3–1

Final

🏛️ Home Senators 27-27-8 before this game

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

Sabres at Senators

Sabres beat Senators 3–1 at Canadian Tire Centre on March 1, 1997.

🗓 Sat, Mar 1, 1997 · 18:30 CST 📍 Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 4–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Donald Audette

2 G

3 shots · +2

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Michael Peca

1 G

4 shots

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Dixon Ward

1 A

1 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order

2nd period

⚔️ Michael Peca Go-ahead 2nd · 01:33

Assists: Jason Dawe

1–0

⚔️ Donald Audette 2nd · 07:52

Assists: Michal Grosek, Richard Smehlik

2–0

🏛️ Wade Redden 2nd · 19:08

Assists: Denny Lambert, Alexandre Daigle

2–1

3rd period

⚔️ Donald Audette 3rd · 01:03

Assists: Dixon Ward, Brian Holzinger

3–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF OTT🏛️

16 Shots on goal 30

8 Penalty minutes 4

BUF shooting 18.8% (3/16) OTT shooting 3.3% (1/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🏛️Senators

Ron Tugnutt

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 58:25 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 36-18-8 (58% win rate, 62 games)

Senators

Senators — tied after 1st: 27-27-8 (44% win rate, 62 games)

After 2nd — 2–1

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Senators

Senators: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Sabres lead the season series 4–0 Full head-to-head →

3–2 (OT) · Sabres won

❓ BUF vs OTT, answered

Who won Sabres vs Senators on March 1, 1997?

Sabres won 3–1.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Senators?

The final score was Sabres 3, Senators 1.

Who scored for Sabres?

Donald Audette (2), Michael Peca.

Who scored for Senators?

Wade Redden.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Senators goalie play?

Ron Tugnutt made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Senators played?

At Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, the Senators home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Senators season series?

Sabres lead the season series 4–0 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

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Feb 27

🏛️Senators

Previous game · Feb 28

Also on March 1, 1997

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