2–6

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
VAN	0	0	0	2
BUF	0	0	0	6

Canucks at Sabres

Sabres beat Canucks 6–2 at KeyBank Center on January 15, 1998.

🗓 Thu, Jan 15, 1998 · 18:30 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Donald Audette

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · 15:24 TOI · +2

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Jason Dawe

2 G

2 shots · 11:15 TOI · +2

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Derek Plante

2 A

20:16 TOI · +3

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐋VAN BUF⚔️

44 Shots on goal 32

10 Hits 15

9 Blocked shots 11

12 Takeaways 16

25 Giveaways 18

116 Penalty minutes 111

VAN shooting 4.5% (2/44) BUF shooting 18.8% (6/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐋Canucks

Sean Burke

0/6

.000 SV% · 6 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Steve Shields

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 05:24 TOI

Dominik Hasek

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 54:36 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Canucks

Canucks — tied after 1st: 16-24-7 (34% win rate, 47 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 21-20-3 (48% win rate, 44 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Canucks

Canucks — tied after 2nd: 16-24-7 (34% win rate, 47 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 21-20-3 (48% win rate, 44 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐋Canucks

L1 Messier · Linden · Mogilny 23:24

L2 Naslund · Sanderson · Bure 15:35

L3 McAllister · Sillinger · Noonan 9:08

L4 Brashear · Odjick · Scatchard 6:41

D1 Lumme · Ohlund 24:36

D2 Babych · Ledyard 17:30

D3 Hedican · Staios 8:28

⚔️Sabres

L1 Peca · Plante · Audette 20:16

L2 Grosek · Ward · Barnaby 13:38

L3 Brown · Dawe · Satan 11:15

L4 Primeau · Varada · Ray 6:22

D1 Zhitnik · Shannon 25:36

D2 McKee · Woolley 19:02

D3 Smehlik · Boughner 14:08

⚔️ Last meetings

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

Dec 4, 1996

🐋VAN @ ⚔️BUF

7–6 (OT) · Canucks won

❓ VAN vs BUF, answered

Who won Canucks vs Sabres on January 15, 1998?

Sabres won 6–2.

What was the final score of Canucks vs Sabres?

The final score was Canucks 2, Sabres 6.

How did the Canucks goalie play?

Sean Burke made 0 saves on 6 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Steve Shields made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Canucks vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Canucks vs Sabres season series?

Sabres 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

🐋Canucks

Previous game · Jan 14

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Jan 14

Also on January 15, 1998

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