Buffalo Sabres vs Edmonton Oilers
Regular season · Friday, October 4, 1996 · Edmonton Coliseum
Game summary
The Edmonton Oilers beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–3 on Friday, October 4, 1996 at Edmonton Coliseum. The Oilers outshot the Sabres 22–19.
Goals came from Ryan Smyth, Miroslav Satan, Pat LaFontaine, Garry Galley, Rem Murray, Dean McAmmond and Curtis Brown.
Scoring
1st period
Ryan Smyth (1)Doug Weight (1)0–109:41 EDM
2nd period
Miroslav Satan (1)Todd Marchant (1), Dan Mcgillis (1)0–204:11 EDM · 
Pat LaFontaine (1)Brad May (1), Randy Burridge (1)1–206:02 BUF · 
Garry Galley (1)Richard Smehlik (1), Pat LaFontaine (1)2–210:44 BUF · 
Rem Murray (1)Todd Marchant (2), Luke Richardson (1)2–313:51 EDM
3rd period
Dean McAmmond (1)Andrei Kovalenko (1), Jason Arnott (1)2–404:04 EDM
Curtis Brown (1)Derek Plante (1), Michal Grosek (1)3–410:35 BUF
Team stats
BUFEDM
1922
0%0%
2/31/5
2410
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 5:36 into the first period
Bob Boughner · hooking2 min - 14:26 into the first periodRob Ray · high sticking2 min
- 14:26 into the first periodRob Ray · misconduct10 min
- 1:16 into the second periodVaclav Varada · holding2 min
- 2:44 into the second periodDerek Plante · high sticking2 min
- 5:53 into the second period
Jeff Norton · hooking obstruction2 min - 8:44 into the second periodBrad May · high sticking2 min
- 8:44 into the second periodAndrei Kovalenko · roughing2 min
- 8:52 into the second periodDan Mcgillis · tripping2 min
- 12:24 into the second periodBrad May · interference obstruction2 min
- 13:31 into the second periodBench · too many men on the ice2 min
- 20:00 into the third periodPat LaFontaine · slashing2 min
- 20:00 into the third periodBryan Marchment · slashing2 min
Season series
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