3–2

Final / OT

BUF leads 4–1

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
BUF	0	0	0	0	3
PHI	0	0	0	0	2

Sabres at Flyers — First Round Game 5

Sabres, First Round Game 5, beat Flyers 3–2 in overtime at Wells Fargo Center on May 1, 1998.

🗓 Fri, May 1, 1998 · 18:30 CDT 📍 Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia 🏒 1997-98 playoffs View the series → Head-to-head history →

🏒 First Round — Best of 7

BUF vs PHI · BUF leads 4–1 Full series →

Game 5

3–2

OT · BUF

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Michal Grosek

1 G

7 shots · 18:05 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Donald Audette

1 G

3 shots · 13:34 TOI · -1

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Jason Woolley

1 G

2 shots · 40:10 TOI · -1

4rd star ⚔️ BUF

Dominik Hasek

35 saves

0.946 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

Goal-by-goal detail has not synced for this game yet.

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF PHI🔔

29 Shots on goal 37

3/9 Power play (goals / chances) 1/8

15 Hits 16

18 Blocked shots 7

7 Takeaways 15

11 Giveaways 16

22 Penalty minutes 24

BUF shooting 10.3% (3/29) PHI shooting 5.4% (2/37)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

35/37

.946 SV% · 2 GA · 65:40 TOI

🔔Flyers

Sean Burke

26/29

.897 SV% · 3 GA · 65:40 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 48-29-9 (56% win rate, 86 games)

Flyers

Flyers — tied after 1st: 48-31-7 (56% win rate, 86 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 48-29-9 (56% win rate, 86 games)

Flyers

Flyers — tied after 2nd: 48-31-7 (56% win rate, 86 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Ward · Peca · Holzinger 21:19

L2 Grosek · Plante · Barnaby 18:05

L3 Varada · Audette · Satan 13:34

L4 Brown · Primeau · Ray 8:08

D1 Woolley · Zhitnik 35:48

D2 Shannon · Smehlik 24:54

D3 Wilson · McKee 13:39

🔔Flyers

L1 Gratton · Otto · Brind'Amour 28:46

L2 LeClair · Lindros · Lacroix 23:05

L3 Sillinger · Klatt · Daigle 15:13

L4 Podein · Forbes · Zubrus 10:46

D1 Mcgillis · Babych 42:56

D2 Desjardins · Therien 28:14

D3 Joseph · Richardson 14:02

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

❓ BUF vs PHI, answered

Who won Sabres vs Flyers on May 1, 1998?

Sabres won 3–2 in overtime.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Flyers?

The final score was Sabres 3, Flyers 2, in overtime.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 35 saves on 37 shots (.946 save percentage).

How did the Flyers goalie play?

Sean Burke made 26 saves on 29 shots (.897 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Flyers played?

At Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, the Flyers home rink.

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

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Apr 29

🔔Flyers

Previous game · Apr 29

Also on May 1, 1998

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