2–1

Final

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

Sabres at Canucks

Sabres beat Canucks 2–1 at Rogers Arena on October 9, 1996.

🗓 Wed, Oct 9, 1996 · 21:00 CDT 📍 Rogers Arena, Vancouver 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Brian Holzinger

1 G

3 shots · +1

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Jason Dawe

1 G

3 shots · +1

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Curtis Brown

1 A

2 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order

1st period

🐋 Pavel Bure Go-ahead 1st · 00:14

Assists: Martin Gelinas, Trevor Linden

0–1

2nd period

⚔️ Jason Dawe Tying 2nd · 01:28

Assists: Randy Burridge, Mike Wilson

1–1

3rd period

⚔️ Brian Holzinger Go-ahead 3rd · 05:42

Assists: Richard Smehlik, Curtis Brown

2–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF VAN🐋

19 Shots on goal 35

6 Penalty minutes 6

BUF shooting 10.5% (2/19) VAN shooting 2.9% (1/35)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐋Canucks

Kirk McLean

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 59:22 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 — 1–1

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 0-2 (0% win rate, 2 games)

Canucks

Canucks — tied after 2nd: 1-1 (50% win rate, 2 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Sabres lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

❓ BUF vs VAN, answered

Who won Sabres vs Canucks on October 9, 1996?

Sabres won 2–1.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Canucks?

The final score was Sabres 2, Canucks 1.

Who scored for Sabres?

Brian Holzinger, Jason Dawe.

Who scored for Canucks?

Pavel Bure.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Canucks goalie play?

Kirk McLean 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?

Sabres lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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 · Oct 6

🐋Canucks

Previous game · Oct 6

Also on October 9, 1996

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