2–5

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
WSH	0	0	0	2
BUF	0	0	0	5

Capitals at Sabres

Sabres beat Capitals 5–2 at KeyBank Center on October 9, 1997.

🗓 Thu, Oct 9, 1997 · 18:00 CDT 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Jason Dawe

2 G

3 shots · 14:56 TOI · +1

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Matthew Barnaby

2 A

16:08 TOI · -1

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Miroslav Satan

1 G

2 shots · 11:53 TOI

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH BUF⚔️

31 Shots on goal 32

0/5 Power play (goals / chances) 2/4

9 Hits 24

8 Blocked shots 8

14 Takeaways 30

32 Giveaways 25

14 Penalty minutes 27

WSH shooting 6.5% (2/31) BUF shooting 15.6% (5/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Bill Ranford

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 59:56 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 4-0 (100% win rate, 4 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 2-2 (50% win rate, 4 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 4-0 (100% win rate, 4 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 2-2 (50% win rate, 4 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Oates · Juneau · Bondra 18:14

L2 Konowalchuk · Pivonka · Svejkovsky 15:27

L3 Simon · Hunter · Zednik 11:41

L4 Eagles · Berube · Bulis 9:27

D1 Johansson · Housley 26:02

D2 Tinordi · Cote 21:33

D3 Witt · Reekie 11:39

⚔️Sabres

L1 Ward · Holzinger · Audette 18:18

L2 Primeau · Barnaby · Dawe 14:56

L3 Grosek · Burridge · Rasmussen 12:55

L4 Nichol · Satan · Ray 7:46

D1 Smehlik · McKee 23:32

D2 Shannon · Wilson 19:48

D3 Zhitnik · Boughner 15:54

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →

2–2 (OT) · Capitals won

Oct 18, 1996

⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH

4–1 · Sabres won

❓ WSH vs BUF, answered

Who won Capitals vs Sabres on October 9, 1997?

Sabres won 5–2.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Sabres?

The final score was Capitals 2, Sabres 5.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Bill Ranford made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Sabres season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Oct 8

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Oct 7

Also on October 9, 1997

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