4–1

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
BUF	1	0	3	4
WSH	0	1	0	1

Sabres at Capitals

Sabres beat Capitals 4–1 at Capital One Arena on October 18, 1996.

🗓 Fri, Oct 18, 1996 · 18:30 CDT 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Dixon Ward

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · +2

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Michal Grosek

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · +2

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Derek Plante

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · +3

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Alexei Zhitnik SH Go-ahead 1st · 19:44

Assists: Jason Dawe, Brian Holzinger

1–0

2nd period

🦅 Richard Zednik PP Tying 2nd · 15:03

Assists: Jason Allison, Phil Housley

1–1

3rd period

⚔️ Michal Grosek Go-ahead 3rd · 05:02

Assists: Dixon Ward

2–1

⚔️ Dixon Ward 3rd · 14:50

Assists: Michal Grosek, Derek Plante

3–1

⚔️ Derek Plante Empty net 3rd · 19:39

Assists: Darryl Shannon

4–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF WSH🦅

26 Shots on goal 32

0/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

22 Penalty minutes 22

BUF shooting 15.4% (4/26) WSH shooting 3.1% (1/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 59:35 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–1

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 2-4 (33% win rate, 6 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 1-3 (25% win rate, 4 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

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

2–2 (OT) · Capitals won

Apr 28, 1995

⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH

1–5 · Capitals won

❓ BUF vs WSH, answered

Who won Sabres vs Capitals on October 18, 1996?

Sabres won 4–1.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Capitals?

The final score was Sabres 4, Capitals 1.

Who scored for Sabres?

Alexei Zhitnik, Derek Plante, Dixon Ward, Michal Grosek.

Who scored for Capitals?

Richard Zednik.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

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

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Capitals played?

At Capital One Arena in Washington, the Capitals home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Capitals 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 17

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Oct 12

Also on October 18, 1996

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