🐧 Away Penguins 34-15-7 before this game
2–2
Final / OT
⚔️ Home Sabres 26-21-6 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdOTF
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Penguins at Sabres

Penguins beat Sabres 2–2 in overtime at KeyBank Center on February 6, 1998.

🗓 Fri, Feb 6, 1998 · 18:30 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⚔️ BUF
Donald Audette
2 G
4 shots · 18:49 TOI · -1
2nd star 🐧 PIT
Eddie Olczyk
1 G
3 shots · 14:44 TOI
3rd star 🐧 PIT
Jaromir Jagr
1 G
3 shots · 28:08 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🐧PIT BUF⚔️
37 Shots on goal 34
1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 2/7
6 Hits 16
15 Blocked shots 12
9 Takeaways 14
30 Giveaways 28
14 Penalty minutes 8
PIT shooting 5.4% (2/37) BUF shooting 5.9% (2/34)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐧Penguins
Tom Barrasso
0/2
.000 SV% · 2 GA · 65:00 TOI
⚔️Sabres
Dominik Hasek
0/2
.000 SV% · 2 GA · 65:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Penguins
Penguins — tied after 1st: 34-15-7 (61% win rate, 56 games)
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 1st: 26-21-6 (49% win rate, 53 games)
After 2nd — 0–0
Penguins
Penguins — tied after 2nd: 34-15-7 (61% win rate, 56 games)
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 2nd: 26-21-6 (49% win rate, 53 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐧Penguins
L1 Francis · Barnes · Jagr 24:50
L2 Hicks · Straka · Lang 18:35
L3 Brown · Olczyk · Morozov 14:44
L4 Valk · Ferraro · Wright 3:30
D1 Hatcher · Olausson 27:14
D2 Werenka · Slegr 20:14
D3 Tamer · Kasparaitis 17:03
⚔️Sabres
L1 Peca · Holzinger · Dawe 20:15
L2 Ward · Audette · Satan 18:01
L3 Grosek · Plante · Barnaby 15:05
L4 Brown · Primeau · Ray 5:56
D1 Zhitnik · Shannon 27:42
D2 McKee · Woolley 20:10
D3 Wilson · Boughner 16:10

⚔️ Last meetings

Penguins lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →
Nov 24, 1997
⚔️BUF @ 🐧PIT
1–5 · Penguins won
Nov 8, 1997
⚔️BUF @ 🐧PIT
2–2 (OT) · Sabres won
Mar 18, 1997
⚔️BUF @ 🐧PIT
3–5 · Penguins won
Mar 5, 1997
🐧PIT @ ⚔️BUF
2–4 · Sabres won
Jan 29, 1997
🐧PIT @ ⚔️BUF
1–3 · Sabres won

❓ PIT vs BUF, answered

Who won Penguins vs Sabres on February 6, 1998?

Penguins won 2–2 in overtime.

What was the final score of Penguins vs Sabres?

The final score was Penguins 2, Sabres 2, in overtime.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Tom Barrasso made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Penguins vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Penguins vs Sabres season series?

Penguins 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
🐧Penguins
Previous game · Feb 4
🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT
2–2 · WSH won
Next game · Feb 7
🐧PIT @ 🏛️OTT
2–2 · PIT won
⚔️Sabres
Previous game · Feb 4
🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF
2–2 · BOS won
Next game · Feb 7
⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL
4–1 · BUF won
Also on February 6, 1998
🛢️EDM @ 🐋VAN
4–5 final
Penguins season page Sabres season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule