1–2

Final

🐧 Home Penguins 40-16-9 before this game

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

Sabres at Penguins

Penguins beat Sabres 2–1 at PPG Paints Arena on March 14, 1998.

🗓 Sat, Mar 14, 1998 · 14:00 CST 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 3–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Martin Straka

2 G

3 shots · 15:36 TOI · +1

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Jaromir Jagr

2 A

4 shots · 25:20 TOI · +1

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Stu Barnes

1 A

1 shots · 22:56 TOI · +1

4rd star 🐧 PIT

Tom Barrasso

37 saves

0.974 SV% · 1 GA

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF PIT🐧

38 Shots on goal 19

1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6

3 Hits 7

12 Blocked shots 9

6 Takeaways 16

5 Giveaways 12

19 Penalty minutes 19

BUF shooting 2.6% (1/38) PIT shooting 10.5% (2/19)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

17/19

.895 SV% · 2 GA · 59:02 TOI

🐧Penguins

Tom Barrasso

37/38

.974 SV% · 1 GA · 59:41 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 33-22-8 (52% win rate, 63 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 1st: 40-16-9 (62% win rate, 65 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 33-22-8 (52% win rate, 63 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 2nd: 40-16-9 (62% win rate, 65 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Sanderson · Peca · Audette 20:20

L2 Ward · Dawe · Satan 15:04

L3 Grosek · Primeau · Brown 14:07

L4 Plante · Barnaby · Ray 11:44

D1 Zhitnik · Smehlik 22:48

D2 Woolley · McKee 18:36

D3 Wilson · Shannon 16:14

🐧Penguins

L1 Barnes · Francis · Jagr 22:56

L2 Lang · Straka · Brown 15:54

L3 Dome · Morozov · Olczyk 11:58

L4 Wright 5:09

D1 Hatcher · Olausson 23:28

D2 Kasparaitis · Werenka 19:36

D3 Moran · Gronman 11:40

D4 Tamer · Wilkinson 10:28

⚔️ Last meetings

Penguins lead the season series 3–1 Full head-to-head →

Feb 6, 1998

🐧PIT @ ⚔️BUF

2–2 (OT) · Penguins won

2–2 (OT) · Sabres won

❓ BUF vs PIT, answered

Who won Sabres vs Penguins on March 14, 1998?

Penguins won 2–1.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Penguins?

The final score was Sabres 1, Penguins 2.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 17 saves on 19 shots (.895 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Tom Barrasso made 37 saves on 38 shots (.974 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Penguins played?

At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, the Penguins home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Penguins season series?

Penguins lead the season series 3–1 after 4 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

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Mar 12

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Mar 11

Also on March 14, 1998

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