3–3

Final / OT

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

Rangers at Sabres

Rangers beat Sabres 3–3 in overtime at KeyBank Center on November 28, 1997.

🗓 Fri, Nov 28, 1997 · 18:30 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Rangers lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🗽 NYR

Pat LaFontaine

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 24:27 TOI · +2

2nd star 🗽 NYR

Tim Sweeney

1 G

3 shots · 20:50 TOI · +2

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Wayne Gretzky

1 G

1 shots · 19:33 TOI · -1

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🗽NYR BUF⚔️

30 Shots on goal 23

0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3

15 Hits 24

12 Blocked shots 8

4 Takeaways 10

32 Giveaways 51

11 Penalty minutes 13

NYR shooting 10.0% (3/30) BUF shooting 13.0% (3/23)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🗽Rangers

Mike Richter

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 64:57 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 65:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 1st: 11-10-5 (42% win rate, 26 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 10-12-1 (43% win rate, 23 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 2nd: 11-10-5 (42% win rate, 26 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 10-12-1 (43% win rate, 23 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🗽Rangers

L1 Graves · LaFontaine · Keane 24:20

L2 Gretzky · Sundstrom · Sweeney 20:50

L3 Skrudland · Eastwood · Kovalev 14:33

L4 Stevens · Berg · Vandenbussche 3:56

D1 Leetch · Driver 28:30

D2 Beukeboom · Lidster 21:45

D3 Finley · Samuelsson 12:46

⚔️Sabres

L1 Ward · Peca · Dawe 20:32

L2 Holzinger · Plante · Audette 17:24

L3 Grosek · Brown · Satan 13:23

L4 May · Primeau · Barnaby 10:40

D1 Zhitnik · Smehlik 28:02

D2 Shannon · McKee 20:40

D3 Boughner · Woolley 16:26

⚔️ Last meetings

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

1–1 (OT) · Sabres won

3–3 (OT) · Sabres won

❓ NYR vs BUF, answered

Who won Rangers vs Sabres on November 28, 1997?

Rangers won 3–3 in overtime.

What was the final score of Rangers vs Sabres?

The final score was Rangers 3, Sabres 3, in overtime.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Mike Richter made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Rangers vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Rangers vs Sabres season series?

Rangers 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

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Nov 26

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Nov 26

Also on November 28, 1997

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