⚔️ Away Sabres 45-23-10 before this game

2–4

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
BUF	2	0	0	2
HFD	0	1	3	4

Sabres at Whalers

Whalers beat Sabres 4–2 on April 7, 1997.

🗓 Mon, Apr 7, 1997 · 18:00 CDT 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Whalers lead the season series 4–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐳 HFD

Geoff Sanderson

2 G

6 shots · +1

2nd star 🐳 HFD

Steve Chiasson

1 G, 1 A

7 shots · -1

3rd star 🐳 HFD

Keith Primeau

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · -1

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Miroslav Satan Go-ahead 1st · 01:51

Assists: Brian Holzinger · beat Sean Burke

1–0

⚔️ Richard Smehlik 1st · 08:30

Assists: Alexei Zhitnik, Miroslav Satan · beat Sean Burke

2–0

2nd period

🐳 Keith Primeau 2nd · 12:09

Assists: Nelson Emerson, Sean Burke · beat Dominik Hasek

2–1

3rd period

🐳 Steve Chiasson PP Tying 3rd · 02:07

Assists: Nelson Emerson, Keith Primeau · beat Dominik Hasek

2–2

🐳 Geoff Sanderson PP Go-ahead 3rd · 12:59

Assists: Andrew Cassels, Steve Chiasson · beat Dominik Hasek

2–3

🐳 Geoff Sanderson 3rd · 16:52

Assists: Andrew Cassels, Kevin Dineen · beat Dominik Hasek

2–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF HFD🐳

24 Shots on goal 41

0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 2/4

23 Penalty minutes 23

BUF shooting 8.3% (2/24) HFD shooting 9.8% (4/41)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 57:17 TOI

🐳Whalers

Sean Burke

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–0

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Whalers

Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–1

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Whalers

Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Whalers lead the season series 4–2 Full head-to-head →

3–4 (OT) · Whalers won

Oct 26, 1996

🐳HFD @ ⚔️BUF

3–6 · Sabres won

❓ BUF vs HFD, answered

Who won Sabres vs Whalers on April 7, 1997?

Whalers won 4–2.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Whalers?

The final score was Sabres 2, Whalers 4.

Who scored for Sabres?

Miroslav Satan, Richard Smehlik.

Who scored for Whalers?

Geoff Sanderson (2), Keith Primeau, Steve Chiasson.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Whalers goalie play?

Sean Burke made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

What is the Sabres vs Whalers season series?

Whalers lead the season series 4–2 after 6 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 · Apr 4

🐳Whalers

Previous game · Apr 5

Also on April 7, 1997

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