🏛️ Away Senators 22-22-8 before this game

1–2

Final

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

Senators at Sabres

Sabres beat Senators 2–1 at KeyBank Center on February 9, 1997.

🗓 Sun, Feb 9, 1997 · 18:00 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 3–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Derek Plante

1 G

5 shots · +1

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Jason Dawe

1 G

1 shots · +1

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Matthew Barnaby

1 A

2 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Jason Dawe Go-ahead 1st · 01:34

Assists: Alexei Zhitnik

0–1

2nd period

⚔️ Derek Plante 2nd · 00:37

Assists: Matthew Barnaby, Michal Grosek

0–2

3rd period

🏛️ Sergei Zholtok PP 3rd · 13:03

Assists: Jason York, Randy Cunneyworth

1–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏛️OTT BUF⚔️

33 Shots on goal 20

1/6 Power play (goals / chances) 0/1

2 Penalty minutes 12

OTT shooting 3.0% (1/33) BUF shooting 10.0% (2/20)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏛️Senators

Damian Rhodes

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 58:54 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Senators

Senators: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 0–2

Senators

Senators: 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 3–0 Full head-to-head →

3–2 (OT) · Sabres won

Dec 27, 1995

🏛️OTT @ ⚔️BUF

4–3 · Senators won

❓ OTT vs BUF, answered

Who won Senators vs Sabres on February 9, 1997?

Sabres won 2–1.

What was the final score of Senators vs Sabres?

The final score was Senators 1, Sabres 2.

Who scored for Senators?

Sergei Zholtok.

Who scored for Sabres?

Derek Plante, Jason Dawe.

How did the Senators goalie play?

Damian Rhodes 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 Senators vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Senators vs Sabres season series?

Sabres lead the season series 3–0 after 3 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

🏛️Senators

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⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Feb 8

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