2–2

Final / OT

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

Panthers at Sabres

Panthers beat Sabres 2–2 in overtime at KeyBank Center on October 16, 1998.

🗓 Fri, Oct 16, 1998 · 18:30 CDT 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Panthers lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐆 FLA

Oleg Kvasha

1 G

5 shots · 17:05 TOI · +1

2nd star 🐆 FLA

Ray Whitney

1 G

2 shots · 15:05 TOI

3rd star 🐆 FLA

Dave Gagner

1 A

2 shots · 13:56 TOI

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Geoff Sanderson Go-ahead 1st · 00:11

Assists: Miroslav Satan, Derek Plante

0–1

🐆 Ray Whitney PP Tying 1st · 10:08

Assists: Ed Jovanovski, Dave Gagner

1–1

⚔️ Michal Grosek PP Go-ahead 1st · 15:08

Assists: Matthew Barnaby, Jason Woolley

1–2

2nd period

🐆 Oleg Kvasha Tying 2nd · 13:24

Assists: Mark Parrish, Robert Svehla

2–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐆FLA BUF⚔️

34 Shots on goal 25

1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6

11 Hits 15

8 Blocked shots 7

13 Takeaways 16

19 Giveaways 21

12 Penalty minutes 20

FLA shooting 5.9% (2/34) BUF shooting 8.0% (2/25)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐆Panthers

Sean Burke

23/25

.920 SV% · 2 GA · 65:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

32/34

.941 SV% · 2 GA · 65:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–2

Panthers

Panthers: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–2

Panthers

Panthers — tied after 2nd: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 1-1 (50% win rate, 2 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐆Panthers

L1 Muller · Kozlov · Niedermayer 20:09

L2 Kvasha · Dvorak · Parrish 17:05

L3 Lindsay · Whitney · Garpenlov 15:05

L4 Hay · Worrell · Gagner 6:11

D1 Murphy · Svehla 23:48

D2 Jovanovski · Spacek 23:38

D3 Warrener · Laus 17:38

⚔️Sabres

L1 Grosek · Peca · Satan 20:49

L2 Brown · Holzinger · Barnaby 18:39

L3 Sanderson · Plante · Varada 16:03

L4 Ward · Kruse · Ray 5:20

D1 Zhitnik · Shannon 28:27

D2 Woolley · McKee 24:46

D3 Holland · Ndur 9:43

⚔️ Last meetings

Panthers lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

4–3 (OT) · Sabres won

Mar 22, 1997

⚔️BUF @ 🐆FLA

2–3 · Panthers won

❓ FLA vs BUF, answered

Who won Panthers vs Sabres on October 16, 1998?

Panthers won 2–2 in overtime.

What was the final score of Panthers vs Sabres?

The final score was Panthers 2, Sabres 2, in overtime.

Who scored for Panthers?

Oleg Kvasha, Ray Whitney.

Who scored for Sabres?

Geoff Sanderson, Michal Grosek.

How did the Panthers goalie play?

Sean Burke made 23 saves on 25 shots (.920 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 32 saves on 34 shots (.941 save percentage).

Where is Panthers vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Panthers vs Sabres season series?

Panthers lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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

🐆Panthers

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⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Oct 12

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