1–2

Final

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

Bruins at Sabres

Sabres beat Bruins 2–1 at KeyBank Center on January 15, 1999.

🗓 Fri, Jan 15, 1999 · 18:30 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 3–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Brian Holzinger

1 G

2 shots · 18:59 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Curtis Brown

1 G

1 shots · 15:50 TOI · +2

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Alexei Zhitnik

1 A

4 shots · 23:30 TOI

4rd star ⚔️ BUF

Dominik Hasek

33 saves

0.971 SV% · 1 GA

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order

2nd period

⚔️ Brian Holzinger Go-ahead 2nd · 02:38

Assists: Alexei Zhitnik, Richard Smehlik

0–1

3rd period

⚔️ Curtis Brown 3rd · 04:59

Assists: Matthew Barnaby, Miroslav Satan

0–2

🐻 Dmitri Khristich 3rd · 11:13

Assists: Jason Allison, Sergei Samsonov

1–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS BUF⚔️

34 Shots on goal 24

19 Hits 28

11 Blocked shots 16

5 Takeaways 7

22 Giveaways 23

6 Penalty minutes 6

BOS shooting 2.9% (1/34) BUF shooting 8.3% (2/24)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Byron Dafoe

22/24

.917 SV% · 2 GA · 59:18 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

33/34

.971 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 1st: 21-13-5 (54% win rate, 39 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 25-11-3 (64% win rate, 39 games)

After 2nd — 0–1

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 22:36

L2 Axelsson · DiMaio · Heinze 16:38

L3 Taylor · Thornton · Bates 13:25

L4 Belanger · Baumgartner · Savage 7:36

D1 Van Impe · Bourque 28:36

D2 Sweeney · Gill 22:47

D3 Smith · McLaren 7:04

⚔️Sabres

L1 Peca · Holzinger · Plante 18:59

L2 Sanderson · Brown · Satan 15:50

L3 Ward · Barnaby · Varada 14:34

L4 Grosek · Primeau · Ray 7:40

D1 Zhitnik · McKee 23:10

D2 Shannon · Smehlik 21:40

D3 Woolley · Patrick 15:20

⚔️ Last meetings

Sabres lead the season series 3–0 Full head-to-head →

1–1 (OT) · Sabres won

❓ BOS vs BUF, answered

Who won Bruins vs Sabres on January 15, 1999?

Sabres won 2–1.

What was the final score of Bruins vs Sabres?

The final score was Bruins 1, Sabres 2.

Who scored for Bruins?

Dmitri Khristich.

Who scored for Sabres?

Brian Holzinger, Curtis Brown.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Byron Dafoe made 22 saves on 24 shots (.917 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 33 saves on 34 shots (.971 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 3–0 after 3 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

🐻Bruins

Previous game · Jan 9

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Jan 13

Also on January 15, 1999

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