⚔️ Away Sabres 43-21-10 before this game

2–3

Final

🪶 Home Blackhawks 38-28-9 before this game

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

Sabres at Blackhawks

Blackhawks beat Sabres 3–2 at United Center on March 30, 1997.

🗓 Sun, Mar 30, 1997 · 14:00 CST 📍 United Center, Chicago 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Donald Audette

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · +1

2nd star 🪶 CHI

Murray Craven

1 G

3 shots · +1

3rd star 🪶 CHI

Ulf Dahlen

1 G

1 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🪶 Keith Carney Go-ahead 1st · 01:19

Assists: Alexei Zhamnov, Sergei Krivokrasov

0–1

⚔️ Donald Audette Tying 1st · 11:51

Assists: Darryl Shannon

1–1

2nd period

🪶 Murray Craven Go-ahead 2nd · 05:00

Assists: Eric Daze, Ethan Moreau

1–2

3rd period

⚔️ Richard Smehlik Tying 3rd · 01:10

Assists: Brian Holzinger, Donald Audette

2–2

🪶 Ulf Dahlen Go-ahead 3rd · 03:58

Assists: Michal Sykora, Denis Savard

2–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF CHI🪶

27 Shots on goal 22

8 Penalty minutes 12

BUF shooting 7.4% (2/27) CHI shooting 13.6% (3/22)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Steve Shields

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 59:22 TOI

🪶Blackhawks

Jeff Hackett

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 43-21-10 (58% win rate, 74 games)

Blackhawks

Blackhawks — tied after 1st: 38-28-9 (51% win rate, 75 games)

After 2nd — 1–2

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Blackhawks

Blackhawks: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →

❓ BUF vs CHI, answered

Who won Sabres vs Blackhawks on March 30, 1997?

Blackhawks won 3–2.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Blackhawks?

The final score was Sabres 2, Blackhawks 3.

Who scored for Sabres?

Donald Audette, Richard Smehlik.

Who scored for Blackhawks?

Keith Carney, Murray Craven, Ulf Dahlen.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

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

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

Jeff Hackett made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Blackhawks played?

At United Center in Chicago, the Blackhawks home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Blackhawks season series?

Season series tied 1–1 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

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Mar 28

🪶Blackhawks

Previous game · Mar 28

Also on March 30, 1997

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