Buffalo Sabres vs Washington Capitals
Regular season · Friday, October 18, 1996 · Capital Centre
Game summary
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Washington Capitals 4-1 on Friday, October 18, 1996 at Capital Centre. The Capitals outshot the Sabres 32-26.
Goals came from Alexei Zhitnik, Richard Zednik, Michal Grosek, Dixon Ward and Derek Plante.
Dominik Hasek made 31 saves on 32 shots for the win; Olie Kolzig stopped 22 of 25.
Scoring
1st period
Alexei Zhitnik (1)Jason Dawe (2), Brian Holzinger (1)1–019:44 BUF · SHG
2nd period
Richard Zednik (2)Jason Allison (1), Phil Housley (4)1–115:03 WSH · PPG
3rd period
Michal Grosek (1)Dixon Ward (2)2–105:02 BUF
Dixon Ward (1)Michal Grosek (2), Derek Plante (3)3–114:50 BUF
Derek Plante (2)Darryl Shannon (1)4–119:39 BUF · EN
Team stats
BUFWSH
26Shots on goal32
0%Faceoff %0%
0/5Power play1/5
22Penalty minutes22
0Hits0
0Blocked shots0
0Giveaways0
0Takeaways0
Penalties
- 1st 04:26
Jason Dawe · hooking obstruction2 min - 1st 04:41
Keith Jones · interference obstruction2 min - 1st 09:57Wayne Primeau · fighting5 min
- 1st 09:57Ken Klee · fighting5 min
- 1st 11:16Michael Peca · high sticking2 min
- 1st 16:27Joe Reekie · interference2 min
- 1st 18:37Michal Grosek · holding obstruction2 min
- 2nd 03:01Wayne Primeau · high sticking2 min
- 2nd 11:56Steve Konowalchuk · tripping2 min
- 2nd 14:23Garry Galley · holding the stick2 min
- 2nd 17:40Bob Boughner · fighting5 min
- 2nd 17:40Craig Berube · fighting5 min
- 2nd 19:17Peter Bondra · hooking2 min
- 3rd 02:39Phil Housley · slashing2 min
- 3rd 06:12Alexei Zhitnik · slashing2 min
- 3rd 06:12Mark Tinordi · slashing2 min
Season series
Buffalo Sabres
| 15Dixon WardL | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 4 | – |
| 18Michal GrosekL | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 26Derek PlanteC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 2 | – |
| 17Jason DaweR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 19Brian HolzingerC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 8Darryl ShannonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 44Alexei ZhitnikD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 12Randy BurridgeL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 27Michael PecaC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 28Donald AudetteR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 32Rob RayR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 37Curtis BrownC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 76Wayne PrimeauC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 93Anatoli SemenovC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 3Garry GalleyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 4Mike WilsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 42Richard SmehlikD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 46Bob BoughnerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Andrei TrefilovG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | |
| 39Dominik HasekG | W | 32 | 31 | 1 | .969 | 60:00 |
Washington Capitals
| 41Jason AllisonC | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 3 | – |
| 44Richard ZednikR | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 2 | – |
| 96Phil HousleyD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 5 | – |
| 10Kelly MillerL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | – |
| 12Peter BondraR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 8 | – |
| 16Stefan UstorfL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 20Michal PivonkaC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | – |
| 22Steve KonowalchukL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | – |
| 26Keith JonesR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | – |
| 27Craig BerubeL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 32Dale HunterC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | – |
| 90Joe JuneauC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | – |
| 2Ken KleeD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | – |
| 3Sylvain CoteD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 6Calle JohanssonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | – |
| 24Mark TinordiD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 29Joe ReekieD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | – |
| 55Sergei GoncharD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | – |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Jim CareyG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | |
| 37Olie KolzigG | L | 25 | 22 | 3 | .880 | 59:35 |