1–1

Final / OT

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
BUF	0	0	0	0	1
TBL	0	0	0	0	1

Sabres at Lightning

Sabres beat Lightning 1–1 in overtime at AMALIE Arena on October 5, 1997.

🗓 Sun, Oct 5, 1997 · 18:00 CDT 📍 AMALIE Arena, Tampa 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Jason Dawe

1 G

3 shots · 15:28 TOI · +1

2nd star ⚡ TBL

Alexander Selivanov

1 G

1 shots · 13:18 TOI · +1

3rd star ⚡ TBL

Rob Zamuner

1 A

3 shots · 20:27 TOI

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF TBL⚡

37 Shots on goal 31

29 Hits 30

8 Blocked shots 4

2 Takeaways 4

3 Giveaways 7

6 Penalty minutes 8

BUF shooting 2.7% (1/37) TBL shooting 3.2% (1/31)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 65:00 TOI

⚡Lightning

Daren Puppa

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 64:50 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 1-1 (50% win rate, 2 games)

Lightning

Lightning — tied after 1st: 1-1 (50% win rate, 2 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 1-1 (50% win rate, 2 games)

Lightning

Lightning — tied after 2nd: 1-1 (50% win rate, 2 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Ward · Holzinger · Audette 21:19

L2 Plante · Satan · Barnaby 17:23

L3 Grosek · Rasmussen · Dawe 14:52

L4 Burridge · Primeau · Ray 10:00

D1 Shannon · Wilson 28:01

D2 Smehlik · McKee 23:24

D3 Boughner · Hurlbut 10:53

⚡Lightning

L1 Ysebaert · Bradley · Ciccarelli 22:15

L2 Zamuner · Langkow · Renberg 19:30

L3 Vujtek · Wiemer · Selivanov 13:18

L4 Poulin · Andersson · Vukota 8:37

D1 Hamrlik · Cross 26:54

D2 Huscroft · Norton 19:25

D3 Dykhuis · Racine 16:06

⚔️ Last meetings

Sabres lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

❓ BUF vs TBL, answered

Who won Sabres vs Lightning on October 5, 1997?

Sabres won 1–1 in overtime.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Lightning?

The final score was Sabres 1, Lightning 1, in overtime.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Daren Puppa made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Lightning played?

At AMALIE Arena in Tampa, the Lightning home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Lightning season series?

Sabres lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Oct 3

⚡Lightning

Previous game · Oct 3

Also on October 5, 1997

Sabres season page Lightning season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule