Hartford Whalers vs. Buffalo Sabres Box Score: December 26, 1996
Scoring Summary
| 1st Period | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:54 | BUF | Dixon Ward (6) | Brian Holzinger, Donald Audette | |
| 08:20 | BUF | Anatoli Semenov (2) | Matthew Barnaby, Michal Grošek | |
| 15:24 | BUF | Michael Peca (7) | Randy Burridge, Jason Dawe | |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 05:02 | BUF | Derek Plante (17) | Matthew Barnaby, Michal Grošek | |
| 05:44 | BUF | Donald Audette (12) | Dixon Ward, Bob Boughner | |
| 15:58 | HAR | Paul Ranheim (6) | Steve Martins, Curtis Leschyshyn | |
Penalty Summary
| 1st Period | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:08 | HAR | Adam Burt | Holding - Obstruction | 2 min |
| 15:48 | BUF | Brian Holzinger | Hooking | 2 min |
| 19:04 | BUF | Michael Peca | Interference | 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 13:54 | BUF | Alexei Zhitnik | Tripping | 2 min |
| 18:01 | HAR | Geoff Sanderson | Tripping - Obstruction | 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 03:49 | HAR | Stu Grimson | Roughing | 2 min |
| 06:25 | HAR | Mark Janssens | Unsportsmanlike conduct | 2 min |
| 14:42 | BUF | Richard Šmehlík | Hooking | 2 min |
| 19:05 | HAR | Kevin Dineen | High sticking | 2 min |
Hartford Whalers
| Scoring | Goals | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | SHFT | TOI |
| 1 | Adam Burt | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2 | Andrew Cassels | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||
| 3 | Kevin Dineen | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||
| 4 | Hnat Domenichelli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 5 | Nelson Emerson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | ||
| 6 | Alexander Godynyuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 7 | Stu Grimson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||
| 8 | Kevin Haller | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 9 | Mark Janssens | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||
| 10 | Robert Kron | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||
| 11 | Curtis Leschyshyn | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||
| 12 | Marek Malík | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 13 | Steve Martins | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||
| 14 | Jeff O'Neill | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | ||
| 15 | Paul Ranheim | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | ||
| 16 | Steven Rice | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||
| 17 | Geoff Sanderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||
| 18 | Glen Wesley | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||
| 19 | Jean-Sébastien Giguère | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44:36 | |||||
| 20 | Jason Muzzatti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:24 | |||||
| TOTAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3.7 | |||||
Goalies
| Goalie Stats | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Player | DEC | GA | SA | SV | SV% | SO | PIM | TOI |
| 1 | Jean-Sébastien Giguère | 2 | 16 | 14 | .875 | 0 | 0 | 44:36 | |
| 2 | Jason Muzzatti | L | 3 | 5 | 2 | .400 | 0 | 0 | 15:24 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Scoring | Goals | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | SHFT | TOI |
| 1 | Donald Audette | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | ||
| 2 | Matthew Barnaby | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||
| 3 | Bob Boughner | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 4 | Randy Burridge | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | ||
| 5 | Jason Dawe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||
| 6 | Garry Galley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 7 | Michal Grošek | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 8 | Brian Holzinger | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 9 | Barrie Moore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||
| 10 | Michael Peca | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 | ||
| 11 | Derek Plante | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | ||
| 12 | Rob Ray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 13 | Anatoli Semenov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | ||
| 14 | Darryl Shannon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 15 | Richard Šmehlík | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||
| 16 | Dixon Ward | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | ||
| 17 | Mike Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 18 | Alexei Zhitnik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||
| 19 | Dominik Hašek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60:00 | |||||
| TOTAL | 5 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 23.8 | |||||
Goalies
| Goalie Stats | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Player | DEC | GA | SA | SV | SV% | SO | PIM | TOI |
| 1 | Dominik Hašek | W | 1 | 27 | 26 | .963 | 0 | 0 | 60:00 |

