The Buffalo Sabres defeated the Hartford Whalers, 6 to 3, on October 26, 1996.

Final

Whalers

5-2-0

3

Sabres

5-4-0

6

Team

HFD

BUF

Total

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st period

HFD

BUF

Anatoli Semenov (PP) assisted by Alexei Zhitnik and Pat LaFontaine

Robert Kron (PP) assisted by Andrei Nikolishin and Keith Primeau

Kevin Dineen (PP) assisted by Andrew Cassels and Glen Wesley

Pat LaFontaine (EV) assisted by Alexei Zhitnik and Richard Smehlik

Richard Smehlik (EV) assisted by Michael Peca and Randy Burridge

2nd period

HFD

BUF

Darryl Shannon (EV) assisted by Jason Dawe

Andrei Nikolishin (EV) assisted by Keith Primeau and Adam Burt

Richard Smehlik (PP) assisted by Alexei Zhitnik and Pat LaFontaine

Rob Ray (EV) assisted by Anatoli Semenov and Dixon Ward

Whalers

Sabres

Goals

Shots

Penalty Minutes

Power-Play Goals

Power-Play Opportunities

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

Whalers

Sabres

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Sean Burke (L) S. Burke	0	1	0	27	21	.778	6	6.02	0	60

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	S	S%
Adam Burt A. Burt	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Andrew Cassels A. Cassels	0	1	1	0	2	0	1	2	0.0
Gerald Diduck G. Diduck	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0
Kevin Dineen K. Dineen	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	100.0
Nelson Emerson N. Emerson	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0.0
Glen Featherstone G. Featherstone	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0	3	0.0
Alexander Godynyuk A. Godynyuk	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0
Stu Grimson S. Grimson	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0
Mark Janssens M. Janssens	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0
Robert Kron R. Kron	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	5	20.0
Marek Malik M. Malik	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0
Andrei Nikolishin A. Nikolishin	1	1	2	0	0	0	1	4	25.0
Jeff O'Neill J. O'Neill	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0
Keith Primeau K. Primeau	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	5	0.0
Paul Ranheim P. Ranheim	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	2	0.0
Steven Rice S. Rice	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0
Geoff Sanderson G. Sanderson	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	4	0.0
Glen Wesley G. Wesley	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0.0

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Dominik Hasek (W) D. Hasek	1	0	0	29	26	.897	3	3.00	0	60

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	GWG	S	S%
Bob Boughner B. Boughner	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0
Curtis Brown C. Brown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Randy Burridge R. Burridge	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Jason Dawe J. Dawe	0	1	1	+2	2	0	0	0	2	0.0
Garry Galley G. Galley	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	0.0
Michal Grosek M. Grosek	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Pat LaFontaine P. LaFontaine	1	2	3	+2	0	0	2	0	7	14.3
Michael Peca M. Peca	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Derek Plante D. Plante	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	1	0.0
Rob Ray R. Ray	1	0	1	+1	7	0	0	0	1	100.0
Anatoli Semenov A. Semenov	1	1	2	+2	0	1	0	0	1	100.0
Darryl Shannon D. Shannon	1	0	1	+1	0	0	0	1	1	100.0
Richard Smehlik R. Smehlik	2	1	3	+1	0	1	0	0	3	66.7
Dixon Ward D. Ward	0	1	1	+2	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Mike Wilson M. Wilson	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0
Alexei Zhitnik A. Zhitnik	0	3	3	+2	0	0	2	0	1	0.0