2–1

Final

BUF leads 4–0

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

Sabres at Senators — First Round Game 1

Sabres, First Round Game 1, beat Senators 2–1 at Canadian Tire Centre on April 21, 1999.

🗓 Wed, Apr 21, 1999 · 18:00 CDT 📍 Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa 🏒 1998-99 playoffs View the series → Head-to-head history →

🏒 First Round — Best of 7

BUF vs OTT · BUF leads 4–0 Full series →

Game 1

2–1

Final · BUF

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Michael Peca

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 24:57 TOI · +1

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Curtis Brown

1 G

2 shots · 18:09 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Vaclav Varada

1 A

1 shots · 13:34 TOI · +1

4rd star ⚔️ BUF

Dominik Hasek

40 saves

0.976 SV% · 1 GA

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Michael Peca Go-ahead 1st · 04:32

Assists: Vaclav Varada, Rhett Warrener

1–0

🏛️ Wade Redden PP Tying 1st · 14:46

Assists: Nelson Emerson, Marian Hossa

1–1

2nd period

⚔️ Curtis Brown PP Go-ahead 2nd · 11:24

Assists: Michael Peca, Alexei Zhitnik

2–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF OTT🏛️

15 Shots on goal 41

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/9

32 Hits 31

23 Blocked shots 6

9 Takeaways 10

13 Giveaways 24

20 Penalty minutes 10

BUF shooting 13.3% (2/15) OTT shooting 2.4% (1/41)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

40/41

.976 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🏛️Senators

Ron Tugnutt

13/15

.867 SV% · 2 GA · 58:51 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 48-25-9 (59% win rate, 82 games)

Senators

Senators — tied after 1st: 51-21-10 (62% win rate, 82 games)

After 2nd — 2–1

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Senators

Senators: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Peca · Brown · Satan 21:48

L2 Grosek · Ward · Varada 13:36

L3 Holzinger · Barnes · Primeau 11:06

L4 Sanderson · Kruse · Rasmussen 7:32

D1 Zhitnik · Smehlik 27:00

D2 Warrener · McKee 20:19

D3 Woolley · Shannon 12:15

🏛️Senators

L1 Yashin · Alfredsson · Hossa 19:35

L2 McEachern · Emerson · Dackell 17:44

L3 Arvedson · Prospal · Bonk 14:57

L4 Berg · Van Allen · Gardiner 6:16

D1 Redden · York 23:00

D2 Kravchuk · Salo 19:26

D3 Laukkanen · Pitlick 14:10

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

Apr 10, 1999

⚔️BUF @ 🏛️OTT

1–1 (OT) · Sabres won

Feb 9, 1999

⚔️BUF @ 🏛️OTT

1–1 (OT) · Sabres won

Jan 16, 1999

⚔️BUF @ 🏛️OTT

1–1 (OT) · Sabres won

Dec 30, 1998

🏛️OTT @ ⚔️BUF

3–2 (OT) · Senators won

Nov 10, 1998

🏛️OTT @ ⚔️BUF

2–2 (OT) · Senators won

❓ BUF vs OTT, answered

Who won Sabres vs Senators on April 21, 1999?

Sabres won 2–1.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Senators?

The final score was Sabres 2, Senators 1.

Who scored for Sabres?

Curtis Brown, Michael Peca.

Who scored for Senators?

Wade Redden.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 40 saves on 41 shots (.976 save percentage).

How did the Senators goalie play?

Ron Tugnutt made 13 saves on 15 shots (.867 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Senators played?

At Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, the Senators home rink.

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 · Apr 18

🏛️Senators

Previous game · Apr 17

Also on April 21, 1999

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