3–6

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
HFD	2	1	0	3
BUF	3	3	0	6

Whalers at Sabres

Sabres beat Whalers 6–3 at KeyBank Center on October 26, 1996.

🗓 Sat, Oct 26, 1996 · 18:30 CDT 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Richard Smehlik

2 G, 1 A

3 shots · +1

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Pat LaFontaine

1 G, 2 A

7 shots · +2

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Alexei Zhitnik

3 A

1 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Anatoli Semenov PP Go-ahead 1st · 05:11

Assists: Alexei Zhitnik, Pat LaFontaine

0–1

🐳 Robert Kron PP Tying 1st · 07:36

Assists: Andrei Nikolishin, Keith Primeau

1–1

🐳 Kevin Dineen PP Go-ahead 1st · 10:11

Assists: Andrew Cassels, Glen Wesley

2–1

⚔️ Pat LaFontaine Tying 1st · 14:56

Assists: Alexei Zhitnik, Richard Smehlik

2–2

⚔️ Richard Smehlik Go-ahead 1st · 15:33

Assists: Michael Peca, Randy Burridge

2–3

2nd period

⚔️ Darryl Shannon 2nd · 01:54

Assists: Jason Dawe

2–4

🐳 Andrei Nikolishin 2nd · 03:11

Assists: Keith Primeau, Adam Burt

3–4

⚔️ Richard Smehlik PP 2nd · 07:50

Assists: Alexei Zhitnik, Pat LaFontaine

3–5

⚔️ Rob Ray 2nd · 15:57

Assists: Anatoli Semenov, Dixon Ward

3–6

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐳HFD BUF⚔️

29 Shots on goal 27

2/3 Power play (goals / chances) 2/3

13 Penalty minutes 13

HFD shooting 10.3% (3/29) BUF shooting 22.2% (6/27)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐳Whalers

Sean Burke

0/6

.000 SV% · 6 GA · 59:49 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–3

Whalers

Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–6

Whalers

Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

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

1–2 (OT) · Whalers won

❓ HFD vs BUF, answered

Who won Whalers vs Sabres on October 26, 1996?

Sabres won 6–3.

What was the final score of Whalers vs Sabres?

The final score was Whalers 3, Sabres 6.

Who scored for Whalers?

Andrei Nikolishin, Kevin Dineen, Robert Kron.

Who scored for Sabres?

Richard Smehlik (2), Anatoli Semenov, Darryl Shannon, Pat LaFontaine, Rob Ray.

How did the Whalers goalie play?

Sean Burke made 0 saves on 6 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Whalers vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Whalers vs Sabres 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

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