1–1

Final / OT

🏛️ Home Senators 26-11-4 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
BUF	1	0	0	0	1
OTT	0	1	0	0	1

Sabres at Senators

Sabres beat Senators 1–1 in overtime at Canadian Tire Centre on January 16, 1999.

🗓 Sat, Jan 16, 1999 · 18:00 CST 📍 Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Senators lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Alexei Zhitnik

1 G

4 shots · 29:22 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Jason Woolley

1 A

2 shots · 12:04 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Curtis Brown

1 A

1 shots · 19:01 TOI

4rd star ⚔️ BUF

Dominik Hasek

38 saves

0.974 SV% · 1 GA

🚨 Scoring

2 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Alexei Zhitnik PP Go-ahead 1st · 02:31

Assists: Jason Woolley, Curtis Brown

1–0

2nd period

🏛️ Alexei Yashin Tying 2nd · 08:23

Assists: Janne Laukkanen, Bruce Gardiner

1–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF OTT🏛️

15 Shots on goal 39

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/7

40 Hits 31

23 Blocked shots 13

5 Takeaways 13

12 Giveaways 11

14 Penalty minutes 8

BUF shooting 6.7% (1/15) OTT shooting 2.6% (1/39)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

38/39

.974 SV% · 1 GA · 65:00 TOI

🏛️Senators

Ron Tugnutt

14/15

.933 SV% · 1 GA · 64:59 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Senators

Senators: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–1

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 26-11-3 (65% win rate, 40 games)

Senators

Senators — tied after 2nd: 26-11-4 (63% win rate, 41 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Brown · Peca · Satan 19:01

L2 Grosek · Plante · Holzinger 17:47

L3 Ward · Rasmussen · Varada 13:43

L4 Sanderson · Barnaby · Ray 10:55

D1 Zhitnik · Smehlik 27:50

D2 Shannon · McKee 22:57

D3 Wilson · Woolley 14:22

🏛️Senators

L1 McEachern · Yashin · Alfredsson 22:23

L2 Arvedson · Johansson · Hossa 18:46

L3 Prospal · Van Allen · Gardiner 15:57

L4 Berg · Bonk · Murray 5:34

D1 York · Redden 25:46

D2 Kravchuk · Laukkanen 19:58

D3 Traverse · Salo 19:20

⚔️ Last meetings

Senators lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →

Dec 30, 1998

🏛️OTT @ ⚔️BUF

3–2 (OT) · Senators won

Nov 10, 1998

🏛️OTT @ ⚔️BUF

2–2 (OT) · Senators won

4–4 (OT) · Sabres won

Apr 5, 1998

🏛️OTT @ ⚔️BUF

1–0 · Senators won

❓ BUF vs OTT, answered

Who won Sabres vs Senators on January 16, 1999?

Sabres won 1–1 in overtime.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Senators?

The final score was Sabres 1, Senators 1, in overtime.

Who scored for Sabres?

Alexei Zhitnik.

Who scored for Senators?

Alexei Yashin.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 38 saves on 39 shots (.974 save percentage).

How did the Senators goalie play?

Ron Tugnutt made 14 saves on 15 shots (.933 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Senators played?

At Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, the Senators home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Senators season series?

Senators lead the season series 2–1 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

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Jan 15

🏛️Senators

Previous game · Jan 14

Also on January 16, 1999

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