Buffalo Sabres vs Boston Bruins
Regular season · Saturday, December 14, 1996 · FleetCenter
Game summary
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Boston Bruins 4–0 on Saturday, December 14, 1996 at FleetCenter. The Sabres outshot the Bruins 32–29.
Michal Grosek scored twice. Donald Audette and Richard Smehlik also scored.
Dominik Hasek made 29 saves on 29 shots for the win; Bill Ranford stopped 28 of 32.
Scoring
1st period
Donald Audette (9)Brian Holzinger (12), Garry Galley (12)1–003:12 BUF ·
3rd period
Michal Grosek (8)Matthew Barnaby (9), Darryl Shannon (10)2–003:30 BUF- Michal Grosek (9)Matthew Barnaby (10), Derek Plante (9)3–009:15 BUF
Richard Smehlik (4)Garry Galley (13), Donald Audette (6)4–015:24 BUF
Team stats
BUFBOS
3229
0%0%
1/50/3
1315
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 2:10 into the first period
Steve Heinze · fighting5 min - 2:10 into the first period
Bob Boughner · fighting5 min - 2:28 into the first periodTroy Mallette · interference2 min
- 2:28 into the first periodJeff Odgers · roughing2 min
- 8:21 into the first periodBob Boughner · interference2 min
- 19:15 into the first periodGarry Galley · interference2 min
- 7:22 into the second periodAlexei Zhitnik · holding2 min
- 15:09 into the second periodMattias Timander · hooking obstruction2 min
- 12:44 into the third periodDean Chynoweth · cross checking2 min
- 12:44 into the third periodDean Chynoweth · high sticking2 min
- 13:38 into the third periodJay McKee · tripping obstruction2 min
Season series
Buffalo Sabres
| 18Michal GrosekL | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 4 | – |
| 28Donald AudetteR | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 6 | – |
| 36Matthew BarnabyR | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 3Garry GalleyD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 19Brian HolzingerC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 26Derek PlanteC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 1 | – |
| 8Darryl ShannonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 42Richard SmehlikD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 10Brad MayL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 12Randy BurridgeL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 15Dixon WardL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 17Jason DaweR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 27Michael PecaC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 32Rob RayR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 93Anatoli SemenovC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 6Bob BoughnerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 44Alexei ZhitnikD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 74Jay McKeeD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Andrei TrefilovG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 39Dominik HasekG | W | 29 | 0 | 1.000 |
Boston Bruins
| 12Adam OatesC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 16Jozef StumpelL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 19Rob DiMaioR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 21Ted DonatoL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 23Steve HeinzeR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 25Trent McClearyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 29Troy MalletteL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 33Sheldon KennedyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 36Jeff OdgersR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 37Clayton BeddoesC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 45Sandy MogerR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 49Andre RoyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 28Dean ChynowethD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 32Don SweeneyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 38Jon RohloffD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 46Barry RichterD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 5 | – |
| 47Mattias TimanderD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 1 | – |
| 77Ray BourqueD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Bill RanfordG | L | 32 | 4 | .875 |
| 35Robbie TallasG | 0 | 0 | – |