🐧 Away Penguins 33-23-7 before this game

2–4

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
PIT	1	1	0	2
BUF	2	1	1	4

Penguins at Sabres

Sabres beat Penguins 4–2 at KeyBank Center on March 5, 1997.

🗓 Wed, Mar 5, 1997 · 18:30 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 3–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Derek Plante

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · +1

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Glen Murray

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · -2

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Ron Francis

2 A

1 shots · -2

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Donald Audette PP Go-ahead 1st · 05:42

Assists: Garry Galley, Derek Plante

0–1

🐧 Glen Murray PP Tying 1st · 10:14

Assists: Ron Francis, Petr Nedved

1–1

⚔️ Dixon Ward SH Go-ahead 1st · 18:04

Unassisted

1–2

2nd period

⚔️ Derek Plante 2nd · 06:46

Assists: Matthew Barnaby, Dominik Hasek

1–3

🐧 Joe Dziedzic 2nd · 16:06

Assists: Ron Francis, Glen Murray

2–3

3rd period

⚔️ Alexei Zhitnik Empty net 3rd · 19:53

Assists: Derek Plante

2–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐧PIT BUF⚔️

25 Shots on goal 27

1/7 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

22 Penalty minutes 16

PIT shooting 8.0% (2/25) BUF shooting 14.8% (4/27)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐧Penguins

Ken Wregget

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 59:03 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 59:58 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–2

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–3

Penguins

Penguins: 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 3–2 Full head-to-head →

❓ PIT vs BUF, answered

Who won Penguins vs Sabres on March 5, 1997?

Sabres won 4–2.

What was the final score of Penguins vs Sabres?

The final score was Penguins 2, Sabres 4.

Who scored for Penguins?

Glen Murray, Joe Dziedzic.

Who scored for Sabres?

Alexei Zhitnik, Derek Plante, Dixon Ward, Donald Audette.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Ken Wregget made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 0 saves on 2 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?

Sabres 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

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Mar 4

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Mar 1

Also on March 5, 1997

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