Buffalo Sabres vs New York Islanders
Regular season · Saturday, November 30, 1996 · Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Game summary
The Buffalo Sabres beat the New York Islanders 3-2 on Saturday, November 30, 1996 at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The Islanders outshot the Sabres 29-19.
Goals came from Donald Audette, Alexei Zhitnik, Bryan Berard, Dixon Ward and Derek Armstrong.
Scoring
1st period
Donald Audette (6)Mike Wilson (4), Dixon Ward (10)1–014:50 BUF
2nd period
Alexei Zhitnik (2)Garry Galley (11), Donald Audette (4)2–000:46 BUF · PPG
Bryan Berard (2)Bryan Smolinski (3), Travis Green (9)2–102:54 NYI · PPG
3rd period
Dixon Ward (3)Darryl Shannon (5), Matthew Barnaby (7)3–105:55 BUF
Derek Armstrong (2)Bryan Berard (12)3–209:27 NYI
Team stats
BUFNYI
19Shots on goal29
0%Faceoff %0%
1/2Power play1/3
17Penalty minutes25
0Hits0
0Blocked shots0
0Giveaways0
0Takeaways0
Penalties
- 1st 04:19
Matthew Barnaby · roughing2 min - 1st 04:19
Doug Houda · high sticking2 min - 1st 11:03Doug Houda · tripping2 min
- 1st 20:00Mike Wilson · fighting5 min
- 1st 20:00Mick Vukota · slashing2 min
- 1st 20:00Mick Vukota · misconduct10 min
- 1st 20:00Bryan McCabe · fighting5 min
- 2nd 01:44Donald Audette · diving2 min
- 2nd 03:02Matthew Barnaby · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 2nd 03:02Paul Kruse · roughing2 min
- 2nd 10:14Donald Audette · tripping obstruction2 min
- 2nd 10:14Bob Boughner · roughing2 min
- 2nd 10:14Claude Lapointe · roughing2 min
- 3rd 13:15Ruman Ndur · high sticking2 min
Season series
The box score appears once the game starts.