Buffalo Sabres vs Ottawa Senators
Playoffs · Monday, April 21, 1997 · Corel Centre
Game summary
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Ottawa Senators 3–2 on Monday, April 21, 1997 at Corel Centre. The Senators outshot the Sabres 28–25.
Goals came from Randy Burridge, Sergei Zholtok, Alexei Yashin, Darryl Shannon and Dixon Ward.
Scoring
2nd period
Randy Burridge (3)Donald Audette (2), Brian Holzinger (3)1–013:27 BUF
Sergei Zholtok (1)Janne Laukkanen (1), Steve Duchesne (2)1–115:31 OTT · 
Alexei Yashin (1)Daniel Alfredsson (2), Randy Cunneyworth (1)1–217:41 OTT ·
3rd period
Darryl Shannon (1)Unassisted2–211:51 BUF
Dixon Ward (1)Jason Dawe (1), Richard Smehlik (1)3–219:40 BUF
Team stats
BUFOTT
2528
0%0%
0/52/8
1812
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 0:31 into the first period
Dixon Ward · elbowing2 min - 9:11 into the first period
Bench · too many men on the ice2 min - 10:03 into the first periodDonald Audette · high sticking2 min
- 14:37 into the first periodLance Pitlick · roughing2 min
- 17:39 into the first periodWayne Primeau · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 17:39 into the first periodRadim Bicanek · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 0:50 into the second periodMichael Peca · hooking2 min
- 4:17 into the second periodRadek Bonk · hooking obstruction2 min
- 11:02 into the second periodAlexei Zhitnik · elbowing2 min
- 15:19 into the second periodRob Ray · high sticking2 min
- 16:46 into the second periodMichael Peca · high sticking2 min
- 4:06 into the third periodDonald Audette · tripping obstruction2 min
- 8:35 into the third periodRandy Cunneyworth · slashing2 min
- 9:57 into the third periodAlexei Zhitnik · slashing2 min
- 11:24 into the third periodDaniel Alfredsson · interference goalkeeper2 min
Season series
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