Buffalo Sabres vs Hartford Whalers
Regular season · Saturday, December 7, 1996 · Hartford Civic Center
Game summary
The Hartford Whalers beat the Buffalo Sabres 6–4 on Saturday, December 7, 1996 at Hartford Civic Center. The Whalers outshot the Sabres 36–26.
Geoff Sanderson scored twice and Matthew Barnaby scored twice. Jason Dawe, Randy Burridge, Jeff O'Neill, Robert Kron, Kevin Dineen and Andrew Cassels also scored.
Jason Muzzatti made 22 saves on 26 shots for the win; Dominik Hasek stopped 30 of 36.
Scoring
1st period
Geoff Sanderson (17)Kevin Dineen (11), Gerald Diduck (2)0–112:35 HFD- Geoff Sanderson (18)Andrew Cassels (19)0–216:22 HFD
Matthew Barnaby (6)Brian Holzinger (10), Darryl Shannon (8)1–217:07 BUF
2nd period
Jason Dawe (7)Derek Plante (8), Jay McKee (5)2–212:28 BUF · - Matthew Barnaby (7)Darryl Shannon (9), Brian Holzinger (11)3–213:05 BUF
Randy Burridge (6)Michael Peca (8), Dixon Ward (12)4–215:02 BUF
3rd period
Jeff O'Neill (9)Jeff Daniels (1), Robert Kron (5)4–301:31 HFD
Robert Kron (3)Jeff Daniels (2), Jeff O'Neill (7)4–403:11 HFD
Kevin Dineen (7)Geoff Sanderson (14)4–504:16 HFD
Andrew Cassels (7)Geoff Sanderson (15), Gerald Diduck (3)4–615:50 HFD
Team stats
BUFHFD
2636
0%0%
1/60/6
1717
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 1:20 into the first period
Bench · too many men on the ice2 min - 1:55 into the first period
Keith Primeau · elbowing2 min - 5:23 into the first periodAdam Burt · interference obstruction2 min
- 7:08 into the first periodGlen Featherstone · slashing2 min
- 9:03 into the first periodKeith Primeau · slashing2 min
- 12:54 into the first periodDixon Ward · hooking obstruction2 min
- 2:09 into the second periodMichal Grosek · interference obstruction2 min
- 4:58 into the second periodBob Boughner · fighting5 min
- 4:58 into the second periodKelly Chase · fighting5 min
- 4:58 into the second periodGlen Featherstone · slashing2 min
- 5:39 into the second periodDonald Audette · holding the stick2 min
- 6:37 into the second periodBrian Holzinger · interference obstruction2 min
- 10:35 into the second periodJeff O'Neill · roughing2 min
- 16:22 into the second periodAlexei Zhitnik · holding2 min
Season series
Buffalo Sabres
| 19Brian HolzingerC | 0 | 2 | 2 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 36Matthew BarnabyR | 2 | 0 | 2 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 8Darryl ShannonD | 0 | 2 | 2 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 12Randy BurridgeL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 15Dixon WardL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 17Jason DaweR | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 26Derek PlanteC | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 1 | – |
| 27Michael PecaC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 74Jay McKeeD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 18Michal GrosekL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 | – |
| 28Donald AudetteR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 2 | – |
| 32Rob RayR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 37Curtis BrownC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 93Anatoli SemenovC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 4Mike WilsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 6Bob BoughnerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 42Richard SmehlikD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 44Alexei ZhitnikD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Andrei TrefilovG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 39Dominik HasekG | L | 36 | 6 | .833 |
Hartford Whalers
| 8Geoff SandersonL | 2 | 2 | 4 | +3 | 5 | – |
| 11Kevin DineenR | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 4 | – |
| 18Robert KronC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 21Andrew CasselsC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 2 | – |
| 37Jeff DanielsL | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 92Jeff O'NeillC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 4Gerald DiduckD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 12Steven RiceR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 16Nelson EmersonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 22Mark JanssensC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 32Stu GrimsonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 39Kelly ChaseR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 55Keith PrimeauC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 6 | – |
| 6Adam BurtD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 7Curtis LeschyshynD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 23Marek MalikD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 36Glen FeatherstoneD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 77Paul CoffeyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29Jason MuzzattiG | W | 26 | 4 | .846 |
| 47Jean-Sebastien GiguereG | 0 | 0 | – |