5–1

Final

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

Sabres at Flames

Sabres beat Flames 5–1 at Scotiabank Saddledome on March 18, 2000.

🗓 Sat, Mar 18, 2000 · 20:00 CST 📍 Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary 🏒 1999-00 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Vaclav Varada

2 G

2 shots · 17:42 TOI · +2

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Chris Gratton

2 A

1 shots · 15:16 TOI · +2

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Vladimir Tsyplakov

2 A

12:33 TOI · +2

4rd star ⚔️ BUF

Dominik Hasek

30 saves

0.968 SV% · 1 GA

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

2nd period

⚔️ Vaclav Varada Go-ahead 2nd · 01:01

Assists: Vladimir Tsyplakov, Chris Gratton · beat Grant Fuhr

1–0

⚔️ Dixon Ward PP 2nd · 12:21

Assists: Chris Gratton, Jason Woolley · beat Grant Fuhr

2–0

⚔️ Curtis Brown 2nd · 13:48

Assists: Miroslav Satan, Doug Gilmour · beat Grant Fuhr

3–0

3rd period

🔥 Jeff Shantz 3rd · 04:30

Assists: Jarome Iginla, Sergei Krivokrasov · beat Dominik Hasek

3–1

⚔️ Maxim Afinogenov PP 3rd · 12:54

Assists: Vladimir Tsyplakov, Jason Holland · beat Grant Fuhr

4–1

⚔️ Vaclav Varada 3rd · 19:54

Unassisted · beat Grant Fuhr

5–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF CGY🔥

21 Shots on goal 31

2/5 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3

24 Hits 32

16 Blocked shots 11

5 Takeaways 4

2 Giveaways 9

6 Penalty minutes 10

BUF shooting 23.8% (5/21) CGY shooting 3.2% (1/31)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

30/31

.968 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔥Flames

Grant Fuhr

16/21

.762 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 33-31-8 (46% win rate, 72 games)

Flames

Flames — tied after 1st: 30-30-11 (42% win rate, 71 games)

After 2nd — 3–0

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Flames

Flames: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Gilmour · Brown · Barnes 19:39

L2 Gratton · Satan · Varada 17:42

L3 Sanderson · Ward · Rasmussen 14:16

L4 Tsyplakov · Afinogenov · Ray 10:15

D1 Smehlik · McKee 22:02

D2 Patrick · Warrener 20:26

D3 Woolley · Holland 15:36

🔥Flames

L1 Savard · Iginla · Bure 24:09

L2 Shantz · Wiemer · Bureau 16:52

L3 Cowan · Nazarov · Krivokrasov 13:23

L4 Begin · Wilm · Clark 6:34

D1 Housley · Morris 23:46

D2 Regehr · Werenka 20:24

D3 Shannon · Dollas 13:32

⚔️ Last meetings

Sabres lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

Feb 24, 1999

⚔️BUF @ 🔥CGY

2–2 (OT) · Sabres won

5–5 (OT) · Flames won

❓ BUF vs CGY, answered

Who won Sabres vs Flames on March 18, 2000?

Sabres won 5–1.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Flames?

The final score was Sabres 5, Flames 1.

Who scored for Sabres?

Vaclav Varada (2), Curtis Brown, Dixon Ward, Maxim Afinogenov.

Who scored for Flames?

Jeff Shantz.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 30 saves on 31 shots (.968 save percentage).

How did the Flames goalie play?

Grant Fuhr made 16 saves on 21 shots (.762 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Flames played?

At Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, the Flames home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Flames season series?

Sabres lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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 16

🔥Flames

Previous game · Mar 15

Also on March 18, 2000

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