⚡ Away Lightning 6-17-3 before this game

0–4

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
TBL	0	0	0	0
BUF	0	0	0	4

Lightning at Sabres

Sabres beat Lightning 4–0 at KeyBank Center on December 5, 1997.

🗓 Fri, Dec 5, 1997 · 18:30 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Miroslav Satan

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 17:51 TOI · +2

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Mike Wilson

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 18:25 TOI · +2

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Jason Woolley

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 15:41 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚡TBL BUF⚔️

38 Shots on goal 18

12 Hits 14

5 Blocked shots 11

10 Takeaways 8

16 Giveaways 57

24 Penalty minutes 20

TBL shooting 0.0% (0/38) BUF shooting 22.2% (4/18)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚡Lightning

Corey Schwab

0/0

.000 SV% · 0 GA · 15:37 TOI

Daren Puppa

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 44:23 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

0/0

.000 SV% · 0 GA · 59:59 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Lightning

Lightning — tied after 1st: 6-17-3 (23% win rate, 26 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 12-12-2 (46% win rate, 26 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Lightning

Lightning — tied after 2nd: 6-17-3 (23% win rate, 26 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 12-12-2 (46% win rate, 26 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚡Lightning

L1 Ysebaert · Zamuner · Selivanov 18:07

L2 Vujtek · Langkow · Renberg 16:32

L3 Poulin · Wiemer · Ciccarelli 14:25

L4 Debrusk · Andersson · Vukota 6:15

D1 Hamrlik · Racine 21:22

D2 Dykhuis · Ulanov 20:46

D3 Norton · Huscroft 17:22

⚔️Sabres

L1 Holzinger · Plante · Satan 18:16

L2 Burridge · Audette · Dawe 14:49

L3 Grosek · Peca · Barnaby 13:59

L4 May · Ward · Primeau 11:04

D1 Zhitnik · Smehlik 25:44

D2 Shannon · Wilson 19:06

D3 Woolley · Boughner 15:10

⚔️ Last meetings

Sabres lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →

Oct 5, 1997

⚔️BUF @ ⚡TBL

1–1 (OT) · Sabres won

❓ TBL vs BUF, answered

Who won Lightning vs Sabres on December 5, 1997?

Sabres won 4–0.

What was the final score of Lightning vs Sabres?

The final score was Lightning 0, Sabres 4.

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Corey Schwab made 0 saves on 0 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

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

Where is Lightning vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Lightning vs Sabres season series?

Sabres lead the season series 2–0 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

⚡Lightning

Previous game · Dec 3

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Dec 3

Also on December 5, 1997

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