6–3

Final

🍁 Home Maple Leafs 5-3-1 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
BUF	2	2	2	6
TOR	0	3	0	3

Sabres at Maple Leafs

Sabres beat Maple Leafs 6–3 at Scotiabank Arena on October 31, 1998.

🗓 Sat, Oct 31, 1998 · 18:00 CST 📍 Scotiabank Arena, Toronto 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Geoff Sanderson

3 G

3 shots · 14:18 TOI · +4

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Alexei Zhitnik

1 G, 2 A

4 shots · 24:57 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Miroslav Satan

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 17:27 TOI · -1

4rd star ⚔️ BUF

Dominik Hasek

30 saves

0.909 SV% · 3 GA

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Miroslav Satan PP Go-ahead 1st · 05:16

Assists: Alexei Zhitnik, Brian Holzinger

1–0

⚔️ Geoff Sanderson 1st · 17:11

Assists: Miroslav Satan, Darryl Shannon

2–0

2nd period

⚔️ Geoff Sanderson 2nd · 01:40

Assists: Rob Ray, Jason Woolley

3–0

🍁 Steve Sullivan 2nd · 08:22

Assists: Tie Domi, Kris King

3–1

🍁 Mike Johnson 2nd · 09:19

Assists: Derek King, Sylvain Cote

3–2

🍁 Igor Korolev Tying 2nd · 12:20

Assists: Mats Sundin

3–3

⚔️ Michael Peca Go-ahead 2nd · 17:28

Assists: Alexei Zhitnik, Dixon Ward

4–3

3rd period

⚔️ Geoff Sanderson 3rd · 02:23

Assists: Matthew Barnaby, Richard Smehlik

5–3

⚔️ Alexei Zhitnik Empty net 3rd · 19:23

Assists: Matthew Barnaby, Richard Smehlik

6–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF TOR🍁

25 Shots on goal 33

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 0/5

21 Hits 22

6 Blocked shots 1

6 Takeaways 2

10 Giveaways 14

25 Penalty minutes 31

BUF shooting 24.0% (6/25) TOR shooting 9.1% (3/33)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

30/33

.909 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🍁Maple Leafs

Felix Potvin

19/24

.792 SV% · 5 GA · 58:44 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–0

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Maple Leafs

Maple Leafs: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 4–3

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Maple Leafs

Maple Leafs: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Ward · Peca · Holzinger 19:22

L2 Plante · Varada · Satan 17:31

L3 Grosek · Sanderson · Barnaby 14:18

L4 Kruse · Primeau · Ray 5:24

D1 Zhitnik · Smehlik 24:52

D2 Shannon · Woolley 19:48

D3 Patrick · Ndur 14:58

🍁Maple Leafs

L1 Sundin · Korolev · Thomas 21:28

L2 King · McCauley · Johnson 16:09

L3 Valk · Sullivan · Modin 12:45

L4 King · Hendrickson · Domi 9:33

D1 Yushkevich · Cote 22:38

D2 Kaberle · Markov 20:24

D3 Smith · Eakins 16:58

⚔️ Last meetings

Sabres lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →

2–2 (OT) · Maple Leafs won

3–4 · Maple Leafs won

❓ BUF vs TOR, answered

Who won Sabres vs Maple Leafs on October 31, 1998?

Sabres won 6–3.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Maple Leafs?

The final score was Sabres 6, Maple Leafs 3.

Who scored for Sabres?

Geoff Sanderson (3), Alexei Zhitnik, Michael Peca, Miroslav Satan.

Who scored for Maple Leafs?

Igor Korolev, Mike Johnson, Steve Sullivan.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 30 saves on 33 shots (.909 save percentage).

How did the Maple Leafs goalie play?

Felix Potvin made 19 saves on 24 shots (.792 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Maple Leafs played?

At Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, the Maple Leafs home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Maple Leafs season series?

Sabres lead the season series 2–0 after 2 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

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Oct 30

🍁Maple Leafs

Previous game · Oct 30

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