🏝️ Away Islanders 26-27-5 before this game

2–5

Final

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

Islanders at Sabres

Sabres beat Islanders 5–2 at KeyBank Center on February 21, 1997.

🗓 Fri, Feb 21, 1997 · 18:30 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

Jason Dawe

1 G, 1 A

2 shots

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Michael Peca

2 A

3 shots · +2

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Michal Grosek

2 A

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Jason Dawe PP Go-ahead 1st · 10:40

Assists: Michal Grosek, Derek Plante

0–1

⚔️ Brian Holzinger 1st · 19:46

Assists: Jason Dawe, Michal Grosek

0–2

2nd period

⚔️ Brad May 2nd · 10:39

Assists: Michael Peca

0–3

⚔️ Bob Boughner 2nd · 17:33

Assists: Michael Peca, Dixon Ward

0–4

3rd period

🏝️ Travis Green PP 3rd · 01:51

Assists: Bryan Berard, Ziggy Palffy

1–4

🏝️ Claude Lapointe 3rd · 17:32

Assists: Scott Lachance, Todd Bertuzzi

2–4

⚔️ Garry Galley SH Empty net 3rd · 19:58

Unassisted

2–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI BUF⚔️

36 Shots on goal 25

1/11 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

74 Penalty minutes 96

NYI shooting 5.6% (2/36) BUF shooting 20.0% (5/25)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Eric Fichaud

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 27:19 TOI

Tommy Salo

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 30:48 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–2

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 0–4

Islanders

Islanders: 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 →

4–5 (OT) · Islanders won

Dec 31, 1995

🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF

5–2 · Islanders won

❓ NYI vs BUF, answered

Who won Islanders vs Sabres on February 21, 1997?

Sabres won 5–2.

What was the final score of Islanders vs Sabres?

The final score was Islanders 2, Sabres 5.

Who scored for Islanders?

Claude Lapointe, Travis Green.

Who scored for Sabres?

Bob Boughner, Brad May, Brian Holzinger, Garry Galley, Jason Dawe.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Eric Fichaud made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Islanders vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Islanders 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

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Feb 17

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Feb 18

Also on February 21, 1997

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