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Dominik Hasek's 1997-1998 season

Hart Memorial TrophyTed Lindsay AwardVezina Trophy
Wins
33
NHL#3
Save pct
.932
NHL#5
GAA
2.09
NHL#12
Shutouts
13
NHL#1
Games
72
87%
87% of 82

Goaltender Dominik Hasek was 32 years old when the 1997-1998 season began, his 8th in the NHL, and played it for Buffalo Sabres. He played 72 games and won 33 of them, at .932. In the playoffs he played 15 games and won 10. He won Hart Memorial Trophy. He also won Ted Lindsay Award. He also won Vezina Trophy.

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

1997-1998Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Dominik Hasek plays the 1997-1998 season for Buffalo Sabres

    BUFBuffalo Sabres

    Dominik was 32 years old when the 1997-1998 season began. It was his 6th season with the team. His 8th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      BUF3–1STL
      W
      game 1/82
      His night
      .971SV%
      33SV34SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .971
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF2–6WSH
      L
      game 2/821
      His night
      .824SV%
      28SV34SA6GA60:00TOIL
      .824
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    • The game
      BUF1–1TBL
      game 3/822
      His night
      .968SV%
      30SV31SA1GA65:00TOI
      .968
      View the game
    • The game
      DAL4–2BUF
      L
      game 4/82
      His night
      .867SV%
      26SV30SA4GA59:58TOIL
      .867
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH2–5BUF
      W
      game 5/821
      His night
      .935SV%
      29SV31SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .935
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–3CAR
      game 7/82
      His night
      .919SV%
      34SV37SA3GA65:00TOI
      .919
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL5–1BUF
      L
      game 8/82
      His night
      .881SV%
      37SV42SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .881
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF2–5CHI
      L
      game 9/82
      His night
      .886SV%
      31SV35SA4GA40:00TOIL
      .886
      View the game
    • The game
      CGY1–4BUF
      W
      game 10/823
      His night
      .944SV%
      17SV18SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .944
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF1–6PHX
      L
      game 11/82
      His night
      .800SV%
      24SV30SA6GA60:00TOIL
      .800
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF2–3COL
      L
      game 12/821
      His night
      .842SV%
      16SV19SA3GA59:11TOIL
      .842
      View the game
    • November 1997
    • The game
      BUF4–3FLA
      W
      game 14/821
      His night
      .870SV%
      20SV23SA3GA61:14TOIW
      .870
      View the game
    • The game
      FLA4–2BUF
      L
      game 15/821
      His night
      .875SV%
      21SV24SA3GA59:21TOIL
      .875
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM4–4BUF
      game 17/821
      His night
      .667SV%
      6SV9SA3GA20:00TOI
      .667
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD3–2BUF
      L
      game 19/82
      His night
      .906SV%
      29SV32SA3GA59:14TOIL
      .906
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF5–0BOS
      W
      game 20/821
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      29SV29SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI1–6BUF
      W
      game 21/822
      His night
      .966SV%
      28SV29SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .966
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 8217 of 21 started
      6
      wins
      NHL#18
      .899
      SV%
      NHL#23
      3.0
      GAA
      NHL#29
      1
      shutouts
      NHL#11
      BUF
      7-10-0W-L-OT18Points
      6th in the Northeast·11th in the Eastern Conference·21st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BUF1–5PIT
      L
      game 22/821
      His night
      .889SV%
      40SV45SA5GA60:00TOIL
      .889
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI3–1BUF
      L
      game 23/82
      His night
      .880SV%
      22SV25SA3GA59:26TOIL
      .880
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR3–3BUF
      game 24/822
      His night
      .900SV%
      27SV30SA3GA65:00TOI
      .900
      View the game
    • December 1997
    • The game
      BUF1–1PHI
      game 25/82
      His night
      .962SV%
      25SV26SA1GA65:00TOI
      .962
      View the game
    • The game
      ANA0–4BUF
      W
      game 26/821
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      29SV29SA0GA59:58TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      TBL0–4BUF
      W
      game 27/822
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      38SV38SA0GA59:59TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF0–3OTT
      L
      game 28/822
      His night
      .913SV%
      21SV23SA2GA59:01TOIL
      .913
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF1–2BOS
      L
      game 29/821
      His night
      .926SV%
      25SV27SA2GA58:50TOIL
      .926
      View the game
    • The game
      CAR2–3BUF
      W
      game 30/82
      His night
      .946SV%
      35SV37SA2GA64:45TOIW
      .946
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–8DAL
      L
      game 31/82
      His night
      .667SV%
      8SV12SA4GA26:29TOI
      .667
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF0–4NYI
      L
      game 32/822
      His night
      .862SV%
      25SV29SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .862
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL0–1BUF
      W
      game 33/82
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      42SV42SA0GA59:55TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF2–0NYR
      W
      game 34/822
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      33SV33SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    Milestone

    Dominik Hasek reaches 25 career shutouts

    in the game against New York Rangers · December 21

    • The game
      DET3–1BUF
      L
      game 35/823
      His night
      .900SV%
      27SV30SA3GA59:27TOIL
      .900
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR0–3BUF
      W
      game 36/822
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      28SV28SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD3–1BUF
      L
      game 38/82
      His night
      .842SV%
      16SV19SA3GA57:21TOIL
      .842
      View the game
    • The game
      OTT0–3BUF
      W
      game 39/821
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      36SV36SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      COL2–2BUF
      game 40/821
      His night
      .939SV%
      31SV33SA2GA64:51TOI
      .939
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–2ANA
      W
      game 41/821
      His night
      .938SV%
      30SV32SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .938
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 8236 of 41 started
      14
      wins
      NHL#10
      .920
      SV%
      NHL#4
      2.4
      GAA
      NHL#17
      7
      shutouts
      NHL#1
      BUF
      15-19-0W-L-OT37Points
      5th in the Northeast·10th in the Eastern Conference·17th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BUF2–2LAK
      game 42/821
      His night
      .923SV%
      24SV26SA2GA65:00TOI
      .923
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF2–5SJS
      L
      game 43/821
      His night
      .881SV%
      37SV42SA5GA59:55TOIL
      .881
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–1TOR
      W
      game 44/822
      His night
      .973SV%
      36SV37SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .973
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN2–6BUF
      W
      game 45/822
      His night
      .973SV%
      36SV37SA1GA54:36TOIW
      .973
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF0–3PHI
      L
      game 46/82
      His night
      .875SV%
      21SV24SA3GA40:00TOIL
      .875
      View the game
    • The game
      CAR1–2BUF
      W
      game 47/82
      His night
      .970SV%
      32SV33SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .970
      View the game
    • The game
      TBL1–4BUF
      W
      game 48/822
      His night
      .972SV%
      35SV36SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .972
      View the game
    • The game
      STL3–3BUF
      game 49/82
      His night
      .842SV%
      16SV19SA3GA65:00TOI
      .842
      View the game
    • The game
      PHX3–3BUF
      game 50/82
      His night
      .917SV%
      33SV36SA3GA65:00TOI
      .917
      View the game
    • February 1998
    • The game
      BUF5–2FLA
      W
      game 51/82
      His night
      .935SV%
      29SV31SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .935
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS2–2BUF
      game 53/821
      His night
      .923SV%
      24SV26SA2GA65:00TOI
      .923
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT2–2BUF
      game 54/821
      His night
      .946SV%
      35SV37SA2GA65:00TOI
      .946
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF4–1MTL
      W
      game 55/822
      His night
      .971SV%
      33SV34SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .971
      View the game
    • The game
      TOR2–2BUF
      game 56/822
      His night
      .943SV%
      33SV35SA2GA64:57TOI
      .943
      View the game
    • March 1998
    • The game
      BUF3–0WSH
      W
      game 58/821
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      36SV36SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF1–0NYR
      W
      game 59/822
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      33SV33SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      NYI4–2BUF
      L
      game 60/822
      His night
      .818SV%
      18SV22SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .818
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF2–1MTL
      W
      game 61/822
      His night
      .969SV%
      31SV32SA1GA59:55TOIW
      .969
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF2–2NYI
      game 62/822
      His night
      .909SV%
      20SV22SA2GA65:00TOI
      .909
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 8255 of 62 started
      23
      wins
      NHL#6
      .927
      SV%
      NHL#1
      2.2
      GAA
      NHL#7
      9
      shutouts
      NHL#1
      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
      game 63/821
      His night
      .974SV%
      38SV39SA1GA59:47TOIW
      .974
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF1–2PIT
      L
      game 64/821
      His night
      .895SV%
      17SV19SA2GA59:02TOIL
      .895
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT0–3BUF
      W
      game 65/821
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      22SV22SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI5–3BUF
      L
      game 66/82
      His night
      .902SV%
      37SV41SA4GA59:33TOIL
      .902
      View the game
    • The game
      FLA1–6BUF
      W
      game 67/82
      His night
      .969SV%
      31SV32SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .969
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS2–1BUF
      L
      game 68/821
      His night
      .938SV%
      30SV32SA2GA58:59TOIL
      .938
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF2–0CGY
      W
      game 69/822
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      29SV29SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF1–0EDM
      W
      game 71/821
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      20SV20SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF2–4DET
      L
      game 72/823
      His night
      .895SV%
      34SV38SA4GA60:00TOIL
      .895
      View the game
    • April 1998
    • The game
      LAK0–4BUF
      W
      game 73/821
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      37SV37SA0GA59:58TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS4–5BUF
      W
      game 74/821
      His night
      .846SV%
      22SV26SA4GA60:00TOIW
      .846
      View the game
    • The game
      OTT1–0BUF
      L
      game 75/824
      His night
      .970SV%
      32SV33SA1GA59:00TOIL
      .970
      View the game
    • The game
      CAR1–3BUF
      W
      game 76/82
      His night
      .938SV%
      15SV16SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .938
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL1–2BUF
      W
      game 77/822
      His night
      .966SV%
      28SV29SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .966
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI1–2BUF
      W
      game 79/821
      His night
      .968SV%
      30SV31SA1GA59:58TOIW
      .968
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF3–3MTL
      game 81/822
      His night
      .875SV%
      21SV24SA3GA64:56TOI
      .875
      View the game
    • The game
      OTT2–1BUF
      L
      game 82/824
      His night
      .955SV%
      21SV22SA1GA20:00TOI
      .955
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Dominik Hasek closes the 1997-1998 season with 33 wins

    BUFBuffalo Sabres
    Wins
    33
    Games
    72of 82
    88%
    Shutouts
    13
    SV%
    .932
    GAA
    2.09
    Starts
    72
    Events
    13
    career best in shutouts
    25
    career shutouts
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Buffalo Sabres are in the playoffs

    First round

    Buffalo Sabres meet Philadelphia Flyers

    BUFvsPHI
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      BUF3–2PHI
      W
      His night
      .917SV%
      22SV24SA2GA60:00TOIW
      .917
      View the game
    • Buffalo Sabreslead1–0againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 2
      BUF2–3PHI
      L
      1
      His night
      .921SV%
      35SV38SA3GA59:56TOIL
      .921
      View the game
    • Buffalo Sabresare1–1withPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 3
      PHI1–6BUF
      W
      His night
      .969SV%
      31SV32SA1GA59:52TOIW
      .969
      View the game
    • Buffalo Sabreslead2–1againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 4
      PHI1–4BUF
      W
      His night
      .978SV%
      44SV45SA1GA59:57TOIW
      .978
      View the game
    • May 1998
    • Buffalo Sabreslead3–1againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 5
      BUF3–2PHI
      W
      His night
      .946SV%
      35SV37SA2GA65:40TOIW
      .946
      View the game
    First round

    Buffalo Sabres knock Philadelphia Flyers out 4–1

    BUF4–1PHI
    Advance
    5Games4Wins.949SV%1.8GAA
    7 days later
    Second round

    Buffalo Sabres meet Montréal Canadiens

    BUFvsMTL
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Montréal Canadiens
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      MTL2–3BUF
      W
      2
      His night
      .958SV%
      46SV48SA2GA62:35TOIW
      .958
      View the game
    • Buffalo Sabreslead1–0againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 2
      MTL3–6BUF
      W
      2
      His night
      .885SV%
      23SV26SA3GA60:00TOIW
      .885
      View the game
    • Buffalo Sabreslead2–0againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 3
      BUF5–4MTL
      W
      2
      His night
      .913SV%
      42SV46SA4GA81:18TOIW
      .913
      View the game
    • Buffalo Sabreslead3–0againstMontréal Canadiens
    • Game 4
      BUF3–1MTL
      W
      2
      His night
      .974SV%
      37SV38SA1GA59:55TOIW
      .974
      View the game
    Second round

    Buffalo Sabres knock Montréal Canadiens out 4–0

    BUF4–0MTL
    Advance
    4Games4Wins.937SV%2.3GAA
    9 days later
    Conference final

    Buffalo Sabres meet Washington Capitals

    BUFvsWSH
    Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
    No Swedes
    Swedes on Washington Capitals
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      BUF2–0WSH
      W
      1
      His night
      1.000SV%SHUTOUT
      19SV19SA0GA60:00TOIW
      SHUTOUT
      View the game
    • Buffalo Sabreslead1–0againstWashington Capitals
    • Game 2
      BUF2–3WSH
      L
      1
      His night
      .923SV%
      36SV39SA3GA63:01TOIL
      .923
      View the game
    • Buffalo Sabresare1–1withWashington Capitals
    • Game 3
      WSH4–3BUF
      L
      1
      His night
      .867SV%
      26SV30SA4GA69:37TOIL
      .867
      View the game
    • Washington Capitalslead2–1againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 4
      WSH2–0BUF
      L
      1
      His night
      .895SV%
      17SV19SA2GA59:45TOIL
      .895
      View the game
    • June 1998
    • Washington Capitalslead3–1againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 5
      BUF2–1WSH
      W
      1
      His night
      .971SV%
      34SV35SA1GA60:00TOIW
      .971
      View the game
    • Washington Capitalslead3–2againstBuffalo Sabres
    • Game 6
      WSH3–2BUF
      L
      1
      His night
      .921SV%
      35SV38SA3GA66:19TOIL
      .921
      View the game
    Conference final

    Washington Capitals knock Buffalo Sabres out 4–2

    BUF2–4WSH
    Eliminated
    6Games2Wins.928SV%2.1GAA
    The run in numbers

    Dominik Hasek ends the 1997-1998 playoffs with 10 wins

    BUFBuffalo Sabres
    Wins
    10
    Games
    15
    Shutouts
    1
    SV%
    .938
    GAA
    2.03
    Starts
    15
    Events
    25
    playoff games
    10
    playoff wins
    PHI4–1→MTL4–0→WSH2–4
    Honours

    Dominik Hasek won Hart Memorial Trophy, Ted Lindsay Award and Vezina Trophy for 1997-1998

    Hart Memorial TrophyTed Lindsay AwardVezina Trophy
    BUFBuffalo Sabres