⚔️ Away Sabres 42-22-8 before this game
1–2
Final
🪶 Home Blackhawks 30-38-6 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
BUF 1001
CHI 1102

Sabres at Blackhawks

Blackhawks beat Sabres 2–1 at United Center on March 31, 1999.

🗓 Wed, Mar 31, 1999 · 19:30 CST 📍 United Center, Chicago 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🪶 CHI
Dave Manson
1 G
3 shots · 21:01 TOI · +1
2nd star 🪶 CHI
Bob Probert
1 G
3 shots · 12:57 TOI · +1
3rd star 🪶 CHI
J-P Dumont
1 A
5 shots · 20:38 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order
1st period
🪶 Dave Manson Go-ahead 1st · 00:43
Assists: J-P Dumont, Josef Marha
0–1
⚔️ Dixon Ward Tying 1st · 10:40
Assists: Brian Holzinger, Alexei Zhitnik
1–1
2nd period
🪶 Bob Probert Go-ahead 2nd · 08:56
Assists: Brad Brown, Reid Simpson
1–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
⚔️BUF CHI🪶
20 Shots on goal 25
14 Hits 25
5 Blocked shots 10
2 Takeaways 3
10 Giveaways 10
20 Penalty minutes 20
BUF shooting 5.0% (1/20) CHI shooting 8.0% (2/25)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚔️Sabres
Dominik Hasek
23/25
.920 SV% · 2 GA · 59:00 TOI
🪶Blackhawks
Jocelyn Thibault
19/20
.950 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 1st: 42-22-8 (58% win rate, 72 games)
Blackhawks
Blackhawks — tied after 1st: 30-38-6 (41% win rate, 74 games)
After 2nd — 1–2
Sabres
Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.
Blackhawks
Blackhawks: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚔️Sabres
L1 Peca · Juneau · Satan 22:22
L2 Ward · Barnes · Holzinger 16:35
L3 Kruse · Brown · Varada 12:01
L4 Sanderson · Primeau · Ray 6:12
D1 Zhitnik · Woolley 23:02
D2 Smehlik · McKee 18:54
D3 Warrener · Grand-Pierre 15:08
🪶Blackhawks
L1 Zhamnov · Amonte · Dumont 21:39
L2 Daze · Marha · Olczyk 17:22
L3 Probert · Leroux · Janssens 11:34
L4 Simpson · Murray 5:54
D1 Eriksson · Manson 21:20
D2 Mironov · Muir 19:12
D3 Allison · Brown 16:10
D4 Zmolek 11:47

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →
Nov 14, 1998
🪶CHI @ ⚔️BUF
1–6 · Sabres won
Mar 17, 1998
🪶CHI @ ⚔️BUF
5–3 · Blackhawks won
Oct 19, 1997
⚔️BUF @ 🪶CHI
2–5 · Blackhawks won
Mar 30, 1997
⚔️BUF @ 🪶CHI
2–3 · Blackhawks won
Jan 20, 1997
🪶CHI @ ⚔️BUF
1–2 · Sabres won

❓ BUF vs CHI, answered

Who won Sabres vs Blackhawks on March 31, 1999?

Blackhawks won 2–1.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Blackhawks?

The final score was Sabres 1, Blackhawks 2.

Who scored for Sabres?

Dixon Ward.

Who scored for Blackhawks?

Bob Probert, Dave Manson.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 23 saves on 25 shots (.920 save percentage).

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

Jocelyn Thibault made 19 saves on 20 shots (.950 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Blackhawks played?

At United Center in Chicago, the Blackhawks home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Blackhawks 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
⚔️Sabres
Previous game · Mar 28
🐧PIT @ ⚔️BUF
3–4 · BUF won
Next game · Apr 3
⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL
1–2 · MTL won
🪶Blackhawks
Previous game · Mar 28
🎵STL @ 🪶CHI
1–3 · CHI won
Next game · Apr 2
🪶CHI @ 🐙DET
3–5 · DET won
Also on March 31, 1999
🦆ANA @ 😈NJD
1–7 final
🏝️NYI @ 🐆FLA
5–3 final
👑LAK @ 🐙DET
1–2 final
⚡TBL @ ⭐DAL
4–6 final
🍁TOR @ 🐋VAN
6–5 final
🏔️COL @ 🦈SJS
3–2 final
Sabres season page Blackhawks season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule