1997-98 Buffalo Sabres Statistics
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 36-29-17 - 89 points
Finishing 3rd in the NHL's Northeast Division
Postseason: 10-5
Lost NHL conference finals
Conference Quarter-Finals - Defeated Philadelphia Flyers 4-1
Conference Semi-Finals - Defeated Montreal Canadiens 4-0
Conference Finals - Lost to Washington Capitals 4-2
Coach: Lindy Ruff (36-29-17)
Location: Buffalo, New York
1997-98 Buffalo Sabres RosterTeam Record: 36-29-17 - 89 points
Finishing 3rd in the NHL's Northeast Division
Postseason: 10-5
Lost NHL conference finals
Conference Quarter-Finals - Defeated Philadelphia Flyers 4-1
Conference Semi-Finals - Defeated Montreal Canadiens 4-0
Conference Finals - Lost to Washington Capitals 4-2
Coach: Lindy Ruff (36-29-17)
Location: Buffalo, New York
1997-98 Buffalo Sabres Results
The Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League ended the 1997-98 season with a record of 36 wins and 29 losses and 17 ties for 89 points, finishing third in the NHL's Northeast Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 10-5.
The Sabres scored 211 goals and conceded 187. Donald Audette netted 24 goals for Buffalo, while Alexei Zhitnik accounted for 30 assists. Dominik Hasek earned 33 wins for the squad and a team-best 2.09 goals against average, leading goalies with significant playing time.
Lindy Ruff coached the team. The 1997-98 Buffalo Sabres lost in the NHL conference finals.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miroslav Satan | L | 79 | 22 | 24 | 46 | 34 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 139 | 15.8 |
| Alexei Zhitnik | D | 78 | 15 | 30 | 45 | 102 | 19 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 191 | 7.9 |
| Donald Audette | R | 75 | 24 | 20 | 44 | 59 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 198 | 12.1 |
| Michael Peca | C | 61 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 57 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 132 | 13.6 |
| Jason Dawe | R | 68 | 19 | 17 | 36 | 36 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 115 | 16.5 |
| Brian Holzinger | C | 69 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 36 | -2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 116 | 12.1 |
| Jason Woolley | D | 71 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 35 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 129 | 7.0 |
| Derek Plante | C | 72 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 150 | 8.7 |
| Michal Grosek | R | 67 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 60 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 114 | 8.8 |
| Matthew Barnaby | R | 72 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 289 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 96 | 5.2 |
| Curtis Brown | C | 63 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 34 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 91 | 13.2 |
| Dixon Ward | R | 71 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 42 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 99 | 10.1 |
| Darryl Shannon | D | 76 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 56 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 85 | 3.5 |
| Richard Smehlik | D | 72 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 62 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 3.3 |
| Jay McKee | D | 56 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 42 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 1.8 |
| Wayne Primeau | C | 69 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 87 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 11.8 |
| Vaclav Varada | R | 27 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 18.5 |
| Brad May | L | 36 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 113 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 9.8 |
| Randy Burridge | L | 30 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 10.0 |
| Geoff Sanderson | L | 26 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 72 | 5.6 |
| Mike Wilson | D | 66 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 48 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 7.7 |
| Rob Ray | R | 63 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 234 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 10.5 |
| Erik Rasmussen | C | 21 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 7.1 |
| Bob Boughner | D | 69 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 165 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3.8 |
| Paul Kruse | L | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12.5 |
| Dominik Hasek | G | 72 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Hurlbut | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Steve Shields | G | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rumun Ndur | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Scott Nichol | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 1564 | 211 | 342 | 553 | 1752 | 178 | 51 | 97 | 15 | 17 | 36 | 10 | 2172 | 9.7 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominik Hasek | 72 | 4220 | 33 | 23 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 147 | 2.09 | 2149 | 2002 | .932 |
| Steve Shields | 16 | 785 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 2.83 | 408 | 371 | .909 |
| Totals | 88 | 5005 | 36 | 29 | 17 | 3 | 13 | 184 | 2.21 | 2741 | 2557 | .933 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miroslav Satan | L | 14 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | -9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 25.0 | |
| Alexei Zhitnik | D | 15 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0.0 | |
| Donald Audette | R | 15 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 10 | -4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 16.1 | |
| Michael Peca | C | 13 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 12.5 | |
| Brian Holzinger | C | 15 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 18 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 16.7 | |
| Jason Woolley | D | 15 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 6.3 | |
| Derek Plante | C | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0.0 | |
| Michal Grosek | R | 15 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 15.0 | |
| Matthew Barnaby | R | 15 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 28.0 | |
| Curtis Brown | C | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4.3 | |
| Dixon Ward | R | 15 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 10.3 | |
| Darryl Shannon | D | 15 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13.3 | |
| Richard Smehlik | D | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.0 | |
| Jay McKee | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wayne Primeau | C | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | |
| Vaclav Varada | R | 15 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 12.5 | |
| Geoff Sanderson | L | 14 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 12.0 | |
| Mike Wilson | D | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.0 | |
| Rob Ray | R | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | |
| Bob Boughner | D | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | |
| Paul Kruse | L | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | |
| Dominik Hasek | G | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 285 | 46 | 75 | 121 | 266 | 32 | 16 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 398 | 11.6 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominik Hasek | 15 | 948 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 2.03 | 514 | 482 | .938 |
| Totals | 15 | 948 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 2.03 | 546 | 514 | .941 |
