Sabres 4, Capitals 1
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Washington Capitals 4-1 on Oct 18, 1996 at USAir Arena.
Top performers
Michal Grosek had 1 goal and 1 assist for the Sabres.
Dominik Hasek made 31 saves on 32 shots for the Sabres.
Richard Zednik had 1 goal for the Capitals.
Olaf Kolzig made 22 saves on 25 shots for the Capitals.
Before and after
- Sabres · 1996-97 season · Previous Oct 17, 1996: PIT 1, BUF 4 · Next Oct 24, 1996: MTL 3, BUF 6
- Capitals · 1996-97 season · Previous Oct 12, 1996: LA 4, WSH 3 · Next Oct 19, 1996: WSH 1, PIT 2
Other Sabres vs Capitals games
| Apr 13, 1997 |  WSH at  BUF | 8-3 | Regular |
| Mar 21, 1997 | BUF at WSH | 4-1 | Regular |
| Feb 2, 1997 | WSH at BUF | 2-2 | Regular |
| Apr 4, 2026 | BUF at WSH | 2-6 | Regular |
| Mar 12, 2026 | WSH at BUF | 2-1 | Regular |
| Nov 1, 2025 | WSH at BUF | 3-4 | Regular |
