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1997-98 Buffalo Sabres

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36-29-17 (89 points), Finished 3rd in NHL Northeast Division (Game Results)
NHL Season Summary

Scored 211 goals, Allowed 187 goals, SRS: 0.29 (9th of 26)
Coached by Lindy Ruff (36-29-17)

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

1997-98 Statistics ▪ Games

Regular Season

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

Playoffs

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GP Date Opponent Tm Opp W L T Streak Notes
1 Wed, Apr 22, 1998 @ Philadelphia Flyers W 3 2 1 0 0 W 1
2 Fri, Apr 24, 1998 @ Philadelphia Flyers L 2 3 1 1 0 L 1
3 Mon, Apr 27, 1998 Philadelphia Flyers W 6 1 2 1 0 W 1
4 Wed, Apr 29, 1998 Philadelphia Flyers W 4 1 3 1 0 W 2
5 Fri, May 1, 1998 @ Philadelphia Flyers W OT 3 2 4 1 0 W 3
6 Fri, May 8, 1998 Montreal Canadiens W OT 3 2 5 1 0 W 4
7 Sun, May 10, 1998 Montreal Canadiens W 6 3 6 1 0 W 5
8 Tue, May 12, 1998 @ Montreal Canadiens W OT 5 4 7 1 0 W 6
9 Thu, May 14, 1998 @ Montreal Canadiens W 3 1 8 1 0 W 7
10 Sat, May 23, 1998 @ Washington Capitals W 2 0 9 1 0 W 8
11 Mon, May 25, 1998 @ Washington Capitals L OT 2 3 9 2 0 L 1
12 Thu, May 28, 1998 Washington Capitals L OT 3 4 9 3 0 L 2
13 Sat, May 30, 1998 Washington Capitals L 0 2 9 4 0 L 3
14 Tue, Jun 2, 1998 @ Washington Capitals W 2 1 10 4 0 W 1
15 Thu, Jun 4, 1998 Washington Capitals L OT 2 3 10 5 0 L 1