0–3

Final

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

Rangers at Sabres

Sabres beat Rangers 3–0 at KeyBank Center on December 26, 1997.

🗓 Fri, Dec 26, 1997 · 18:30 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Michal Grosek

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 14:11 TOI · +1

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Dixon Ward

1 G

2 shots · 15:10 TOI · +1

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Jason Woolley

1 G

2 shots · 16:16 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🗽NYR BUF⚔️

28 Shots on goal 26

0/6 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

12 Hits 21

6 Blocked shots 13

12 Takeaways 14

27 Giveaways 50

10 Penalty minutes 14

NYR shooting 0.0% (0/28) BUF shooting 11.5% (3/26)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🗽Rangers

Mike Richter

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 57:53 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

0/0

.000 SV% · 0 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 1st: 17-14-8 (44% win rate, 39 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 16-17-2 (46% win rate, 35 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 2nd: 17-14-8 (44% win rate, 39 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 16-17-2 (46% win rate, 35 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🗽Rangers

L1 Graves · Gretzky · LaFontaine 22:19

L2 Berg · Stevens · Keane 15:46

L3 Lindbom · Skrudland · Sweeney 13:46

L4 Langdon · Savard · Kovalev 10:13

D1 Karpovtsev · Samuelsson 19:13

D2 Finley · Driver 16:36

D3 Leetch · Cairns 12:28

⚔️Sabres

L1 Peca · Plante · Audette 19:47

L2 Ward · Grosek · Dawe 15:10

L3 Holzinger · Brown · Barnaby 11:59

L4 May · Satan · Varada 8:45

D1 Zhitnik · Shannon 24:42

D2 Smehlik · Wilson 20:18

D3 Woolley · Boughner 14:46

⚔️ Last meetings

Sabres lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →

3–3 (OT) · Rangers won

1–1 (OT) · Sabres won

Dec 13, 1996

🗽NYR @ ⚔️BUF

3–0 · Rangers won

❓ NYR vs BUF, answered

Who won Rangers vs Sabres on December 26, 1997?

Sabres won 3–0.

What was the final score of Rangers vs Sabres?

The final score was Rangers 0, Sabres 3.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

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

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 0 saves on 0 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?

Sabres lead the season series 2–1 after 3 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

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Dec 23

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Dec 23

Also on December 26, 1997

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