🏛️ Away Senators 21-17-1 before this game

0–3

Final

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

Senators at Sabres

Sabres beat Senators 3–0 at KeyBank Center on December 31, 1997.

🗓 Wed, Dec 31, 1997 · 18:00 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Michael Peca

2 G

3 shots · 21:01 TOI · +2

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Randy Burridge

1 G

1 shots · 10:19 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Alexei Zhitnik

1 A

3 shots · 23:10 TOI

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏛️OTT BUF⚔️

36 Shots on goal 29

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

21 Hits 20

9 Blocked shots 10

8 Takeaways 19

17 Giveaways 36

20 Penalty minutes 14

OTT shooting 0.0% (0/36) BUF shooting 10.3% (3/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏛️Senators

Ron Tugnutt

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 59:54 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

0/0

.000 SV% · 0 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Senators

Senators — tied after 1st: 21-17-1 (54% win rate, 39 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 17-19-2 (45% win rate, 38 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Senators

Senators — tied after 2nd: 21-17-1 (54% win rate, 39 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 17-19-2 (45% win rate, 38 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏛️Senators

L1 McEachern · Yashin · Dackell 20:39

L2 Bonk · Zholtok · Daigle 14:42

L3 Cunneyworth · Van Allen · Armstrong 11:45

L4 Lambert · Vial 8:30

D1 Laukkanen · Kravchuk 22:54

D2 Pitlick · Neckar 19:12

D3 York · Redden 17:50

D4 Phillips 14:25

⚔️Sabres

L1 Peca · Plante · Dawe 20:27

L2 Ward · Holzinger · Audette 14:26

L3 Grosek · Brown · Barnaby 12:49

L4 Burridge · Primeau · Varada 7:47

D1 Smehlik · Zhitnik 23:47

D2 Wilson · Woolley 18:27

D3 McKee · Boughner 17:36

⚔️ Last meetings

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

2–3 (OT) · Sabres won

0–1 (OT) · Senators won

❓ OTT vs BUF, answered

Who won Senators vs Sabres on December 31, 1997?

Sabres won 3–0.

What was the final score of Senators vs Sabres?

The final score was Senators 0, Sabres 3.

How did the Senators goalie play?

Ron Tugnutt made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

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

Where is Senators vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Senators vs Sabres 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

🏛️Senators

Previous game · Dec 27

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Dec 29

Also on December 31, 1997

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