🏝️ Away Islanders 32-34-6 before this game

3–2

Final / OT

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

Islanders at Sabres

Islanders beat Sabres 3–2 in overtime at KeyBank Center on March 26, 1997.

🗓 Wed, Mar 26, 1997 · 18:30 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 3–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏝️ NYI

Bryan Berard

1 G

4 shots

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Niklas Andersson

1 G

3 shots · +1

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

Dan Plante

1 G

2 shots

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Brad May Go-ahead 1st · 00:38

Assists: Rob Ray, Wayne Primeau

0–1

🏝️ Niklas Andersson Tying 1st · 08:53

Assists: Todd Bertuzzi, Travis Green

1–1

2nd period

🏝️ Dan Plante Go-ahead 2nd · 18:06

Assists: Ken Belanger, Dennis Vaske

2–1

3rd period

⚔️ Miroslav Satan Tying 3rd · 10:06

Assists: Jason Dawe, Alexei Zhitnik

2–2

Overtime

🏝️ Bryan Berard Go-ahead OT · 01:00

Assists: Bryan McCabe, Bryan Smolinski

3–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI BUF⚔️

28 Shots on goal 27

18 Penalty minutes 18

NYI shooting 10.7% (3/28) BUF shooting 7.4% (2/27)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Tommy Salo

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 61:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Steve Shields

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 61:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 32-34-6 (44% win rate, 72 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 43-21-8 (60% win rate, 72 games)

After 2nd — 2–1

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 3–1 Full head-to-head →

4–5 (OT) · Islanders won

❓ NYI vs BUF, answered

Who won Islanders vs Sabres on March 26, 1997?

Islanders won 3–2 in overtime.

What was the final score of Islanders vs Sabres?

The final score was Islanders 3, Sabres 2, in overtime.

Who scored for Islanders?

Bryan Berard, Dan Plante, Niklas Andersson.

Who scored for Sabres?

Brad May, Miroslav Satan.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Tommy Salo made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Steve Shields made 0 saves on 3 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 3–1 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

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Mar 22

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Mar 22

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