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January 23, 1998

Marine Midland Arena | Buffalo

TBL 14 BUF

FINAL

Head-to-Head vs TBL all-time
1ST2ND3RDT
TBL1001
BUF2114
Shots on goal TBL 36, BUF 36W D. HasekL M. Fitzpatrick
Summary

Shots on goal were even in all situations; Buffalo won 4-1.

IN NET
Buffalo D. Hasek .972
TBL M. Fitzpatrick .914
POWER PLAY
Buffalo 0 of 5
TBL 0 of 3
TURNING POINT
M. Barnaby goal (P1 6:20), Sabres win chance rises from 46% to 65%
WIN DNA
2 of 4 winning traits
Game Leaders
M. Grosek
2 (1G-1A)
POINTS
D. Plante
4
SHOTS
M. Peca
19:20
TOI (F)
A. Zhitnik
27:30
TOI (D)
D. Hasek
.972 (35/36)
SAVE %

Stats by Period

All situations, by period.

BUFTBL

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

P3 20:00
+6+30-3-6shot attemptsBUFTBL

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 66%.

P3 20:00
100%75%50%25%0%Buffalo win chanceBUFTBL
BIGGEST SWINGS
  1. P1 06:20M. Barnaby (3) 46% to 65%+19
  2. P1 04:40B. Marchment (1) 66% to 46%-20
  3. P1 17:41R. Ray (1) 64% to 82%+18
  4. P2 02:14M. Grosek (7) 83% to 94%+11

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
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
Yes
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)
1
1
2
+2
0
2
1.8
15:23
#36 M. Barnaby (RW)
1
1
2
+2
0
2
1.5
14:07
#12 R. Burridge (LW)
0
1
1
+1
0
3
0.9
10:09
#28 D. Audette (RW)
0
1
1
+1
0
4
1.1
16:56
#32 R. Ray (RW)
1
0
1
+1
2
1
0.7
9:36
#37 C. Brown (C)
0
1
1
+2
0
2
1.0
16:05
#6 R. Boughner (D)
0
1
1
+3
0
1
0.6
13:17
#8 D. Shannon (D)
1
0
1
+1
0
2
1.0
19:43
#15 D. Ward (LW)
0
0
0
0
0
2
0.3
14:36
#17 J. Dawe (RW)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
15:18
#19 B. Holzinger (C)
0
0
0
+1
0
2
0.2
13:16
#26 D. Plante (C)
0
0
0
0
0
4
0.4
18:10
#27 M. Peca (C)
0
0
0
0
2
3
0.1
19:20
#81 M. Satan (RW)
0
0
0
-1
0
1
0.2
10:44
#5 J. Woolley (D)
0
0
0
+2
0
0
0.0
16:13
#42 R. Smehlik (D)
0
0
0
0
0
2
0.2
24:27
#44 A. Zhitnik (D)
0
0
0
-1
2
3
0.1
27:30
#74 J. McKee (D)
0
0
0
+1
0
2
0.2
19:15
Total
4
6
10
6
36
9.9
GoalieSAGAxGASV%GSAxGSTOIDec
#39 D. Hasek361.9722.860:00W

Team Stats

TBLBUF
36Shots on Goal36
3Power Play Chances5
0%PP%0%
100%PK%100%
0PPG0
10Penalty Minutes6
18Hits17
9Blocked Shots9
21Giveaways39
11Takeaways19

Full Game Log

1ST
04:40GOAL (TBL): Bryan Marchment (1), assists: Darcy Tucker, Alexander Selivanov
06:20GOAL (BUF): Matthew Barnaby (3), assists: Michal Grosek, Bob Boughner
17:41GOAL (BUF): Rob Ray (1), assists: Randy Burridge
2ND
02:14GOAL (BUF): Michal Grosek (7), assists: Curtis Brown, Matthew Barnaby
3RD
19:59GOAL (BUF): Darryl Shannon (2), assists: Donald Audette
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