Phoenix Coyotes vs Buffalo Sabres
Regular season · Sunday, January 5, 1997 · Marine Midland Arena
Game summary
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Phoenix Coyotes 5–1 on Sunday, January 5, 1997 at Marine Midland Arena. The Sabres outshot the Coyotes 33–31.
Derek Plante scored twice. Jason Dawe, Cliff Ronning, Michal Grosek and Richard Smehlik also scored.
Dominik Hasek made 30 saves on 31 shots for the win; Nikolai Khabibulin stopped 28 of 33.
| Goals | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 PHX | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 31 |
 BUF | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 33 |
Scoring
1st period
Jason Dawe (9)Garry Galley (17)0–105:11 BUF
2nd period
Derek Plante (19)Matthew Barnaby (15), Garry Galley (18)0–205:36 BUF
Cliff Ronning (7)Dave Manson (7), Keith Tkachuk (19)1–214:15 PHX · 
Michal Grosek (10)Derek Plante (11), Matthew Barnaby (16)1–316:58 BUF
3rd period
- Derek Plante (20)Alexei Zhitnik (14), Dixon Ward (18)1–400:59 BUF ·
Richard Smehlik (6)Barrie Moore (2), Randy Burridge (14)1–503:10 BUF
Team stats
PHXBUF
3133
0%0%
1/51/4
6130
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 5:17 into the first periodRob Ray · fighting5 min
- 5:17 into the first periodMike Wilson · interference2 min
- 5:17 into the first periodKris King · fighting5 min
- 9:14 into the first periodAlexei Zhitnik · closing hand on puck2 min
- 13:13 into the first periodJeff Finley · slashing2 min
- 10:28 into the second periodMichal Grosek · high sticking2 min
- 12:49 into the second periodGarry Galley · roughing2 min
- 12:49 into the second periodGarry Galley · roughing2 min
- 12:49 into the second periodMichal Grosek · roughing2 min
- 12:49 into the second periodDallas Drake · roughing2 min
- 12:49 into the second periodOleg Tverdovsky · roughing2 min
- 17:39 into the second periodMatthew Barnaby · roughing2 min
- 17:39 into the second periodMatthew Barnaby · fighting5 min
- 17:39 into the second periodKris King · fighting5 min
- 18:05 into the second periodKeith Tkachuk · interference goalkeeper2 min
- 18:05 into the second periodKeith Tkachuk · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 18:05 into the second periodKeith Tkachuk · misconduct10 min
- 20:00 into the second periodDonald Audette · roughing2 min
- 20:00 into the second periodDave Manson · charging2 min
- 18:49 into the third periodRob Ray · roughing2 min
- 18:49 into the third periodRichard Smehlik · roughing2 min
- 18:49 into the third periodDave Manson · fighting5 min
- 18:49 into the third periodDave Manson · game misconduct10 min
- 18:49 into the third periodJim McKenzie · roughing2 min
- 18:49 into the third periodKeith Tkachuk · roughing2 min
- 18:49 into the third periodKeith Tkachuk · game misconduct10 min
Season series
Phoenix Coyotes
| 7Keith TkachukL | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 77Cliff RonningC | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 4Dave MansonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 5 | – |
| 11Dallas DrakeR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 15Craig JanneyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 17Kris KingL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 19Shane DoanR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 21Bob CorkumC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 22Mike GartnerR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 23Igor KorolevC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 33Jim McKenzieL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 34Darrin ShannonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 97Jeremy RoenickC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 2 | – |
| 8Jim JohnsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 10Brad McCrimmonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 20Oleg TverdovskyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 26Jeff FinleyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 27Teppo NumminenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35Nikolai KhabibulinG | L | 33 | 5 | .849 |
| 43Darcy WakalukG | 0 | 0 | – |
Buffalo Sabres
| 26Derek PlanteC | 2 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 7 | – |
| 36Matthew BarnabyR | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 3Garry GalleyD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 12Randy BurridgeL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 15Dixon WardL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 17Jason DaweR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 18Michal GrosekL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 38Barrie MooreL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 42Richard SmehlikD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 4 | – |
| 44Alexei ZhitnikD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | – |
| 19Brian HolzingerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 27Michael PecaC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 28Donald AudetteR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 32Rob RayR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 76Wayne PrimeauC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 4Mike WilsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 6Bob BoughnerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 8Darryl ShannonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Steve ShieldsG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 39Dominik HasekG | W | 31 | 1 | .968 |