🎵 Away Blues 28-18-7 before this game
3–3
Final / OT
⚔️ Home Sabres 24-21-3 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdOTF
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Blues at Sabres

Blues beat Sabres 3–3 in overtime at KeyBank Center on January 27, 1998.

🗓 Tue, Jan 27, 1998 · 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 🎵 STL
Steve Duchesne
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · 32:10 TOI · +2
2nd star ⚔️ BUF
Jason Woolley
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · 17:20 TOI
3rd star 🎵 STL
Geoff Courtnall
1 G
5 shots · 19:45 TOI

🚨 Scoring

Goal-by-goal detail has not synced for this game yet.

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🎵STL BUF⚔️
19 Shots on goal 25
0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5
15 Hits 24
14 Blocked shots 10
20 Takeaways 19
16 Giveaways 34
14 Penalty minutes 12
STL shooting 15.8% (3/19) BUF shooting 12.0% (3/25)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🎵Blues
Jamie McLennan
0/3
.000 SV% · 3 GA · 64:47 TOI
⚔️Sabres
Dominik Hasek
0/3
.000 SV% · 3 GA · 65:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Blues
Blues — tied after 1st: 28-18-7 (53% win rate, 53 games)
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 1st: 24-21-3 (50% win rate, 48 games)
After 2nd — 0–0
Blues
Blues — tied after 2nd: 28-18-7 (53% win rate, 53 games)
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 2nd: 24-21-3 (50% win rate, 48 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🎵Blues
L1 Courtnall · Turgeon · Conroy 20:42
L2 Pellerin · Yake · Demitra 16:12
L3 Picard · Turcotte · Atcheynum 15:00
L4 Twist · York · Chase 7:27
D1 Pronger · Duchesne 33:22
D2 MacInnis · Bergevin 26:44
D3 Rivers · Mcalpine 6:44
⚔️Sabres
L1 Peca · Holzinger · Brown 17:39
L2 Ward · Audette · Barnaby 17:19
L3 Grosek · Plante · Dawe 15:40
L4 Varada · Satan · Ray 11:42
D1 Zhitnik · McKee 27:35
D2 Shannon · Smehlik 22:49
D3 Woolley · Boughner 14:15

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →
Oct 1, 1997
⚔️BUF @ 🎵STL
3–1 · Sabres won
Jan 3, 1997
🎵STL @ ⚔️BUF
2–2 (OT) · Blues won
Nov 1, 1996
⚔️BUF @ 🎵STL
4–2 · Sabres won
Nov 27, 1995
⚔️BUF @ 🎵STL
2–0 · Sabres won
Oct 22, 1995
🎵STL @ ⚔️BUF
2–5 · Sabres won

❓ STL vs BUF, answered

Who won Blues vs Sabres on January 27, 1998?

Blues won 3–3 in overtime.

What was the final score of Blues vs Sabres?

The final score was Blues 3, Sabres 3, in overtime.

How did the Blues goalie play?

Jamie McLennan made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Blues vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Blues 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
🎵Blues
Previous game · Jan 26
🎵STL @ 🐧PIT
2–4 · PIT won
Next game · Jan 29
🍁TOR @ 🎵STL
0–2 · STL won
⚔️Sabres
Previous game · Jan 23
⚡TBL @ ⚔️BUF
1–4 · BUF won
Next game · Jan 30
🌵PHX @ ⚔️BUF
3–3 · PHX won
Also on January 27, 1998
🏛️OTT @ 🐻BOS
1–6 final
🌪️CAR @ 🐆FLA
0–3 final
🦆ANA @ 🦈SJS
2–4 final
Blues season page Sabres season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule