⚔️ Away Sabres 43-22-10 before this game

1–1

Final / OT

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

Sabres at Rangers

Sabres beat Rangers 1–1 in overtime at Madison Square Garden on April 1, 1997.

🗓 Tue, Apr 1, 1997 · 19:00 CST 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Rangers lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Alexei Zhitnik

1 G

3 shots

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Dixon Ward

1 A

4 shots · +1

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Jay McKee

1 A

🚨 Scoring

2 goals · in order

2nd period

⚔️ Alexei Zhitnik Go-ahead 2nd · 10:05

Assists: Dixon Ward, Jay McKee

1–0

3rd period

🗽 Esa Tikkanen SH Tying 3rd · 06:28

Assists: Niklas Sundstrom

1–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF NYR🗽

34 Shots on goal 38

6 Penalty minutes 10

BUF shooting 2.9% (1/34) NYR shooting 2.6% (1/38)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 65:00 TOI

🗽Rangers

Mike Richter

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 65:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 43-22-10 (57% win rate, 75 games)

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 1st: 39-32-5 (51% win rate, 76 games)

After 2nd — 1–0

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Rangers lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →

3–3 (OT) · Sabres won

❓ BUF vs NYR, answered

Who won Sabres vs Rangers on April 1, 1997?

Sabres won 1–1 in overtime.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Rangers?

The final score was Sabres 1, Rangers 1, in overtime.

Who scored for Sabres?

Alexei Zhitnik.

Who scored for Rangers?

Esa Tikkanen.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

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

Where is Sabres vs Rangers played?

At Madison Square Garden in New York, the Rangers home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Rangers season series?

Rangers lead the season series 2–1 after 3 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 30

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Mar 29

Also on April 1, 1997

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