Regular season and playoffsBUF

Dixon Ward's 1997-1998 season

Points

NHL#252

Goals

NHL#210

Assists

NHL#269

Plus/minus

NHL#93

Games

86% of 82

Left winger Dixon Ward was 29 years old when the 1997-1998 season began, his 6th in the NHL, and played it for Buffalo Sabres. He played 71 of a possible 82 games and scored 10 goals and 13 assists for 23 points, 0.32 points per game. In the playoffs he played 15 games for 11 points.

Below: the whole season and the playoff run, game by game.

1997-1998Playoffs

Year 1997
29 years ago
Season opener
October 1
Dixon Ward plays the 1997-1998 season for Buffalo Sabres
BUFBuffalo Sabres
Dixon was 29 years old when the 1997-1998 season began. It was his 3rd season with the team. His 6th NHL season in all.
- The game
  BUF3–1STL
  W
  October 1game 1/82
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-2SOG17:38TOI
  +1 goal
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Milestone
Dixon Ward reaches 50 career goals
in the game against St. Louis Blues · October 1
- The game
  BUF2–6WSH
  L
  October 3game 2/821
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG13:35TOI
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- The game
  BUF1–1TBL
  October 5game 3/822
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG19:29TOI
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- The game
  DAL4–2BUF
  L
  October 7game 4/82
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-2SOG15:27TOI
  +1 assist
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- The game
  WSH2–5BUF
  W
  October 9game 5/821
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG16:57TOI
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- The game
  BUF2–3NJD
  L
  October 11game 6/82
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG16:06TOI
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- The game
  BUF3–3CAR
  October 15game 7/82
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG14:58TOI
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- The game
  MTL5–1BUF
  L
  October 17game 8/82
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG13:00TOI
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- The game
  BUF2–5CHI
  L
  October 19game 9/82
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG16:03TOI
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- The game
  CGY1–4BUF
  W
  October 22game 10/823
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG16:13TOI
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- The game
  BUF1–6PHX
  L
  October 26game 11/82
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG07:19TOI
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- The game
  BUF2–3COL
  L
  October 28game 12/821
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG17:21TOI
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- The game
  BUF3–2CAR
  W
  October 31game 13/82
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-1SOG13:25TOI
  +1 assist
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- November 1997
- The game
  BUF4–3FLA
  W
  November 1game 14/821
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-3SOG14:58TOI
  +1 goal
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- The game
  FLA4–2BUF
  L
  November 6game 15/821
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-2SOG15:12TOI
  +1 goal
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- The game
  BUF2–2PIT
  November 8game 16/821
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG11:32TOI
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- The game
  NJD3–2BUF
  L
  November 15game 19/82
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG14:37TOI
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- The game
  BUF5–0BOS
  W
  November 20game 20/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG12:21TOI
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- The game
  NYI1–6BUF
  W
  November 22game 21/822
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG10:16TOI
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- Checkpoint
  November 22
  1/4 into the season
  Game 21 of 8219 of 21 played
  5
  points
  NHL#310
  3
  goals
  NHL#174
  2
  assists
  NHL#366
  BUF
  7-10-0W-L-OT18Points
  6th in the Northeast·11th in the Eastern Conference·21st in the whole NHL
- The game
  NYR3–3BUF
  November 28game 24/822
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG20:32TOI
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- December 1997
- The game
  BUF1–1PHI
  December 1game 25/82
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG15:52TOI
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- The game
  ANA0–4BUF
  W
  December 3game 26/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG11:43TOI
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- The game
  TBL0–4BUF
  W
  December 5game 27/822
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG10:23TOI
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- The game
  BUF0–3OTT
  L
  December 6game 28/822
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG06:50TOI
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- The game
  CAR2–3BUF
  W
  December 12game 30/82
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG11:11TOI
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- The game
  MTL0–1BUF
  W
  December 19game 33/82
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG13:22TOI
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- The game
  BUF2–0NYR
  W
  December 21game 34/822
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-0SOG11:03TOI
  +1 assist
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- The game
  DET3–1BUF
  L
  December 23game 35/823
  His night
  No points
  0+/-5SOG14:34TOI
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- The game
  NYR0–3BUF
  W
  December 26game 36/822
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-2SOG15:10TOI
  +1 goal
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- The game
  BUF1–4CAR
  L
  December 27game 37/82
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG09:16TOI
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- The game
  NJD3–1BUF
  L
  December 29game 38/82
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG12:59TOI
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- The game
  OTT0–3BUF
  W
  December 31game 39/821
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-1SOG16:33TOI
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Year 1998
28 years ago
- The game
  COL2–2BUF
  January 2game 40/821
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG17:05TOI
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- The game
  BUF3–2ANA
  W
  January 7game 41/821
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG15:17TOI
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- Checkpoint
  January 7
  1/2 into the season
  Game 41 of 8234 of 41 played
  7
  points
  NHL#369
  4
  goals
  NHL#249
  3
  assists
  NHL#414
  BUF
  15-19-0W-L-OT37Points
  5th in the Northeast·10th in the Eastern Conference·17th in the whole NHL
- The game
  BUF2–2LAK
  January 8game 42/821
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-2SOG1SHP13:31TOI
  +1 goal
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- The game
  BUF2–5SJS
  L
  January 10game 43/821
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG15:37TOI
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- The game
  BUF4–1TOR
  W
  January 14game 44/822
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG14:44TOI
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- The game
  VAN2–6BUF
  W
  January 15game 45/822
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG13:38TOI
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- The game
  BUF0–3PHI
  L
  January 20game 46/82
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG25:54TOI
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- The game
  CAR1–2BUF
  W
  January 21game 47/82
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-1SOG1SHP14:00TOI
  +1 goal
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- The game
  TBL1–4BUF
  W
  January 23game 48/822
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG14:36TOI
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- The game
  STL3–3BUF
  January 27game 49/82
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG17:22TOI
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- February 1998
- The game
  BUF7–3TBL
  W
  February 2game 52/821
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +2+/-2SOG14:15TOI
  +2 points
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- The game
  BOS2–2BUF
  February 4game 53/821
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG19:11TOI
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- The game
  PIT2–2BUF
  February 6game 54/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-5SOG18:01TOI
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- The game
  BUF4–1MTL
  W
  February 7game 55/822
  His night
  No points
  +2+/-2SOG18:59TOI
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- The game
  TOR2–2BUF
  February 25game 56/822
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG16:18TOI
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- The game
  BUF1–1BOS
  February 26game 57/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG12:32TOI
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- March 1998
- The game
  BUF3–0WSH
  W
  March 1game 58/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG11:53TOI
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- The game
  BUF1–0NYR
  W
  March 2game 59/822
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG17:22TOI
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- The game
  NYI4–2BUF
  L
  March 6game 60/822
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-4SOG08:41TOI
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- The game
  BUF2–1MTL
  W
  March 7game 61/822
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG14:16TOI
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- The game
  BUF2–2NYI
  March 10game 62/822
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG14:01TOI
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- Checkpoint
  March 10
  3/4 into the season
  Game 62 of 8253 of 62 played
  11
  points
  NHL#350
  7
  goals
  NHL#222
  4
  assists
  NHL#440
  BUF
  25-22-0W-L-OT65Points
  4th in the Northeast·7th in the Eastern Conference·12th in the whole NHL
- The game
  SJS1–3BUF
  W
  March 12game 63/821
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +3+/-1SOG14:46TOI
  +2 points
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- The game
  BUF1–2PIT
  L
  March 14game 64/821
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG15:45TOI
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- The game
  PIT0–3BUF
  W
  March 15game 65/821
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG17:02TOI
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- The game
  CHI5–3BUF
  L
  March 17game 66/82
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-1SOG13:10TOI
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- The game
  FLA1–6BUF
  W
  March 19game 67/82
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +3+/-1SOG1SHP10:58TOI
  +2 points
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- The game
  BOS2–1BUF
  L
  March 21game 68/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG13:12TOI
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- The game
  BUF2–0CGY
  W
  March 24game 69/822
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-2SOG15:12TOI
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BUF5–2VAN
  W
  March 26game 70/822
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +1+/-0SOG1PPP13:27TOI
  +2 assists
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- The game
  BUF1–0EDM
  W
  March 27game 71/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG13:59TOI
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- The game
  BUF2–4DET
  L
  March 29game 72/823
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG13:00TOI
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- April 1998
- The game
  LAK0–4BUF
  W
  April 1game 73/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG15:00TOI
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- The game
  CAR1–3BUF
  W
  April 8game 76/82
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-2SOG19:14TOI
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MTL1–2BUF
  W
  April 10game 77/822
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-4SOG16:02TOI
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BUF4–4OTT
  April 11game 78/824
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-2SOG18:28TOI
  +1 goal
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- The game
  PHI1–2BUF
  W
  April 13game 79/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG18:41TOI
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- The game
  BUF4–5NJD
  L
  April 15game 80/82
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-0SOG18:57TOI
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BUF3–3MTL
  April 18game 81/822
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-0SOG11:18TOI
  +1 assist
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- The game
  OTT2–1BUF
  L
  April 19game 82/824
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG13:46TOI
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The season in numbers
April 19
Dixon Ward closes the 1997-1998 season with 23 points
BUFBuffalo Sabres
Points
23
NHL#252
Games
71of 82
87%
Goals
10
NHL#210
Assists
13
NHL#269
P/GP
0.32
NHL#276
+/-
+9
NHL#93
Events
250
NHL games
50
career goals
3 days later
Playoffs
April 22
Buffalo Sabres are in the playoffs
First round
April 22
Buffalo Sabres meet Philadelphia Flyers
BUFvsPHI
Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
No Swedes
Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
Kjell Samuelsson
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- Game 1
  BUF3–2PHI
  W
  April 22
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG17:58TOI
  +1 assist
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- Buffalo Sabreslead1–0againstPhiladelphia Flyers
- Game 2
  BUF2–3PHI
  L
  April 241
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-4SOG15:41TOI
  +1 goal
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- Buffalo Sabresare1–1withPhiladelphia Flyers
- Game 3
  PHI1–6BUF
  W
  April 27
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +2+/-4SOG1SHP18:43TOI
  +2 assists
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- Buffalo Sabreslead2–1againstPhiladelphia Flyers
- Game 4
  PHI1–4BUF
  W
  April 29
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-2SOG19:50TOI
  +1 goal
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- May 1998
- Buffalo Sabreslead3–1againstPhiladelphia Flyers
- Game 5
  BUF3–2PHI
  W
  May 1
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG21:19TOI
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First round
May 1
Buffalo Sabres knock Philadelphia Flyers out 4–1
BUF4–1PHI
Advance
5Games5Points2Goals3Assists
7 days later
Second round
May 8
Buffalo Sabres meet Montréal Canadiens
BUFvsMTL
Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
No Swedes
Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
Peter Popovic
Jonas Höglund
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- Game 1
  MTL2–3BUF
  W
  May 82
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG17:25TOI
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- Buffalo Sabreslead1–0againstMontréal Canadiens
- Game 2
  MTL3–6BUF
  W
  May 102
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-3SOG16:32TOI
  +1 goal
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- Buffalo Sabreslead2–0againstMontréal Canadiens
- Game 3
  BUF5–4MTL
  W
  May 122
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +1+/-3SOG26:00TOI
  +2 assists
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- Buffalo Sabreslead3–0againstMontréal Canadiens
- Game 4
  BUF3–1MTL
  W
  May 142
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG20:51TOI
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Second round
May 14
Buffalo Sabres knock Montréal Canadiens out 4–0
BUF4–0MTL
Advance
4Games3Points1Goals2Assists
9 days later
Conference final
May 23
Buffalo Sabres meet Washington Capitals
BUFvsWSH
Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
No Swedes
Swedes on Washington Capitals
Calle Johansson
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- Game 1
  BUF2–0WSH
  W
  May 231
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG18:00TOI
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- Buffalo Sabreslead1–0againstWashington Capitals
- Game 2
  BUF2–3WSH
  L
  May 251
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-2SOG21:15TOI
  +1 assist
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- Buffalo Sabresare1–1withWashington Capitals
- Game 3
  WSH4–3BUF
  L
  May 281
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG17:12TOI
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- Washington Capitalslead2–1againstBuffalo Sabres
- Game 4
  WSH2–0BUF
  L
  May 301
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG14:47TOI
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- June 1998
- Washington Capitalslead3–1againstBuffalo Sabres
- Game 5
  BUF2–1WSH
  W
  June 21
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-3SOG20:09TOI
  +1 assist
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- Washington Capitalslead3–2againstBuffalo Sabres
- Game 6
  WSH3–2BUF
  L
  June 41
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG18:56TOI
  +1 assist
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Conference final
June 4
Washington Capitals knock Buffalo Sabres out 4–2
BUF2–4WSH
Eliminated
6Games3Points0Goals3Assists
The run in numbers
June 4
Dixon Ward ends the 1997-1998 playoffs with 11 points
BUFBuffalo Sabres
Points
11
NHL#18
Games
15
Goals
3
NHL#36
Assists
8
NHL#13
P/GP
0.73
NHL#21
+/-
+8
NHL#8
Events
25
playoff games
10
playoff assists
4 i rad
games with a point
2 points
best game
PHI4–1→MTL4–0→WSH2–4

Dixon Ward plays the 1997-1998 season for Buffalo Sabres

Dixon Ward reaches 50 career goals

1/4 into the season

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Dixon Ward closes the 1997-1998 season with 23 points

Buffalo Sabres are in the playoffs

Buffalo Sabres meet Philadelphia Flyers

Buffalo Sabres knock Philadelphia Flyers out 4–1

Buffalo Sabres meet Montréal Canadiens

Buffalo Sabres knock Montréal Canadiens out 4–0

Buffalo Sabres meet Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals knock Buffalo Sabres out 4–2

Dixon Ward ends the 1997-1998 playoffs with 11 points