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Hartford Whalers @ Buffalo Sabres
Hartford Whalers
Whalers
CAR
16-12-0
, 5-6-0 Away
1
16-12-0
, 5-6-0 Away
Final
1
2
3
T
Whalers
CAR
0
1
0
1
Sabres
BUF
3
2
0
5
Buffalo Sabres
Sabres
BUF
19-12-2
, 10-4-1 Home
5
19-12-2
, 10-4-1 Home
Gamecast
Box Score
Team Stats
Team Stats
CAR
BUF
Shots
27
21
Hits
0
0
Penalty Minutes
10
8
Faceoff %
0.0
0.0
Game Information
KeyBank Center
8:30 AM, 27 December 1996
Buffalo, NY
Attendance: 18,595
Referees:
Stephen Walkom
Linesmen:
Ray Scapinello
Tim Nowak
Scoring Summary
Penalties
No Scoring Plays
Regular Season Series
Series tied 2-2
Whalers
3
Sabres
6
Game 1
27/10
Sabres
3
Whalers
4
Game 2
10/11
Sabres
4
Whalers
6
Game 3
8/12
Whalers
1
Sabres
5
Game 4
27/12
Whalers
5
Sabres
1
Game 5
26/1
Sabres
2
Whalers
4
Game 6
8/4
NHL News
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Buffalo Sabres (50-23-9, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Montreal Canadiens (48-24-10, in the Atlantic Division)
Marner, shedding playoff critiques, scores hat trick in win
Mitch Marner, once decried for failures in past postseasons, is turning the narrative around with the Golden Knights after scoring a natural hat trick in a Game 3 win.