5–1

Final

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

Whalers at Sabres

Whalers beat Sabres 5–1 at KeyBank Center on January 25, 1997.

🗓 Sat, Jan 25, 1997 · 18:30 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Whalers lead the season series 3–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐳 HFD

Nelson Emerson

2 G, 3 A

3 shots · +3

2nd star 🐳 HFD

Hnat Domenichelli

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · +1

3rd star 🐳 HFD

Geoff Sanderson

1 G

7 shots

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🐳 Curtis Leschyshyn PP Go-ahead 1st · 05:08

Assists: Nelson Emerson, Kevin Brown

1–0

🐳 Nelson Emerson SH 1st · 09:06

Assists: Kevin Dineen

2–0

🐳 Geoff Sanderson PP 1st · 14:03

Assists: Nelson Emerson, Glen Wesley

3–0

3rd period

🐳 Hnat Domenichelli 3rd · 06:49

Assists: Keith Primeau, Nelson Emerson

4–0

⚔️ Randy Burridge SH 3rd · 08:53

Assists: Darryl Shannon

4–1

🐳 Nelson Emerson 3rd · 15:42

Assists: Hnat Domenichelli

5–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐳HFD BUF⚔️

18 Shots on goal 36

2/6 Power play (goals / chances) 0/7

28 Penalty minutes 38

HFD shooting 27.8% (5/18) BUF shooting 2.8% (1/36)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐳Whalers

Sean Burke

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 59:45 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 3–0

Whalers

Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–0

Whalers

Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Whalers lead the season series 3–2 Full head-to-head →

3–4 (OT) · Whalers won

❓ HFD vs BUF, answered

Who won Whalers vs Sabres on January 25, 1997?

Whalers won 5–1.

What was the final score of Whalers vs Sabres?

The final score was Whalers 5, Sabres 1.

Who scored for Whalers?

Nelson Emerson (2), Curtis Leschyshyn, Geoff Sanderson, Hnat Domenichelli.

Who scored for Sabres?

Randy Burridge.

How did the Whalers goalie play?

Sean Burke made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 0 saves on 5 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?

Whalers lead the season series 3–2 after 5 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 · Jan 24

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Jan 24

Also on January 25, 1997

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