Pittsburgh Penguins vs Buffalo Sabres
Regular season · Wednesday, January 29, 1997 · Marine Midland Arena
Game summary
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-1 on Wednesday, January 29, 1997 at Marine Midland Arena. The Sabres outshot the Penguins 39-22.
Goals came from Rob Ray, Michael Peca, Jaromir Jagr and Richard Smehlik.
Dominik Hasek made 21 saves on 22 shots for the win; Philippe De Rouville stopped 36 of 38.
Scoring
1st period
Rob Ray (7)Brad May (3), Richard Smehlik (10)0–108:28 BUF
Michael Peca (11)Dixon Ward (21)0–213:16 BUF · SHG
3rd period
Jaromir Jagr (42)Petr Nedved (24), Ron Francis (42)1–202:18 PIT · PPG
Richard Smehlik (8)Alexei Zhitnik (17)1–319:32 BUF · EN
Team stats
PITBUF
22Shots on goal39
0%Faceoff %0%
1/5Power play0/3
8Penalty minutes12
0Hits0
0Blocked shots0
0Giveaways0
0Takeaways0
Penalties
- 1st 10:55
Petr Nedved · hooking2 min - 1st 12:20
Brian Holzinger · roughing2 min - 1st 12:20Brian Holzinger · roughing2 min
- 1st 15:07Petr Nedved · hooking obstruction2 min
- 1st 17:56Brad May · holding2 min
- 2nd 07:48Kevin Hatcher · holding2 min
- 2nd 10:23Darryl Shannon · holding2 min
- 3rd 02:05Rob Ray · tripping2 min
- 3rd 13:39Michal Grosek · high sticking2 min
- 3rd 13:39Craig Muni · roughing2 min
Season series
Pittsburgh Penguins
| 10Ron FrancisC | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | – |
| 68Jaromir JagrR | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 2 | – |
| 93Petr NedvedC | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | – |
| 7Joe MullenR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | – |
| 14Stu BarnesC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | – |
| 20Greg JohnsonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 27Glen MurrayR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 29Tyler WrightC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 33Alex HicksL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | – |
| 38Andreas JohanssonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 51Dave RocheL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 66Mario LemieuxC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | – |
| 4Kevin HatcherD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | – |
| 11Darius KasparaitisD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | – |
| 18Francois LerouxD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 22Jason WoolleyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | – |
| 28Craig MuniD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 36J.J. DaigneaultD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Philippe De RouvilleG | L | 38 | 36 | 2 | .947 | 59:24 |
| 40Patrick LalimeG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
Buffalo Sabres
| 42Richard SmehlikD | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 10Brad MayL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 15Dixon WardL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | – |
| 27Michael PecaC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 32Rob RayR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 44Alexei ZhitnikD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 17Jason DaweR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 18Michal GrosekL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 19Brian HolzingerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 25Vaclav VaradaR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 26Derek PlanteC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 28Donald AudetteR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 36Matthew BarnabyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 76Wayne PrimeauC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 3Garry GalleyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 4Mike WilsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 8Darryl ShannonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 74Jay McKeeD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Steve ShieldsG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | |
| 39Dominik HasekG | W | 22 | 21 | 1 | .955 | 60:00 |