🪶 Away Blackhawks 29-27-10 before this game
5–3
Final
⚔️ Home Sabres 34-23-8 before this game
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Blackhawks at Sabres

Blackhawks beat Sabres 5–3 at KeyBank Center on March 17, 1998.

🗓 Tue, Mar 17, 1998 · 18:00 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Blackhawks lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🪶 CHI
Alexei Zhamnov
1 G, 2 A
3 shots · 18:57 TOI · +3
2nd star 🪶 CHI
Eric Daze
1 G, 1 A
5 shots · 16:37 TOI
3rd star 🪶 CHI
Greg Johnson
1 G, 1 A
4 shots · 17:28 TOI · +3

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🪶CHI BUF⚔️
42 Shots on goal 30
0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5
13 Hits 13
12 Blocked shots 12
12 Takeaways 17
17 Giveaways 30
12 Penalty minutes 6
CHI shooting 11.9% (5/42) BUF shooting 10.0% (3/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🪶Blackhawks
Jeff Hackett
27/30
.900 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI
⚔️Sabres
Dominik Hasek
37/41
.902 SV% · 4 GA · 59:33 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Blackhawks
Blackhawks — tied after 1st: 29-27-10 (44% win rate, 66 games)
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 1st: 34-23-8 (52% win rate, 65 games)
After 2nd — 0–0
Blackhawks
Blackhawks — tied after 2nd: 29-27-10 (44% win rate, 66 games)
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 2nd: 34-23-8 (52% win rate, 65 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🪶Blackhawks
L1 Zhamnov · Johnson · Amonte 18:57
L2 Daze · Kilger · Moreau 15:55
L3 Leroux · Shantz · Dubinsky 12:37
L4 Simpson · Sutter · Nabokov 11:14
D1 Chelios · Weinrich 25:58
D2 Suter · Laflamme 20:14
D3 Russell · More 13:52
⚔️Sabres
L1 Grosek · Peca · Barnaby 18:18
L2 Sanderson · Primeau · Audette 16:11
L3 Ward · Plante · Satan 13:10
L4 Holzinger · Dawe · Ray 11:28
D1 Zhitnik · Shannon 23:59
D2 Woolley · Smehlik 19:15
D3 McKee · Wilson 15:31

⚔️ Last meetings

Blackhawks lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →
Oct 19, 1997
⚔️BUF @ 🪶CHI
2–5 · Blackhawks won
Mar 30, 1997
⚔️BUF @ 🪶CHI
2–3 · Blackhawks won
Jan 20, 1997
🪶CHI @ ⚔️BUF
1–2 · Sabres won
Dec 29, 1995
🪶CHI @ ⚔️BUF
5–2 · Blackhawks won
Oct 29, 1995
⚔️BUF @ 🪶CHI
3–6 · Blackhawks won

❓ CHI vs BUF, answered

Who won Blackhawks vs Sabres on March 17, 1998?

Blackhawks won 5–3.

What was the final score of Blackhawks vs Sabres?

The final score was Blackhawks 5, Sabres 3.

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

Jeff Hackett made 27 saves on 30 shots (.900 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 37 saves on 41 shots (.902 save percentage).

Where is Blackhawks vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Blackhawks vs Sabres season series?

Blackhawks lead the season series 2–0 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
🪶Blackhawks
Previous game · Mar 15
🪶CHI @ 🐆FLA
8–4 · CHI won
Next game · Mar 19
🇨🇦MTL @ 🪶CHI
0–1 · CHI won
⚔️Sabres
Previous game · Mar 15
🐧PIT @ ⚔️BUF
0–3 · BUF won
Next game · Mar 19
🐆FLA @ ⚔️BUF
1–6 · BUF won
Also on March 17, 1998
🐋VAN @ 🐆FLA
4–2 final
🛢️EDM @ 🐙DET
3–4 final
⭐DAL @ 👑LAK
4–3 final
Blackhawks season page Sabres season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule