1997-98 Buffalo Sabres Team Gamelog

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
								Team					Opponent
GP	Date		Opponent	GF	GA			S	PIM	PPG	PPO	SHG	S	PIM	PPG	PPO	SHG
1	1997-10-01	@	St. Louis Blues	3	1	W		19	35	0		0	34	32	1		0
2	1997-10-03	@	Washington Capitals	2	6	L		23	12	0		0	34	20	2		1
3	1997-10-05	@	Tampa Bay Lightning	1	1	T	OT	37	6	0		0	31	6	0		0
4	1997-10-07		Dallas Stars	2	4	L		17	8	0		0	30	6	0		1
5	1997-10-09		Washington Capitals	5	2	W		32	27	2		0	31	14	0		0
6	1997-10-11	@	New Jersey Devils	2	3	L		26	14	1		0	30	16	2		0
7	1997-10-15	@	Carolina Hurricanes	3	3	T	OT	28	10	3		0	37	12	2		1
8	1997-10-17		Montreal Canadiens	1	5	L		22	28	1		0	42	16	2		0
9	1997-10-19	@	Chicago Blackhawks	2	5	L		17	29	1		0	47	13	1		0
10	1997-10-22		Calgary Flames	4	1	W		21	24	3		0	18	24	0		0
11	1997-10-26	@	Phoenix Coyotes	1	6	L		24	30	0		0	30	32	4		0
12	1997-10-28	@	Colorado Avalanche	2	3	L		21	14	0		0	19	12	1		0
13	1997-10-31	@	Carolina Hurricanes	3	2	W	OT	24	16	0		0	25	14	2		0
14	1997-11-01	@	Florida Panthers	4	3	W	OT	30	24	2		1	23	32	1		0
15	1997-11-06		Florida Panthers	2	4	L		30	47	0		0	25	44	1		1
16	1997-11-08	@	Pittsburgh Penguins	2	2	T	OT	38	25	0		0	31	11	1		0
17	1997-11-10		Edmonton Oilers	4	4	T	OT	40	23	0		0	25	13	1		0
18	1997-11-13		Washington Capitals	2	3	L		25	19	0		0	35	21	1		0
19	1997-11-15		New Jersey Devils	2	3	L		24	28	1		0	32	16	0		0
20	1997-11-20	@	Boston Bruins	5	0	W		24	38	0		0	29	40	0		0
GP	Date		Opponent	GF	GA			S	PIM	PPG	PPO	SHG	S	PIM	PPG	PPO	SHG
21	1997-11-22		New York Islanders	6	1	W		33	17	3		1	29	17	0		0
22	1997-11-24	@	Pittsburgh Penguins	1	5	L		22	33	1		0	45	22	2		1
23	1997-11-26		Philadelphia Flyers	1	3	L		27	22	0		0	25	12	1		0
24	1997-11-28		New York Rangers	3	3	T	OT	23	13	1		0	30	11	0		0
25	1997-12-01	@	Philadelphia Flyers	1	1	T	OT	17	26	0		0	26	10	0		0
26	1997-12-03		Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	4	0	W		25	14	2		0	29	37	0		0
27	1997-12-05		Tampa Bay Lightning	4	0	W		18	20	0		0	38	24	0		0
28	1997-12-06	@	Ottawa Senators	0	3	L		25	8	0		0	24	6	2		0
29	1997-12-11	@	Boston Bruins	1	2	L		18	10	0		0	27	8	0		0
30	1997-12-12		Carolina Hurricanes	3	2	W	OT	28	8	1		0	37	4	1		0
31	1997-12-15	@	Dallas Stars	4	8	L		26	60	3		0	35	58	3		1
32	1997-12-17	@	New York Islanders	0	4	L		28	52	0		0	29	60	2		1
33	1997-12-19		Montreal Canadiens	1	0	W		20	14	0		0	42	12	0		0
34	1997-12-21	@	New York Rangers	2	0	W		23	14	1		0	33	6	0		0
35	1997-12-23		Detroit Red Wings	1	3	L		27	4	0		0	30	10	0		1
36	1997-12-26		New York Rangers	3	0	W		26	14	1		0	28	10	0		0
37	1997-12-27	@	Carolina Hurricanes	1	4	L		27	34	0		0	24	10	2		0
38	1997-12-29		New Jersey Devils	1	3	L		23	20	1		0	19	26	1		0
39	1997-12-31		Ottawa Senators	3	0	W		29	14	1		2	36	18	0		0
40	1998-01-02		Colorado Avalanche	2	2	T	OT	36	16	1		0	33	28	1		0
GP	Date		Opponent	GF	GA			S	PIM	PPG	PPO	SHG	S	PIM	PPG	PPO	SHG
41	1998-01-07	@	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	3	2	W		29	4	0		0	32	16	0		0
42	1998-01-08	@	Los Angeles Kings	2	2	T	OT	31	19	0		1	26	19	2		0
43	1998-01-10	@	San Jose Sharks	2	5	L		18	38	0		0	42	12	2		0
44	1998-01-14	@	Toronto Maple Leafs	4	1	W		27	12	1		0	37	8	1		0
45	1998-01-15		Vancouver Canucks	6	2	W		32	111	0		0	44	116	0		0
46	1998-01-20	@	Philadelphia Flyers	0	3	L		29	16	0		0	29	10	1		0
47	1998-01-21		Carolina Hurricanes	2	1	W		37	11	0		1	33	15	0		0
48	1998-01-23		Tampa Bay Lightning	4	1	W		36	6	0		0	36	8	0		0
49	1998-01-27		St. Louis Blues	3	3	T	OT	25	12	1		0	19	14	0		1
50	1998-01-30		Phoenix Coyotes	3	3	T	OT	28	9	0		0	36	4	3		0
51	1998-02-01	@	Florida Panthers	5	2	W		29	13	2		0	31	15	1		0
52	1998-02-02	@	Tampa Bay Lightning	7	3	W		32	36	0		1	38	12	0		1
53	1998-02-04		Boston Bruins	2	2	T	OT	31	6	0		0	26	6	0		0
54	1998-02-06		Pittsburgh Penguins	2	2	T	OT	34	8	2		0	37	12	1		0
55	1998-02-07	@	Montreal Canadiens	4	1	W		22	14	0		2	34	10	1		0
56	1998-02-25		Toronto Maple Leafs	2	2	T	OT	28	23	1		0	35	21	1		0
57	1998-02-26	@	Boston Bruins	1	1	T	OT	21	21	0		0	33	15	0		0
58	1998-03-01	@	Washington Capitals	3	0	W		20	16	1		0	36	18	0		0
59	1998-03-02	@	New York Rangers	1	0	W		18	8	0		0	33	8	0		0
60	1998-03-06		New York Islanders	2	4	L		30	20	1		0	22	28	2		1
GP	Date		Opponent	GF	GA			S	PIM	PPG	PPO	SHG	S	PIM	PPG	PPO	SHG
61	1998-03-07	@	Montreal Canadiens	2	1	W		26	16	0		0	32	14	0		0
62	1998-03-10	@	New York Islanders	2	2	T	OT	32	40	2		0	22	16	2		0
63	1998-03-12		San Jose Sharks	3	1	W		24	16	0		0	39	10	0		0
64	1998-03-14	@	Pittsburgh Penguins	1	2	L		38	19	1		0	19	19	1		0
65	1998-03-15		Pittsburgh Penguins	3	0	W		28	12	1		1	22	16	0		0
66	1998-03-17		Chicago Blackhawks	3	5	L		30	6	1		0	42	12	0		0
67	1998-03-19		Florida Panthers	6	1	W		26	24	1		3	32	24	0		0
68	1998-03-21		Boston Bruins	1	2	L		31	12	1		0	32	14	2		0
69	1998-03-24	@	Calgary Flames	2	0	W		21	8	0		0	29	4	0		0
70	1998-03-26	@	Vancouver Canucks	5	2	W		24	55	1		0	23	93	0		0
71	1998-03-27	@	Edmonton Oilers	1	0	W		29	25	1		0	20	21	0		0
72	1998-03-29	@	Detroit Red Wings	2	4	L		26	16	0		0	38	28	2		1
73	1998-04-01		Los Angeles Kings	4	0	W		28	73	2		0	37	69	0		0
74	1998-04-03		Boston Bruins	5	4	W		25	29	0		0	26	51	2		0
75	1998-04-05		Ottawa Senators	0	1	L		22	12	0		0	33	12	0		0
76	1998-04-08		Carolina Hurricanes	3	1	W		27	10	1		0	16	10	0		0
77	1998-04-10		Montreal Canadiens	2	1	W		27	15	0		0	29	11	0		0
78	1998-04-11	@	Ottawa Senators	4	4	T	OT	37	16	0		0	36	14	1		0
79	1998-04-13		Philadelphia Flyers	2	1	W		24	16	0		1	31	14	1		0
80	1998-04-15	@	New Jersey Devils	4	5	L	OT	20	19	0		1	41	17	1		0
GP	Date		Opponent	GF	GA			S	PIM	PPG	PPO	SHG	S	PIM	PPG	PPO	SHG
81	1998-04-18	@	Montreal Canadiens	3	3	T	OT	20	32	0		0	24	26	1		0
82	1998-04-19		Ottawa Senators	1	2	L		27	8	0		0	51	6	0		0

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
								Team					Opponent
GP	Date		Opponent	GF	GA			S	PIM	PPG	PPO	SHG	S	PIM	PPG	PPO	SHG
1	1998-04-22	@	Philadelphia Flyers	3	2	W		25	14	0		0	24	8	0		0
2	1998-04-24	@	Philadelphia Flyers	2	3	L		27	54	1		0	38	10	1		0
3	1998-04-27		Philadelphia Flyers	6	1	W		28	16	2		2	32	18	1		0
4	1998-04-29		Philadelphia Flyers	4	1	W		20	28	3		0	45	26	0		0
5	1998-05-01	@	Philadelphia Flyers	3	2	W	OT	29	22	3		0	37	24	1		0
GP	Date		Opponent	GF	GA			S	PIM	PPG	PPO	SHG	S	PIM	PPG	PPO	SHG
6	1998-05-08		Montreal Canadiens	3	2	W	OT	25	16	1		0	48	16	0		0
7	1998-05-10		Montreal Canadiens	6	3	W		25	14	1		0	26	14	1		0
8	1998-05-12	@	Montreal Canadiens	5	4	W	2OT	31	16	1		0	46	14	0		0
9	1998-05-14	@	Montreal Canadiens	3	1	W		18	8	2		0	38	14	0		0
GP	Date		Opponent	GF	GA			S	PIM	PPG	PPO	SHG	S	PIM	PPG	PPO	SHG
10	1998-05-23	@	Washington Capitals	2	0	W		20	10	0		0	19	14	0		0
11	1998-05-25	@	Washington Capitals	2	3	L	OT	33	18	1		0	39	12	1		0
12	1998-05-28		Washington Capitals	3	4	L	OT	30	8	1		0	30	10	2		0
13	1998-05-30		Washington Capitals	0	2	L		30	16	0		0	19	12	0		1
14	1998-06-02	@	Washington Capitals	2	1	W		16	12	0		0	35	10	1		0
15	1998-06-04		Washington Capitals	2	3	L	OT	41	14	0		0	38	14	1		0

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