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Hartford Whalers at Buffalo Sabres

Marine Midland Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Hartford Whalers beat the Buffalo Sabres 5–1 on Saturday, January 25, 1997 on the road.

Team Goals 1996-1997 record
Hartford Whalers 5 32-39-11
at Buffalo Sabres 1 40-30-12

Goals by period

Team Total
Hartford Whalers 3 0 2 5
Buffalo Sabres 0 0 1 1

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Hartford Whalers 10 2 6 18
Buffalo Sabres 5 20 11 36

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 05:08 Hartford Whalers Curtis Leschyshyn (4) Nelson Emerson (17), Kevin Brown (1) Power play HFD 1, BUF 0
1st 09:06 Hartford Whalers Nelson Emerson (5) Kevin Dineen (20) Shorthanded HFD 2, BUF 0
1st 14:03 Hartford Whalers Geoff Sanderson (26) Nelson Emerson (18), Glen Wesley (19) Power play HFD 3, BUF 0
3rd 06:49 Hartford Whalers Hnat Domenichelli (1) Keith Primeau (18), Nelson Emerson (19) Even strength HFD 4, BUF 0
3rd 08:53 Buffalo Sabres Randy Burridge (9) Darryl Shannon (14) Shorthanded HFD 4, BUF 1
3rd 15:42 Hartford Whalers Nelson Emerson (6) Hnat Domenichelli (1) Even strength HFD 5, BUF 1

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Stat Hartford Whalers Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal 18 36
Power play 2 of 6 0 of 7
Penalty minutes 28 38

Box score

Hartford Whalers

Hartford Whalers skaters
Player
8 G. Sanderson L 1 0 1 0 2 7 1
11 K. Dineen R 0 1 1 0 2 1 0
12 S. Rice R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
16 N. Emerson R 2 3 5 +3 2 3 0
17 H. Domenichelli L 1 1 2 +1 0 2 0
18 R. Kron C 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
21 A. Cassels C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0
28 P. Ranheim L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 S. Grimson L 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
44 K. Manderville C 0 0 0 0 4 1 0
46 K. Brown R 0 1 1 0 2 0 0
55 K. Primeau C 0 1 1 +2 5 0 0
4 G. Diduck D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 A. Godynyuk D 0 0 0 +1 2 0 0
6 A. Burt D 0 0 0 +2 0 2 0
7 C. Leschyshyn D 1 0 1 0 0 1 1
20 G. Wesley D 0 1 1 -1 2 0 0
23 M. Malik D 0 0 0 +2 0 0 0
Hartford Whalers goalies
Goalie
1 S. Burke 36 35 1 .972 60:00 Win

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
10 B. May L 0 0 0 -2 6 1 0
12 R. Burridge L 1 0 1 +1 0 3 0
15 D. Ward L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
17 J. Dawe R 0 0 0 0 2 4 0
18 M. Grosek L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0
19 B. Holzinger C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0
26 D. Plante C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0
27 M. Peca C 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
28 D. Audette R 0 0 0 -2 2 6 0
32 R. Ray R 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
36 M. Barnaby R 0 0 0 -1 7 3 0
38 B. Moore L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 G. Galley D 0 0 0 -2 10 2 0
4 M. Wilson D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0
6 R. Boughner D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
8 D. Shannon D 0 1 1 0 0 3 0
44 A. Zhitnik D 0 0 0 0 2 2 0
74 J. McKee D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
39 D. Hasek 18 13 5 .722 59:45 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 03:38 Buffalo Sabres Jason Dawe Slashing 2
1st 05:34 Buffalo Sabres Brad May High sticking 2
1st 07:29 Hartford Whalers Robert Kron Slashing 2
1st 12:10 Buffalo Sabres Garry Galley Misconduct (misconduct) 10
1st 12:10 Buffalo Sabres Dominik Hasek Unsportsmanlike conduct 2
1st 12:10 Buffalo Sabres Rob Ray Unsportsmanlike conduct 2
1st 15:28 Buffalo Sabres Matthew Barnaby Fighting (major) 5
1st 15:28 Hartford Whalers Keith Primeau Fighting (major) 5
1st 17:01 Hartford Whalers Kent Manderville Tripping 2
1st 18:06 Buffalo Sabres Alexei Zhitnik Cross checking 2
1st 18:37 Hartford Whalers Kevin Brown Tripping 2
2nd 08:46 Hartford Whalers Alexander Godynyuk Holding 2
2nd 12:23 Hartford Whalers Geoff Sanderson Roughing 2
2nd 13:34 Buffalo Sabres Donald Audette Interference goalkeeper 2
2nd 13:34 Buffalo Sabres Matthew Barnaby Roughing 2
2nd 13:34 Hartford Whalers Kent Manderville Roughing 2
2nd 16:55 Buffalo Sabres Brad May High sticking 2
2nd 16:55 Hartford Whalers Glen Wesley Hooking 2
2nd 17:56 Hartford Whalers Nelson Emerson High sticking 2
3rd 03:21 Hartford Whalers Kevin Dineen Holding 2
3rd 07:07 Buffalo Sabres Brad May High sticking 2
3rd 18:53 Buffalo Sabres Rob Ray Fighting (major) 5
3rd 18:53 Hartford Whalers Stu Grimson Fighting (major) 5

Game information

Hartford Whalers head coach
Paul Maurice
Buffalo Sabres head coach
Ted Nolan
Referees
Lance Roberts
Linesmen
Pierre Champoux, Ron Asselstine
Hartford Whalers scratches
Jeff Brown, Kelly Chase, Jeff Daniels, Glen Featherstone, Kevin Haller, Brian Glynn, Mark Janssens, Jason McBain, Manny Legace, Nolan Pratt, Steve Martins, Jeff O'Neill, Jean-Sebastien Giguere, Sami Kapanen
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Charlie Huddy, Pat LaFontaine, Anatoli Semenov, Ed Ronan, Richard Smehlik, Andrei Trefilov, Ruman Ndur, Wayne Primeau, Curtis Brown, Vaclav Varada, Craig Millar

1996-1997 season series

Matchup Status Details
Hartford Whalers 3 at Buffalo Sabres 6 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Hartford Whalers 4 Final/OT Game page
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Hartford Whalers 6 Final Game page
Hartford Whalers 1 at Buffalo Sabres 5 Final Game page
Hartford Whalers 5 at Buffalo Sabres 1 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Hartford Whalers 4 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Jan 25

Matchup Status Details
St. Louis Blues 8 at Montreal Canadiens 1 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 1 at Boston Bruins 4 Final Game page
New York Rangers 7 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 1 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Florida Panthers 3 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at New York Islanders 3 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 2 at Los Angeles Kings 2 Final/OT Game page
Vancouver Canucks 0 at Phoenix Coyotes 4 Final Game page

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