⚔️ Away Sabres 42-19-8 before this game
3–5
Final
🐧 Home Penguins 35-26-8 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
BUF 0213
PIT 0235

Sabres at Penguins

Penguins beat Sabres 5–3 at PPG Paints Arena on March 18, 1997.

🗓 Tue, Mar 18, 1997 · 18:30 CST 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Season series tied 3–3 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐧 PIT
Greg Johnson
2 G
5 shots · +2
2nd star 🐧 PIT
Kevin Hatcher
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · +1
3rd star 🐧 PIT
Joe Mullen
2 A
2 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order
2nd period
🐧 Kevin Hatcher PP Go-ahead 2nd · 00:42
Assists: Joe Mullen, Petr Nedved
0–1
🐧 Greg Johnson 2nd · 05:39
Unassisted
0–2
⚔️ Michael Peca PP 2nd · 13:28
Assists: Donald Audette, Jason Dawe
1–2
⚔️ Michal Grosek Tying 2nd · 18:12
Assists: Jason Dawe
2–2
3rd period
🐧 Greg Johnson Go-ahead 3rd · 01:30
Assists: Joe Mullen
2–3
🐧 Joe Dziedzic 3rd · 10:16
Assists: Alex Hicks, Jeffrey Christian
2–4
⚔️ Matthew Barnaby 3rd · 12:18
Assists: Richard Smehlik, Derek Plante
3–4
🐧 Ian Moran Empty net 3rd · 19:52
Assists: Kevin Hatcher
3–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
⚔️BUF PIT🐧
26 Shots on goal 33
1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3
13 Penalty minutes 15
BUF shooting 11.5% (3/26) PIT shooting 15.2% (5/33)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚔️Sabres
Steve Shields
0/4
.000 SV% · 4 GA · 59:27 TOI
🐧Penguins
Ken Wregget
0/2
.000 SV% · 2 GA · 40:00 TOI
Patrick Lalime
0/1
.000 SV% · 1 GA · 20:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 1st: 42-19-8 (61% win rate, 69 games)
Penguins
Penguins — tied after 1st: 35-26-8 (51% win rate, 69 games)
After 2nd — 2–2
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 2nd: 42-19-8 (61% win rate, 69 games)
Penguins
Penguins — tied after 2nd: 35-26-8 (51% win rate, 69 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 3–3 Full head-to-head →
Mar 5, 1997
🐧PIT @ ⚔️BUF
2–4 · Sabres won
Jan 29, 1997
🐧PIT @ ⚔️BUF
1–3 · Sabres won
Dec 28, 1996
⚔️BUF @ 🐧PIT
0–2 · Penguins won
Nov 12, 1996
⚔️BUF @ 🐧PIT
0–3 · Penguins won
Oct 17, 1996
🐧PIT @ ⚔️BUF
1–4 · Sabres won

❓ BUF vs PIT, answered

Who won Sabres vs Penguins on March 18, 1997?

Penguins won 5–3.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Penguins?

The final score was Sabres 3, Penguins 5.

Who scored for Sabres?

Matthew Barnaby, Michael Peca, Michal Grosek.

Who scored for Penguins?

Greg Johnson (2), Ian Moran, Joe Dziedzic, Kevin Hatcher.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Steve Shields made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Ken Wregget made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Penguins played?

At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, the Penguins home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Penguins season series?

Season series tied 3–3 after 6 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 · Mar 17
🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF
1–5 · BUF won
Next game · Mar 21
⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH
4–1 · BUF won
🐧Penguins
Previous game · Mar 16
🐧PIT @ ⭐DAL
2–6 · DAL won
Next game · Mar 20
🍁TOR @ 🐧PIT
3–6 · PIT won
Also on March 18, 1997
🐋VAN @ 🏔️COL
2–4 final
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