🐯 Away Predators 17-25-4 before this game

4–2

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
NSH	0	2	2	4
BUF	0	2	0	2

Predators at Sabres

Predators beat Sabres 4–2 at KeyBank Center on January 28, 1999.

🗓 Thu, Jan 28, 1999 · 18:00 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐯 NSH

Cliff Ronning

1 G, 1 A

6 shots · 21:18 TOI

2nd star 🐯 NSH

Greg Johnson

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 21:19 TOI · +1

3rd star 🐯 NSH

Drake Berehowsky

2 A

1 shots · 22:01 TOI · +1

4rd star 🐯 NSH

Tomas Vokoun

30 saves

0.938 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

2nd period

🐯 Cliff Ronning Go-ahead 2nd · 00:20

Assists: Patric Kjellberg, Joel Bouchard

1–0

🐯 Greg Johnson 2nd · 02:13

Assists: Cliff Ronning, Drake Berehowsky

2–0

⚔️ Richard Smehlik 2nd · 07:02

Assists: Michael Peca

2–1

⚔️ Dixon Ward Tying 2nd · 15:38

Assists: Vaclav Varada, Mike Wilson

2–2

3rd period

🐯 Blair Atcheynum PP Go-ahead 3rd · 11:45

Assists: Andrew Brunette, Greg Johnson

3–2

🐯 Tom Fitzgerald 3rd · 16:46

Assists: Sebastien Bordeleau, Drake Berehowsky

4–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐯NSH BUF⚔️

31 Shots on goal 32

1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 0/2

8 Hits 23

13 Blocked shots 8

6 Takeaways 7

20 Giveaways 34

15 Penalty minutes 39

NSH shooting 12.9% (4/31) BUF shooting 6.2% (2/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐯Predators

Tomas Vokoun

30/32

.938 SV% · 2 GA · 59:58 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

27/31

.871 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Predators

Predators — tied after 1st: 17-25-4 (37% win rate, 46 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 28-12-4 (64% win rate, 44 games)

After 2nd — 2–2

Predators

Predators — tied after 2nd: 17-25-4 (37% win rate, 46 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 28-12-4 (64% win rate, 44 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐯Predators

L1 Kjellberg · Johnson · Atcheynum 22:55

L2 Brunette · Ronning · Bordeleau 15:34

L3 Lambert · Fitzgerald · Yachmenev 12:49

L4 Cote · Krivokrasov · Mowers 5:12

D1 Bouchard · Boughner 24:02

D2 Berehowsky · Vopat 21:35

D3 Heward · Slaney 14:27

⚔️Sabres

L1 Peca · Holzinger · Satan 19:23

L2 Grosek · Brown · Varada 17:26

L3 Ward · Sanderson · Primeau 13:20

L4 Rasmussen · Barnaby · Ray 4:33

D1 Zhitnik · Smehlik 23:20

D2 McKee · Wilson 20:27

D3 Woolley · Patrick 15:21

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →

Dec 5, 1998

⚔️BUF @ 🐯NSH

3–1 · Sabres won

❓ NSH vs BUF, answered

Who won Predators vs Sabres on January 28, 1999?

Predators won 4–2.

What was the final score of Predators vs Sabres?

The final score was Predators 4, Sabres 2.

Who scored for Predators?

Blair Atcheynum, Cliff Ronning, Greg Johnson, Tom Fitzgerald.

Who scored for Sabres?

Dixon Ward, Richard Smehlik.

How did the Predators goalie play?

Tomas Vokoun made 30 saves on 32 shots (.938 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 27 saves on 31 shots (.871 save percentage).

Where is Predators vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Predators vs Sabres season series?

Season series tied 1–1 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

🐯Predators

Previous game · Jan 26

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Jan 26

Also on January 28, 1999

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