1–2

Final

🐙 Home Red Wings 38-29-3 before this game

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

Sabres at Red Wings

Red Wings beat Sabres 2–1 at Little Caesars Arena on March 24, 1999.

🗓 Wed, Mar 24, 1999 · 18:30 CST 📍 Little Caesars Arena, Detroit 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Red Wings lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐙 DET

Sergei Fedorov

1 G

5 shots · 21:16 TOI

2nd star 🐙 DET

Wendel Clark

1 G

3 shots · 18:52 TOI · +1

3rd star 🐙 DET

Doug Brown

1 A

4 shots · 15:17 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order

2nd period

🐙 Wendel Clark Go-ahead 2nd · 06:11

Assists: Nicklas Lidstrom, Steve Yzerman

0–1

⚔️ Joe Juneau Tying 2nd · 18:01

Assists: Brian Holzinger, Jason Woolley

1–1

3rd period

🐙 Sergei Fedorov Go-ahead 3rd · 08:09

Assists: Doug Brown, Vyacheslav Kozlov

1–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF DET🐙

25 Shots on goal 30

22 Hits 15

14 Blocked shots 5

5 Takeaways 7

3 Giveaways 15

6 Penalty minutes 6

BUF shooting 4.0% (1/25) DET shooting 6.7% (2/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Dwayne Roloson

28/30

.933 SV% · 2 GA · 59:51 TOI

🐙Red Wings

Chris Osgood

24/25

.960 SV% · 1 GA · 59:41 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 40-21-8 (58% win rate, 69 games)

Red Wings

Red Wings — tied after 1st: 38-29-3 (54% win rate, 70 games)

After 2nd — 1–1

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 40-21-8 (58% win rate, 69 games)

Red Wings

Red Wings — tied after 2nd: 38-29-3 (54% win rate, 70 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Grosek · Barnes · Satan 21:58

L2 Ward · Brown · Juneau 17:23

L3 Holzinger · Peca · Primeau 14:18

L4 Varada · Ray 6:36

D1 Zhitnik · Smehlik 22:30

D2 McKee · Shannon 18:53

D3 Woolley · Warrener 17:18

D4 Grand-Pierre 2:10

🐙Red Wings

L1 Shanahan · Yzerman · Fedorov 21:19

L2 Clark · Kozlov · Lapointe 18:47

L3 Draper · Dandenault · Brown 15:17

L4 Holmstrom · Roest · Klima 8:45

L5 Laplante 2:01

D1 Chelios · Lidstrom 24:58

D2 Murphy · Ward 19:24

D3 Macoun 12:56

⚔️ Last meetings

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

Feb 21, 1999

🐙DET @ ⚔️BUF

4–4 (OT) · Red Wings won

1–2 (OT) · Red Wings won

Oct 12, 1996

🐙DET @ ⚔️BUF

6–1 · Red Wings won

❓ BUF vs DET, answered

Who won Sabres vs Red Wings on March 24, 1999?

Red Wings won 2–1.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Red Wings?

The final score was Sabres 1, Red Wings 2.

Who scored for Sabres?

Joe Juneau.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Sergei Fedorov, Wendel Clark.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dwayne Roloson made 28 saves on 30 shots (.933 save percentage).

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Chris Osgood made 24 saves on 25 shots (.960 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Red Wings played?

At Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, the Red Wings home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Red Wings season series?

Red Wings 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

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Mar 23

🐙Red Wings

Previous game · Mar 21

Also on March 24, 1999

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