🪶 Away Blackhawks 22-19-6 before this game

1–2

Final

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

Blackhawks at Sabres

Sabres beat Blackhawks 2–1 at KeyBank Center on January 20, 1997.

🗓 Mon, Jan 20, 1997 · 17:00 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Rob Ray

1 G

1 shots · +1

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Brian Holzinger

1 G

1 shots

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Randy Burridge

1 A

4 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order

1st period

🪶 Sergei Krivokrasov Go-ahead 1st · 09:55

Assists: Bob Probert, Chris Chelios

1–0

2nd period

⚔️ Rob Ray Tying 2nd · 02:42

Assists: Wayne Primeau, Dixon Ward

1–1

⚔️ Brian Holzinger SH Go-ahead 2nd · 17:16

Assists: Randy Burridge, Alexei Zhitnik

1–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🪶CHI BUF⚔️

44 Shots on goal 24

18 Penalty minutes 33

CHI shooting 2.3% (1/44) BUF shooting 8.3% (2/24)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🪶Blackhawks

Ed Belfour

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 58:37 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Blackhawks

Blackhawks: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–2

Blackhawks

Blackhawks: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

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

❓ CHI vs BUF, answered

Who won Blackhawks vs Sabres on January 20, 1997?

Sabres won 2–1.

What was the final score of Blackhawks vs Sabres?

The final score was Blackhawks 1, Sabres 2.

Who scored for Blackhawks?

Sergei Krivokrasov.

Who scored for Sabres?

Brian Holzinger, Rob Ray.

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

Ed Belfour made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Blackhawks vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Blackhawks vs Sabres 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

🪶Blackhawks

Previous game · Jan 13

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Jan 15

Also on January 20, 1997

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