1–5

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
BOS	0	1	0	1
BUF	1	2	2	5

Bruins at Sabres

Sabres beat Bruins 5–1 at KeyBank Center on March 17, 1997.

🗓 Mon, Mar 17, 1997 · 18:30 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 4–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Donald Audette

2 G

5 shots · +3

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Derek Plante

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · +2

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Richard Smehlik

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Donald Audette Go-ahead 1st · 10:58

Assists: Derek Plante, Richard Smehlik

0–1

2nd period

⚔️ Brian Holzinger 2nd · 04:51

Assists: Jay McKee, Darryl Shannon

0–2

🐻 Ray Bourque PP 2nd · 07:17

Assists: Landon Wilson, Davis Payne

1–2

⚔️ Donald Audette 2nd · 11:20

Assists: Alexei Zhitnik

1–3

3rd period

⚔️ Richard Smehlik 3rd · 05:53

Assists: Ed Ronan, Jason Dawe

1–4

⚔️ Derek Plante PP 3rd · 17:05

Assists: Alexei Zhitnik, Jason Dawe

1–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS BUF⚔️

28 Shots on goal 25

1/6 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3

34 Penalty minutes 39

BOS shooting 3.6% (1/28) BUF shooting 20.0% (5/25)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Jim Carey

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 59:54 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–3

Bruins

Bruins: 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 4–0 Full head-to-head →

3–2 (OT) · Sabres won

1–2 (OT) · Sabres won

❓ BOS vs BUF, answered

Who won Bruins vs Sabres on March 17, 1997?

Sabres won 5–1.

What was the final score of Bruins vs Sabres?

The final score was Bruins 1, Sabres 5.

Who scored for Bruins?

Ray Bourque.

Who scored for Sabres?

Donald Audette (2), Brian Holzinger, Derek Plante, Richard Smehlik.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Jim Carey made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

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

Where is Bruins vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Bruins vs Sabres season series?

Sabres lead the season series 4–0 after 4 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

🐻Bruins

Previous game · Mar 15

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Mar 15

Also on March 17, 1997

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