Florida Panthers vs Buffalo Sabres
Regular season · Sunday, February 25, 1996 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Game summary
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Florida Panthers 6–1 on Sunday, February 25, 1996 at Buffalo Memorial Auditorium. The Panthers outshot the Sabres 46–31.
Pat LaFontaine scored a hat trick and Michal Grosek scored twice. Scott Pearson and Terry Carkner also scored.
Dominik Hasek made 45 saves on 46 shots for the win; John Vanbiesbrouck stopped 25 of 31.
Scoring
1st period
Pat LaFontaine (28)Derek Plante (19), Garry Galley (30)0–101:59 BUF · 
Scott Pearson (3)Michael Peca (15)0–209:04 BUF
2nd period
Michal Grosek (2)Brad May (21)0–302:52 BUF- Pat LaFontaine (29)Garry Galley (31)0–407:28 BUF
- Pat LaFontaine (30)Michal Grosek (2), Alexei Zhitnik (27)0–518:17 BUF ·
3rd period
Terry Carkner (3)Tom Fitzgerald (17), Rob Niedermayer (24)1–507:24 FLA · - Michal Grosek (3)Yuri Khmylev (17)1–613:03 BUF
Team stats
FLABUF
4631
0%0%
1/52/7
5127
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 0:26 into the first period
Ed Jovanovski · roughing2 min - 13:46 into the first period
Garry Galley · holding obstruction2 min - 14:13 into the first periodDave Lowry · interference goalkeeper2 min
- 0:34 into the second periodGeoff Smith · interference obstruction2 min
- 9:22 into the second periodBrent Hughes · holding obstruction2 min
- 12:32 into the second periodBrad May · roughing2 min
- 12:32 into the second periodTerry Carkner · roughing2 min
- 12:32 into the second periodTerry Carkner · roughing2 min
- 14:11 into the second periodJohn Vanbiesbrouck · delaying game2 min
- 17:27 into the second periodMatthew Barnaby · fighting5 min
- 17:27 into the second periodScott Mellanby · instigator2 min
- 17:27 into the second periodScott Mellanby · fighting5 min
- 17:27 into the second periodScott Mellanby · game misconduct10 min
- 17:27 into the second periodEd Jovanovski · game misconduct10 min
- 18:19 into the second periodRob Ray · fighting5 min
- 18:19 into the second periodPaul Laus · fighting5 min
- 2:22 into the third periodBob Boughner · holding2 min
- 6:00 into the third periodRob Ray · tripping2 min
- 10:53 into the third periodMichal Grosek · high sticking2 min
- 15:44 into the third periodStu Barnes · roughing2 min
- 17:31 into the third periodBrad May · fighting5 min
- 17:31 into the third periodTerry Carkner · fighting5 min
Season series
Florida Panthers
| 21Tom FitzgeraldR | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 3 | – |
| 44Rob NiedermayerC | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 2Terry CarknerD | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 9Radek DvorakR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 6 | – |
| 10Dave LowryL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 12Jody HullR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 14Stu BarnesC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 18Mike HoughL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 19Brad SmythR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 20Brian SkrudlandC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 26Jesse BelangerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 27Scott MellanbyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 29Johan GarpenlovL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 3 | – |
| 3Paul LausD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 5Gord MurphyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 24Robert SvehlaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 3 | – |
| 25Geoff SmithD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 55Ed JovanovskiD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Mark FitzpatrickG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 34John VanbiesbrouckG | L | 31 | 6 | .806 |
Buffalo Sabres
| 16Pat LaFontaineC | 3 | 0 | 3 | +2 | 5 | – |
| 18Michal GrosekL | 2 | 1 | 3 | +3 | 2 | – |
| 3Garry GalleyD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 10Brad MayL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 13Yuri KhmylevL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 26Derek PlanteC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 27Michael PecaC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 33Scott PearsonL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 44Alexei ZhitnikD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 12Randy BurridgeL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 17Brent HughesL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 32Rob RayR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 36Matthew BarnabyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 41Dave HannanC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 4Bob BoughnerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 8Darryl ShannonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 22Charlie HuddyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 34Mike WilsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Andrei TrefilovG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 39Dominik HasekG | W | 46 | 1 | .978 |