1998 Conference Semifinals: Buffalo Sabres vs Montréal Canadiens
Games
Best of 7Game 1May 8
MTL
2
FINAL/OT
3
BUF
BUF leads 1-0
Game 1FINAL/OT
May 8BUF leads 1-0
Game 2May 10
MTL
3
FINAL
6
BUF
BUF leads 2-0
Game 2FINAL
May 10BUF leads 2-0
Game 3May 12
BUF
5
FINAL/OT
4
MTL
BUF leads 3-0
Game 3FINAL/OT
May 12BUF leads 3-0
Game 4May 14
BUF
3
FINAL
1
MTL
BUF wins 4-0
Game 4FINAL
May 14BUF wins 4-0
Series leaders
Goaltending
Save percentage
.937
.837
Goals allowed
10
16
Saves
148
82
Shutouts
0
0
Team Statistics
BUFMTL
99Shots on Goal158
44.6%Faceoff Win %55.4%
5/25Power Play1/23
54Penalty Mins58
94Hits117
47Blocked Shots40
118Giveaways99
58Takeaways28
Series stats
Across 4 gamesBUF Forwards
| 4 | RW | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 90 | 11 | 5 | 62:43 | |
| 4 | RW | 4 | 1 | 5 | +2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 95 | 10 | 0 | 77:59 | |
| 4 | LW | 1 | 3 | 4 | +2 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 102 | 6 | 6 | 78:41 | |
| 4 | C | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 56.0 | 98 | 2 | 5 | 71:21 | |
| 4 | LW | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 65 | 6 | 0 | 46:50 | |
15D. Ward | 4 | LW | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 105 | 6 | 8 | 80:48 |
| 4 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 89 | 5 | 3 | 66:29 | |
37C. Brown | 3 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | +4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 37.4 | 81 | 2 | 8 | 64:30 |
81M. Satan | 4 | RW | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 48 | 4 | 1 | 40:02 |
27M. Peca | 4 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 44.0 | 101 | 12 | 3 | 78:00 |
| 3 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 43.3 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 41:14 | |
32R. Ray | 2 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | 0 | 6:55 |
| 4 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 48.2 | 45 | 3 | 1 | 30:33 |
BUF Defense
| 4 | D | 0 | 5 | 5 | +5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 90 | 6 | 1 | 77:24 | |
| 4 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | +3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 72 | 5 | 1 | 49:49 | |
| 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 125 | 7 | 2 | 110:57 | |
| 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 102 | 5 | 2 | 76:10 | |
| 4 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 115 | 12 | 8 | 96:39 | |
| 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 126 | 8 | 4 | 108:35 |
BUF Goalies
| GP | W | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
39D. Hasek | 4 | 4 | 158 | 148 | 10 | 0.937 | 263:48 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0:00 |