2–5

Final

🐋 Home Canucks 34-20-11 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
BUF	0	0	2	2
VAN	1	4	0	5

Sabres at Canucks

Canucks beat Sabres 5–2 at Rogers Arena on March 6, 1996.

🗓 Wed, Mar 6, 1996 · 21:30 CST 📍 Rogers Arena, Vancouver 🏒 1995-96 🔁 Canucks lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐋 VAN

Russ Courtnall

3 G

5 shots · +2

2nd star 🐋 VAN

Jyrki Lumme

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · +1

3rd star 🐋 VAN

Martin Gelinas

2 A

1 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🐋 Trevor Linden PP Go-ahead 1st · 04:55

Assists: Jyrki Lumme, Adrian Aucoin

0–1

2nd period

🐋 Jyrki Lumme 2nd · 02:20

Assists: Josef Beranek, Esa Tikkanen

0–2

🐋 Russ Courtnall 2nd · 06:14

Unassisted

0–3

🐋 Russ Courtnall PP 2nd · 13:22

Assists: Martin Gelinas

0–4

🐋 Russ Courtnall SH 2nd · 15:49

Assists: Martin Gelinas, Dave Babych

0–5

3rd period

⚔️ Pat LaFontaine 3rd · 04:30

Assists: Brad May, Rob Conn

1–5

⚔️ Charlie Huddy 3rd · 17:51

Assists: Pat LaFontaine, Rob Conn

2–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF VAN🐋

24 Shots on goal 29

0/7 Power play (goals / chances) 2/6

45 Penalty minutes 37

BUF shooting 8.3% (2/24) VAN shooting 17.2% (5/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Andrei Trefilov

0/0

.000 SV% · 0 GA · 20:00 TOI

Dominik Hasek

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 40:00 TOI

🐋Canucks

Corey Hirsch

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Canucks

Canucks: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 0–5

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Canucks

Canucks: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Canucks lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →

❓ BUF vs VAN, answered

Who won Sabres vs Canucks on March 6, 1996?

Canucks won 5–2.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Canucks?

The final score was Sabres 2, Canucks 5.

Who scored for Sabres?

Charlie Huddy, Pat LaFontaine.

Who scored for Canucks?

Russ Courtnall (3), Jyrki Lumme, Trevor Linden.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Andrei Trefilov made 0 saves on 0 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Canucks goalie play?

Corey Hirsch made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Canucks played?

At Rogers Arena in Vancouver, the Canucks home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Canucks season series?

Canucks lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Mar 3

🐋Canucks

Previous game · Mar 3

Also on March 6, 1996

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