1996-97 Buffalo Sabres

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Los Angeles Kings, 6 to 2, on December 20, 1996.

Final

LAK

Kings

12-18-4

2

BUF

Sabres

17-14-2

6

1

2

2

2

0

1

3

0

3

Total

2

6

1st period

LAK

BUF

Kings

Ray Ferraro (EV) assisted by Vladimir Tsyplakov

1

0

Kings

John Slaney (EV) assisted by Ian Laperriere

2

0

Sabres

Brian Holzinger (EV) assisted by Donald Audette

2

1

Sabres

Matthew Barnaby (EV) assisted by Michal Grosek and Derek Plante

2

2

2nd period

LAK

BUF

Sabres

Donald Audette (EV) assisted by Garry Galley and Brian Holzinger

2

3

3rd period

LAK

BUF

Sabres

Brian Holzinger (EV) assisted by Dixon Ward and Richard Smehlik

2

4

Sabres

Derek Plante (EV-EN) unassisted

2

5

Sabres

Derek Plante (EV) assisted by Matthew Barnaby

2

6

Kings

Sabres

Goals

2

6

Shots

39

37

Penalty Minutes

27

29

Power-Play Goals

0

0

Power-Play Opportunities

3

2

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

Goalies

NAME W L T SA SV SV% GA GAA SHO MIN
S. Fiset
0
1
0
36
31
.861
5
5.06
0
59

Skaters

NAME G A P +/- PIM PPG PPA SHG SHA GWG OTG S S% FOW FO FOW% HIT BKS TKA GVA TOI
R. Blake
0
0
0
-3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0.0
P. Boucher
0
0
0
-1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0.0
N. Broten
0
0
0
-2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
D. Bylsma
0
0
0
-2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
R. Ferraro
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
50.0
S. Finn
0
0
0
-1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
B. Grieve
0
0
0
0
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0.0
D. Khristich
0
0
0
-2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0.0
I. Laperriere
0
1
1
-2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0.0
M. Norstrom
0
0
0
-2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0.0
K. Nurminen
0
0
0
-2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0.0
S. O'Donnell
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0.0
E. Olczyk
0
0
0
-2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0.0
B. Potomski
0
0
0
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
J. Slaney
1
0
1
-1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
100.0
B. Smyth
0
0
0
+1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0.0
K. Stevens
0
0
0
-3
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
V. Tsyplakov
0
1
1
+1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0.0

Goalies

NAME W L T SA SV SV% GA GAA SHO MIN
D. Hasek
1
0
0
39
37
.949
2
2.00
0
60

Skaters

NAME G A P +/- PIM PPG PPA SHG SHA GWG OTG S S% FOW FO FOW% HIT BKS TKA GVA TOI
D. Audette
1
1
2
+3
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
6
16.7
M. Barnaby
1
1
2
+3
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
25.0
B. Boughner
0
0
0
+1
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
R. Burridge
0
0
0
-1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
J. Dawe
0
0
0
-1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
G. Galley
0
1
1
+1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0.0
M. Grosek
0
1
1
+3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0.0
B. Holzinger
2
1
3
+3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
50.0
B. May
0
0
0
+1
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
M. Peca
0
0
0
-1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
D. Plante
2
1
3
+3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
66.7
R. Ray
0
0
0
-1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
A. Semenov
0
0
0
-1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
D. Shannon
0
0
0
+2
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
R. Smehlik
0
1
1
+3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0.0
D. Ward
0
1
1
+1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
M. Wilson
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0.0
A. Zhitnik
0
0
0
+1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0.0

More Sabres Stats

Team Rankings

G/GP

3.13

11th

GA/GP

3.41

28th

PP%

16.7

27th

PK%

78.3

19th

2024-25 Division Standings
TEAM W L OTL PTS DIFF
Panthers Panthers
34
20
3
71
27
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
33
20
2
68
13
Lightning Lightning
31
20
4
66
44
Senators Senators
29
23
4
62
2
Red Wings Red Wings
28
22
5
61
-11
Bruins Bruins
27
24
6
60
-25
Canadiens Canadiens
25
26
5
55
-31
Sabres Sabres
22
27
5
49
-14
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
4/17
PHI PHI
@
BUF BUF
7:00 PM
Tue
4/15
TOR TOR
@
BUF BUF
7:00 PM
Sun
4/13
BUF BUF
@
TBL TBL
6:00 PM
Sat
4/12
BUF BUF
@
FLA FLA
6:00 PM
Thu
4/10
BUF BUF
@
CBJ CBJ
7:00 PM
Last Game
NSH Predators

19 - 28 - undefined

6

Final

4

BUF Sabres

22 - 27 - undefined

Sat 8 Feb 2025

NHL 2024-25 Leaders

NHL 2024-25 Rankings

NHL 2024-25 Betting

NHL 2024-25 Division Standings

Central Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Jets Jets
39
14
3
81
68
Stars Stars
35
18
2
72
43
Wild Wild
33
19
4
70
4
Pacific Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Oilers Oilers
34
17
4
72
30
Golden Knights Golden Knights
33
17
6
72
30
Kings Kings
29
17
7
65
15
Atlantic Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Panthers Panthers
34
20
3
71
27
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
33
20
2
68
13
Lightning Lightning
31
20
4
66
44
Metropolitan Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Capitals Capitals
36
11
8
80
56
Hurricanes Hurricanes
33
19
4
70
30
Devils Devils
31
20
6
68
33

NHL 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
2/8
TBL TBL
@
MTL MTL
5-3
Sat
2/8
UTA UTA
@
WSH WSH
5-4
Fri
2/7
ANA ANA
@
LAK LAK
2-1
Fri
2/7
SEA SEA
@
CGY CGY
3-2
Fri
2/7
DAL DAL
@
SJS SJS
8-3

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
2/25
TOR TOR
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Tue
2/25
CAR CAR
@
MTL MTL
7:00 PM
Tue
2/25
CGY CGY
@
WSH WSH
7:00 PM
Tue
2/25
DAL DAL
@
CBJ CBJ
7:00 PM
Mon
2/24
VGK VGK
@
LAK LAK
10:30 PM