1997-98 Buffalo Sabres Schedule and Results

Record: 36-29-17 (89 points), Finished 3rd in NHL Northeast Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: Lindy Ruff (36-29-17)

Captain: Donald Audette , Michael Peca

Goals For: 211 (17th of 26), Goals Against: 187 (3rd of 26)
SRS: 0.29 (9th of 26), SOS: 0.00 (14th of 26)

Playoffs:
Lost Conference Finals (4-2) to Washington Capitals
Won Conference Semi-Finals (4-0) over Montreal Canadiens
Won Conference Quarter-Finals (4-1) over Philadelphia Flyers

Preseason Odds: Stanley Cup +1500

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Regular Season

Regular Season Table
GP	Date		Opponent	GF	GA			W	L	T	Streak
1	1997-10-01	@	St. Louis Blues	3	1	W		1	0	0	W 1
2	1997-10-03	@	Washington Capitals	2	6	L		1	1	0	L 1
3	1997-10-05	@	Tampa Bay Lightning	1	1	T	OT	1	1	1	T 1
4	1997-10-07		Dallas Stars	2	4	L		1	2	1	L 1
5	1997-10-09		Washington Capitals	5	2	W		2	2	1	W 1
6	1997-10-11	@	New Jersey Devils	2	3	L		2	3	1	L 1
7	1997-10-15	@	Carolina Hurricanes	3	3	T	OT	2	3	2	T 1
8	1997-10-17		Montreal Canadiens	1	5	L		2	4	2	L 1
9	1997-10-19	@	Chicago Blackhawks	2	5	L		2	5	2	L 2
10	1997-10-22		Calgary Flames	4	1	W		3	5	2	W 1
11	1997-10-26	@	Phoenix Coyotes	1	6	L		3	6	2	L 1
12	1997-10-28	@	Colorado Avalanche	2	3	L		3	7	2	L 2
13	1997-10-31	@	Carolina Hurricanes	3	2	W	OT	4	7	2	W 1
14	1997-11-01	@	Florida Panthers	4	3	W	OT	5	7	2	W 2
15	1997-11-06		Florida Panthers	2	4	L		5	8	2	L 1
16	1997-11-08	@	Pittsburgh Penguins	2	2	T	OT	5	8	3	T 1
17	1997-11-10		Edmonton Oilers	4	4	T	OT	5	8	4	T 2
18	1997-11-13		Washington Capitals	2	3	L		5	9	4	L 1
19	1997-11-15		New Jersey Devils	2	3	L		5	10	4	L 2
20	1997-11-20	@	Boston Bruins	5	0	W		6	10	4	W 1
21	1997-11-22		New York Islanders	6	1	W		7	10	4	W 2
22	1997-11-24	@	Pittsburgh Penguins	1	5	L		7	11	4	L 1
23	1997-11-26		Philadelphia Flyers	1	3	L		7	12	4	L 2
24	1997-11-28		New York Rangers	3	3	T	OT	7	12	5	T 1
25	1997-12-01	@	Philadelphia Flyers	1	1	T	OT	7	12	6	T 2
26	1997-12-03		Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	4	0	W		8	12	6	W 1
27	1997-12-05		Tampa Bay Lightning	4	0	W		9	12	6	W 2
28	1997-12-06	@	Ottawa Senators	0	3	L		9	13	6	L 1
29	1997-12-11	@	Boston Bruins	1	2	L		9	14	6	L 2
30	1997-12-12		Carolina Hurricanes	3	2	W	OT	10	14	6	W 1
31	1997-12-15	@	Dallas Stars	4	8	L		10	15	6	L 1
32	1997-12-17	@	New York Islanders	0	4	L		10	16	6	L 2
33	1997-12-19		Montreal Canadiens	1	0	W		11	16	6	W 1
34	1997-12-21	@	New York Rangers	2	0	W		12	16	6	W 2
35	1997-12-23		Detroit Red Wings	1	3	L		12	17	6	L 1
36	1997-12-26		New York Rangers	3	0	W		13	17	6	W 1
37	1997-12-27	@	Carolina Hurricanes	1	4	L		13	18	6	L 1
38	1997-12-29		New Jersey Devils	1	3	L		13	19	6	L 2
39	1997-12-31		Ottawa Senators	3	0	W		14	19	6	W 1
40	1998-01-02		Colorado Avalanche	2	2	T	OT	14	19	7	T 1
41	1998-01-07	@	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	3	2	W		15	19	7	W 1
42	1998-01-08	@	Los Angeles Kings	2	2	T	OT	15	19	8	T 1
43	1998-01-10	@	San Jose Sharks	2	5	L		15	20	8	L 1
44	1998-01-14	@	Toronto Maple Leafs	4	1	W		16	20	8	W 1
45	1998-01-15		Vancouver Canucks	6	2	W		17	20	8	W 2
46	1998-01-20	@	Philadelphia Flyers	0	3	L		17	21	8	L 1
47	1998-01-21		Carolina Hurricanes	2	1	W		18	21	8	W 1
48	1998-01-23		Tampa Bay Lightning	4	1	W		19	21	8	W 2
49	1998-01-27		St. Louis Blues	3	3	T	OT	19	21	9	T 1
50	1998-01-30		Phoenix Coyotes	3	3	T	OT	19	21	10	T 2
51	1998-02-01	@	Florida Panthers	5	2	W		20	21	10	W 1
52	1998-02-02	@	Tampa Bay Lightning	7	3	W		21	21	10	W 2
53	1998-02-04		Boston Bruins	2	2	T	OT	21	21	11	T 1
54	1998-02-06		Pittsburgh Penguins	2	2	T	OT	21	21	12	T 2
55	1998-02-07	@	Montreal Canadiens	4	1	W		22	21	12	W 1
56	1998-02-25		Toronto Maple Leafs	2	2	T	OT	22	21	13	T 1
57	1998-02-26	@	Boston Bruins	1	1	T	OT	22	21	14	T 2
58	1998-03-01	@	Washington Capitals	3	0	W		23	21	14	W 1
59	1998-03-02	@	New York Rangers	1	0	W		24	21	14	W 2
60	1998-03-06		New York Islanders	2	4	L		24	22	14	L 1
61	1998-03-07	@	Montreal Canadiens	2	1	W		25	22	14	W 1
62	1998-03-10	@	New York Islanders	2	2	T	OT	25	22	15	T 1
63	1998-03-12		San Jose Sharks	3	1	W		26	22	15	W 1
64	1998-03-14	@	Pittsburgh Penguins	1	2	L		26	23	15	L 1
65	1998-03-15		Pittsburgh Penguins	3	0	W		27	23	15	W 1
66	1998-03-17		Chicago Blackhawks	3	5	L		27	24	15	L 1
67	1998-03-19		Florida Panthers	6	1	W		28	24	15	W 1
68	1998-03-21		Boston Bruins	1	2	L		28	25	15	L 1
69	1998-03-24	@	Calgary Flames	2	0	W		29	25	15	W 1
70	1998-03-26	@	Vancouver Canucks	5	2	W		30	25	15	W 2
71	1998-03-27	@	Edmonton Oilers	1	0	W		31	25	15	W 3
72	1998-03-29	@	Detroit Red Wings	2	4	L		31	26	15	L 1
73	1998-04-01		Los Angeles Kings	4	0	W		32	26	15	W 1
74	1998-04-03		Boston Bruins	5	4	W		33	26	15	W 2
75	1998-04-05		Ottawa Senators	0	1	L		33	27	15	L 1
76	1998-04-08		Carolina Hurricanes	3	1	W		34	27	15	W 1
77	1998-04-10		Montreal Canadiens	2	1	W		35	27	15	W 2
78	1998-04-11	@	Ottawa Senators	4	4	T	OT	35	27	16	T 1
79	1998-04-13		Philadelphia Flyers	2	1	W		36	27	16	W 1
80	1998-04-15	@	New Jersey Devils	4	5	L	OT	36	28	16	L 1
81	1998-04-18	@	Montreal Canadiens	3	3	T	OT	36	28	17	T 1
82	1998-04-19		Ottawa Senators	1	2	L		36	29	17	L 1

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
GP	Date		Opponent	GF	GA			W	L	Streak
1	1998-04-22	@	Philadelphia Flyers	3	2	W		1	0	W 1
2	1998-04-24	@	Philadelphia Flyers	2	3	L		1	1	L 1
3	1998-04-27		Philadelphia Flyers	6	1	W		2	1	W 1
4	1998-04-29		Philadelphia Flyers	4	1	W		3	1	W 2
5	1998-05-01	@	Philadelphia Flyers	3	2	W	OT	4	1	W 3
6	1998-05-08		Montreal Canadiens	3	2	W	OT	5	1	W 4
7	1998-05-10		Montreal Canadiens	6	3	W		6	1	W 5
8	1998-05-12	@	Montreal Canadiens	5	4	W	2OT	7	1	W 6
9	1998-05-14	@	Montreal Canadiens	3	1	W		8	1	W 7
10	1998-05-23	@	Washington Capitals	2	0	W		9	1	W 8
11	1998-05-25	@	Washington Capitals	2	3	L	OT	9	2	L 1
12	1998-05-28		Washington Capitals	3	4	L	OT	9	3	L 2
13	1998-05-30		Washington Capitals	0	2	L		9	4	L 3
14	1998-06-02	@	Washington Capitals	2	1	W		10	4	W 1
15	1998-06-04		Washington Capitals	2	3	L	OT	10	5	L 1

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