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May 25, 1998

MCI Center | Washington

BUF 23 WSH

FINAL / OT

Head-to-Head vs WSH all-timeFull Round 3 series breakdown
1ST2ND3RDOTT
BUF10102
WSH01113
Shots on goal BUF 33, WSH 39W O. KolzigL D. Hasek
Summary

WSH had more shots on goal in all situations and won 3-2 in overtime.

IN NET
Buffalo D. Hasek .923
WSH O. Kolzig .939
POWER PLAY
Buffalo 1 of 4
WSH 1 of 7
TURNING POINT
T. Krygier goal (OT 3:01), Sabres win chance drops from 49% to 0%
WIN DNA
2 of 4 winning traits
Game Leaders
V. Varada
1 (1G)
POINTS
M. Grosek
4
SHOTS
D. Ward
21:15
TOI (F)
D. Shannon
23:44
TOI (D)
D. Hasek
.923 (36/39)
SAVE %

Stats by Period

All situations, by period.

BUFWSH

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.

OT 3:01
+10+50-5-10shot attemptsBUFWSH

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 48%.

OT 3:01
100%75%50%25%0%Buffalo win chanceBUFWSH
BIGGEST SWINGS
  1. OT 03:01T. Krygier (1) 49% to 0%-49
  2. P3 19:03M. Barnaby (6) 4% to 49%+45
  3. P3 14:06J. Juneau (4) 49% to 9%-40
  4. P2 19:55P. Bondra (3) 77% to 48%-29

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 sudden-death overtime. The opening value comes from both teams' regular-season goals for and against, 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%
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
Yes
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
#15 D. Ward (LW)
0
1
1
+1
0
2
0.9
21:15
#25 V. Varada (RW)
1
0
1
+1
0
1
0.8
15:24
#36 M. Barnaby (RW)
1
0
1
0
2
3
0.8
17:17
#18 M. Grosek (LW)
0
0
0
0
0
4
0.3
16:23
#19 B. Holzinger (C)
0
0
0
-1
2
2
0.1
17:14
#22 W. Primeau (C)
0
0
0
-1
0
1
0.1
7:30
#27 M. Peca (C)
0
0
0
+1
0
4
0.4
20:18
#28 D. Audette (RW)
0
0
0
-2
0
1
0.1
14:19
#32 R. Ray (RW)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.1
4:19
#37 C. Brown (C)
0
0
0
0
0
4
0.4
20:22
#80 G. Sanderson (LW)
0
0
0
0
0
2
0.2
9:45
#81 M. Satan (RW)
0
0
0
-2
0
2
0.2
14:00
#4 M. Wilson (D)
0
0
0
+1
0
0
0.0
21:21
#5 J. Woolley (D)
0
0
0
-1
6
0
-0.4
18:29
#6 R. Boughner (D)
0
0
0
0
2
2
0.1
13:09
#8 D. Shannon (D)
0
0
0
0
0
3
0.3
23:44
#42 R. Smehlik (D)
0
0
0
-1
0
1
0.1
23:28
#44 A. Zhitnik (D)
0
0
0
-1
4
1
-0.2
23:20
Total
2
1
3
16
33
4.0
GoalieSAGAxGASV%GSAxGSTOIDec
#39 D. Hasek393.9231.463:01L

Team Stats

BUFWSH
33Shots on Goal39
4Power Play Chances7
25%PP%14%
86%PK%75%
1PPG1
18Penalty Minutes12
7Hits7
11Blocked Shots14
2Giveaways5
3Takeaways4

Full Game Log

1ST
19:02GOAL (BUF): Vaclav Varada (3), assists: Dixon Ward
2ND
19:55GOAL (WSH): Peter Bondra (3), assists: Phil Housley
3RD
14:06GOAL (WSH): Joe Juneau (4), assists: Adam Oates, Brian Bellows
19:03GOAL (BUF): Matthew Barnaby (6), unassisted
OT
03:01GOAL (WSH): Todd Krygier (1), assists: Andrei Nikolishin
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