1997–98 Buffalo Sabres
Eastern Conference · Atlantic Division · 36-29-0, 89 pts · Playoffs 10-5
The 1997–98 Buffalo Sabres went 36-29-0 (89 points) in the Northeast Division and played 15 playoff games (10-5). Miroslav Satan led the team with 45 points (21 G, 24 A). Steve Shields had 3 wins in goal.
2026–272025–262024–252023–242022–232021–222020–212019–202018–192017–182016–172015–162014–152013–142012–132011–122010–112009–102008–092007–082006–072005–062003–042002–032001–022000–011999–001998–991997–981996–97
Skaters
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | PPG | SOG | SH% | TOI/GP | HIT | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miroslav Satan | R | 78 | 21 | 24 | 45 | +1 | 34 | 9 | 135 | 15.6 | 14:22 | 28 | 4 |
| Alexei Zhitnik | D | 77 | 15 | 30 | 45 | +21 | 102 | 2 | 188 | 8.0 | 26:40 | 122 | 69 |
| Donald Audette | R | 75 | 24 | 20 | 44 | +10 | 59 | 10 | 198 | 12.1 | 16:50 | 29 | 16 |
| Michael Peca | C | 61 | 18 | 22 | 40 | +12 | 57 | 6 | 132 | 13.6 | 19:43 | 109 | 39 |
| Jason Dawe | R | 67 | 19 | 17 | 36 | +11 | 36 | 4 | 114 | 16.7 | 17:00 | 52 | 14 |
| Jason Woolley | D | 70 | 9 | 26 | 35 | +8 | 33 | 3 | 129 | 7.0 | 17:45 | 41 | 41 |
| Brian Holzinger | C | 68 | 14 | 21 | 35 | -1 | 36 | 4 | 114 | 12.3 | 17:58 | 26 | 13 |
| Derek Plante | C | 71 | 13 | 21 | 34 | +7 | 26 | 5 | 147 | 8.8 | 17:33 | 16 | 38 |
| Michal Grosek | L | 66 | 10 | 20 | 30 | +10 | 58 | 2 | 111 | 9.0 | 14:45 | 55 | 2 |
| Matthew Barnaby | R | 71 | 5 | 20 | 25 | +9 | 285 | 0 | 95 | 5.3 | 13:18 | 70 | 7 |
| Curtis Brown | C | 63 | 12 | 12 | 24 | +11 | 34 | 1 | 91 | 13.2 | 14:27 | 61 | 26 |
| Dixon Ward | L | 70 | 10 | 13 | 23 | +10 | 42 | 0 | 99 | 10.1 | 14:50 | 43 | 42 |
| Darryl Shannon | D | 75 | 3 | 18 | 21 | +25 | 54 | 1 | 84 | 3.6 | 22:07 | 61 | 127 |
| Richard Smehlik | D | 71 | 3 | 17 | 20 | +13 | 62 | 0 | 87 | 3.4 | 22:47 | 87 | 70 |
| Jay McKee | D | 55 | 1 | 13 | 14 | -2 | 40 | 0 | 55 | 1.8 | 20:01 | 79 | 88 |
| Wayne Primeau | C | 68 | 6 | 6 | 12 | +9 | 87 | 2 | 51 | 11.8 | 11:09 | 62 | 14 |
| Vaclav Varada | R | 27 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 27 | 18.5 | 12:12 | 37 | 4 |
| Brad May | L | 35 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +1 | 111 | 0 | 40 | 10.0 | 10:04 | 51 | 1 |
| Randy Burridge | L | 29 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 10.3 | 11:30 | 20 | 8 |
| Geoff Sanderson | L | 26 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +6 | 20 | 0 | 72 | 5.6 | 16:43 | 17 | 3 |
| Mike Wilson | D | 66 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +13 | 48 | 0 | 52 | 7.7 | 18:08 | 74 | 67 |
| Rob Ray | R | 62 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +2 | 223 | 1 | 19 | 10.5 | 5:50 | 72 | 3 |
| Erik Rasmussen | C | 20 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +3 | 14 | 0 | 27 | 7.4 | 11:40 | 22 | 3 |
| Bob Boughner | D | 68 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +5 | 160 | 0 | 26 | 3.8 | 12:44 | 110 | 56 |
| Paul Kruse | L | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 49 | 0 | 8 | 12.5 | 5:41 | 17 | 1 |
| Scott Nichol | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 4:37 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Hurlbut | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 11:45 | 4 | 5 |
| Ruman Ndur | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12:44 | 1 | 0 |
Goaltenders
| Player | GP | GS | W | L | OTL | SA | SV% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Shields | 81 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 408 | .909 | 2.83 | 0 |
| Dominik Hasek | 80 | 71 | 33 | 22 | 0 | 2119 | .933 | 2.03 | 13 |
| Martin Biron | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Schedule & results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | @ STL | W 3–1 | Final |
| Oct 3 | @ WSH | L 2–6 | Final |
| Oct 5 | @ TBL | T 1–1 | Final/OT |
| Oct 7 | vs DAL | L 2–4 | Final |
| Oct 9 | vs WSH | W 5–2 | Final |
| Oct 11 | @ NJD | L 2–3 | Final |
| Oct 15 | @ CAR | T 3–3 | Final/OT |
| Oct 17 | vs MTL | L 1–5 | Final |
| Oct 19 | @ CHI | L 2–5 | Final |
| Oct 22 | vs CGY | W 4–1 | Final |
| Oct 28 | @ COL | L 2–3 | Final |
| Oct 31 | @ CAR | W 3–2 | Final/OT |
| Nov 1 | @ FLA | W 4–3 | Final/OT |
| Nov 6 | vs FLA | L 2–4 | Final |
| Nov 8 | @ PIT | T 2–2 | Final/OT |
| Nov 10 | vs EDM | T 4–4 | Final/OT |
| Nov 13 | vs WSH | L 2–3 | Final |
| Nov 15 | vs NJD | L 2–3 | Final |
| Nov 20 | @ BOS | W 5–0 | Final |
| Nov 22 | vs NYI | W 6–1 | Final |
| Nov 24 | @ PIT | L 1–5 | Final |
| Nov 26 | vs PHI | L 1–3 | Final |
| Nov 28 | vs NYR | T 3–3 | Final/OT |
| Dec 1 | @ PHI | T 1–1 | Final/OT |
| Dec 3 | vs ANA | W 4–0 | Final |
| Dec 5 | vs TBL | W 4–0 | Final |
| Dec 6 | @ OTT | L 0–3 | Final |
| Dec 11 | @ BOS | L 1–2 | Final |
| Dec 12 | vs CAR | W 3–2 | Final/OT |
| Dec 15 | @ DAL | L 4–8 | Final |
| Dec 17 | @ NYI | L 0–4 | Final |
| Dec 19 | vs MTL | W 1–0 | Final |
| Dec 21 | @ NYR | W 2–0 | Final |
| Dec 23 | vs DET | L 1–3 | Final |
| Dec 26 | vs NYR | W 3–0 | Final |
| Dec 27 | @ CAR | L 1–4 | Final |
| Dec 29 | vs NJD | L 1–3 | Final |
| Dec 31 | vs OTT | W 3–0 | Final |
| Jan 2 | vs COL | T 2–2 | Final/OT |
| Jan 7 | @ ANA | W 3–2 | Final |
| Jan 8 | @ LAK | T 2–2 | Final/OT |
| Jan 10 | @ SJS | L 2–5 | Final |
| Jan 14 | @ TOR | W 4–1 | Final |
| Jan 15 | vs VAN | W 6–2 | Final |
| Jan 20 | @ PHI | L 0–3 | Final |
| Jan 21 | vs CAR | W 2–1 | Final |
| Jan 23 | vs TBL | W 4–1 | Final |
| Jan 27 | vs STL | T 3–3 | Final/OT |
| Jan 30 | vs PHX | T 3–3 | Final/OT |
| Feb 1 | @ FLA | W 5–2 | Final |
| Feb 2 | @ TBL | W 7–3 | Final |
| Feb 4 | vs BOS | T 2–2 | Final/OT |
| Feb 6 | vs PIT | T 2–2 | Final/OT |
| Feb 7 | @ MTL | W 4–1 | Final |
| Feb 25 | vs TOR | T 2–2 | Final/OT |
| Feb 26 | @ BOS | T 1–1 | Final/OT |
| Mar 1 | @ WSH | W 3–0 | Final |
| Mar 2 | @ NYR | W 1–0 | Final |
| Mar 6 | vs NYI | L 2–4 | Final |
| Mar 7 | @ MTL | W 2–1 | Final |
| Mar 10 | @ NYI | T 2–2 | Final/OT |
| Mar 12 | vs SJS | W 3–1 | Final |
| Mar 14 | @ PIT | L 1–2 | Final |
| Mar 15 | vs PIT | W 3–0 | Final |
| Mar 17 | vs CHI | L 3–5 | Final |
| Mar 19 | vs FLA | W 6–1 | Final |
| Mar 21 | vs BOS | L 1–2 | Final |
| Mar 24 | @ CGY | W 2–0 | Final |
| Mar 26 | @ VAN | W 5–2 | Final |
| Mar 27 | @ EDM | W 1–0 | Final |
| Mar 29 | @ DET | L 2–4 | Final |
| Apr 1 | vs LAK | W 4–0 | Final |
| Apr 3 | vs BOS | W 5–4 | Final |
| Apr 5 | vs OTT | L 0–1 | Final |
| Apr 8 | vs CAR | W 3–1 | Final |
| Apr 10 | vs MTL | W 2–1 | Final |
| Apr 11 | @ OTT | T 4–4 | Final/OT |
| Apr 13 | vs PHI | W 2–1 | Final |
| Apr 15 | @ NJD | L 4–5 | Final/OT |
| Apr 18 | @ MTL | T 3–3 | Final/OT |
| Apr 19 | vs OTT | L 1–2 | Final |
| Apr 22 | @ PHI | W 3–2 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 24 | @ PHI | L 2–3 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 27 | vs PHI | W 6–1 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 29 | vs PHI | W 4–1 | Final · Playoffs |
| May 1 | @ PHI | W 3–2 | Final/OT · Playoffs |
| May 8 | vs MTL | W 3–2 | Final/OT · Playoffs |
| May 10 | vs MTL | W 6–3 | Final · Playoffs |
| May 12 | @ MTL | W 5–4 | Final/2OT · Playoffs |
| May 14 | @ MTL | W 3–1 | Final · Playoffs |
| May 23 | @ WSH | W 2–0 | Final · Playoffs |
| May 25 | @ WSH | L 2–3 | Final/OT · Playoffs |
| May 28 | vs WSH | L 3–4 | Final/OT · Playoffs |
| May 30 | vs WSH | L 0–2 | Final · Playoffs |
| Jun 2 | @ WSH | W 2–1 | Final · Playoffs |
| Jun 4 | vs WSH | L 2–3 | Final/OT · Playoffs |