3–1

Final

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

Oilers at Sabres

Oilers beat Sabres 3–1 at KeyBank Center on January 24, 1997.

🗓 Fri, Jan 24, 1997 · 18:30 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Oilers lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🛢️ EDM

Andrei Kovalenko

1 G, 1 A

5 shots

2nd star 🛢️ EDM

Dan Mcgillis

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · +1

3rd star 🛢️ EDM

Ryan Smyth

1 G

5 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order

1st period

🛢️ Andrei Kovalenko PP Go-ahead 1st · 02:25

Assists: Doug Weight, David Oliver

1–0

2nd period

⚔️ Rob Ray Tying 2nd · 08:06

Assists: Barrie Moore, Garry Galley

1–1

3rd period

🛢️ Ryan Smyth Go-ahead 3rd · 11:29

Assists: Dan Mcgillis, Kevin Lowe

2–1

🛢️ Dan Mcgillis PP 3rd · 13:13

Assists: Andrei Kovalenko, Dean McAmmond

3–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🛢️EDM BUF⚔️

35 Shots on goal 23

2/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/2

6 Penalty minutes 10

EDM shooting 8.6% (3/35) BUF shooting 4.3% (1/23)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🛢️Oilers

Curtis Joseph

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Steve Shields

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 59:09 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Oilers

Oilers: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–1

Oilers

Oilers — tied after 2nd: 24-20-4 (50% win rate, 48 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 28-15-4 (60% win rate, 47 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

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

4–5 (OT) · Oilers won

1–1 (OT) · Oilers won

Oct 29, 1993

⚔️BUF @ 🛢️EDM

6–3 · Sabres won

❓ EDM vs BUF, answered

Who won Oilers vs Sabres on January 24, 1997?

Oilers won 3–1.

What was the final score of Oilers vs Sabres?

The final score was Oilers 3, Sabres 1.

Who scored for Oilers?

Andrei Kovalenko, Dan Mcgillis, Ryan Smyth.

Who scored for Sabres?

Rob Ray.

How did the Oilers goalie play?

Curtis Joseph made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Steve Shields made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Oilers vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Oilers vs Sabres season series?

Oilers 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

🛢️Oilers

Previous game · Jan 22

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Jan 22

Also on January 24, 1997

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