2–4

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
BOS	1	0	1	2
BUF	1	1	2	4

Bruins at Sabres

Sabres beat Bruins 4–2 at KeyBank Center on November 3, 1998.

🗓 Tue, Nov 3, 1998 · 18:00 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Miroslav Satan

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 19:18 TOI · +2

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Michal Grosek

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 14:33 TOI · +3

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Dixon Ward

1 G

3 shots · 17:55 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🐻 Steve Heinze PP Go-ahead 1st · 11:12

Assists: Joe Thornton

1–0

⚔️ Dixon Ward Tying 1st · 17:23

Assists: Michael Peca

1–1

2nd period

⚔️ Miroslav Satan Go-ahead 2nd · 02:27

Assists: Michal Grosek, Jay McKee

1–2

3rd period

⚔️ Curtis Brown 3rd · 05:00

Assists: Derek Plante

1–3

🐻 Hal Gill 3rd · 09:02

Assists: Rob DiMaio

2–3

⚔️ Michal Grosek 3rd · 11:59

Assists: Miroslav Satan, Jason Woolley

2–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS BUF⚔️

20 Shots on goal 32

1/6 Power play (goals / chances) 0/5

9 Hits 12

5 Blocked shots 7

10 Takeaways 12

18 Giveaways 20

12 Penalty minutes 14

BOS shooting 10.0% (2/20) BUF shooting 12.5% (4/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Byron Dafoe

28/32

.875 SV% · 4 GA · 59:53 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

18/20

.900 SV% · 2 GA · 59:56 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 1st: 4-4-3 (36% win rate, 11 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 5-3-1 (56% win rate, 9 games)

After 2nd — 1–2

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐻Bruins

L1 Samsonov · Allison · Khristich 19:28

L2 Donato · Taylor · DiMaio 16:28

L3 Thornton · Mathieu · Heinze 14:11

L4 Axelsson · Baumgartner · Ferraro 7:08

D1 Bourque · Ledyard 26:47

D2 Sweeney · Gill 21:01

D3 Ellett · Vaske 12:16

⚔️Sabres

L1 Holzinger · Peca · Satan 20:37

L2 Ward · Sanderson · Barnaby 17:00

L3 Grosek · Plante · Varada 13:14

L4 Kruse · Brown · Ray 4:05

D1 Zhitnik · Smehlik 22:08

D2 Woolley · McKee 19:05

D3 Shannon · Patrick 16:56

⚔️ Last meetings

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

1–1 (OT) · Sabres won

Feb 4, 1998

🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF

2–2 (OT) · Bruins won

Dec 11, 1997

⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS

1–2 · Bruins won

❓ BOS vs BUF, answered

Who won Bruins vs Sabres on November 3, 1998?

Sabres won 4–2.

What was the final score of Bruins vs Sabres?

The final score was Bruins 2, Sabres 4.

Who scored for Bruins?

Hal Gill, Steve Heinze.

Who scored for Sabres?

Curtis Brown, Dixon Ward, Michal Grosek, Miroslav Satan.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Byron Dafoe made 28 saves on 32 shots (.875 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 18 saves on 20 shots (.900 save percentage).

Where is Bruins vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Bruins vs Sabres season series?

Sabres 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

🐻Bruins

Previous game · Oct 31

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Oct 31

Also on November 3, 1998

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