Ottawa Senators
at
Buffalo Sabres
Dec 31, 1997 · Marine Midland Arena
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 36 | |
| 3 | 29 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 09:26 | BUF | Randy Burridge (3) PP | Jason Woolley (15), Alexei Zhitnik (11) | 0 - 1 |
| 17:12 | BUF | Michael Peca (9) SH | Unassisted | 0 - 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 17:48 | BUF | Michael Peca (10) SH | Richard Smehlik (9) | 0 - 3 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 02:33 | BUF | Jay McKee | Unsportsmanlike conduct | 2 |
| 02:33 | OTT | Dennis Vial | Unsportsmanlike conduct | 2 |
| 08:00 | OTT | Denny Lambert | Misconduct | 10 |
| 08:00 | OTT | Alexandre Daigle | Elbowing | 2 |
| 15:32 | BUF | Richard Smehlik | Closing hand on puck | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 00:45 | BUF | Alexei Zhitnik | Tripping obstruction | 2 |
| 09:35 | BUF | Matthew Barnaby | Tripping | 2 |
| 14:40 | BUF | Vaclav Varada | Holding obstruction | 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 02:05 | OTT | Team | Too many men on the ice | 2 |
| 14:02 | OTT | Sergei Zholtok | Tripping | 2 |
| 15:27 | OTT | Stan Neckar | Boarding | 2 |
| 16:35 | BUF | Alexei Zhitnik | Tripping | 2 |
| 18:34 | BUF | Richard Smehlik | High sticking | 2 |
Ottawa Senators
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 20:24 | |
| 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 18:00 | |
| 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 14:25 | |
| 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17:46 | |
| 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 14:24 | |
| 9 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14:42 | |
| 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16:14 | |
| 17 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:08 | |
| 17 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21:05 | |
| 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 09:55 | |
| 21 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 07:29 | |
| 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11:45 | |
| 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24:20 | |
| 24 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17:46 | |
| 25 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 17:53 | |
| 27 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 09:32 | |
| 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 21:27 | |
| 79 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 20:39 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | L | 29 | 26 | 3 | 59:54 |
Buffalo Sabres
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 21:01 | |
| 12 | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10:19 | |
| 2 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 24:24 | |
| 15 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 18:08 | |
| 77 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 23:10 | |
| 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:18 | |
| 12 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16:33 | |
| 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 05:51 | |
| 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:25 | |
| 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18:46 | |
| 22 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11:53 | |
| 26 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 07:47 | |
| 27 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:27 | |
| 28 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14:26 | |
| 37 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 13:25 | |
| 38 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17:53 | |
| 74 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 17:53 | |
| 77 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12:49 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | W, SO | 36 | 36 | 0 | 60:00 |