🏛️ Away Senators 37-31-6 before this game

1–0

Final

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

Senators at Sabres

Senators beat Sabres 1–0 at KeyBank Center on April 5, 1998.

🗓 Sun, Apr 5, 1998 · 14:00 CDT 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Senators lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏛️ OTT

Daniel Alfredsson

1 G

2 shots · 22:31 TOI · +1

2nd star 🏛️ OTT

Shawn McEachern

1 A

1 shots · 22:17 TOI · +1

3rd star 🏛️ OTT

Jason York

1 A

21:25 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏛️OTT BUF⚔️

33 Shots on goal 22

16 Hits 29

7 Blocked shots 16

9 Takeaways 5

14 Giveaways 38

12 Penalty minutes 12

OTT shooting 3.0% (1/33) BUF shooting 0.0% (0/22)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏛️Senators

Damian Rhodes Shutout

22/22

1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

32/33

.970 SV% · 1 GA · 59:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Senators

Senators — tied after 1st: 37-31-6 (50% win rate, 74 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 40-26-8 (54% win rate, 74 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Senators

Senators — tied after 2nd: 37-31-6 (50% win rate, 74 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 40-26-8 (54% win rate, 74 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏛️Senators

L1 McEachern · Yashin · Alfredsson 22:31

L2 Van Allen · Zholtok · Dackell 15:49

L3 Arvedson · Lambert · Gardiner 13:53

L4 Cunneyworth · Falloon · Murray 4:03

D1 Redden · York 22:44

D2 Kravchuk · Phillips 20:16

D3 Pitlick · Gustafsson 16:50

⚔️Sabres

L1 Sanderson · Peca · Brown 20:22

L2 Plante · Holzinger · Audette 16:55

L3 Barnaby · Satan · Varada 13:51

L4 Kruse · Primeau · Ray 4:18

D1 Zhitnik · Smehlik 26:56

D2 Shannon · Woolley 18:28

D3 Boughner · McKee 13:42

⚔️ Last meetings

Senators lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →

2–3 (OT) · Sabres won

❓ OTT vs BUF, answered

Who won Senators vs Sabres on April 5, 1998?

Senators won 1–0.

What was the final score of Senators vs Sabres?

The final score was Senators 1, Sabres 0.

How did the Senators goalie play?

Damian Rhodes made 22 saves on 22 shots (1.000 save percentage) for a shutout.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 32 saves on 33 shots (.970 save percentage).

Where is Senators vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Senators vs Sabres season series?

Senators lead the season series 2–1 after 3 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

🏛️Senators

Previous game · Apr 3

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Apr 3

Also on April 5, 1998

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