Buffalo Sabres at Los Angeles Kings

Thursday, January 11, 2001, 7:00 PM ET STAPLES Center, Los Angeles Regular Season Final

Final score

The Los Angeles Kings beat the Buffalo Sabres 3–2 on Thursday, January 11, 2001 at home.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Los Angeles Kings
Team	Goals	2000-2001 record
Buffalo Sabres	2	46-30-5-1
at Los Angeles Kings	3	38-28-13-3

Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Los Angeles Kings
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	0	1	1	2
Los Angeles Kings	2	0	1	3

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Los Angeles Kings
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	4	9	8	21
Los Angeles Kings	11	9	10	30

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Los Angeles Kings. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	02:21	Los Angeles Kings	Steve Reinprecht (10)	Rob Blake (27), Bryan Smolinski (22)	Power play	BUF 0, LAK 1
1st	15:20	Los Angeles Kings	Stu Grimson (3)	Eric Belanger (9), Jere Karalahti (4)	Even strength	BUF 0, LAK 2
2nd	04:44	Buffalo Sabres	Curtis Brown (5)	Jason Woolley (9), Doug Gilmour (15)	Even strength	BUF 1, LAK 2
3rd	03:31	Los Angeles Kings	Bryan Smolinski (12)	Jozef Stumpel (21), Mattias Norstrom (9)	Even strength	BUF 1, LAK 3
3rd	06:10	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Gratton (12)	Alexei Zhitnik (14), Vaclav Varada (11)	Even strength	BUF 2, LAK 3

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 9 E. Rasmussen	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1		09:31
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	0		15:58
Number 25 V. Varada	R	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0		19:23
Number 26 E. Boulton	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		05:37
Number 29 V. Tsyplakov	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0		10:08
Number 37 C. Brown	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	1	100%	15:15
Number 41 S. Barnes	C	0	0	0	-1	0	4	1	0	46.4%	20:00
Number 55 D. Hamel	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	55.6%	13:14
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		07:20
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	3	1	47.1%	18:38
Number 81 M. Satan	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		21:59
Number 93 D. Gilmour	C	0	1	1	+1	2	0	0	0	76.9%	18:23
Number 4 R. Warrener	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	2		18:14
Number 5 J. Woolley	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	1		17:58
Number 42 R. Smehlik	D	0	0	0	+2	0	3	8	3		21:24
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	4	0		24:05
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	2		21:03
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	3		17:16

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 39 D. Hasek	30	27	3	.900	59:05	Loss

Los Angeles Kings skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 N. Emerson	R	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	1	0		13:40
Number 9 K. Buchberger	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	3	0	33.3%	14:53
Number 15 J. Stumpel	L	0	1	1	+1	2	1	2	1	0	50%	18:00
Number 20 L. Robitaille	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	100%	17:28
Number 21 B. Smolinski	C	1	1	2	+1	0	1	3	0	0		17:31
Number 22 I. Laperriere	R	0	0	0	+2	0	1	1	0	0		12:38
Number 25 E. Belanger	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	1	0	57.1%	14:51
Number 27 G. Murray	R	0	0	0	-1	0	6	1	0	0		21:16
Number 28 S. Reinprecht	C	1	0	1	-1	0	4	1	2	1	41.7%	12:59
Number 32 S. Grimson	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0		08:34
Number 33 Z. Palffy	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0		12:02
Number 51 J. Thomas	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		07:49
Number 4 R. Blake	D	0	1	1	+1	2	2	2	3	0		28:47
Number 8 J. Karalahti	D	0	1	1	0	2	0	4	2	0		15:18
Number 10 M. Schneider	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	1	0		19:38
Number 14 M. Norstrom	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	6	5	0		25:40
Number 17 L. Visnovsky	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0		14:17
Number 44 J. Modry	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	0	0		16:21

Los Angeles Kings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 J. Storr	21	19	2	.905	60:00	Win

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Los Angeles Kings
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	00:55	Buffalo Sabres	Rhett Warrener	Holding	2
1st	04:23	Los Angeles Kings	Jere Karalahti	Interference	2
2nd	03:04	Buffalo Sabres	Denis Hamel	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	03:04	Los Angeles Kings	Jozef Stumpel	Holding	2
2nd	08:01	Los Angeles Kings	Luc Robitaille	Elbowing	2
2nd	09:45	Los Angeles Kings	Rob Blake	Holding the stick	2
2nd	19:56	Buffalo Sabres	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
3rd	20:00	Buffalo Sabres	Doug Gilmour	Slashing	2

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Los Angeles Kings head coach: Andy Murray
Referees: Dave Jackson, Brad Watson
Linesmen: Wayne Bonney, Lonnie Cameron
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Dave Andreychuk, James Patrick, Rob Ray, Chris Taylor, Mika Noronen, Brian Campbell
Los Angeles Kings scratches: Bob Corkum, Stephane Fiset, Craig Johnson, Philippe Boucher, Rich Brennan, Marcel Cousineau, Marko Tuomainen, Tomas Vlasak, Travis Scott, Aki Berg, Brad Chartrand, Andreas Lilja

Every Buffalo Sabres and Los Angeles Kings game in the 2000-2001 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Los Angeles Kings 3 at Buffalo Sabres 5	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Oct 7, 2000
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Jan 11, 2001

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Nashville Predators 1 at Calgary Flames 2	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Calgary Flames, Thu, Jan 11, 2001
St. Louis Blues 3 at San Jose Sharks 6	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Jan 11, 2001