2–5

Final

🪶 Home Blackhawks 0-7-0 before this game

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

Sabres at Blackhawks

Blackhawks beat Sabres 5–2 at United Center on October 19, 1997.

🗓 Sun, Oct 19, 1997 · 14:00 CDT 📍 United Center, Chicago 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Blackhawks lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🪶 CHI

Eric Daze

1 G, 1 A

6 shots · 11:48 TOI · +2

2nd star 🪶 CHI

Alexei Zhamnov

1 G, 1 A

6 shots · 16:19 TOI

3rd star 🪶 CHI

Tony Amonte

2 A

4 shots · 18:15 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Jason Dawe Go-ahead 1st · 00:37

Assists: Wayne Primeau, Darryl Shannon · beat Chris Terreri

1–0

🪶 Sergei Krivokrasov Tying 1st · 04:54

Assists: Alexei Zhamnov, Tony Amonte · beat Dominik Hasek

1–1

🪶 Eric Weinrich Go-ahead 1st · 18:01

Assists: Jeff Shantz, Eric Daze · beat Dominik Hasek

1–2

2nd period

🪶 Eric Daze 2nd · 09:53

Assists: Jeff Shantz, Ethan Moreau · beat Dominik Hasek

1–3

🪶 Steve Dubinsky 2nd · 15:31

Assists: Jim Cummins, Chris Chelios · beat Dominik Hasek

1–4

3rd period

⚔️ Miroslav Satan PP 3rd · 06:46

Assists: Derek Plante, Michal Grosek · beat Chris Terreri

2–4

🪶 Alexei Zhamnov PP 3rd · 16:54

Assists: Chris Chelios, Tony Amonte · beat Steve Shields

2–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF CHI🪶

17 Shots on goal 47

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6

16 Hits 11

9 Blocked shots 4

4 Takeaways 7

11 Giveaways 15

29 Penalty minutes 15

BUF shooting 11.8% (2/17) CHI shooting 10.6% (5/47)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Steve Shields

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 20:00 TOI

Dominik Hasek

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 40:00 TOI

🪶Blackhawks

Chris Terreri

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–2

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Blackhawks

Blackhawks: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–4

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Blackhawks

Blackhawks: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Plante · Dawe · Audette 18:30

L2 Ward · Primeau · Holzinger 17:08

L3 May · Grosek · Brown 13:53

L4 Nichol · Satan · Ray 7:51

D1 McKee · Shannon 24:45

D2 Smehlik · Zhitnik 22:20

D3 Boughner · Wilson 12:52

🪶Blackhawks

L1 Zhamnov · Cleary · Amonte 18:15

L2 Sutter · Krivokrasov · Gendron 12:20

L3 Daze · Moreau · Shantz 11:33

L4 Leroux · Dubinsky · Cummins 7:09

D1 Carney · Suter 22:32

D2 Chelios · Weinrich 16:10

D3 Laflamme · Sykora 13:11

⚔️ Last meetings

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

❓ BUF vs CHI, answered

Who won Sabres vs Blackhawks on October 19, 1997?

Blackhawks won 5–2.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Blackhawks?

The final score was Sabres 2, Blackhawks 5.

Who scored for Sabres?

Jason Dawe, Miroslav Satan.

Who scored for Blackhawks?

Alexei Zhamnov, Eric Daze, Eric Weinrich, Sergei Krivokrasov, Steve Dubinsky.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Steve Shields made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

Chris Terreri made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Blackhawks played?

At United Center in Chicago, the Blackhawks home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Blackhawks season series?

Blackhawks 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 17

🪶Blackhawks

Previous game · Oct 17

Also on October 19, 1997

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