1997–98 Buffalo Sabres season

==Offseason==
==Regular season==
===Season standings===
===Game log===
No.	R	Date 	Score 	Opponent 	Record
1 	W	October 1, 1997 	3–1 	@ St. Louis Blues (1997–98) 	1–0–0
2 	L	October 3, 1997 	2–6 	@ Washington Capitals (1997–98) 	1–1–0
3 	T	October 5, 1997 	1–1 OT	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98) 	1–1–1
4 	L	October 7, 1997 	2–4 	Dallas Stars (1997–98) 	1–2–1
5 	W	October 9, 1997 	5–2 	Washington Capitals (1997–98) 	2–2–1
6 	L	October 11, 1997 	2–3 	@ New Jersey Devils (1997–98) 	2–3–1
7 	T	October 15, 1997 	3–3 OT	@ Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98) 	2–3–2
8 	L	October 17, 1997 	1–5 	Montreal Canadiens (1997–98) 	2–4–2
9 	L	October 19, 1997 	2–5 	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98) 	2–5–2
10 	W	October 22, 1997 	4–1 	Calgary Flames (1997–98) 	3–5–2
11 	L	October 26, 1997 	1–6 	@ Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98) 	3–6–2
12 	L	October 28, 1997 	2–3 	@ Colorado Avalanche (1997–98) 	3–7–2
13 	W	October 31, 1997 	3–2 OT	@ Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98) 	4–7–2
14 	W	November 1, 1997 	4–3 OT	@ Florida Panthers (1997–98) 	5–7–2
15 	L	November 6, 1997 	2–4 	Florida Panthers (1997–98) 	5–8–2
16 	T	November 8, 1997 	2–2 OT	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98) 	5–8–3
17 	T	November 10, 1997	4–4 OT	Edmonton Oilers (1997–98) 	5–8–4
18 	L	November 13, 1997	2–3 	Washington Capitals (1997–98) 	5–9–4
19 	L	November 15, 1997	2–3 	New Jersey Devils (1997–98) 	5–10–4
20 	W	November 20, 1997	5–0 	@ Boston Bruins (1997–98) 	6–10–4
21 	W	November 22, 1997	6–1 	New York Islanders (1997–98) 	7–10–4
22 	L	November 24, 1997	1–5 	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98) 	7–11–4
23 	L	November 26, 1997	1–3 	Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98) 	7–12–4
24 	T	November 28, 1997	3–3 OT	New York Rangers (1997–98) 	7–12–5
25 	T	December 1, 1997 	1–1 OT	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98) 	7–12–6
26 	W	December 3, 1997 	4–0 	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98) 	8–12–6
27 	W	December 5, 1997 	4–0 	Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98) 	9–12–6
28 	L	December 6, 1997 	0–3 	@ Ottawa Senators (1997–98) 	9–13–6
29 	L	December 11, 1997	1–2 	@ Boston Bruins (1997–98) 	9–14–6
30 	W	December 12, 1997	3–2 OT	Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98) 	10–14–6
31 	L	December 15, 1997	4–8 	@ Dallas Stars (1997–98) 	10–15–6
32 	L	December 17, 1997	0–4 	@ New York Islanders (1997–98) 	10–16–6
33 	W	December 19, 1997	1–0 	Montreal Canadiens (1997–98) 	11–16–6
34 	W	December 21, 1997	2–0 	@ New York Rangers (1997–98) 	12–16–6
35 	L	December 23, 1997	1–3 	Detroit Red Wings (1997–98) 	12–17–6
36 	W	December 26, 1997	3–0 	New York Rangers (1997–98) 	13–17–6
37 	L	December 27, 1997	1–4 	@ Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98) 	13–18–6
38 	L	December 29, 1997	1–3 	New Jersey Devils (1997–98) 	13–19–6
39 	W	December 31, 1997	3–0 	Ottawa Senators (1997–98) 	14–19–6
40 	T	January 2, 1998 	2–2 OT	Colorado Avalanche (1997–98) 	14–19–7
41 	W	January 7, 1998 	3–2 	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98)	15–19–7
42 	T	January 8, 1998 	2–2 OT	@ Los Angeles Kings (1997–98) 	15–19–8
43 	L	January 10, 1998 	2–5 	@ San Jose Sharks (1997–98) 	15–20–8
44 	W	January 14, 1998 	4–1 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98) 	16–20–8
45 	W	January 15, 1998 	6–2 	Vancouver Canucks (1997–98) 	17–20–8
46 	L	January 20, 1998 	0–3 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98) 	17–21–8
47 	W	January 21, 1998 	2–1 	Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98) 	18–21–8
48 	W	January 23, 1998 	4–1 	Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98) 	19–21–8
49 	T	January 27, 1998 	3–3 OT	St. Louis Blues (1997–98) 	19–21–9
50 	T	January 30, 1998 	3–3 OT	Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98) 	19–21–10
51 	W	February 1, 1998 	5–2 	@ Florida Panthers (1997–98) 	20–21–10
52 	W	February 2, 1998 	7–3 	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98) 	21–21–10
53 	T	February 4, 1998 	2–2 OT	Boston Bruins (1997–98) 	21–21–11
54 	T	February 6, 1998 	2–2 OT	Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98) 	21–21–12
55 	W	February 7, 1998 	4–1 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1997–98) 	22–21–12
56 	T	February 25, 1998	2–2 OT	Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98) 	22–21–13
57 	T	February 26, 1998	1–1 OT	@ Boston Bruins (1997–98) 	22–21–14
58 	W	March 1, 1998 	3–0 	@ Washington Capitals (1997–98) 	23–21–14
59 	W	March 2, 1998 	1–0 	@ New York Rangers (1997–98) 	24–21–14
60 	L	March 6, 1998 	2–4 	New York Islanders (1997–98) 	24–22–14
61 	W	March 7, 1998 	2–1 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1997–98) 	25–22–14
62 	T	March 10, 1998 	2–2 OT	@ New York Islanders (1997–98) 	25–22–15
63 	W	March 12, 1998 	3–1 	San Jose Sharks (1997–98) 	26–22–15
64 	L	March 14, 1998 	1–2 	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98) 	26–23–15
65 	W	March 15, 1998 	3–0 	Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98) 	27–23–15
66 	L	March 17, 1998 	3–5 	Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98) 	27–24–15
67 	W	March 19, 1998 	6–1 	Florida Panthers (1997–98) 	28–24–15
68 	L	March 21, 1998 	1–2 	Boston Bruins (1997–98) 	28–25–15
69 	W	March 24, 1998 	2–0 	@ Calgary Flames (1997–98) 	29–25–15
70 	W	March 26, 1998 	5–2 	@ Vancouver Canucks (1997–98) 	30–25–15
71 	W	March 27, 1998 	1–0 	@ Edmonton Oilers (1997–98) 	31–25–15
72 	L	March 29, 1998 	2–4 	@ Detroit Red Wings (1997–98) 	31–26–15
73 	W	April 1, 1998 	4–0 	Los Angeles Kings (1997–98) 	32–26–15
74 	W	April 3, 1998 	5–4 	Boston Bruins (1997–98) 	33–26–15
75 	L	April 5, 1998 	0–1 	Ottawa Senators (1997–98) 	33–27–15
76 	W	April 8, 1998 	3–1 	Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98) 	34–27–15
77 	W	April 10, 1998 	2–1 	Montreal Canadiens (1997–98) 	35–27–15
78 	T	April 11, 1998 	4–4 OT	@ Ottawa Senators (1997–98) 	35–27–16
79 	W	April 13, 1998 	2–1 	Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98) 	36–27–16
80 	L	April 15, 1998 	4–5 OT	@ New Jersey Devils (1997–98) 	36–28–16
81 	T	April 18, 1998 	3–3 OT	@ Montreal Canadiens (1997–98) 	36–28–17
82 	L	April 19, 1998 	1–2 	Ottawa Senators (1997–98) 	36–29–17
==Playoffs==
===Eastern Conference Quarter-finals===
Buffalo vs. Philadelphia	Buffalo vs. Philadelphia	Buffalo vs. Philadelphia	Buffalo vs. Philadelphia
Date 	Away 	Home 	
April 22 	Buffalo 3 	2 Philadelphia 	
April 24 	Buffalo 2 	3 Philadelphia 	
April 27 	Philadelphia 1 	6 Buffalo 	
April 29 	Philadelphia 1 	4 Buffalo 	
May 1 	Buffalo 3 	2 Philadelphia 	OT
Buffalo wins series 4–1 	Buffalo wins series 4–1 	Buffalo wins series 4–1 	Buffalo wins series 4–1
===Eastern Conference Semi-Finals===
Montreal vs. Buffalo 	Montreal vs. Buffalo 	Montreal vs. Buffalo 	Montreal vs. Buffalo
Date 	Away 	Home 	
May 8 	Montreal 2 	3 Buffalo 	OT
May 10 	Montreal 3 	6 Buffalo 	
May 12 	Buffalo 5 	4 Montreal 	2OT
May 14 	Buffalo 3 	1 Montreal 	
Buffalo wins series 4–0	Buffalo wins series 4–0	Buffalo wins series 4–0	Buffalo wins series 4–0
===Eastern Conference Finals===
 Eastern Conference
Buffalo vs. Washington 	Buffalo vs. Washington 	Buffalo vs. Washington 	Buffalo vs. Washington
Date 	Away 	Home 	
May 23 	Buffalo 2 	0 Washington 	
May 25 	Buffalo 2 	3 Washington 	OT
May 28 	Washington 4 	3 Buffalo 	OT
May 30 	Washington 2 	0 Buffalo 	
June 2 	Buffalo 2 	1 Washington 	
June 4 	Washington 3 	2 Buffalo 	OT
Washington wins series 4–2and Prince of Wales Trophy	Washington wins series 4–2and Prince of Wales Trophy	Washington wins series 4–2and Prince of Wales Trophy	Washington wins series 4–2and Prince of Wales Trophy
==Player stats==
===Regular season===
;Scoring
Player	Pos 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
 	LW 	79	22	24	46 	34 	2 	9 	0 	4
 	D 	78	15	30	45 	102	19 	2 	3 	3
 	RW 	75	24	20	44 	59 	10 	10 	0 	5
 	C 	61	18	22	40 	57 	12 	6 	5 	1
 	RW 	68	19	17	36 	36 	10 	4 	1 	3
 	C 	69	14	21	35 	36 	-2 	4 	2 	1
 	D 	71	9 	26	35 	35 	8 	3 	0 	2
 	C 	72	13	21	34 	26 	8 	5 	0 	1
 	LW 	67	10	20	30 	60 	9 	2 	0 	1
 	RW 	72	5 	20	25 	289	8 	0 	0 	2
 	C/LW	63	12	12	24 	34 	11 	1 	1 	2
 	RW 	71	10	13	23 	42 	9 	0 	2 	3
 	D 	76	3 	19	22 	56 	26 	1 	0 	1
 	D 	72	3 	17	20 	62 	11 	0 	1 	0
 	D 	56	1 	13	14 	42 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	69	6 	6 	12 	87 	9 	2 	0 	1
 	RW 	27	5 	6 	11 	15 	0 	0 	0 	1
 	LW 	36	4 	7 	11 	113	2 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	30	4 	6 	10 	0 	0 	1 	0 	1
 	LW 	26	4 	5 	9 	20 	6 	0 	0 	2
 	D 	66	4 	4 	8 	48 	13 	0 	0 	1
 	RW 	63	2 	4 	6 	234	2 	1 	0 	1
 	LW/C	21	2 	3 	5 	14 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	69	1 	3 	4 	165	5 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	12	1 	1 	2 	49 	1 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	72	0 	2 	2 	12 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	3 	0 	0 	0 	2 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	1 	0 	0 	0 	2 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	3 	0 	0 	0 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	16	0 	0 	0 	17 	0 	0 	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN 	GP	W 	L 	T 	GA 	GAA 	SO	SA 	SV 	SV%
 	4220	72	33	23	13	147	2.09	13	2149	2002	.932
 	785 	16	3 	6 	4 	37 	2.83	0 	408 	371 	.909
Team: 	5005	82	36	29	17	184	2.21	13	2557	2373	.928
===Playoffs===
;Scoring
Player	Pos 	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
 	RW 	15	7	6	13 	22 	6 	3 	0 	1
 	RW 	15	5	8	13 	10 	-4 	3 	0 	2
 	C 	15	4	7	11 	18 	-2 	1 	1 	0
 	RW 	15	3	8	11 	6 	8 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	15	2	9	11 	12 	8 	1 	0 	1
 	LW 	15	6	4	10 	28 	5 	2 	0 	3
 	LW 	14	5	4	9 	4 	-9 	4 	0 	1
 	RW 	15	3	4	7 	18 	3 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	15	2	4	6 	8 	0 	0 	1 	0
 	C 	13	3	2	5 	8 	4 	0 	0 	1
 	LW 	14	3	1	4 	4 	0 	1 	0 	1
 	C 	14	1	3	4 	6 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	14	0	4	4 	15 	9 	0 	0 	0
 	C/LW	13	1	2	3 	10 	6 	1 	0 	0
 	C 	11	0	3	3 	10 	1 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	15	0	3	3 	36 	1 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	15	0	2	2 	6 	3 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	1 	1	0	1 	4 	1 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	15	0	1	1 	13 	-4 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	15	0	0	0 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	1 	0	0	0 	0 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	10	0	0	0 	24 	-2 	0 	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN	GP	W 	L	GA	GAA 	SO	SA 	SV 	SV%
 	948	15	10	5	32	2.03	1 	514	482	.938
Team: 	948	15	10	5	32	2.03	1 	514	482	.938
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
      MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage; 
==Awards and records==
* Hart Memorial Trophy: || Dominik Hasek, 
* Lester B. Pearson Award: || Dominik Hasek
* Vezina Trophy: || Dominik Hasek
* Dominik Hasek, Goaltender, NHL First Team All-StarNational Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p. 237, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5
NHL All-Star Game
*Dominik Hasek, World Team
==Transactions==
==Draft picks==
Round	# 	Player 	Nationality	College/junior/club team
1 	21	Mika Noronen (G)	 	Tappara (SM-liiga)
==References==
* Sabres on Hockey Database
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Buffalo Sabres season, 1997–98
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