Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning

Thursday, February 1, 2001, 7:30 PM ET Ice Palace, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–2 on Thursday, February 1, 2001 at home.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	Goals	2000-2001 record
Buffalo Sabres	2	46-30-5-1
at Tampa Bay Lightning	4	24-47-6-5

Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	0	2	0	2
Tampa Bay Lightning	1	2	1	4

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	11	8	6	25
Tampa Bay Lightning	5	9	5	19

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	07:17	Tampa Bay Lightning	Brad Richards (15)	Unassisted	Even strength	BUF 0, TBL 1
2nd	01:20	Tampa Bay Lightning	Martin St. Louis (9)	Ryan Johnson (8)	Shorthanded	BUF 0, TBL 2
2nd	07:10	Buffalo Sabres	Stu Barnes (13)	Alexei Zhitnik (16), Richard Smehlik (12)	Even strength	BUF 1, TBL 2
2nd	08:04	Buffalo Sabres	Doug Gilmour (3)	Jason Woolley (11), Vaclav Varada (13)	Power play	BUF 2, TBL 2
2nd	16:20	Tampa Bay Lightning	Kristian Kudroc (1)	Brad Richards (27), Mike Johnson (22)	Even strength	BUF 2, TBL 3
3rd	15:45	Tampa Bay Lightning	Mike Johnson (10)	Todd Warriner (10)	Even strength	BUF 2, TBL 4

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	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 E. Rasmussen	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	33.3%	15:15
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0		16:37
Number 25 V. Varada	R	0	1	1	-1	0	2	2	0	0		15:12
Number 26 E. Boulton	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		03:32
Number 29 V. Tsyplakov	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0		12:18
Number 32 R. Ray	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		00:59
Number 41 S. Barnes	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	56%	18:33
Number 52 D. Andreychuk	L	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0	0	33.3%	17:02
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	0	0		13:06
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	5	0	0	62.5%	14:42
Number 81 M. Satan	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0		19:05
Number 93 D. Gilmour	C	1	0	1	-2	2	5	3	2	1	70.6%	21:01
Number 3 J. Patrick	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		16:28
Number 4 R. Warrener	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	3	0	0		20:48
Number 5 J. Woolley	D	0	1	1	-1	0	2	0	0	0		18:25
Number 42 R. Smehlik	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		19:41
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	0	1	1	-2	2	2	3	1	0		23:19
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	0		19:34

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 43 M. Biron	19	15	4	.790	59:09	Loss

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 T. Warriner	L	0	1	1	+2	0	0	0	0		15:21
Number 9 B. Holzinger	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2	1	40%	19:26
Number 10 M. Johnson	R	1	1	2	+3	0	3	0	0		21:38
Number 17 R. Johnson	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	3	1	54.2%	21:26
Number 19 B. Richards	C	1	1	2	+3	0	1	0	0	35.3%	18:22
Number 26 M. St. Louis	R	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	2		20:27
Number 27 S. Keefe	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		07:29
Number 28 N. Ekman	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		16:46
Number 33 F. Modin	L	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0		17:53
Number 36 A. Kharitonov	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		10:21
Number 73 M. Elich	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 2 P. Mara	D	0	0	0	+2	0	1	0	0		20:52
Number 5 J. Cullimore	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	4		25:54
Number 11 S. Gusev	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	2		09:40
Number 13 P. Kubina	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	1	3		27:23
Number 21 C. Sarich	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	1	2		19:40
Number 30 A. Zyuzin	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		14:09
Number 57 K. Kudroc	D	1	0	1	+1	2	1	0	0		03:18

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 80 K. Weekes	25	23	2	.920	60:00	Win

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:35	Buffalo Sabres	Miroslav Satan	Holding	2
1st	18:21	Tampa Bay Lightning	Andrei Zyuzin	Slashing	2
1st	19:49	Tampa Bay Lightning	Cory Sarich	Slashing	2
2nd	05:42	Buffalo Sabres	Doug Gilmour	Tripping	2
2nd	06:37	Tampa Bay Lightning	Pavel Kubina	Roughing	2
2nd	12:09	Tampa Bay Lightning	Kristian Kudroc	Kneeing	2
3rd	06:17	Buffalo Sabres	Alexei Zhitnik	Cross checking	2

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: John Tortorella
Referees: Paul Devorski, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: Jean Morin, Tim Nowak
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Chris Taylor, Curtis Brown, Denis Hamel, Mika Noronen, Brian Campbell, Dmitri Kalinin
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Petr Svoboda, Stan Drulia, Maxim Galanov, Dieter Kochan, Craig Millar, Bryan Muir, Marek Posmyk, Gordie Dwyer, Ben Clymer, Kyle Freadrich, Vincent Lecavalier, Dimitri Afanasenkov, Evgeny Konstantinov, Kaspars Astashenko, Thomas Ziegler

Every Buffalo Sabres and Tampa Bay Lightning game in the 2000-2001 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Jan 16, 2001
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Feb 1, 2001
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Buffalo Sabres 5	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres, Sun, Feb 25, 2001
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sun, Apr 1, 2001

Other NHL games on Thursday, February 1, 2001
Matchup	Status	Details
Dallas Stars 4 at San Jose Sharks 2	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Feb 1, 2001
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Boston Bruins 0	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins, Thu, Feb 1, 2001
New York Islanders 0 at Philadelphia Flyers 2	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Feb 1, 2001
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Washington Capitals 5	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Washington Capitals, Thu, Feb 1, 2001
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at St. Louis Blues 2	Final/OT	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Feb 1, 2001
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Calgary Flames 5	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Calgary Flames, Thu, Feb 1, 2001
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Vancouver Canucks 5	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Vancouver Canucks, Thu, Feb 1, 2001
Anaheim Ducks 4 at Phoenix Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Phoenix Coyotes, Thu, Feb 1, 2001
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 1	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers, Thu, Feb 1, 2001
Nashville Predators 6 at Los Angeles Kings 4	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Feb 1, 2001