5–3

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
EDM	2	2	1	5
BUF	2	0	1	3

Oilers at Sabres

Oilers beat Sabres 5–3 at KeyBank Center on March 3, 1999.

🗓 Wed, Mar 3, 1999 · 18:00 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Oilers lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🛢️ EDM

Boris Mironov

2 G, 1 A

3 shots · 24:46 TOI · +2

2nd star 🛢️ EDM

Bill Guerin

2 G

4 shots · 17:09 TOI · +1

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Michael Peca

2 G

6 shots · 20:05 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🛢️ Bill Guerin Go-ahead 1st · 07:12

Assists: Doug Weight

1–0

🛢️ Todd Marchant 1st · 09:35

Assists: Mike Grier

2–0

⚔️ Jason Woolley 1st · 14:50

Assists: Michal Grosek, Curtis Brown

2–1

⚔️ Michael Peca Tying 1st · 16:37

Assists: Jason Woolley

2–2

2nd period

🛢️ Boris Mironov Go-ahead 2nd · 09:20

Assists: Josef Beranek

3–2

🛢️ Boris Mironov PP 2nd · 11:34

Assists: Ryan Smyth, Rem Murray

4–2

3rd period

⚔️ Michael Peca 3rd · 06:25

Assists: Miroslav Satan, Wayne Primeau

4–3

🛢️ Bill Guerin Empty net 3rd · 19:29

Assists: Boris Mironov

5–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🛢️EDM BUF⚔️

26 Shots on goal 32

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/5

7 Hits 26

17 Blocked shots 3

6 Takeaways 5

24 Giveaways 23

15 Penalty minutes 13

EDM shooting 19.2% (5/26) BUF shooting 9.4% (3/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🛢️Oilers

Steve Passmore

29/32

.906 SV% · 3 GA · 59:23 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Martin Biron Shutout

12/12

1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 28:15 TOI

Dwayne Roloson

9/13

.692 SV% · 4 GA · 31:34 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–2

Oilers

Oilers — tied after 1st: 29-23-9 (48% win rate, 61 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 35-18-7 (58% win rate, 60 games)

After 2nd — 4–2

Oilers

Oilers: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🛢️Oilers

L1 McAmmond · Marchant · Grier 21:30

L2 Weight · Guerin · Falloon 17:09

L3 Murray · Smyth · Selivanov 14:59

L4 Beranek · Lindgren · Laraque 3:23

D1 Mironov · Niinimaa 23:56

D2 Hamrlik · McSorley 21:42

D3 Musil · Brown 13:24

⚔️Sabres

L1 Holzinger · Peca · Satan 20:52

L2 Grosek · Plante · Barnaby 18:28

L3 Sanderson · Ward · Brown 16:43

L4 Cunneyworth · Primeau · Ray 3:27

D1 Zhitnik · Smehlik 22:50

D2 Woolley · Shannon 19:45

D3 McKee · Patrick 15:14

⚔️ Last meetings

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

4–4 (OT) · Oilers won

❓ EDM vs BUF, answered

Who won Oilers vs Sabres on March 3, 1999?

Oilers won 5–3.

What was the final score of Oilers vs Sabres?

The final score was Oilers 5, Sabres 3.

Who scored for Oilers?

Bill Guerin (2), Boris Mironov (2), Todd Marchant.

Who scored for Sabres?

Michael Peca (2), Jason Woolley.

How did the Oilers goalie play?

Steve Passmore made 29 saves on 32 shots (.906 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Martin Biron made 12 saves on 12 shots (1.000 save percentage) for a shutout.

Where is Oilers vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Oilers vs Sabres season series?

Oilers 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

🛢️Oilers

Previous game · Mar 1

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Feb 28

Also on March 3, 1999

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