1–2

Final / OT

🐙 Home Red Wings 43-22-8 before this game

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

Sabres at Red Wings

Red Wings beat Sabres 2–1 in overtime at Little Caesars Arena on March 28, 1997.

🗓 Fri, Mar 28, 1997 · 18:30 CST 📍 Little Caesars Arena, Detroit 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Red Wings lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐙 DET

Steve Yzerman

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · +1

2nd star 🐙 DET

Larry Murphy

1 G

6 shots · +1

3rd star 🐙 DET

Martin Lapointe

1 A

4 shots

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order

1st period

🐙 Steve Yzerman PP Go-ahead 1st · 16:23

Assists: Martin Lapointe, Nicklas Lidstrom

0–1

3rd period

⚔️ Matthew Barnaby Tying 3rd · 14:03

Assists: Michal Grosek, Derek Plante

1–1

Overtime

🐙 Larry Murphy Go-ahead OT · 03:10

Assists: Sergei Fedorov, Steve Yzerman

1–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF DET🐙

22 Shots on goal 41

0/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

16 Penalty minutes 27

BUF shooting 4.5% (1/22) DET shooting 4.9% (2/41)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Steve Shields

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 63:10 TOI

🐙Red Wings

Mike Vernon

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 63:10 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Red Wings

Red Wings: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 0–1

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Red Wings

Red Wings: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Red Wings lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →

❓ BUF vs DET, answered

Who won Sabres vs Red Wings on March 28, 1997?

Red Wings won 2–1 in overtime.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Red Wings?

The final score was Sabres 1, Red Wings 2, in overtime.

Who scored for Sabres?

Matthew Barnaby.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Larry Murphy, Steve Yzerman.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Steve Shields made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Mike Vernon made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Red Wings played?

At Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, the Red Wings home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Red Wings season series?

Red Wings lead the season series 2–0 after 2 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

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