🏛️ Away Senators 41-33-7 before this game

2–1

Final

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

Senators at Sabres

Senators beat Sabres 2–1 at KeyBank Center on April 19, 1998.

🗓 Sun, Apr 19, 1998 · 18:00 CDT 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Senators lead the season series 3–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏛️ OTT

Shawn McEachern

2 G

8 shots · 17:42 TOI · +1

2nd star 🏛️ OTT

Alexei Yashin

1 A

7 shots · 18:32 TOI · +1

3rd star 🏛️ OTT

Daniel Alfredsson

1 A

4 shots · 18:14 TOI

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏛️OTT BUF⚔️

51 Shots on goal 27

5 Hits 11

8 Blocked shots 8

11 Takeaways 19

13 Giveaways 46

6 Penalty minutes 8

OTT shooting 3.9% (2/51) BUF shooting 3.7% (1/27)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏛️Senators

Damian Rhodes

26/27

.963 SV% · 1 GA · 59:57 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Steve Shields

28/29

.966 SV% · 1 GA · 39:55 TOI

Dominik Hasek

21/22

.955 SV% · 1 GA · 20:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Senators

Senators — tied after 1st: 41-33-7 (51% win rate, 81 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 45-27-9 (56% win rate, 81 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Senators

Senators — tied after 2nd: 41-33-7 (51% win rate, 81 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 45-27-9 (56% win rate, 81 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏛️Senators

L1 McEachern · Yashin · Alfredsson 18:14

L2 Arvedson · Prospal · Dackell 13:45

L3 Lambert · Zholtok · Murray 13:05

L4 Cunneyworth · Bonk · Falloon 11:48

D1 Pitlick · Phillips 21:47

D2 Redden · Kravchuk 20:40

D3 Laukkanen · Gustafsson 17:56

⚔️Sabres

L1 Brown · Holzinger · Barnaby 17:46

L2 Plante · Varada · Audette 14:58

L3 Sanderson · Ward · Satan 13:47

L4 Grosek · Primeau · Ray 12:47

D1 Zhitnik · Wilson 23:22

D2 McKee · Woolley 19:15

D3 Boughner · Smehlik 15:42

⚔️ Last meetings

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

Apr 11, 1998

⚔️BUF @ 🏛️OTT

4–4 (OT) · Sabres won

2–3 (OT) · Sabres won

❓ OTT vs BUF, answered

Who won Senators vs Sabres on April 19, 1998?

Senators won 2–1.

What was the final score of Senators vs Sabres?

The final score was Senators 2, Sabres 1.

How did the Senators goalie play?

Damian Rhodes made 26 saves on 27 shots (.963 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Steve Shields made 28 saves on 29 shots (.966 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 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

🏛️Senators

Previous game · Apr 16

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Apr 18

Also on April 19, 1998

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