3–2

Final

🏝️ Home Islanders 12-9-2 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
BUF	1	1	1	3
NYI	0	1	1	2

Sabres at Islanders

Sabres beat Islanders 3–2 at UBS Arena on November 30, 1996.

🗓 Sat, Nov 30, 1996 · 18:00 CST 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 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

2 shots · +2

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Donald Audette

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · +1

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

Bryan Berard

1 G, 1 A

1 shots

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Donald Audette Go-ahead 1st · 14:50

Assists: Mike Wilson, Dixon Ward

1–0

2nd period

⚔️ Alexei Zhitnik PP 2nd · 00:46

Assists: Garry Galley, Donald Audette

2–0

🏝️ Bryan Berard PP 2nd · 02:54

Assists: Bryan Smolinski, Travis Green

2–1

3rd period

⚔️ Dixon Ward 3rd · 05:55

Assists: Darryl Shannon, Matthew Barnaby

3–1

🏝️ Derek Armstrong 3rd · 09:27

Assists: Bryan Berard

3–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF NYI🏝️

19 Shots on goal 29

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

17 Penalty minutes 25

BUF shooting 15.8% (3/19) NYI shooting 6.9% (2/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🏝️Islanders

Eric Fichaud

0/0

.000 SV% · 0 GA · 00:34 TOI

Tommy Salo

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 58:56 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–1

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

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

4–5 (OT) · Islanders won

1–1 (OT) · Islanders won

Apr 1, 1995

⚔️BUF @ 🏝️NYI

5–1 · Sabres won

❓ BUF vs NYI, answered

Who won Sabres vs Islanders on November 30, 1996?

Sabres won 3–2.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Islanders?

The final score was Sabres 3, Islanders 2.

Who scored for Sabres?

Alexei Zhitnik, Dixon Ward, Donald Audette.

Who scored for Islanders?

Bryan Berard, Derek Armstrong.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Eric Fichaud made 0 saves on 0 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Islanders played?

At UBS Arena in Elmont, the Islanders home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Islanders 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 · Nov 29

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Nov 29

Also on November 30, 1996

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