🐧 Away Penguins 29-14-6 before this game

1–3

Final

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

Penguins at Sabres

Sabres beat Penguins 3–1 at KeyBank Center on January 29, 1997.

🗓 Wed, Jan 29, 1997 · 18:30 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Season series tied 2–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Richard Smehlik

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · +1

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Michael Peca

1 G

3 shots · +2

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Rob Ray

1 G

1 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Rob Ray Go-ahead 1st · 08:28

Assists: Brad May, Richard Smehlik

0–1

⚔️ Michael Peca SH 1st · 13:16

Assists: Dixon Ward

0–2

3rd period

🐧 Jaromir Jagr PP 3rd · 02:18

Assists: Petr Nedved, Ron Francis

1–2

⚔️ Richard Smehlik Empty net 3rd · 19:32

Assists: Alexei Zhitnik

1–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐧PIT BUF⚔️

22 Shots on goal 39

1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3

8 Penalty minutes 12

PIT shooting 4.5% (1/22) BUF shooting 7.7% (3/39)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐧Penguins

Philippe De Rouville

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 59:24 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–2

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 0–2

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 2–2 Full head-to-head →

❓ PIT vs BUF, answered

Who won Penguins vs Sabres on January 29, 1997?

Sabres won 3–1.

What was the final score of Penguins vs Sabres?

The final score was Penguins 1, Sabres 3.

Who scored for Penguins?

Jaromir Jagr.

Who scored for Sabres?

Michael Peca, Richard Smehlik, Rob Ray.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Philippe De Rouville 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 Penguins vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Penguins vs Sabres season series?

Season series tied 2–2 after 4 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

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Jan 26

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Jan 25

Also on January 29, 1997

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