3–2

Final

BUF leads 4–3

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

Sabres at Senators — First Round Game 3

Sabres, First Round Game 3, beat Senators 3–2 at Canadian Tire Centre on April 21, 1997.

🗓 Mon, Apr 21, 1997 · 18:30 CDT 📍 Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa 🏒 1996-97 playoffs View the series → Head-to-head history →

🏒 First Round — Best of 7

OTT vs BUF · BUF leads 4–3 Full series →

Game 3

3–2

Final · BUF

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Dixon Ward

1 G

4 shots · +1

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Randy Burridge

1 G

4 shots · +1

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Darryl Shannon

1 G

2 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

2nd period

⚔️ Randy Burridge Go-ahead 2nd · 13:27

Assists: Donald Audette, Brian Holzinger

1–0

🏛️ Sergei Zholtok PP Tying 2nd · 15:31

Assists: Janne Laukkanen, Steve Duchesne

1–1

🏛️ Alexei Yashin PP Go-ahead 2nd · 17:41

Assists: Daniel Alfredsson, Randy Cunneyworth

1–2

3rd period

⚔️ Darryl Shannon Tying 3rd · 11:51

Unassisted

2–2

⚔️ Dixon Ward Go-ahead 3rd · 19:40

Assists: Jason Dawe, Richard Smehlik

3–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF OTT🏛️

25 Shots on goal 28

0/5 Power play (goals / chances) 2/8

18 Penalty minutes 12

BUF shooting 12.0% (3/25) OTT shooting 7.1% (2/28)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Steve Shields

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 24:27 TOI

Dominik Hasek

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 35:33 TOI

🏛️Senators

Ron Tugnutt

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 59:40 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 47-27-10 (56% win rate, 84 games)

Senators

Senators — tied after 1st: 39-35-10 (46% win rate, 84 games)

After 2nd — 1–2

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Senators

Senators: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

❓ BUF vs OTT, answered

Who won Sabres vs Senators on April 21, 1997?

Sabres won 3–2.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Senators?

The final score was Sabres 3, Senators 2.

Who scored for Sabres?

Darryl Shannon, Dixon Ward, Randy Burridge.

Who scored for Senators?

Alexei Yashin, Sergei Zholtok.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Steve Shields made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Senators goalie play?

Ron Tugnutt made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Senators played?

At Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, the Senators home rink.

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🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Apr 19

🏛️Senators

Previous game · Apr 19

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5–3 final

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