1998–99 Buffalo Sabres season
| 1998–99 Buffalo Sabres | |
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Eastern Conference champions
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| Division | 4th Northeast |
| Conference | 7th Eastern |
| 1998–99 record | 37–28–17 |
| Home record | 23–12–6 |
| Road record | 14–16–11 |
| Goals for | 207 |
| Goals against | 175 |
| Team information | |
| General Manager | Darcy Regier |
| Coach | Lindy Ruff |
| Captain | Michael Peca |
| Arena | HSBC Arena |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Miroslav Satan (40) |
| Assists | Jason Woolley (33) |
| Points | Miroslav Satan (66) |
| Penalties in minutes | Rob Ray (261) |
| Wins | Dominik Hasek (30) |
| Goals against average | Dominik Hasek (1.87) |
The 1998–99 Buffalo Sabres season was the Sabres' 29th season in the National Hockey League. Miroslav Satan scored 40 goals and the Sabres would add influential centers Stu Barnes and Joe Juneau from the Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals, respectively. Michal Grosek had the best season of his career, and the team finally returned to the Stanley Cup Final, losing effort against the Dallas Stars.
In the 1998 NHL Entry Draft, the Sabres picked Dmitri Kalinin with their first-round pick, 18th overall.
Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.
Divisions: ATL - Atlantic Division, NE - Northeast Division, SE - Southeast Division
bold – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division
The Toronto Maple Leafs and Buffalo Sabres met in the 1999 Eastern Conference Finals. The Maple Leafs were coming off a six-game series win over the Pittsburgh Penguins, while the Sabres were coming off a six-game series win themselves, over the Boston Bruins. Toronto was having its best playoff since 1994, when they last made a conference final series. Buffalo, on the other hand, was in the third round for the second consecutive year.
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