3–1

Final

🐯 Home Predators 10-13-0 before this game

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

Sabres at Predators

Sabres beat Predators 3–1 at Bridgestone Arena on December 5, 1998.

🗓 Sat, Dec 5, 1998 · 19:00 CST 📍 Bridgestone Arena, Nashville 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Erik Rasmussen

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 11:27 TOI · +2

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Michal Grosek

1 G

6 shots · 16:30 TOI · +1

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Brian Holzinger

1 G

3 shots · 13:45 TOI · +1

4rd star ⚔️ BUF

Dominik Hasek

36 saves

0.973 SV% · 1 GA

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order

2nd period

⚔️ Michal Grosek Go-ahead 2nd · 00:52

Assists: Darryl Shannon, Curtis Brown

1–0

3rd period

🐯 Cliff Ronning PP Tying 3rd · 04:26

Assists: Ville Peltonen, Patric Kjellberg

1–1

⚔️ Brian Holzinger Go-ahead 3rd · 14:47

Assists: Alexei Zhitnik, Erik Rasmussen

2–1

⚔️ Erik Rasmussen Empty net 3rd · 18:54

Unassisted

3–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF NSH🐯

28 Shots on goal 37

0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/7

32 Hits 23

7 Blocked shots 4

3 Takeaways 11

21 Giveaways 34

16 Penalty minutes 8

BUF shooting 10.7% (3/28) NSH shooting 2.7% (1/37)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

36/37

.973 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐯Predators

Eric Fichaud

25/27

.926 SV% · 2 GA · 59:21 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 14-5-2 (67% win rate, 21 games)

Predators

Predators — tied after 1st: 10-13 (43% win rate, 23 games)

After 2nd — 1–0

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Predators

Predators: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Brown · Peca · Satan 19:46

L2 Grosek · Holzinger · Varada 14:18

L3 Ward · Plante · Barnaby 12:00

L4 Sanderson · Rasmussen · Primeau 11:17

D1 Shannon · McKee 23:26

D2 Zhitnik · Woolley 19:07

D3 Wilson · Patrick 16:38

🐯Predators

L1 Kjellberg · Johnson · Ronning 19:58

L2 Peltonen · Fitzgerald · Krivokrasov 16:42

L3 Brunette · Turcotte · Bordeleau 14:19

L4 Lambert · Cote · Yachmenev 9:05

D1 Bouchard · Berehowsky 22:05

D2 Daigneault · Heward 20:28

D3 Boughner · More 15:46

❓ BUF vs NSH, answered

Who won Sabres vs Predators on December 5, 1998?

Sabres won 3–1.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Predators?

The final score was Sabres 3, Predators 1.

Who scored for Sabres?

Brian Holzinger, Erik Rasmussen, Michal Grosek.

Who scored for Predators?

Cliff Ronning.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 36 saves on 37 shots (.973 save percentage).

How did the Predators goalie play?

Eric Fichaud made 25 saves on 27 shots (.926 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Predators played?

At Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, the Predators home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Predators 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

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Dec 4

🐯Predators

Previous game · Dec 1

Also on December 5, 1998

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