1–1

Final / OT

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
BUF	0	1	0	0	1
SJS	0	0	1	0	1

Sabres at Sharks

Sabres beat Sharks 1–1 in overtime at SAP Center at San Jose on January 7, 1997.

🗓 Tue, Jan 7, 1997 · 21:30 CST 📍 SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Richard Smehlik

1 G

1 shots

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Randy Burridge

1 A

2 shots · +1

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Jason Dawe

1 A

1 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

2 goals · in order

2nd period

⚔️ Richard Smehlik Go-ahead 2nd · 15:11

Assists: Randy Burridge, Jason Dawe

1–0

3rd period

🦈 Jeff Friesen Tying 3rd · 06:39

Assists: Al Iafrate, Owen Nolan

1–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF SJS🦈

23 Shots on goal 43

28 Penalty minutes 24

BUF shooting 4.3% (1/23) SJS shooting 2.3% (1/43)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Steve Shields

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 65:00 TOI

🦈Sharks

Chris Terreri

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 65:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 23-13-4 (57% win rate, 40 games)

Sharks

Sharks — tied after 1st: 16-21-2 (41% win rate, 39 games)

After 2nd — 1–0

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Sharks

Sharks: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

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

4–4 (OT) · Sabres won

❓ BUF vs SJS, answered

Who won Sabres vs Sharks on January 7, 1997?

Sabres won 1–1 in overtime.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Sharks?

The final score was Sabres 1, Sharks 1, in overtime.

Who scored for Sabres?

Richard Smehlik.

Who scored for Sharks?

Jeff Friesen.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Steve Shields made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Chris Terreri made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Sharks played?

At SAP Center at San Jose in San Jose, the Sharks home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Sharks 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 · Jan 5

🦈Sharks

Previous game · Jan 4

Also on January 7, 1997

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