0–2

Final

🐧 Home Penguins 18-13-5 before this game

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

Sabres at Penguins

Penguins beat Sabres 2–0 at PPG Paints Arena on December 28, 1996.

🗓 Sat, Dec 28, 1996 · 18:30 CST 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Mario Lemieux

1 G, 1 A

10 shots · +1

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Fredrik Olausson

1 G

2 shots · +1

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Ron Francis

1 A

3 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

2 goals · in order

1st period

🐧 Fredrik Olausson Go-ahead 1st · 18:54

Assists: Joe Mullen, Mario Lemieux

0–1

3rd period

🐧 Mario Lemieux PP 3rd · 05:35

Assists: Kevin Hatcher, Ron Francis

0–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF PIT🐧

21 Shots on goal 29

0/6 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

14 Penalty minutes 23

BUF shooting 0.0% (0/21) PIT shooting 6.9% (2/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 57:41 TOI

🐧Penguins

Patrick Lalime

0/0

.000 SV% · 0 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 0–1

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Penguins lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →

❓ BUF vs PIT, answered

Who won Sabres vs Penguins on December 28, 1996?

Penguins won 2–0.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Penguins?

The final score was Sabres 0, Penguins 2.

Who scored for Penguins?

Fredrik Olausson, Mario Lemieux.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

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

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Patrick Lalime made 0 saves on 0 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Penguins played?

At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, the Penguins home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Penguins season series?

Penguins lead the season series 2–1 after 3 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 26

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Dec 26

Also on December 28, 1996

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