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November 21, 1998

Maple Leaf Gardens | Toronto

BUF 12 TOR

FINAL

Head-to-Head vs TOR all-time
1ST2ND3RDT
BUF1001
TOR0202
Shots on goal BUF 18, TOR 31W C. JosephL D. Hasek
Summary

TOR had more shots on goal in all situations and won 2-1.

IN NET
Buffalo D. Hasek .935
TOR C. Joseph .944
POWER PLAY
Buffalo 0 of 5
TOR 0 of 3
TURNING POINT
I. Korolev goal (P2 12:32), Sabres win chance drops from 52% to 25%
WIN DNA
1 of 4 winning traits
Game Leaders
A. Zhitnik
1 (1G)
POINTS
M. Satan
4
SHOTS
M. Satan
21:08
TOI (F)
A. Zhitnik
30:05
TOI (D)
D. Hasek
.935 (29/31)
SAVE %

Stats by Period

All situations, by period.

BUFTOR

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

P3 20:00
+16+80-8-16shot attemptsBUFTOR

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 53%.

P3 20:00
100%75%50%25%0%Buffalo win chanceBUFTOR
BIGGEST SWINGS
  1. P2 12:32I. Korolev (5) 52% to 25%-27
  2. P2 01:44M. Johnson (7) 74% to 52%-22
  3. P1 02:40A. Zhitnik (4) 51% to 69%+18
  4. P3 14:30Hooking on Steve Sullivan, 2 min 9% to 15%+6

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

1 of 4 winning traits showed up tonight. Win rates are over the full 1998–99 regular season (82 games).

Wins (37)Losses (28, 3 in overtime)This game
3+ scorersD combined 3+ ptsScored firstDepth goal50%100%
No
3+ different scorers
Sabres win 87% when yes, 31% when no
No
Defensemen combined for 3+ points
Sabres win 100% when yes, 44% when no
Yes
Scored first
Sabres win 89% when yes, 20% when no
No
Depth forward scored
Sabres win 80% when yes, 37% when no

Box Score

Player
G
A
P
+/-
PIM
SOG
Game Score
TOI
GS
#26 D. Plante (C)
0
1
1
+1
0
2
0.7
13:54
#37 C. Brown (C)
0
1
1
+1
0
1
0.8
16:17
#44 A. Zhitnik (D)
1
0
1
0
0
1
1.1
30:05
#15 D. Ward (LW)
0
0
0
-1
0
0
0.1
14:01
#18 M. Grosek (LW)
0
0
0
0
2
1
-0.1
19:20
#19 B. Holzinger (C)
0
0
0
-1
0
0
0.1
16:29
#22 W. Primeau (C)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.1
8:13
#25 V. Varada (RW)
0
0
0
-1
2
2
0.0
15:32
#27 M. Peca (C)
0
0
0
-1
0
0
0.0
18:05
#32 R. Ray (RW)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.2
5:08
#36 M. Barnaby (RW)
0
0
0
-1
0
0
0.2
14:27
#80 G. Sanderson (LW)
0
0
0
-1
0
1
0.1
14:14
#81 M. Satan (RW)
0
0
0
0
0
4
0.4
21:08
#5 J. Woolley (D)
0
0
0
-1
2
3
0.1
19:03
#8 D. Shannon (D)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.3
24:17
#40 R. Ndur (D)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
14:49
#42 R. Smehlik (D)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.1
6:32
#74 J. McKee (D)
0
0
0
-1
0
2
0.2
22:26
Total
1
2
3
6
18
4.0
GoalieSAGAxGASV%GSAxGSTOIDec
#39 D. Hasek312.9351.460:00L

Team Stats

BUFTOR
18Shots on Goal31
5Power Play Chances3
0%PP%0%
100%PK%100%
0PPG0
6Penalty Minutes10
21Hits17
10Blocked Shots4
18Giveaways10
3Takeaways3

Full Game Log

1ST
02:40GOAL (BUF): Alexei Zhitnik (4), assists: Curtis Brown, Derek Plante
2ND
01:44GOAL (TOR): Mike Johnson (7), assists: Alyn McCauley, Derek King
12:32GOAL (TOR): Igor Korolev (5), unassisted
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