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December 1, 1997

CoreStates Center | Philadelphia

BUF 11 PHI

FINAL / OT

Head-to-Head vs PHI all-time
1ST2ND3RDT
BUF0011
PHI1001
Shots on goal BUF 17, PHI 26
Summary

PHI had more shots on goal in all situations, but Buffalo tied 1-1 in overtime.

IN NET
Buffalo D. Hasek .962
PHI G. Snow .941
POWER PLAY
Buffalo 0 of 3
PHI 0 of 5
TURNING POINT
B. Holzinger goal (P3 4:34), Sabres win chance rises from 14% to 44%
WIN DNA
0 of 4 winning traits
Game Leaders
B. Holzinger
1 (1G)
POINTS
B. May
2
SHOTS
M. Peca
23:45
TOI (F)
A. Zhitnik
31:23
TOI (D)
D. Hasek
.962 (25/26)
SAVE %

Stats by Period

All situations, by period.

BUFPHI

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 39 minutes, too few for a score-tied view.

OT 4:19
+11+60-6-11shot attemptsBUFPHI

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 39%.

OT 4:19
100%75%50%25%0%Buffalo win chanceBUFPHI
BIGGEST SWINGS
  1. P3 04:34B. Holzinger (4) 14% to 44%+30
  2. P1 19:34E. Lindros (10) 41% to 21%-20
  3. P3 19:10Too many men on the ice on Unknown, 2 min 47% to 54%+7
  4. P3 13:44Roughing on Bob Boughner, 2 min 46% to 39%-7

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

0 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%
No
3+ different scorers
Sabres win 89% when yes, 32% when no
No
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
#19 B. Holzinger (C)
1
0
1
+1
2
1
0.7
15:59
#28 D. Audette (RW)
0
1
1
+1
2
1
0.8
15:21
#81 M. Satan (RW)
0
1
1
+1
0
1
0.6
15:02
#10 B. May (LW)
0
0
0
0
4
2
0.1
12:02
#12 R. Burridge (LW)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.1
9:34
#15 D. Ward (LW)
0
0
0
-1
2
2
0.1
15:52
#17 J. Dawe (RW)
0
0
0
-1
0
0
0.0
22:02
#22 W. Primeau (C)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.1
14:28
#26 D. Plante (C)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
14:29
#27 M. Peca (C)
0
0
0
-1
0
1
0.2
23:45
#36 M. Barnaby (RW)
0
0
0
0
10
0
-0.1
7:28
#37 C. Brown (C)
0
0
0
0
0
2
0.2
14:19
#4 M. Wilson (D)
0
0
0
-1
2
2
0.1
20:23
#5 J. Woolley (D)
0
0
0
+1
0
1
0.3
14:52
#6 R. Boughner (D)
0
0
0
0
4
0
0.0
10:37
#8 D. Shannon (D)
0
0
0
0
0
2
0.4
22:22
#42 R. Smehlik (D)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.1
30:30
#44 A. Zhitnik (D)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.3
31:23
Total
1
2
3
26
17
3.8
GoalieSAGAxGASV%GSAxGSTOIDec
#39 D. Hasek261.9621.865:00T

Team Stats

BUFPHI
17Shots on Goal26
3Power Play Chances5
0%PP%0%
100%PK%100%
0PPG0
26Penalty Minutes12
17Hits11
22Blocked Shots5
13Giveaways15
10Takeaways13

Full Game Log

1ST
19:34GOAL (PHI): Eric Lindros (10), assists: Dainius Zubrus, John LeClair
3RD
04:34GOAL (BUF): Brian Holzinger (4), assists: Donald Audette, Miroslav Satan
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