Buffalo Sabres 1997-98 Roster & Stats36-29-0, 89 points — 3rd, Northeast · Lost Conf. Final. 1997-98 standings →
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miroslav Satan | RW | 79 | 22 | 24 | 46 | 34 | 2 |
| Alexei Zhitnik | D | 78 | 15 | 30 | 45 | 102 | 19 |
| Donald Audette | RW | 75 | 24 | 20 | 44 | 59 | 10 |
| Michael Peca | C | 61 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 57 | 12 |
| Jason Dawe | RW | 68 | 19 | 17 | 36 | 36 | 10 |
| Brian Holzinger | C | 69 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 36 | -2 |
| Jason Woolley | D | 71 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 35 | 8 |
| Derek Plante | C | 72 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 26 | 8 |
| Michal Grosek | LW | 67 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 60 | 9 |
| Matthew Barnaby | RW | 72 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 289 | 8 |
| Curtis Brown | C | 63 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 34 | 11 |
| Dixon Ward | LW | 71 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 42 | 9 |
| Darryl Shannon | D | 76 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 56 | 26 |
| Richard Smehlik | D | 72 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 62 | 11 |
| Jay McKee | D | 56 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 42 | -1 |
| Wayne Primeau | C | 69 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 87 | 9 |
| Brad May | LW | 36 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 113 | 2 |
| Vaclav Varada | RW | 27 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 0 |
| Randy Burridge | LW | 30 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Geoff Sanderson | LW | 26 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 6 |
| Mike Wilson | D | 66 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 48 | 13 |
| Rob Ray | RW | 63 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 234 | 2 |
| Erik Rasmussen | C | 21 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 2 |
| Bob Boughner | D | 69 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 165 | 5 |
| Paul Kruse | LW | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 49 | 1 |
| Mike Hurlbut | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 |
| Ruman Ndur | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 |
| Scott Nichol | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Goalie | GP | W | L | OTL | GAA | SV% | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominik Hasek | 72 | 33 | 23 | — | 2.09 | .932 | 13 |
| Steve Shields | 16 | 3 | 6 | — | 2.83 | .909 | 0 |
| Player | GP | CF% | FF% | PDO | P/60 | FO% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexei Zhitnik | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | 26:37 |
| Richard Smehlik | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | 22:44 |
| Darryl Shannon | 76 | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 22:06 |
| Jay McKee | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | 20:02 |
| Michael Peca | 61 | — | — | — | — | 45.7% | 19:42 |
| Mike Wilson | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | 18:07 |
| Brian Holzinger | 69 | — | — | — | — | 48.5% | 17:57 |
| Jason Woolley | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | 17:46 |
| Derek Plante | 72 | — | — | — | — | 46.5% | 17:36 |
| Donald Audette | 75 | — | — | — | — | 33.3% | 16:50 |
| Jason Dawe | 81 | — | — | — | — | 50.0% | 16:25 |
| Geoff Sanderson | 75 | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 15:10 |
| Michal Grosek | 67 | — | — | — | — | 62.5% | 14:50 |
| Dixon Ward | 71 | — | — | — | — | 50.0% | 14:43 |
| Curtis Brown | 63 | — | — | — | — | 48.5% | 14:27 |
| Miroslav Satan | 79 | — | — | — | — | 56.5% | 14:24 |
| Matthew Barnaby | 72 | — | — | — | — | 52.6% | 13:17 |
| Bob Boughner | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | 12:45 |
| Ruman Ndur | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 12:44 |
| Vaclav Varada | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | 12:12 |
| Brad May | 63 | — | — | — | — | 27.3% | 12:11 |
| Mike Hurlbut | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 11:45 |
| Erik Rasmussen | 21 | — | — | — | — | 39.1% | 11:36 |
| Randy Burridge | 30 | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 11:33 |
| Wayne Primeau | 69 | — | — | — | — | 51.1% | 11:10 |
| Paul Kruse | 74 | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 7:09 |
| Rob Ray | 63 | — | — | — | — | 50.0% | 5:49 |
| Scott Nichol | 3 | — | — | — | — | 50.0% | 4:37 |
Corsi (CF%), Fenwick (FF%), PDO, and rates are full-season, league-wide numbers — for mid-season trades they include time with other teams. Sorted by ice time.
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Audette | RW | 15 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 10 | -4 |
| Matthew Barnaby | RW | 15 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 6 |
| Brian Holzinger | C | 15 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 18 | -2 |
| Dixon Ward | LW | 15 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 8 |
| Jason Woolley | D | 15 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 8 |
| Michal Grosek | LW | 15 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 5 |
| Miroslav Satan | RW | 14 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | -9 |
| Vaclav Varada | RW | 15 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 3 |
| Darryl Shannon | D | 15 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
| Michael Peca | C | 13 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 |
| Bob Boughner | D | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 9 |
| Geoff Sanderson | LW | 14 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Wayne Primeau | C | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -1 |
| Alexei Zhitnik | D | 15 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 1 |
| Curtis Brown | C | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 6 |
| Derek Plante | C | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 1 |
| Richard Smehlik | D | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| Mike Wilson | D | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | -4 |
| Paul Kruse | LW | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Jay McKee | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| Rob Ray | RW | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | -2 |
| Goalie | GP | W | L | OTL | GAA | SV% | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominik Hasek | 15 | 10 | 5 | — | 2.03 | .938 | 1 |