🐧 Away Penguins 41-16-9 before this game

0–3

Final

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

Penguins at Sabres

Sabres beat Penguins 3–0 at KeyBank Center on March 15, 1998.

🗓 Sun, Mar 15, 1998 · 14:00 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 3–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Michael Peca

2 G, 1 A

4 shots · 23:42 TOI · +2

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Wayne Primeau

1 G

2 shots · 15:18 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Alexei Zhitnik

1 A

7 shots · 29:15 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐧PIT BUF⚔️

22 Shots on goal 28

0/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/7

5 Hits 22

15 Blocked shots 5

7 Takeaways 17

28 Giveaways 32

16 Penalty minutes 12

PIT shooting 0.0% (0/22) BUF shooting 10.7% (3/28)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐧Penguins

Tom Barrasso

25/27

.926 SV% · 2 GA · 59:50 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek Shutout

22/22

1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 1st: 41-16-9 (62% win rate, 66 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 33-23-8 (52% win rate, 64 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 2nd: 41-16-9 (62% win rate, 66 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 33-23-8 (52% win rate, 64 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐧Penguins

L1 Barnes · Francis · Jagr 22:45

L2 Straka · Lang · Olczyk 14:15

L3 Dome · Brown · Morozov 11:32

L4 Wright 4:10

D1 Hatcher · Werenka 20:00

D2 Slegr · Kasparaitis 17:10

D3 Gronman · Olausson 15:26

D4 Moran · Tamer 11:32

⚔️Sabres

L1 Ward · Peca · Dawe 18:29

L2 Grosek · Primeau · Audette 15:29

L3 Sanderson · Plante · Barnaby 13:37

L4 Brown · Satan · Ray 5:58

D1 Zhitnik · Smehlik 24:36

D2 Woolley · Shannon 18:53

D3 McKee · Wilson 14:42

⚔️ Last meetings

Penguins lead the season series 3–2 Full head-to-head →

2–2 (OT) · Penguins won

2–2 (OT) · Sabres won

Mar 18, 1997

⚔️BUF @ 🐧PIT

3–5 · Penguins won

❓ PIT vs BUF, answered

Who won Penguins vs Sabres on March 15, 1998?

Sabres won 3–0.

What was the final score of Penguins vs Sabres?

The final score was Penguins 0, Sabres 3.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Tom Barrasso made 25 saves on 27 shots (.926 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 22 saves on 22 shots (1.000 save percentage) for a shutout.

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 3–2 after 5 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 · Mar 14

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Mar 14

Also on March 15, 1998

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