4–5

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
BOS	0	0	0	4
BUF	0	0	0	5

Bruins at Sabres

Sabres beat Bruins 5–4 at KeyBank Center on April 3, 1998.

🗓 Fri, Apr 3, 1998 · 18:30 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Season series tied 3–3 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Vaclav Varada

2 G, 1 A

2 shots · 12:36 TOI · +1

2nd star 🐻 BOS

Grant Ledyard

2 G, 1 A

2 shots · 21:48 TOI · -1

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Curtis Brown

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 17:58 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS BUF⚔️

26 Shots on goal 25

2/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/5

2 Hits 14

7 Blocked shots 4

15 Takeaways 8

17 Giveaways 30

51 Penalty minutes 29

BOS shooting 15.4% (4/26) BUF shooting 20.0% (5/25)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Byron Dafoe

20/25

.800 SV% · 5 GA · 59:24 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

22/26

.846 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 1st: 41-25-7 (56% win rate, 73 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 39-26-8 (53% win rate, 73 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 2nd: 41-25-7 (56% win rate, 73 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 39-26-8 (53% win rate, 73 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐻Bruins

L1 Donato · Taylor · Khristich 17:35

L2 Samsonov · DiMaio · Carter 15:49

L3 Axelsson · Allison · Heinze 14:52

L4 Baumgartner · Sullivan · Wilson 7:25

D1 Ellett · Ledyard 21:55

D2 Van Impe · Gill 19:42

D3 Bourque · Malkoc 10:20

⚔️Sabres

L1 Sanderson · Peca · Plante 19:26

L2 Brown · Audette · Satan 16:18

L3 Holzinger · Barnaby · Varada 15:15

L4 Kruse · Primeau · Ray 4:08

D1 Zhitnik · Shannon 24:16

D2 Woolley · Smehlik 20:20

D3 Wilson · Boughner 15:28

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 3–3 Full head-to-head →

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 April 3, 1998?

Sabres won 5–4.

What was the final score of Bruins vs Sabres?

The final score was Bruins 4, Sabres 5.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Byron Dafoe made 20 saves on 25 shots (.800 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 22 saves on 26 shots (.846 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?

Season series tied 3–3 after 6 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

Previous game · Apr 1

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Apr 1

Also on April 3, 1998

Bruins season page Sabres season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule