Buffalo Sabres vs Tampa Bay Lightning
Regular season · Monday, February 2, 1998 · Ice Palace
Game summary
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 7–3 on Monday, February 2, 1998 at Ice Palace. The Lightning outshot the Sabres 38–32.
Donald Audette scored twice. Richard Smehlik, Brian Holzinger, Dixon Ward, Rob Zamuner, Jason Dawe, Cory Cross, Mike Wilson and Brent Peterson also scored.
Scoring
1st period
Richard Smehlik (2)Unassisted1–004:00 BUF · 
Brian Holzinger (10)Miroslav Satan (14), Donald Audette (15)2–006:59 BUF
Donald Audette (12)Brian Holzinger (13), Alexei Zhitnik (16)3–008:33 BUF
2nd period
Dixon Ward (7)Richard Smehlik (13), Alexei Zhitnik (17)4–000:47 BUF
Rob Zamuner (14)Mikael Renberg (15), Paul Ysebaert (19)4–105:06 TBL
Jason Dawe (18)Dixon Ward (4), Michael Peca (12)5–105:36 BUF
Cory Cross (1)Darcy Tucker (9), Stephane Richer (5)5–211:47 TBL · 
Mike Wilson (3)Brian Holzinger (14), Jay McKee (10)6–215:14 BUF
3rd period
- Donald Audette (13)Brian Holzinger (15), Alexei Zhitnik (18)7–206:31 BUF
Brent Peterson (1)Jason Wiemer (5), Jason Bonsignore (3)7–315:03 TBL
Team stats
BUFTBL
3238
51%49%
0/40/6
3612
1413
63
05
22
Penalties
- 3:09 into the first period
Rob Ray · tripping2 min - 8:13 into the first periodJay McKee · roughing2 min
- 8:13 into the first period
Darcy Tucker · roughing2 min - 16:03 into the first periodMatthew Barnaby · high sticking2 min
- 7:25 into the second periodBrad May · roughing2 min
- 11:22 into the second periodBryan Marchment · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 12:24 into the second periodJay McKee · roughing2 min
- 12:24 into the second periodStephane Richer · roughing2 min
- 13:24 into the second periodJason Dawe · tripping2 min
- 14:26 into the second periodMikael Renberg · interference goalkeeper2 min
- 15:32 into the second periodBryan Marchment · elbowing2 min
- 18:32 into the second periodRob Ray · slashing2 min
- 10:36 into the third periodPaul Ysebaert · hooking obstruction2 min
- 12:58 into the third periodMatthew Barnaby · slashing2 min
- 12:58 into the third periodMatthew Barnaby · misconduct10 min
- 20:00 into the third periodSteve Shields · misconduct10 min
Season series
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