1996-97 Buffalo Sabres

The Buffalo Sabres defeated the Hartford Whalers, 5 to 1, on December 26, 1996.

Final

HFD

Whalers

16-12-6

1

BUF

Sabres

19-14-3

5

Team

1

0

3

2

1

2

3

0

0

Total

1

5

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st period

HFD

BUF

Dixon Ward (EV) assisted by Brian Holzinger and Donald Audette

0

1

Anatoli Semenov (EV) assisted by Matthew Barnaby and Michal Grosek

0

2

Michael Peca (EV) assisted by Randy Burridge and Jason Dawe

0

3

2nd period

HFD

BUF

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

0

4

Donald Audette (EV) assisted by Dixon Ward and Bob Boughner

0

5

Paul Ranheim (EV) assisted by Steve Martins and Curtis Leschyshyn

1

5

Whalers

Sabres

Goals

1

5

Shots

27

21

Penalty Minutes

10

8

Power-Play Goals

0

0

Power-Play Opportunities

4

5

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

Whalers

Sabres

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Jason Muzzatti (L) J. Muzzatti	0	1	0	5	2	.400	3	11.69	0	15
Jean-Sebastien Giguere J. Giguere				16	14	.875	2	2.69	0	45

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	OTG	S	S%	FOW	FO	FOW%	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI
Adam Burt A. Burt	0	0	0	-3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Andrew Cassels A. Cassels	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Kevin Dineen K. Dineen	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Nelson Emerson N. Emerson	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
Alexander Godynyuk A. Godynyuk	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stu Grimson S. Grimson	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Kevin Haller K. Haller	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mark Janssens M. Janssens	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Robert Kron R. Kron	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Curtis Leschyshyn C. Leschyshyn	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Marek Malik M. Malik	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Steve Martins S. Martins	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Jeff O'Neill J. O'Neill	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.0
Paul Ranheim P. Ranheim	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	33.3
Steven Rice S. Rice	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Geoff Sanderson G. Sanderson	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Glen Wesley G. Wesley	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Dominik Hasek (W) D. Hasek	1	0	0	27	26	.963	1	1.00	0	60

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	OTG	S	S%	FOW	FO	FOW%	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI
Donald Audette D. Audette	1	1	2	+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	100.0
Matthew Barnaby M. Barnaby	0	2	2	+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Bob Boughner B. Boughner	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Randy Burridge R. Burridge	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
Jason Dawe J. Dawe	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Garry Galley G. Galley	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Michal Grosek M. Grosek	0	2	2	+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brian Holzinger B. Holzinger	0	1	1	+2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Barrie Moore B. Moore	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Michael Peca M. Peca	1	0	1	+1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	25.0
Derek Plante D. Plante	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	50.0
Anatoli Semenov A. Semenov	1	0	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	100.0
Darryl Shannon D. Shannon	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Richard Smehlik R. Smehlik	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Dixon Ward D. Ward	1	1	2	+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	100.0
Mike Wilson M. Wilson	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Alexei Zhitnik A. Zhitnik	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0

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2024-25 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Panthers	34	20	3	71	27
Maple Leafs	33	20	2	68	13
Lightning	31	20	4	66	44
Senators	29	23	4	62	2
Red Wings	28	22	5	61	-11
Bruins	27	24	6	60	-25
Canadiens	25	26	5	55	-31
Sabres	22	27	5	49	-14

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 4/17	PHI	@	BUF	7:00 PM
Tue 4/15	TOR	@	BUF	7:00 PM
Sun 4/13	BUF	@	TBL	6:00 PM
Sat 4/12	BUF	@	FLA	6:00 PM
Thu 4/10	BUF	@	CBJ	7:00 PM

NSH

19 - 28 - undefined

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4

22 - 27 - undefined

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NHL 2024-25 Leaders

40

Draisaitl

Leon Draisaitl

33

Nylander

William Nylander

31

Reinhart

Sam Reinhart

Assists Leaders

66

MacKinnon

Nathan MacKinnon

57

Kucherov

Nikita Kucherov

55

Marner

Mitch Marner

87

MacKinnon

Nathan MacKinnon

83

Draisaitl

Leon Draisaitl

82

Kucherov

Nikita Kucherov

+31

Marchenko

Kirill Marchenko

+31

McDonagh

Ryan McDonagh

+30

Forsling

Gustav Forsling

Goals Against Leaders

2.06

Hellebuyck

Connor Hellebuyck

2.08

Stolarz

Anthony Stolarz

2.19

Kuemper

Darcy Kuemper

NHL 2024-25 Rankings

3.61

3.56

3.56

Goals Against Rankings

2.39

2.47

2.49

Power Play Rankings

33.3

28.0

28.0

Penalty Kill Rankings

85.0

84.8

84.2

NHL 2024-25 Betting

Best Record ATS

36-18

35-20

34-21

34-22

33-24

32-24

Worst Record ATS

20-35

21-34

23-34

23-34

23-34

22-32

NHL 2024-25 Division Standings

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Jets	39	14	3	81	68
Stars	35	18	2	72	43
Wild	33	19	4	70	4
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Oilers	34	17	4	72	30
Golden Knights	33	17	6	72	30
Kings	29	17	7	65	15

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Panthers	34	20	3	71	27
Maple Leafs	33	20	2	68	13
Lightning	31	20	4	66	44
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Capitals	36	11	8	80	56
Hurricanes	33	19	4	70	30
Devils	31	20	6	68	33

NHL 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

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

Schedule

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