New York Islanders
at
Buffalo Sabres
Mar 26, 1997 · Marine Midland Arena
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | 28 | |
| 2 | 27 |
Decided in overtime.
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 00:38 | BUF | Brad May (3) | Rob Ray (3), Wayne Primeau (4) | 0 - 1 |
| 08:53 | NYI | Niklas Andersson (11) | Todd Bertuzzi (10), Travis Green (38) | 1 - 1 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 18:06 | NYI | Dan Plante (4) | Ken Belanger (1), Dennis Vaske (2) | 2 - 1 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 10:06 | BUF | Miroslav Satan (19) | Jason Dawe (25), Alexei Zhitnik (27) | 2 - 2 |
| Overtime | ||||
| 01:00 | NYI | Bryan Berard (8) | Bryan McCabe (16), Bryan Smolinski (25) | 3 - 2 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 07:51 | BUF | Bob Boughner | Fighting | 5 |
| 07:51 | NYI | Ken Belanger | Fighting | 5 |
| 20:00 | BUF | Rob Ray | Roughing | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 06:54 | NYI | Steve Webb | Hooking | 2 |
| 11:54 | BUF | Matthew Barnaby | Fighting | 5 |
| 11:54 | NYI | Bryan McCabe | Fighting | 5 |
| 13:28 | BUF | Darryl Shannon | High sticking | 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 04:57 | NYI | Bryan Smolinski | Interference obstruction | 2 |
| 10:37 | NYI | Todd Bertuzzi | Charging | 2 |
| 11:54 | BUF | Richard Smehlik | Interference | 2 |
| 20:00 | BUF | Matthew Barnaby | Roughing | 2 |
| 20:00 | NYI | Randy Wood | Roughing | 2 |
New York Islanders
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 25 | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 42 | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 28 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 29 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 39 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 44 | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 77 | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 11 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 13 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 20 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 20 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 22 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 33 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 47 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | W | 27 | 25 | 2 | 61:00 |
Buffalo Sabres
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 81 | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 18 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 27 | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 32 | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 77 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 12 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 22 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 28 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 28 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 29 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 38 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 74 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 77 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | L | 28 | 25 | 3 | 61:00 |