Buffalo Sabres at Phoenix Coyotes

Thursday, January 20, 2000, 9:00 PM ET America West Arena, Phoenix Regular Season Final

Final score

The Phoenix Coyotes beat the Buffalo Sabres 2–1 on Thursday, January 20, 2000 at home.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Phoenix Coyotes
Team	Goals	1999-2000 record
Buffalo Sabres	1	35-32-11-4
at Phoenix Coyotes	2	39-31-8-4

Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Phoenix Coyotes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	0	0	1	1
Phoenix Coyotes	1	1	0	2

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Phoenix Coyotes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	9	14	6	29
Phoenix Coyotes	5	9	9	23

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Phoenix Coyotes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	15:06	Phoenix Coyotes	Keith Tkachuk (20)	Jyrki Lumme (20), Jeremy Roenick (31)	Even strength	BUF 0, PHX 1
2nd	14:26	Phoenix Coyotes	Dallas Drake (8)	Trevor Letowski (13), Teppo Numminen (22)	Shorthanded	BUF 0, PHX 2
3rd	10:55	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Taylor (1)	Geoff Sanderson (11), Jason Woolley (16)	Even strength	BUF 1, PHX 2

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 G. Sanderson	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	100%	10:11
Number 9 E. Rasmussen	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0		11:22
Number 15 D. Ward	L	0	0	0	-1	4	1	2	0		12:27
Number 16 C. Taylor	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	3	0	50%	09:41
Number 18 M. Grosek	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0		19:12
Number 19 B. Holzinger	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	50%	15:19
Number 27 M. Peca	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	0	32.1%	15:21
Number 32 R. Ray	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		02:51
Number 37 C. Brown	C	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	2	53.3%	20:04
Number 41 S. Barnes	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	1	60%	16:06
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		14:01
Number 81 M. Satan	R	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	1		24:06
Number 3 J. Patrick	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		15:56
Number 4 R. Warrener	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	3	2		20:32
Number 5 J. Woolley	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0		15:09
Number 42 R. Smehlik	D	0	0	0	-1	2	3	2	0		23:18
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	0	0	0	-1	2	2	1	0		21:20
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1		21:33

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 43 M. Biron	23	21	2	.913	59:31	Loss

Phoenix Coyotes skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 K. Tkachuk	L	1	0	1	+1	6	6	3	0	64.3%	19:35
Number 8 D. Brière	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	50%	06:14
Number 10 T. Letowski	R	0	1	1	+1	0	3	1	1		19:00
Number 11 D. Drake	R	1	0	1	+2	0	2	2	0		16:19
Number 18 M. Alatalo	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0		11:53
Number 19 S. Doan	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	0		18:43
Number 22 R. Tocchet	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		16:55
Number 26 M. Sullivan	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	66.7%	07:38
Number 29 L. Debrusk	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		03:04
Number 36 J. Ylonen	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	31.3%	17:42
Number 39 T. Green	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	61.5%	17:20
Number 97 J. Roenick	C	0	1	1	+1	2	0	1	1	62.5%	20:50
Number 3 K. Carney	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	2		25:20
Number 15 R. Suchy	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	2		13:50
Number 21 J. Lumme	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	0		23:35
Number 24 S. Neckar	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	1		16:31
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	3		23:41
Number 33 J. Daigneault	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	3		14:00

Phoenix Coyotes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 S. Burke	29	28	1	.966	59:44	Win

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Phoenix Coyotes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:19	Buffalo Sabres	Richard Smehlik	Hooking obstruction	2
1st	03:06	Phoenix Coyotes	J.J. Daigneault	Hooking	2
1st	20:00	Phoenix Coyotes	Keith Tkachuk	Slashing	2
2nd	03:24	Buffalo Sabres	Maxim Afinogenov	Interference	2
2nd	08:49	Buffalo Sabres	Curtis Brown	Holding stick obstruction	2
2nd	13:10	Phoenix Coyotes	Jeremy Roenick	Holding obstruction	2
2nd	19:41	Buffalo Sabres	Alexei Zhitnik	Hooking	2
2nd	20:00	Buffalo Sabres	Dixon Ward	Hooking	2
2nd	20:00	Phoenix Coyotes	Keith Tkachuk	Roughing	2
2nd	20:00	Phoenix Coyotes	Keith Tkachuk	Roughing	2
3rd	04:30	Buffalo Sabres	Dixon Ward	Tripping obstruction	2

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Phoenix Coyotes head coach: Bobby Francis
Referees: Rob Shick
Linesmen: Jay Sharrers, Mark Wheler
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Dominik Hasek, Doug Houda, Mike Hurlbut, Paul Kruse, Domenic Pittis, Wayne Primeau, Jason Holland, Vaclav Varada, Denis Hamel, Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre, Cory Sarich, Brian Campbell, Dmitri Kalinin, David Moravec
Phoenix Coyotes scratches: Greg Adams, Todd Gill, David Oliver, Deron Quint, Tavis Hansen, Kevin Sawyer, Robert Esche, Jean-Guy Trudel, Wyatt Smith, Patrick Desrochers

Every Buffalo Sabres and Phoenix Coyotes game in the 1999-2000 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Phoenix Coyotes 2 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final/OT	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Buffalo Sabres, Mon, Oct 11, 1999
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Phoenix Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Phoenix Coyotes, Thu, Jan 20, 2000

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