Ottawa Senators vs Buffalo Sabres
Regular season · Wednesday, December 31, 1997 · Marine Midland Arena
Game summary
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Ottawa Senators 3-0 on Wednesday, December 31, 1997 at Marine Midland Arena. The Senators outshot the Sabres 36-29.
Michael Peca scored twice. Randy Burridge also scored.
Dominik Hasek made 36 saves on 36 shots for the win; Ron Tugnutt stopped 26 of 29.
Scoring
1st period
Randy Burridge (3)Jason Woolley (15), Alexei Zhitnik (11)0–109:26 BUF · PPG
Michael Peca (9)Unassisted0–217:12 BUF · SHG
3rd period
- Michael Peca (10)Richard Smehlik (9)0–317:48 BUF · SHG
Team stats
OTTBUF
36Shots on goal29
51%Faceoff %49%
0/6Power play1/4
20Penalty minutes14
21Hits20
9Blocked shots10
17Giveaways36
8Takeaways19
Penalties
- 1st 02:33
Jay McKee · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min - 1st 02:33
Dennis Vial · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min - 1st 08:00Denny Lambert · misconduct10 min
- 1st 08:00Alexandre Daigle · elbowing2 min
- 1st 15:32Richard Smehlik · closing hand on puck2 min
- 2nd 00:45Alexei Zhitnik · tripping obstruction2 min
- 2nd 09:35Matthew Barnaby · tripping2 min
- 2nd 14:40Vaclav Varada · holding obstruction2 min
- 3rd 02:05Bench · too many men on the ice2 min
- 3rd 14:02Sergei Zholtok · tripping2 min
- 3rd 15:27Stan Neckar · boarding2 min
- 3rd 16:35Alexei Zhitnik · tripping2 min
- 3rd 18:34Richard Smehlik · high sticking2 min
Season series
Ottawa Senators
| 7Randy CunneyworthL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:08 |
| 9Alexandre DaigleR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:42 |
| 10Andreas DackellR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:46 |
| 14Radek BonkC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 16:14 |
| 15Shawn McEachernL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:05 |
| 16Sergei ZholtokC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 14:24 |
| 19Alexei YashinC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20:39 |
| 21Dennis VialL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 07:29 |
| 22Shaun Van AllenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:45 |
| 28Denny LambertL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 09:32 |
| 42Derek ArmstrongC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 09:55 |
| 2Lance PitlickD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20:24 |
| 4Chris PhillipsD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14:25 |
| 6Wade ReddenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 17:46 |
| 24Stan NeckarD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 18:00 |
| 27Janne LaukkanenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 24:20 |
| 29Igor KravchukD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 | 21:27 |
| 33Jason YorkD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 17:53 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Damian RhodesG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | |
| 31Ron TugnuttG | L | 29 | 26 | 3 | .897 | 59:54 |
Buffalo Sabres
| 27Michael PecaC | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 3 | 21:01 |
| 12Randy BurridgeL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10:19 |
| 5Jason WoolleyD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 18:08 |
| 42Richard SmehlikD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 24:24 |
| 44Alexei ZhitnikD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 23:10 |
| 15Dixon WardL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 16:33 |
| 17Jason DaweR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:27 |
| 18Michal GrosekL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11:53 |
| 19Brian HolzingerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:25 |
| 22Wayne PrimeauC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 05:51 |
| 25Vaclav VaradaR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 07:47 |
| 26Derek PlanteC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:53 |
| 28Donald AudetteR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14:26 |
| 36Matthew BarnabyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12:49 |
| 37Curtis BrownC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:25 |
| 4Mike WilsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 18:46 |
| 6Bob BoughnerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:18 |
| 74Jay McKeeD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:53 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Steve ShieldsG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | |
| 39Dominik HasekG | W | 36 | 36 | 0 | 1.000 | 60:00 |