🏔️ Away Avalanche 14-4-2 before this game

4–5

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
COL	1	2	1	4
BUF	2	1	2	5

Avalanche at Sabres

Sabres beat Avalanche 5–4 at KeyBank Center on November 14, 1996.

🗓 Thu, Nov 14, 1996 · 18:30 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏔️ COL

Sandis Ozolinsh

1 G, 2 A

7 shots · -2

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Jason Dawe

2 G

4 shots · +3

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Michael Peca

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Michael Peca PP Go-ahead 1st · 03:04

Assists: Jay McKee

0–1

🏔️ Valeri Kamensky PP Tying 1st · 10:11

Assists: Sandis Ozolinsh, Joe Sakic

1–1

⚔️ Jason Dawe Go-ahead 1st · 18:34

Assists: Darryl Shannon

1–2

2nd period

⚔️ Mike Wilson 2nd · 08:03

Assists: Michael Peca

1–3

🏔️ Sandis Ozolinsh 2nd · 12:43

Assists: Joe Sakic, Scott Young

2–3

🏔️ Eric Lacroix Tying 2nd · 16:24

Assists: Jon Klemm

3–3

3rd period

⚔️ Jason Dawe Go-ahead 3rd · 05:28

Assists: Randy Burridge, Mike Wilson

3–4

⚔️ Brian Holzinger 3rd · 09:25

Assists: Dixon Ward, Alexei Zhitnik

3–5

🏔️ Rene Corbet PP 3rd · 11:51

Assists: Scott Young, Sandis Ozolinsh

4–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏔️COL BUF⚔️

34 Shots on goal 26

2/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3

11 Penalty minutes 15

COL shooting 11.8% (4/34) BUF shooting 19.2% (5/26)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏔️Avalanche

Craig Billington

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 58:44 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–2

Avalanche

Avalanche: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–3

Avalanche

Avalanche — tied after 2nd: 14-4-2 (70% win rate, 20 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 8-8-1 (47% win rate, 17 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

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

Nov 2, 1996

⚔️BUF @ 🏔️COL

0–0 (OT) · Sabres won

❓ COL vs BUF, answered

Who won Avalanche vs Sabres on November 14, 1996?

Sabres won 5–4.

What was the final score of Avalanche vs Sabres?

The final score was Avalanche 4, Sabres 5.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Eric Lacroix, Rene Corbet, Sandis Ozolinsh, Valeri Kamensky.

Who scored for Sabres?

Jason Dawe (2), Brian Holzinger, Michael Peca, Mike Wilson.

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Craig Billington made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Avalanche vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Avalanche vs Sabres season series?

Sabres 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

🏔️Avalanche

Previous game · Nov 13

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Nov 12

Also on November 14, 1996

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