The Buffalo Sabres emerged victorious over the Pittsburgh Penguins, 4 to 2, on March 5, 1997.

1996-97 Buffalo Sabres

Final

PIT

Penguins

31-28-5

2

BUF

Sabres

34-20-10

4

Team

1

1

2

2

1

1

3

0

1

Total

2

4

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st period

PIT

BUF

Donald Audette (PP) assisted by Garry Galley and Derek Plante

0

1

Glen Murray (PP) assisted by Ron Francis and Petr Nedved

1

1

Dixon Ward (SH) unassisted

1

2

2nd period

PIT

BUF

Derek Plante (EV) assisted by Matthew Barnaby and Dominik Hasek

1

3

Joe Dziedzic (EV) assisted by Ron Francis and Glen Murray

2

3

3rd period

PIT

BUF

Alexei Zhitnik (EV-EN) assisted by Derek Plante

2

4

Penguins

Sabres

Goals

2

4

Shots

25

27

Penalty Minutes

22

16

Power-Play Goals

1

1

Power-Play Opportunities

7

5

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

Penguins

Sabres

Goalies

NAME	GS	SA	GA	Sv	Sv%	TOI
Ken Wregget (L)		26	3	23	.885	59:03

Skaters

NAME	G	A	+/-	PIM	S	TOI	Hits	BkS	GvA	TkA
Stu Barnes	0	0	-1	0	4
Jeffrey Christian	0	0	0	2	0
Joe Dziedzic	1	0	0	2	3
Ron Francis	0	2	-2	2	1
Kevin Hatcher	0	0	-1	12	0
Greg Johnson	0	0	-2	0	1
Darius Kasparaitis	0	0	+1	0	0
Ian Moran	0	0	0	0	3
Joe Mullen	0	0	0	0	5
Craig Muni	0	0	-1	0	0
Glen Murray	1	1	-2	0	2
Petr Nedved	0	1	-2	0	3
Alek Stojanov	0	0	0	2	0
Garry Valk	0	0	0	2	3
Neil Wilkinson	0	0	-1	0	0

Goalies

NAME	GS	SA	GA	Sv	Sv%	TOI
Dominik Hasek (W)		25	2	23	.920	59:58

Skaters

NAME	G	A	+/-	PIM	S	TOI	Hits	BkS	GvA	TkA
Donald Audette	1	0	0	0	2
Matthew Barnaby	0	1	0	2	2
Bob Boughner	0	0	0	2	1
Jason Dawe	0	0	+1	0	1
Garry Galley	0	1	0	0	1
Michal Grosek	0	0	0	0	2
Brian Holzinger	0	0	0	0	1
Barrie Moore	0	0	0	2	1
Michael Peca	0	0	+1	0	3
Derek Plante	1	2	+1	0	3
Rob Ray	0	0	0	2	1
Ed Ronan	0	0	+1	2	2
Darryl Shannon	0	0	+1	0	1
Richard Smehlik	0	0	+1	2	0
Dixon Ward	1	0	+1	0	1
Mike Wilson	0	0	+1	2	0
Alexei Zhitnik	1	0	+1	2	5

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More Sabres Stats

Team Leaders

G

29

Thompson

Tage Thompson

A

39

Dahlin

Rasmus Dahlin

+/-

+14

Jokiharju

Henri Jokiharju

Team Rankings

G/GP

2.98

23rd

GA/GP

2.96

12th

PP%

16.6

28th

PK%

79.8

13th

2023-24 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Panthers	52	24	6	110	68
Bruins	47	20	15	109	43
Maple Leafs	46	26	10	102	40
Lightning	45	29	8	98	23
Red Wings	41	32	9	91	4
Sabres	39	37	6	84	2
Senators	37	41	4	78	-26
Canadiens	30	36	16	76	-53

Last Game

TBL

44-29-8

2

Final

4

BUF

39-37-6

Mon 15 Apr 2024

NHL 2023-24 Leaders

Goals Leaders

69

Matthews

Auston Matthews

57

Reinhart

Sam Reinhart

54

Hyman

Zach Hyman

Assists Leaders

100

Kucherov

Nikita Kucherov

100

McDavid

Connor McDavid

87

MacKinnon

Nathan MacKinnon

Points Leaders

144

Kucherov

Nikita Kucherov

138

MacKinnon

Nathan MacKinnon

132

McDavid

Connor McDavid

+/- Leaders

+56

Forsling

Gustav Forsling

+45

DeMelo

Dylan DeMelo

+44

Ekholm

Mattias Ekholm

Goals Against Leaders

2.03

Stolarz

Anthony Stolarz

2.33

Kochetkov

Pyotr Kochetkov

2.37

Bobrovsky

Sergei Bobrovsky

NHL 2023-24 Rankings

Goals Rankings

Avalanche

3.67

Maple Leafs

3.63

Oilers

3.59

Goals Against Rankings

Panthers

2.41

Jets

2.42

Kings

2.54

Power Play Rankings

Lightning

28.6

Hurricanes

26.9

Rangers

26.4

Penalty Kill Rankings

Hurricanes

86.4

Kings

84.9

Rangers

84.5

NHL 2023-24 Division Standings

	Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
1	Rangers	55	23	4	114	53
2	Hurricanes	52	23	7	111	63
3	Islanders	39	27	16	94	-17
	Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
1	Panthers	52	24	6	110	68
2	Bruins	47	20	15	109	43
3	Maple Leafs	46	26	10	102	40

	Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
1	Stars	52	21	9	113	64
2	Jets	51	24	6	108	58
3	Avalanche	49	25	7	105	46
	Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
1	Canucks	50	22	9	109	58
2	Oilers	49	26	6	104	61
3	Golden Knights	45	28	8	98	25

NHL 2023-24 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 4/16	EDM	@	ARI	2-5
Tue 4/16	STL	@	DAL	1-2
Tue 4/16	PIT	@	NYI	4-5
Tue 4/16	TOR	@	TBL	4-6
Mon 4/15	CHI	@	VGK	1-3

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 4/18	SEA	@	MIN	7:00 PM
Thu 4/18	VAN	@	WPG	8:00 PM
Thu 4/18	SJS	@	CGY	9:00 PM
Thu 4/18	EDM	@	COL	9:30 PM
Thu 4/18	ANA	@	VGK	10:00 PM