2–0

Final

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

Sabres at Rangers

Sabres beat Rangers 2–0 at Madison Square Garden on December 21, 1997.

🗓 Sun, Dec 21, 1997 · 18:00 CST 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Miroslav Satan

1 G

2 shots · 10:22 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Michael Peca

1 G

1 shots · 18:11 TOI · +1

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Jason Dawe

1 A

4 shots · 16:52 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF NYR🗽

23 Shots on goal 33

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 0/7

19 Hits 29

19 Blocked shots 6

12 Takeaways 8

13 Giveaways 21

14 Penalty minutes 6

BUF shooting 8.7% (2/23) NYR shooting 0.0% (0/33)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

0/0

.000 SV% · 0 GA · 60:00 TOI

🗽Rangers

Mike Richter

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 59:17 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 15-16-2 (45% win rate, 33 games)

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 1st: 16-13-8 (43% win rate, 37 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 15-16-2 (45% win rate, 33 games)

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 2nd: 16-13-8 (43% win rate, 37 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Peca · Plante · Holzinger 17:21

L2 Burridge · Dawe · Audette 16:11

L3 Ward · Primeau · Barnaby 12:14

L4 May · Varada · Satan 10:22

D1 Zhitnik · Smehlik 27:26

D2 Shannon · Woolley 20:38

D3 Boughner · Wilson 12:08

🗽Rangers

L1 Graves · Gretzky · LaFontaine 24:20

L2 Stevens · Keane · Kovalev 17:50

L3 Lindbom · Skrudland · Sweeney 15:52

L4 Langdon · Eastwood · Stock 3:49

D1 Leetch · Karpovtsev 26:34

D2 Samuelsson · Driver 17:55

D3 Finley · Cairns 12:06

⚔️ Last meetings

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

Nov 28, 1997

🗽NYR @ ⚔️BUF

3–3 (OT) · Rangers won

1–1 (OT) · Sabres won

❓ BUF vs NYR, answered

Who won Sabres vs Rangers on December 21, 1997?

Sabres won 2–0.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Rangers?

The final score was Sabres 2, Rangers 0.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

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

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Mike Richter made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Rangers played?

At Madison Square Garden in New York, the Rangers home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Rangers 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

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Dec 19

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Dec 20

Also on December 21, 1997

🦈SJS @ 🦆ANA

4–2 final

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