⚡ Away Lightning 10-20-2 before this game

0–2

Final

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

Lightning at Sabres

Sabres beat Lightning 2–0 at KeyBank Center on December 23, 1998.

🗓 Wed, Dec 23, 1998 · 18:00 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Miroslav Satan

1 G

3 shots · 19:09 TOI · +1

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Brian Holzinger

1 G

1 shots · 17:15 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Dixon Ward

1 A

1 shots · 14:10 TOI

4rd star ⚔️ BUF

Dominik Hasek

38 saves

1.000 SV% · 0 GA

🚨 Scoring

2 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Brian Holzinger PP Go-ahead 1st · 16:29

Assists: Dixon Ward

0–1

3rd period

⚔️ Miroslav Satan 3rd · 00:56

Assists: Michal Grosek, Darryl Shannon

0–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚡TBL BUF⚔️

38 Shots on goal 22

0/7 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

23 Hits 24

5 Blocked shots 10

6 Takeaways 10

25 Giveaways 23

37 Penalty minutes 21

TBL shooting 0.0% (0/38) BUF shooting 9.1% (2/22)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚡Lightning

Bill Ranford

20/22

.909 SV% · 2 GA · 59:37 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek Shutout

38/38

1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Lightning

Lightning: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 0–1

Lightning

Lightning: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚡Lightning

L1 Clark · Tucker · Selivanov 21:05

L2 Hogue · Janney · Sillinger 15:50

L3 Zamuner · Gratton · McCarthy 13:01

L4 Lecavalier · Kelly · Andersson 10:02

D1 Bannister · Cross 22:53

D2 Cullimore · Dykhuis 19:22

D3 Samuelsson · McBain 14:08

⚔️Sabres

L1 Peca · Brown · Satan 19:09

L2 Grosek · Ward · Holzinger 15:48

L3 Rasmussen · Barnaby · Varada 12:13

L4 Sanderson · Primeau · Ray 8:42

D1 Zhitnik · McKee 22:39

D2 Smehlik · Woolley 19:04

D3 Wilson · Shannon 17:51

⚔️ Last meetings

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

1–1 (OT) · Sabres won

❓ TBL vs BUF, answered

Who won Lightning vs Sabres on December 23, 1998?

Sabres won 2–0.

What was the final score of Lightning vs Sabres?

The final score was Lightning 0, Sabres 2.

Who scored for Sabres?

Brian Holzinger, Miroslav Satan.

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Bill Ranford made 20 saves on 22 shots (.909 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 38 saves on 38 shots (1.000 save percentage) for a shutout.

Where is Lightning vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Lightning vs Sabres 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

⚡Lightning

Previous game · Dec 21

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Dec 21

Also on December 23, 1998

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