1–5

Final

⚔️ Home Sabres 44-23-10 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
NYR	0	1	0	1
BUF	3	2	0	5

Rangers at Sabres

Sabres beat Rangers 5–1 at KeyBank Center on April 4, 1997.

🗓 Fri, Apr 4, 1997 · 18:30 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Season series tied 2–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Miroslav Satan

3 G

5 shots · +2

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Darryl Shannon

2 G, 1 A

4 shots · +2

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Brian Holzinger

3 A

1 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Darryl Shannon Go-ahead 1st · 06:50

Unassisted

0–1

⚔️ Miroslav Satan 1st · 10:18

Assists: Randy Burridge, Brian Holzinger

0–2

⚔️ Miroslav Satan 1st · 16:29

Assists: Brian Holzinger, Jay McKee

0–3

2nd period

🗽 Wayne Gretzky PP 2nd · 00:42

Assists: Brian Leetch, Niklas Sundstrom

1–3

⚔️ Darryl Shannon PP 2nd · 08:01

Assists: Garry Galley, Brian Holzinger

1–4

⚔️ Miroslav Satan PP 2nd · 08:48

Assists: Darryl Shannon, Garry Galley

1–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🗽NYR BUF⚔️

21 Shots on goal 29

1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 2/5

78 Penalty minutes 68

NYR shooting 4.8% (1/21) BUF shooting 17.2% (5/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🗽Rangers

Glenn Healy

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 59:52 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–3

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–5

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 2–2 Full head-to-head →

Apr 1, 1997

⚔️BUF @ 🗽NYR

1–1 (OT) · Sabres won

3–3 (OT) · Sabres won

Dec 15, 1995

🗽NYR @ ⚔️BUF

4–5 · Sabres won

❓ NYR vs BUF, answered

Who won Rangers vs Sabres on April 4, 1997?

Sabres won 5–1.

What was the final score of Rangers vs Sabres?

The final score was Rangers 1, Sabres 5.

Who scored for Rangers?

Wayne Gretzky.

Who scored for Sabres?

Miroslav Satan (3), Darryl Shannon (2).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Glenn Healy made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

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

Where is Rangers vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Rangers vs Sabres season series?

Season series tied 2–2 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

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Apr 3

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Apr 2

Also on April 4, 1997

Rangers season page Sabres season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule