⚔️ Away Sabres 21-6-2 before this game
2–0
Final
😈 Home Devils 20-8-3 before this game
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BUF 0112
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Sabres at Devils

Sabres beat Devils 2–0 at Prudential Center on December 26, 1998.

🗓 Sat, Dec 26, 1998 · 18:30 CST 📍 Prudential Center, Newark 🏒 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
2 G
4 shots · 20:57 TOI · +2
2nd star ⚔️ BUF
Michal Grosek
2 A
4 shots · 16:47 TOI · +2
3rd star ⚔️ BUF
Curtis Brown
1 A
1 shots · 17:31 TOI · +2
4rd star ⚔️ BUF
Dominik Hasek
34 saves
1.000 SV% · 0 GA

🚨 Scoring

2 goals · in order
2nd period
⚔️ Miroslav Satan Go-ahead 2nd · 15:34
Assists: Michal Grosek
1–0
3rd period
⚔️ Miroslav Satan Empty net 3rd · 19:10
Assists: Curtis Brown, Michal Grosek
2–0

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
⚔️BUF NJD😈
24 Shots on goal 34
41 Hits 31
16 Blocked shots 13
26 Takeaways 17
4 Giveaways 6
23 Penalty minutes 31
BUF shooting 8.3% (2/24) NJD shooting 0.0% (0/34)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚔️Sabres
Dominik Hasek Shutout
34/34
1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 60:00 TOI
😈Devils
Martin Brodeur
22/23
.957 SV% · 1 GA · 59:47 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 1st: 21-6-2 (72% win rate, 29 games)
Devils
Devils — tied after 1st: 20-8-3 (65% win rate, 31 games)
After 2nd — 1–0
Sabres
Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.
Devils
Devils: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚔️Sabres
L1 Peca · Brown · Satan 20:01
L2 Grosek · Rasmussen · Holzinger 16:47
L3 Ward · Varada · Barnaby 14:31
L4 Sanderson · Primeau · Ray 8:40
D1 Zhitnik · Smehlik 23:42
D2 Shannon · McKee 20:54
D3 Woolley · Patrick 14:56
😈Devils
L1 Holik · Sharifijanov · Sykora 19:07
L2 Andreychuk · Elias · Pederson 17:50
L3 Pandolfo · Arnott · Rolston 14:43
L4 Brylin · Oliwa · Morrison 8:37
D1 Niedermayer · Dean 24:14
D2 Bombardir · Stevens 21:08
D3 Daneyko · Odelein 11:12

⚔️ Last meetings

Sabres lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →
Apr 15, 1998
⚔️BUF @ 😈NJD
4–5 (OT) · Devils won
Dec 29, 1997
😈NJD @ ⚔️BUF
3–1 · Devils won
Nov 15, 1997
😈NJD @ ⚔️BUF
3–2 · Devils won
Oct 11, 1997
⚔️BUF @ 😈NJD
2–3 · Devils won
Mar 9, 1997
😈NJD @ ⚔️BUF
4–1 · Devils won

❓ BUF vs NJD, answered

Who won Sabres vs Devils on December 26, 1998?

Sabres won 2–0.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Devils?

The final score was Sabres 2, Devils 0.

Who scored for Sabres?

Miroslav Satan (2).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 34 saves on 34 shots (1.000 save percentage) for a shutout.

How did the Devils goalie play?

Martin Brodeur made 22 saves on 23 shots (.957 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Devils played?

At Prudential Center in Newark, the Devils home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Devils 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 23
⚡TBL @ ⚔️BUF
0–2 · BUF won
Next game · Dec 28
😈NJD @ ⚔️BUF
7–4 · NJD won
😈Devils
Previous game · Dec 23
🎵STL @ 😈NJD
2–4 · NJD won
Next game · Dec 28
😈NJD @ ⚔️BUF
7–4 · NJD won
Also on December 26, 1998
🇨🇦MTL @ 🍁TOR
2–1 final
🐻BOS @ 🏝️NYI
2–4 final
🗽NYR @ 🌪️CAR
6–3 final
🐆FLA @ ⚡TBL
3–1 final
🏛️OTT @ 🐧PIT
1–2 final
🔔PHI @ 🪶CHI
3–2 final
🐙DET @ 🎵STL
3–4 final
🦅WSH @ 🐯NSH
1–3 final
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