⚡ Away Lightning 11-29-7 before this game

1–4

Final

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

Lightning at Sabres

Sabres beat Lightning 4–1 at KeyBank Center on January 23, 1998.

🗓 Fri, Jan 23, 1998 · 18:30 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 3–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Michal Grosek

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 15:23 TOI · +2

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Matthew Barnaby

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 14:07 TOI · +2

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Darryl Shannon

1 G

2 shots · 19:43 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚡TBL BUF⚔️

36 Shots on goal 36

18 Hits 17

9 Blocked shots 9

11 Takeaways 19

21 Giveaways 39

10 Penalty minutes 6

TBL shooting 2.8% (1/36) BUF shooting 11.1% (4/36)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚡Lightning

Mark Fitzpatrick

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 59:46 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Lightning

Lightning — tied after 1st: 11-29-7 (23% win rate, 47 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 23-21-3 (49% win rate, 47 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Lightning

Lightning — tied after 2nd: 11-29-7 (23% win rate, 47 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 23-21-3 (49% win rate, 47 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚡Lightning

L1 Zamuner · Renberg · Richer 19:53

L2 Langkow · Tucker · Selivanov 19:07

L3 Ysebaert · Wiemer · Bonsignore 15:54

L4 Debrusk · Andersson 6:34

D1 Marchment · Dykhuis 22:36

D2 Cullimore · McBain 19:46

D3 Wilkie · Cross 15:08

D4 Huscroft 2:51

⚔️Sabres

L1 Peca · Plante · Audette 18:10

L2 Grosek · Brown · Dawe 15:23

L3 Ward · Holzinger · Barnaby 14:07

L4 Burridge · Satan · Ray 10:09

D1 Zhitnik · Smehlik 25:58

D2 Shannon · McKee 19:29

D3 Woolley · Boughner 14:45

⚔️ Last meetings

Sabres lead the season series 3–0 Full head-to-head →

1–1 (OT) · Sabres won

❓ TBL vs BUF, answered

Who won Lightning vs Sabres on January 23, 1998?

Sabres won 4–1.

What was the final score of Lightning vs Sabres?

The final score was Lightning 1, Sabres 4.

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Mark Fitzpatrick made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 0 saves on 1 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 3–0 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

⚡Lightning

Previous game · Jan 21

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Jan 21

Also on January 23, 1998

🛢️EDM @ 🦈SJS

2–3 final

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