🏛️ Away Senators 17-11-4 before this game

3–2

Final / OT

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

Senators at Sabres

Senators beat Sabres 3–2 in overtime at KeyBank Center on December 30, 1998.

🗓 Wed, Dec 30, 1998 · 18:00 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Senators lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏛️ OTT

Andreas Dackell

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · 20:13 TOI · +1

2nd star 🏛️ OTT

Shawn McEachern

2 G

5 shots · 21:09 TOI · +1

3rd star 🏛️ OTT

Alexei Yashin

2 A

8 shots · 24:15 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🏛️ Shawn McEachern PP Go-ahead 1st · 10:03

Assists: Andreas Dackell, Alexei Yashin

1–0

3rd period

⚔️ Michael Peca Tying 3rd · 08:15

Assists: Dixon Ward, Vaclav Varada

1–1

⚔️ Miroslav Satan Go-ahead 3rd · 12:21

Assists: Erik Rasmussen, Darryl Shannon

1–2

🏛️ Shawn McEachern Tying 3rd · 19:39

Assists: Andreas Dackell

2–2

Overtime

🏛️ Andreas Dackell Go-ahead OT · 02:24

Assists: Janne Laukkanen, Alexei Yashin

3–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏛️OTT BUF⚔️

44 Shots on goal 23

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3

16 Hits 23

11 Blocked shots 17

9 Takeaways 11

32 Giveaways 34

8 Penalty minutes 10

OTT shooting 6.8% (3/44) BUF shooting 8.7% (2/23)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏛️Senators

Damian Rhodes

21/23

.913 SV% · 2 GA · 62:02 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

41/44

.932 SV% · 3 GA · 62:24 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Senators

Senators: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–0

Senators

Senators: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏛️Senators

L1 McEachern · Yashin · Dackell 21:09

L2 Arvedson · Bonk · Hossa 18:39

L3 Johansson · Prospal · Gardiner 12:18

L4 Berg · Van Allen · Murray 8:00

D1 York · Redden 24:24

D2 Laukkanen · Kravchuk 21:58

D3 Phillips · Salo 16:20

⚔️Sabres

L1 Brown · Peca · Satan 19:48

L2 Grosek · Holzinger · Barnaby 17:56

L3 Ward · Rasmussen · Varada 14:32

L4 Primeau · Plante · Ray 8:37

D1 Zhitnik · Smehlik 25:15

D2 McKee · Shannon 20:34

D3 Woolley · Wilson 16:23

⚔️ Last meetings

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

Nov 10, 1998

🏛️OTT @ ⚔️BUF

2–2 (OT) · Senators won

4–4 (OT) · Sabres won

❓ OTT vs BUF, answered

Who won Senators vs Sabres on December 30, 1998?

Senators won 3–2 in overtime.

What was the final score of Senators vs Sabres?

The final score was Senators 3, Sabres 2, in overtime.

Who scored for Senators?

Shawn McEachern (2), Andreas Dackell.

Who scored for Sabres?

Michael Peca, Miroslav Satan.

How did the Senators goalie play?

Damian Rhodes made 21 saves on 23 shots (.913 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 41 saves on 44 shots (.932 save percentage).

Where is Senators vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Senators vs Sabres season series?

Senators 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

🏛️Senators

Previous game · Dec 28

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Dec 28

Also on December 30, 1998

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