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December 4, 1996

Marine Midland Arena | Buffalo

VAN 7 – 6 BUF

FINAL / OT

Head-to-Head vs VAN all-time
1ST2ND3RDOTT
VAN21317
BUF12306
Shots on goal VAN 38, BUF 34W M. FountainL D. Hasek
Summary

VAN had more shots on goal in all situations and won 7-6 in overtime.

IN NET
Buffalo D. Hasek .816
VAN M. Fountain .824
POWER PLAY
Buffalo 1 of 4
VAN 2 of 2
TURNING POINT
M. Sillinger goal (OT 3:38), Sabres win chance drops from 50% to 0%
WIN DNA
3 of 4 winning traits
Game Leaders
M. Grosek
3 (3G)
POINTS
D. Hasek
.816 (31/38)
SAVE %

Game Flow

Running shot attempts for and against, all situations. Shading shows who led.

Tied for only 12 minutes, too few for a score-tied view.

OT 3:38
+5+30-3-5shot attemptsBUFVAN

Dots are goals, navy for Buffalo.

How this is measured

Score-adjusted weights each attempt by how often teams take one in that score state, home or away, at that point of the game, league-wide (2016-17 to 2025-26): the share as if the game were tied at a neutral site. Score-tied counts only attempts while tied, and needs 15 tied minutes and 30 attempts.

Win Probability

Buffalo's chance of winning, from the score, the time left and the strength state.

Opened at 54%.

OT 3:38
100%75%50%25%0%Buffalo win chanceBUFVAN
BIGGEST SWINGS
  1. OT 03:38M. Sillinger (5) 50% to 0%-50
  2. P3 17:17M. Grosek (7) 5% to 51%+46
  3. P3 01:42D. Brashear (3) 52% to 23%-29
  4. P2 17:12D. Audette (7) 25% to 53%+28

Dots are goals, diamonds penalties, squares a goalie pull; navy for Buffalo.

How this is measured

Each team is expected to score at the league rate for the season, tilted for home ice and scaled for the strength state. The chance Buffalo ends regulation ahead follows from the score and the time left, with a tie going to 3-on-3 overtime and a shootout. The opening value comes from both teams' goals for and against to that date, regressed toward the league average early in a season, plus home ice. This feed carries no on-ice strength codes, so power plays are read from the penalty calls alone.

Win DNA

3 of 4 winning traits showed up tonight. Win rates are over the full 1996–97 regular season (82 games).

Wins (40)Losses (30, 4 in overtime)This game
3+ scorersD combined 3+ ptsScored firstDepth goal50%100%
Yes
3+ different scorers
Sabres win 76% when yes, 31% when no
Yes
Defensemen combined for 3+ points
Sabres win 83% when yes, 48% when no
No
Scored first
Sabres win 85% when yes, 23% when no
Yes
Depth forward scored
Sabres win 71% when yes, 27% when no

Box Score

Player
G
A
P ▾
+/-
PIM
SOG
Game Score
GS
#18 M. Grosek (LW)
3
0
3
+1
0
5
2.6
#19 B. Holzinger (C)
0
2
2
+1
0
0
1.3
#27 M. Peca (C)
1
1
2
0
0
4
1.8
#8 D. Shannon (D)
0
2
2
+2
0
1
1.3
#15 D. Ward (LW)
0
1
1
-1
0
1
0.6
#17 J. Dawe (RW)
0
1
1
+1
0
1
0.8
#28 D. Audette (RW)
1
0
1
-1
2
6
1.0
#32 R. Ray (RW)
1
0
1
+1
7
1
0.5
#36 M. Barnaby (RW)
0
1
1
0
0
6
1.2
#44 A. Zhitnik (D)
0
1
1
0
0
2
0.9
#12 R. Burridge (LW)
0
0
0
0
0
2
0.2
#26 D. Plante (C)
0
0
0
+1
0
2
0.2
#37 C. Brown (C)
0
0
0
-1
0
0
0.0
#93 A. Semenov (C)
0
0
0
-2
0
2
0.2
#3 G. Galley (D)
0
0
0
-1
0
0
0.0
#4 M. Wilson (D)
0
0
0
-1
0
0
0.0
#6 R. Boughner (D)
0
0
0
+1
0
1
0.1
#74 J. McKee (D)
0
0
0
-1
2
0
-0.1
Total
6
9
15
11
34
12.3
GoalieSAGAxGASV%GSAxGSTOI ▾Dec
#39 D. Hasek387–.816–-2.163:38L

Team Stats

VANBUF
38Shots on Goal34
2Power Play Chances4
100%PP%25%
75%PK%0%
2PPG1
15Penalty Minutes11

Full Game Log

1ST
01:33GOAL (VAN): Jyrki Lumme (3), assists: Markus Naslund, Mike Sillinger
05:12GOAL (VAN): Martin Gelinas (6), unassisted
07:09GOAL (BUF): Michal Grosek (5), assists: Matthew Barnaby
2ND
02:09GOAL (VAN): Martin Gelinas (7), unassisted
11:23GOAL (BUF): Rob Ray (3), assists: Michael Peca
17:12GOAL (BUF): Donald Audette (7), assists: Brian Holzinger, Dixon Ward
3RD
01:42GOAL (VAN): Donald Brashear (3), assists: Leif Rohlin, David Roberts
05:55GOAL (VAN): Troy Crowder (1), assists: David Roberts
08:44GOAL (BUF): Michal Grosek (6), assists: Alexei Zhitnik, Brian Holzinger
09:53GOAL (VAN): Esa Tikkanen (5), assists: Adrian Aucoin
16:12GOAL (BUF): Michael Peca (5), assists: Jason Dawe, Darryl Shannon
17:17GOAL (BUF): Michal Grosek (7), assists: Darryl Shannon
OT
03:38GOAL (VAN): Mike Sillinger (5), assists: Markus Naslund, Esa Tikkanen
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