The Buffalo Sabres eked out a victory over the Ottawa Senators, 3 to 2, in overtime in Game 7 of the 1997 playoff series on April 29, 1997.

Final

Senators

3-4-0

2

Sabres

4-3-0

3

Team

OTT

BUF

Total

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st period

OTT

BUF

Shawn McEachern (PP) assisted by Steve Duchesne and Alexei Yashin

2nd period

OTT

BUF

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

3rd period

OTT

BUF

Wade Redden (EV) assisted by Alexei Yashin and Radek Bonk

Derek Plante (EV) unassisted

OTT

BUF

Derek Plante (EV) assisted by Matthew Barnaby

Senators

Sabres

Goals

Shots

Penalty Minutes

Power-Play Goals

Power-Play Opportunities

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

Senators

Sabres

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Ron Tugnutt (L) R. Tugnutt	0	1	0	31	28	.903	3	2.75	0	65

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	S	S%
Daniel Alfredsson D. Alfredsson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
Radek Bonk R. Bonk	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Tom Chorske T. Chorske	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Randy Cunneyworth R. Cunneyworth	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0
Alexandre Daigle A. Daigle	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	3	0.0
Steve Duchesne S. Duchesne	0	1	1	-1	0	0	1	2	0.0
Bruce Gardiner B. Gardiner	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0.0
Denny Lambert D. Lambert	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
Janne Laukkanen J. Laukkanen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Shawn McEachern S. McEachern	1	0	1	0	4	1	0	3	33.3
Lance Pitlick L. Pitlick	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0.0
Wade Redden W. Redden	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	50.0
Shaun Van Allen S. Van Allen	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0.0
Alexei Yashin A. Yashin	0	2	2	0	2	0	1	3	0.0
Jason York J. York	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
Sergei Zholtok S. Zholtok	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Steve Shields (W) S. Shields	1	0	0	27	25	.926	2	1.83	0	65

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	GWG	OTG	S	S%
Donald Audette D. Audette	1	0	1	-1	0	1	0	0	0	3	33.3
Matthew Barnaby M. Barnaby	0	1	1	+2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Randy Burridge R. Burridge	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Jason Dawe J. Dawe	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
Garry Galley G. Galley	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0.0
Michal Grosek M. Grosek	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Brian Holzinger B. Holzinger	0	1	1	-1	0	0	1	0	0	6	0.0
Michael Peca M. Peca	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
Derek Plante D. Plante	2	0	2	+2	0	0	0	1	1	4	50.0
Rob Ray R. Ray	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Darryl Shannon D. Shannon	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Richard Smehlik R. Smehlik	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Dixon Ward D. Ward	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Alexei Zhitnik A. Zhitnik	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0