Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres

Friday, January 26, 2001, 7:00 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Boston Bruins beat the Buffalo Sabres 2–1 on Friday, January 26, 2001 on the road.

Final score, Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2000-2001 record
Boston Bruins	2	36-30-8-8
at Buffalo Sabres	1	46-30-5-1

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

Shots on goal by period, Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Boston Bruins	6	7	7	20
Buffalo Sabres	5	12	13	30

Scoring summary

Every goal, Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	03:21	Boston Bruins	Mikko Eloranta (8)	Bill Guerin (21)	Even strength	BOS 1, BUF 0
2nd	00:37	Buffalo Sabres	Denis Hamel (8)	Jason Woolley (10), Miroslav Satan (20)	Power play	BOS 1, BUF 1
3rd	06:35	Boston Bruins	Mikko Eloranta (9)	Mike Knuble (10)	Even strength	BOS 2, BUF 1

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

Boston Bruins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 P. Axelsson	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	50%	16:04
Number 12 B. Rolston	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	36.4%	20:06
Number 13 B. Guerin	R	0	1	1	+1	4	0	0	0		15:49
Number 14 S. Samsonov	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		16:48
Number 19 J. Thornton	C	0	0	0	0	16	2	2	0	58.8%	18:07
Number 22 M. Eloranta	L	2	0	2	+2	0	2	1	0		16:05
Number 26 M. Knuble	R	0	1	1	+2	0	2	1	0	50%	08:30
Number 29 D. Ward	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	100%	12:18
Number 38 J. Henderson	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		04:25
Number 41 J. Allison	C	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	47.8%	22:18
Number 51 A. Kovalenko	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		11:07
Number 62 A. Nazarov	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	0		11:39
Number 18 K. McLaren	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		24:51
Number 25 H. Gill	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		19:11
Number 32 D. Sweeney	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	5	1		24:07
Number 55 J. Girard	D	0	0	0	+2	0	1	0	1		13:03
Number 63 P. Traverse	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0		10:51
Number 64 J. Kultanen	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		22:51

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 34 B. Dafoe	30	29	1	.967	59:48	Win

Buffalo Sabres 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 9 E. Rasmussen	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	0	70%	11:31
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		18:09
Number 25 V. Varada	R	0	0	0	0	14	0	4	0	0		15:24
Number 26 E. Boulton	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		06:37
Number 32 R. Ray	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		07:13
Number 37 C. Brown	C	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	50%	19:15
Number 41 S. Barnes	C	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	1	0	55.6%	21:34
Number 55 D. Hamel	L	1	0	1	-2	0	2	2	0	1	100%	16:57
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	0	0	-2	0	3	2	0	0		12:54
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	0	0	0	-1	5	0	2	1	0	54.5%	11:27
Number 81 M. Satan	R	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	1	0		20:15
Number 93 D. Gilmour	C	0	0	0	0	10	1	0	0	0	47.4%	17:39
Number 3 J. Patrick	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	0		16:27
Number 4 R. Warrener	D	0	0	0	0	7	4	1	0	0		18:37
Number 5 J. Woolley	D	0	1	1	-1	0	0	2	0	0		17:34
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	0	0	0	-1	4	2	3	0	0		24:39
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		16:16
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	3	2	0		20:16

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 39 D. Hasek	20	18	2	.900	59:16	Loss

Penalties, Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:49	Buffalo Sabres	Rhett Warrener	Interference	2
1st	09:06	Boston Bruins	Jarno Kultanen	High sticking	2
1st	11:43	Boston Bruins	Bill Guerin	Roughing	2
1st	11:43	Boston Bruins	Bill Guerin	Roughing	2
1st	11:43	Boston Bruins	Jason Allison	Roughing	2
1st	11:43	Buffalo Sabres	Rob Ray	Roughing	2
1st	11:43	Buffalo Sabres	Jay McKee	Roughing	2
1st	13:41	Boston Bruins	Joe Thornton	Roughing	2
1st	13:41	Boston Bruins	Joe Thornton	Fighting (major)	5
1st	13:41	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Gratton	Fighting (major)	5
1st	16:55	Boston Bruins	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	00:31	Boston Bruins	Don Sweeney	Delaying game	2
2nd	01:35	Buffalo Sabres	Alexei Zhitnik	Elbowing	2
2nd	05:41	Buffalo Sabres	Vaclav Varada	Hooking	2
2nd	17:05	Buffalo Sabres	Vaclav Varada	Interference goalkeeper	2
2nd	17:05	Buffalo Sabres	Vaclav Varada	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
2nd	19:27	Boston Bruins	Joe Thornton	Roughing	2
2nd	19:27	Boston Bruins	Joe Thornton	Roughing	2
2nd	19:27	Boston Bruins	Joe Thornton	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	19:27	Buffalo Sabres	Alexei Zhitnik	Roughing	2
2nd	19:27	Buffalo Sabres	Rhett Warrener	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	11:06	Boston Bruins	Jason Allison	Hooking	2
3rd	20:00	Buffalo Sabres	Doug Gilmour	Misconduct (misconduct)	10

Boston Bruins head coach: Mike Keenan
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Tom Kowal, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: Tim Nowak, Ray Scapinello
Boston Bruins scratches: Kay Whitmore, Peter Popovic, Joe Hulbig, Ken Belanger, Darren Van Impe, Brandon Smith, Eric Manlow, Shawn Bates, Marquis Mathieu, Eric Nickulas, Cameron Mann, Nick Boynton, Lee Goren, Andre Savage, Andrew Raycroft, Zdenek Kutlak, Pavel Kolarik
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Dave Andreychuk, Richard Smehlik, Chris Taylor, Vladimir Tsyplakov, Mika Noronen, Brian Campbell

Every Boston Bruins and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2000-2001 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Boston Bruins 0	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins, Tue, Dec 12, 2000
Boston Bruins 4 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres, Mon, Jan 1, 2001
Boston Bruins 2 at Buffalo Sabres 1	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Jan 26, 2001
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Boston Bruins 1	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins, Tue, Mar 6, 2001
Boston Bruins 3 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Apr 4, 2001

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