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December 17, 1997

Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Uniondale

BUF 04 NYI

FINAL

Head-to-Head vs NYI all-time
1ST2ND3RDT
BUF0000
NYI2114
Shots on goal BUF 28, NYI 29W T. SaloL D. Hasek
Summary

Shots on goal were even in all situations; Buffalo lost 0-4.

IN NET
Buffalo D. Hasek .862
NYI T. Salo 1.000
POWER PLAY
Buffalo 0 of 9
NYI 2 of 6
TURNING POINT
K. Jonsson goal (P1 2:18), Sabres win chance drops from 43% to 26%
WIN DNA
0 of 4 winning traits
Game Leaders
POINTS
M. Peca
5
SHOTS
M. Peca
22:34
TOI (F)
A. Zhitnik
28:27
TOI (D)
D. Hasek
.862 (25/29)
SAVE %

Stats by Period

All situations, by period.

BUFNYI

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

P3 20:00
+10+50-5-10shot attemptsBUFNYI

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 44%.

P3 20:00
100%75%50%25%0%Buffalo win chanceBUFNYI
BIGGEST SWINGS
  1. P1 02:18K. Jonsson (6) 43% to 26%-17
  2. P1 03:58R. Reichel (14) 26% to 13%-13
  3. P2 15:29R. Reichel (15) 5% to 1%-4
  4. P1 06:58Fighting on Bryan McCabe, 5 min 9% to 13%+4

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
#10 B. May (LW)
0
0
0
0
2
4
0.2
9:17
#17 J. Dawe (RW)
0
0
0
0
0
3
0.2
19:35
#18 M. Grosek (LW)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.1
12:22
#19 B. Holzinger (C)
0
0
0
-1
0
1
0.1
13:08
#22 W. Primeau (C)
0
0
0
0
17
2
-0.3
11:44
#25 V. Varada (RW)
0
0
0
0
2
0
-0.1
8:22
#26 D. Plante (C)
0
0
0
-1
4
1
-0.1
17:04
#27 M. Peca (C)
0
0
0
0
2
5
0.2
22:34
#28 D. Audette (RW)
0
0
0
0
0
3
0.2
21:53
#36 M. Barnaby (RW)
0
0
0
-1
7
2
-0.1
9:43
#37 C. Brown (C)
0
0
0
0
4
0
-0.3
4:06
#81 M. Satan (RW)
0
0
0
-2
0
1
0.1
12:48
#4 M. Wilson (D)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.1
15:57
#5 J. Woolley (D)
0
0
0
-1
0
1
0.1
21:49
#6 R. Boughner (D)
0
0
0
0
14
0
-0.4
9:48
#8 D. Shannon (D)
0
0
0
-2
0
1
0.2
21:05
#42 R. Smehlik (D)
0
0
0
-1
0
0
0.1
16:55
#44 A. Zhitnik (D)
0
0
0
0
0
2
0.2
28:27
Total
0
0
0
52
28
0.3
GoalieSAGAxGASV%GSAxGSTOIDec
#39 D. Hasek294.862-0.560:00L

Team Stats

BUFNYI
28Shots on Goal29
9Power Play Chances6
0%PP%33%
67%PK%100%
0PPG2
54Penalty Minutes60
18Hits25
8Blocked Shots9
16Giveaways21
6Takeaways20

Full Game Log

1ST
02:18GOAL (NYI): Kenny Jonsson (6), assists: Robert Reichel, Bryan Berard
03:58GOAL (NYI): Robert Reichel (14), assists: Ziggy Palffy, Kenny Jonsson
2ND
15:29GOAL (NYI): Robert Reichel (15), assists: Travis Green, Bryan Berard
3RD
11:15GOAL (NYI): Ziggy Palffy (16), unassisted
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