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November 28, 1997

Marine Midland Arena | Buffalo

NYR 33 BUF

FINAL / OT

Head-to-Head vs NYR all-time
1ST2ND3RDT
NYR2013
BUF1113
Shots on goal NYR 30, BUF 23
Summary

NYR had more shots on goal in all situations, but Buffalo tied 3-3 in overtime.

IN NET
Buffalo D. Hasek .900
NYR M. Richter .870
POWER PLAY
Buffalo 1 of 3
NYR 0 of 4
TURNING POINT
D. Audette goal (P3 16:39), Sabres win chance rises from 6% to 51%
WIN DNA
2 of 4 winning traits
Game Leaders
D. Plante
1 (1G)
POINTS
M. Peca
22:33
TOI (F)
A. Zhitnik
29:00
TOI (D)
D. Hasek
.900 (27/30)
SAVE %

Stats by Period

All situations, by period.

BUFNYR

Shots on goal are counted from the play-by-play, which on a few games sits one shot off the box score line in the header and Team Stats.

Game Flow

Running shot attempts for and against, all situations. Shading shows who led.

Tied for only 22 minutes, too few for a score-tied view.

OT 4:57
+12+60-6-12shot attemptsBUFNYR

Dots are goals, navy for Buffalo.

How this is measured

Score-adjusted weights each attempt by how often teams take one in that score state, home or away, at that point of the game, league-wide (2016-17 to 2025-26): the share as if the game were tied at a neutral site. Score-tied counts only attempts while tied, and needs 15 tied minutes and 30 attempts.

Win Probability

Buffalo's chance of winning, from the score, the time left and the strength state.

Opened at 52%.

OT 4:57
100%75%50%25%0%Buffalo win chanceBUFNYR
BIGGEST SWINGS
  1. P3 16:39D. Audette (6) 6% to 51%+45
  2. P3 06:14W. Gretzky (8) 51% to 17%-34
  3. P2 12:47D. Plante (5) 25% to 51%+26
  4. P1 00:16T. Sweeney (6) 52% to 33%-19

Dots are goals, diamonds penalties, squares a goalie pull; navy for Buffalo.

How this is measured

Each team is expected to score at the league rate for the season, tilted for home ice and scaled for the strength state. The chance Buffalo ends regulation ahead follows from the score and the time left, with a tie going to 3-on-3 overtime and a shootout. The opening value comes from both teams' goals for and against to that date, regressed toward the league average early in a season, plus home ice. This feed carries no on-ice strength codes, so power plays are read from the penalty calls alone.

Win DNA

2 of 4 winning traits showed up tonight. Win rates are over the full 1997–98 regular season (82 games).

Wins (36)Losses (29, 1 in overtime)This game
3+ scorersD combined 3+ ptsScored firstDepth goal50%100%
Yes
3+ different scorers
Sabres win 89% when yes, 32% when no
Yes
Defensemen combined for 3+ points
Sabres win 85% when yes, 42% when no
No
Scored first
Sabres win 79% when yes, 29% when no
No
Depth forward scored
Sabres win 66% when yes, 43% when no

Box Score

Player
G
A
P
+/-
PIM
SOG
Game Score
TOI
GS
#18 M. Grosek (LW)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0.6
12:27
#19 B. Holzinger (C)
0
1
1
0
0
2
0.8
18:12
#26 D. Plante (C)
1
0
1
+1
0
2
1.0
16:09
#28 D. Audette (RW)
1
0
1
0
0
1
0.8
17:24
#37 C. Brown (C)
0
1
1
0
2
2
0.6
14:40
#81 M. Satan (RW)
0
1
1
0
2
1
0.6
13:23
#5 J. Woolley (D)
0
1
1
+1
0
1
0.8
15:52
#8 D. Shannon (D)
0
1
1
0
2
5
1.0
22:38
#44 A. Zhitnik (D)
1
0
1
-1
0
2
1.0
29:00
#10 B. May (LW)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
10:45
#15 D. Ward (LW)
0
0
0
-1
0
1
0.1
20:32
#17 J. Dawe (RW)
0
0
0
-1
0
1
0.1
19:00
#22 W. Primeau (C)
0
0
0
-1
0
0
0.0
10:36
#27 M. Peca (C)
0
0
0
-1
0
3
0.3
22:33
#36 M. Barnaby (RW)
0
0
0
0
5
0
-0.1
10:40
#6 R. Boughner (D)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.1
16:59
#42 R. Smehlik (D)
0
0
0
-1
0
1
0.1
27:05
#74 J. McKee (D)
0
0
0
-1
2
0
-0.1
18:41
Total
3
6
9
13
23
7.4
GoalieSAGAxGASV%GSAxGSTOIDec
#39 D. Hasek303.9000.565:00T

Team Stats

NYRBUF
30Shots on Goal23
4Power Play Chances3
0%PP%33%
67%PK%100%
0PPG1
11Penalty Minutes13
15Hits24
12Blocked Shots8
32Giveaways51
4Takeaways10

Full Game Log

1ST
00:16GOAL (NYR): Tim Sweeney (6), assists: Pat LaFontaine
12:48GOAL (NYR): Pat LaFontaine (15), assists: Doug Lidster
17:02GOAL (BUF): Alexei Zhitnik (4), assists: Jason Woolley, Brian Holzinger
2ND
12:47GOAL (BUF): Derek Plante (5), assists: Miroslav Satan, Michal Grosek
3RD
06:14GOAL (NYR): Wayne Gretzky (8), assists: Niklas Sundstrom
16:39GOAL (BUF): Donald Audette (6), assists: Darryl Shannon, Curtis Brown
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