2–3

Final

🐆 Home Panthers 42-20-11 before this game

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

Sabres at Panthers

Panthers beat Sabres 3–2 at Amerant Bank Arena on March 22, 1997.

🗓 Sat, Mar 22, 1997 · 18:30 CST 📍 Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Panthers lead the season series 3–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐆 FLA

Ray Sheppard

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · +1

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Miroslav Satan

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · +1

3rd star 🐆 FLA

Radek Dvorak

1 G

4 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🐆 Scott Mellanby Go-ahead 1st · 11:58

Assists: Bill Lindsay, Terry Carkner

0–1

2nd period

⚔️ Miroslav Satan Tying 2nd · 06:12

Assists: Richard Smehlik, Derek Plante

1–1

🐆 Ray Sheppard PP Go-ahead 2nd · 09:03

Assists: Kirk Muller, Robert Svehla

1–2

🐆 Radek Dvorak 2nd · 14:25

Assists: Ray Sheppard

1–3

3rd period

⚔️ Jay McKee 3rd · 18:39

Assists: Miroslav Satan

2–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF FLA🐆

18 Shots on goal 32

0/6 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

8 Penalty minutes 12

BUF shooting 11.1% (2/18) FLA shooting 9.4% (3/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Steve Shields

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 57:28 TOI

🐆Panthers

John Vanbiesbrouck

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Panthers

Panthers: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–3

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Panthers

Panthers: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Panthers lead the season series 3–1 Full head-to-head →

Feb 6, 1997

🐆FLA @ ⚔️BUF

1–1 (OT) · Panthers won

2–3 (OT) · Sabres won

❓ BUF vs FLA, answered

Who won Sabres vs Panthers on March 22, 1997?

Panthers won 3–2.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Panthers?

The final score was Sabres 2, Panthers 3.

Who scored for Sabres?

Jay McKee, Miroslav Satan.

Who scored for Panthers?

Radek Dvorak, Ray Sheppard, Scott Mellanby.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Steve Shields made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Panthers goalie play?

John Vanbiesbrouck made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Panthers played?

At Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, the Panthers home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Panthers season series?

Panthers lead the season series 3–1 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 · Mar 21

🐆Panthers

Previous game · Mar 20

Also on March 22, 1997

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