Buffalo Sabres vs Boston Bruins
Regular season · Saturday, November 23, 1996 · FleetCenter
Game summary
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Boston Bruins 3–2 in overtime on Saturday, November 23, 1996 at FleetCenter. The Bruins outshot the Sabres 36–32.
Goals came from Randy Burridge, Ray Bourque, Brian Holzinger, Brett Harkins and Michal Grosek.
Scoring
1st period
Randy Burridge (4)Michael Peca (6), Alexei Zhitnik (9)1–003:01 BUF · 
Ray Bourque (1)Don Sweeney (5), Todd Elik (10)1–111:32 BOS
2nd period
Brian Holzinger (7)Jason Dawe (8), Donald Audette (1)2–108:02 BUF
Brett Harkins (1)Barry Richter (7), Ray Bourque (7)2–214:25 BOS ·
Overtime
Michal Grosek (4)Derek Plante (5), Matthew Barnaby (5)3–202:39 BUF
Team stats
BUFBOS
3236
0%0%
1/61/6
1919
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 1:42 into the first period
Landon Wilson · high sticking2 min - 7:11 into the first period
Curtis Brown · hooking2 min - 10:25 into the first periodRick Tocchet · roughing2 min
- 10:25 into the first periodRob Ray · roughing2 min
- 13:26 into the first periodBob Boughner · holding2 min
- 17:39 into the first periodRick Tocchet · cross checking2 min
- 0:29 into the second periodSandy Moger · slashing2 min
- 5:54 into the second periodMattias Timander · interference2 min
- 9:30 into the second periodMichael Peca · roughing2 min
- 12:39 into the second periodDarryl Shannon · hooking obstruction2 min
- 18:37 into the second periodTroy Mallette · hooking obstruction2 min
- 0:33 into the third periodAlexei Zhitnik · hooking obstruction2 min
- 1:06 into the third periodSandy Moger · fighting5 min
- 1:06 into the third periodDarryl Shannon · fighting5 min
- 3:05 into the third periodCurtis Brown · hooking obstruction2 min
- 5:37 into the third periodTroy Mallette · tripping2 min
Season series
The box score appears once the game starts.