3–2

Final

🏛️ Home Senators 12-14-4 before this game

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

Sabres at Senators

Sabres beat Senators 3–2 at Canadian Tire Centre on December 21, 1996.

🗓 Sat, Dec 21, 1996 · 18:30 CST 📍 Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Donald Audette

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · +2

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Brian Holzinger

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · +2

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Michael Peca

1 G

2 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🏛️ Janne Laukkanen PP Go-ahead 1st · 01:52

Assists: Randy Cunneyworth, Sergei Zholtok

0–1

⚔️ Donald Audette Tying 1st · 04:25

Assists: Dixon Ward, Brian Holzinger

1–1

⚔️ Brian Holzinger Go-ahead 1st · 08:38

Assists: Donald Audette, Garry Galley

2–1

2nd period

🏛️ Denny Lambert Tying 2nd · 08:36

Assists: Bruce Gardiner, Andreas Dackell

2–2

3rd period

⚔️ Michael Peca Go-ahead 3rd · 08:32

Unassisted

3–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF OTT🏛️

25 Shots on goal 29

0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3

16 Penalty minutes 4

BUF shooting 12.0% (3/25) OTT shooting 6.9% (2/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🏛️Senators

Damian Rhodes

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 59:17 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Senators

Senators: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–2

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 18-12-3 (55% win rate, 33 games)

Senators

Senators — tied after 2nd: 12-14-4 (40% win rate, 30 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

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

3–2 (OT) · Sabres won

❓ BUF vs OTT, answered

Who won Sabres vs Senators on December 21, 1996?

Sabres won 3–2.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Senators?

The final score was Sabres 3, Senators 2.

Who scored for Sabres?

Brian Holzinger, Donald Audette, Michael Peca.

Who scored for Senators?

Denny Lambert, Janne Laukkanen.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

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

How did the Senators goalie play?

Damian Rhodes made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Senators played?

At Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, the Senators home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Senators 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

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Dec 20

🏛️Senators

Previous game · Dec 19

Also on December 21, 1996

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