Philadelphia Flyers	Series tied 1–1	Recap
3	W	April 27, 1998	6–1	Philadelphia Flyers	Sabres lead 2–1	Recap
4	W	April 29, 1998	4–1	Philadelphia Flyers	Sabres lead 3–1	Recap
5	W	May 1, 1998	3–2 OT	@ Philadelphia Flyers	Sabres win 4–1	Recap

Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. (7) Montreal Canadiens – Sabres win 4–0

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Series	Recap
1	W	May 8, 1998	3–2 OT	Montreal Canadiens	Sabres lead 1–0	Recap
2	W	May 10, 1998	6–3	Montreal Canadiens	Sabres lead 2–0	Recap
3	W	May 12, 1998	5–4 2OT	@ Montreal Canadiens	Sabres lead 3–0	Recap
4	W	May 14, 1998	3–1	@ Montreal Canadiens	Sabres win 4–0	Recap

Eastern Conference Finals vs. (4) Washington Capitals – Capitals win 4–2

Game	Result	Date	Score	Opponent	Series	Recap
1	W	May 23, 1998	2–0	@ Washington Capitals	Sabres lead 1–0	Recap
2	L	May 25, 1998	2–3 OT	@ Washington Capitals	Series tied 1–1	Recap
3	L	May 28, 1998	3–4 OT	Washington Capitals	Capitals lead 2–1	Recap
4	L	May 30, 1998	0–2	Washington Capitals	Capitals lead 3–1	Recap
5	W	June 2, 1998	2–1	@ Washington Capitals	Capitals lead 3–2	Recap
6	L	June 4, 1998	2–3 OT	Washington Capitals	Capitals win 4–2	Recap

Legend:

Win Loss

Player statistics

Scoring

Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left Wing; RW = Right Wing
† = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Sabres only.
‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Sabres only.

No.	Player	Pos	Regular season						Playoffs
No.	Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
81	Miroslav Satan	LW	79	22	24	46	2	34	14	5	4	9	−9	4
44	Alexei Zhitnik	D	78	15	30	45	19	102	15	0	3	3	1	36
28	Donald Audette	RW	75	24	20	44	10	59	15	5	8	13	−4	10
27	Michael Peca	C	61	18	22	40	12	57	13	3	2	5	4	8
17	Jason Dawe‡	RW	68	19	17	36	10	36	—	—	—	—	—	—
19	Brian Holzinger	C	69	14	21	35	−2	36	15	4	7	11	−2	18
5	Jason Woolley	D	71	9	26	35	8	35	15	2	9	11	8	12
26	Derek Plante	C	72	13	21	34	8	26	11	0	3	3	1	10
18	Michal Grosek	LW	67	10	20	30	9	60	15	6	4	10	5	28
36	Matthew Barnaby	RW	72	5	20	25	8	289	15	7	6	13	6	22
37	Curtis Brown	C	63	12	12	24	11	34	13	1	2	3	6	10
15	Dixon Ward	RW	71	10	13	23	9	42	15	3	8	11	8	6
8	Darryl Shannon	D	76	3	19	22	26	56	15	2	4	6	0	8
42	Richard Smehlik	D	72	3	17	20	11	62	15	0	2	2	3	6
74	Jay McKee	D	56	1	13	14	−1	42	1	0	0	0	−1	0
22	Wayne Primeau	C	69	6	6	12	9	87	14	1	3	4	−1	6
25	Vaclav Varada	RW	27	5	6	11	0	15	15	3	4	7	3	18
10	Brad May‡	LW	36	4	7	11	2	113	—	—	—	—	—	—
12	Randy Burridge	LW	30	4	6	10	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
80	Geoff Sanderson†	LW	26	4	5	9	6	20	14	3	1	4	0	4
4	Mike Wilson	D	66	4	4	8	13	48	15	0	1	1	−4	13
32	Rob Ray	RW	63	2	4	6	2	234	10	0	0	0	−2	24
9	Erik Rasmussen	C	21	2	3	5	2	14	—	—	—	—	—	—
6	Bob Boughner	D	69	1	3	4	5	165	14	0	4	4	9	15
24	Paul Kruse†	LW	12	1	1	2	1	49	1	1	0	1	1	4
39	Dominik Hasek	G	72	0	2	2		12	15	0	0	0		4
21	Mike Hurlbut	D	3	0	0	0	−1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
40	Rumun Ndur	D	1	0	0	0	−1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
45	Scott Nichol	C	3	0	0	0	0	4	—	—	—	—	—	—
31	Steve Shields	G	16	0	0	0		17	—	—	—	—	—	—

Goaltending

No.	Player	Regular season										Playoffs
No.	Player	GP	W	L	T	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI	GP	W	L	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI
39	Dominik Hasek	72	33	23	13	2149	147	2.09	.932	13	4220	15	10	5	514	32	2.03	.938	1	948
31	Steve Shields	16	3	6	4	408	37	2.83	.909	0	785	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Awards and records

Awards

Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref
League (annual)	Hart Memorial Trophy	Dominik Hasek	^[7]
	Lester B. Pearson Award	Dominik Hasek	^[8]
	NHL First All-Star team	Dominik Hasek (Goaltender)	^[9]
	Vezina Trophy	Dominik Hasek	^[10]
League (in-season)	NHL All-Star Game selection	Dominik Hasek^[a]	^[12]

Milestones

Milestone	Player	Date	Ref
First game	Erik Rasmussen	October 1, 1997	^[13]
25th shutout	Dominik Hasek	December 21, 1997

Transactions

Draft picks

Buffalo's picks at the 1997 NHL entry draft in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.^[14]

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)

Notes

^ Hasek was voted to the starting lineup.^[11]

References

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"1997-98 Buffalo Sabres Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved June 29, 2023.

^ National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 27. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.
^ "Buffalo Sabres Historical Statistics and All-Time Top Leaders". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
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[12] Hasek was voted to the starting lineup.^[11]

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[8] "Ted Lindsay Award". records.nhl.com. Retrieved July 8, 2023.

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[10] "Vezina Trophy". records.nhl.com. Retrieved July 8, 2023.

[11] "NHL All-Star Game Starting Lineups by Year (since 1986)". NHL.com. Archived from the original on March 22, 2023. Retrieved August 29, 2024.

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