2–1

Final

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

Bruins at Sabres

Bruins beat Sabres 2–1 at KeyBank Center on March 21, 1998.

🗓 Sat, Mar 21, 1998 · 14:00 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Bruins lead the season series 3–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐻 BOS

P.J. Axelsson

1 G

4 shots · 18:23 TOI

2nd star 🐻 BOS

Ray Bourque

1 G

3 shots · 31:12 TOI

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Sergei Samsonov

1 A

2 shots · 13:36 TOI

4rd star 🐻 BOS

Byron Dafoe

30 saves

0.968 SV% · 1 GA

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS BUF⚔️

32 Shots on goal 31

2/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

10 Hits 21

9 Blocked shots 12

18 Takeaways 9

7 Giveaways 25

14 Penalty minutes 12

BOS shooting 6.2% (2/32) BUF shooting 3.2% (1/31)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Byron Dafoe

30/31

.968 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

30/32

.938 SV% · 2 GA · 58:59 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 1st: 37-24-6 (55% win rate, 67 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 35-24-8 (52% win rate, 67 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 2nd: 37-24-6 (55% win rate, 67 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 35-24-8 (52% win rate, 67 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐻Bruins

L1 Axelsson · Allison · Khristich 18:23

L2 Taylor · DiMaio · Heinze 16:06

L3 Samsonov · Sullivan · Carter 13:37

L4 Donato · Baumgartner · Thornton 5:05

D1 Bourque · Ellett 27:58

D2 Gill · Van Impe 21:33

D3 Ledyard · Malkoc 10:33

⚔️Sabres

L1 Peca · Plante · Audette 18:06

L2 Sanderson · Holzinger · Dawe 17:04

L3 Ward · Grosek · Satan 13:12

L4 Primeau · Brown · Ray 9:22

D1 Zhitnik · Smehlik 26:12

D2 Woolley · Shannon 20:17

D3 Wilson · Boughner 12:46

⚔️ Last meetings

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

Feb 26, 1998

⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS

1–1 (OT) · Sabres won

Feb 4, 1998

🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF

2–2 (OT) · Bruins won

❓ BOS vs BUF, answered

Who won Bruins vs Sabres on March 21, 1998?

Bruins won 2–1.

What was the final score of Bruins vs Sabres?

The final score was Bruins 2, Sabres 1.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Byron Dafoe made 30 saves on 31 shots (.968 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 30 saves on 32 shots (.938 save percentage).

Where is Bruins vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Bruins vs Sabres season series?

Bruins 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

🐻Bruins

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⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Mar 19

Also on March 21, 1998

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