6–1

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
DET	1	1	4	6
BUF	0	0	1	1

Red Wings at Sabres

Red Wings beat Sabres 6–1 at KeyBank Center on October 12, 1996.

🗓 Sat, Oct 12, 1996 · 18:30 CDT 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Red Wings lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐙 DET

Steve Yzerman

1 G, 2 A

4 shots · +4

2nd star 🐙 DET

Igor Larionov

1 G, 2 A

1 shots · +3

3rd star 🐙 DET

Tim Taylor

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🐙 Vyacheslav Kozlov Go-ahead 1st · 15:41

Assists: Igor Larionov

1–0

2nd period

🐙 Steve Yzerman 2nd · 02:31

Assists: Igor Larionov, Jamie Pushor

2–0

3rd period

🐙 Tim Taylor SH 3rd · 00:51

Assists: Steve Yzerman, Nicklas Lidstrom

3–0

⚔️ Michael Peca 3rd · 05:24

Assists: Garry Galley, Jason Dawe

3–1

🐙 Igor Larionov 3rd · 06:40

Assists: Steve Yzerman, Nicklas Lidstrom

4–1

🐙 Martin Lapointe 3rd · 07:45

Assists: Sergei Fedorov, Brendan Shanahan

5–1

🐙 Mathieu Dandenault 3rd · 08:55

Assists: Tim Taylor, Greg Johnson

6–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐙DET BUF⚔️

35 Shots on goal 22

9 Penalty minutes 7

DET shooting 17.1% (6/35) BUF shooting 4.5% (1/22)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐙Red Wings

Mike Vernon

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

0/6

.000 SV% · 6 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Red Wings

Red Wings: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–0

Red Wings

Red Wings: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

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

❓ DET vs BUF, answered

Who won Red Wings vs Sabres on October 12, 1996?

Red Wings won 6–1.

What was the final score of Red Wings vs Sabres?

The final score was Red Wings 6, Sabres 1.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Igor Larionov, Martin Lapointe, Mathieu Dandenault, Steve Yzerman, Tim Taylor, Vyacheslav Kozlov.

Who scored for Sabres?

Michael Peca.

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Mike Vernon made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 0 saves on 6 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Red Wings vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Red Wings vs Sabres season series?

Red Wings 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

🐙Red Wings

Previous game · Oct 11

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Oct 9

Also on October 12, 1996

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