1–5

Final

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

Whalers at Sabres

Sabres beat Whalers 5–1 at KeyBank Center on December 26, 1996.

🗓 Thu, Dec 26, 1996 · 18:30 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Season series tied 2–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Dixon Ward

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · +2

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Donald Audette

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · +2

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Matthew Barnaby

2 A

2 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Dixon Ward Go-ahead 1st · 00:54

Assists: Brian Holzinger, Donald Audette

0–1

⚔️ Anatoli Semenov 1st · 08:20

Assists: Matthew Barnaby, Michal Grosek

0–2

⚔️ Michael Peca 1st · 15:24

Assists: Randy Burridge, Jason Dawe

0–3

2nd period

⚔️ Derek Plante 2nd · 05:02

Assists: Matthew Barnaby, Michal Grosek

0–4

⚔️ Donald Audette 2nd · 05:44

Assists: Dixon Ward, Bob Boughner

0–5

🐳 Paul Ranheim 2nd · 15:58

Assists: Steve Martins, Curtis Leschyshyn

1–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐳HFD BUF⚔️

27 Shots on goal 21

10 Penalty minutes 8

HFD shooting 3.7% (1/27) BUF shooting 23.8% (5/21)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐳Whalers

Jason Muzzatti

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 15:24 TOI

Jean-Sebastien Giguere

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 44:36 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–3

Whalers

Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–5

Whalers

Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 2–2 Full head-to-head →

3–4 (OT) · Whalers won

❓ HFD vs BUF, answered

Who won Whalers vs Sabres on December 26, 1996?

Sabres won 5–1.

What was the final score of Whalers vs Sabres?

The final score was Whalers 1, Sabres 5.

Who scored for Whalers?

Paul Ranheim.

Who scored for Sabres?

Anatoli Semenov, Derek Plante, Dixon Ward, Donald Audette, Michael Peca.

How did the Whalers goalie play?

Jason Muzzatti made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 0 saves on 1 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?

Season series tied 2–2 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

🐳Whalers

Previous game · Dec 21

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Dec 23

Also on December 26, 1996

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