Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres

Saturday, March 24, 2001, 7:00 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3–1 on Saturday, March 24, 2001 at home.

Final score, Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2000-2001 record
Carolina Hurricanes	1	38-32-9-3
at Buffalo Sabres	3	46-30-5-1

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

Shots on goal by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	4	5	14	23
Buffalo Sabres	9	7	6	22

Scoring summary

Every goal, Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
3rd	01:09	Buffalo Sabres	Stu Barnes (19)	Donald Audette (40), Alexei Zhitnik (25)	Even strength	CAR 0, BUF 1
3rd	07:21	Buffalo Sabres	Erik Rasmussen (11)	Doug Gilmour (28), Dmitri Kalinin (15)	Even strength	CAR 0, BUF 2
3rd	15:59	Carolina Hurricanes	Dave Karpa (4)	Sandis Ozolinsh (29), Rod Brind'Amour (33)	Power play	CAR 1, BUF 2
3rd	19:50	Buffalo Sabres	Miroslav Satan (24)	Erik Rasmussen (16), Alexei Zhitnik (26)	Even strength, Empty net	CAR 1, BUF 3

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

Carolina Hurricanes 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 10 R. Francis	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	0	33.3%	19:07
Number 11 J. Daniels	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	100%	06:36
Number 13 B. Battaglia	L	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	1	0		14:13
Number 16 T. Vestlund	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0	33.3%	15:25
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour	C	0	1	1	-1	0	4	1	1	0	60.9%	21:41
Number 19 R. DiMaio	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	0		10:17
Number 23 M. Gelinas	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0		17:22
Number 24 S. Kapanen	R	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	0	0		19:39
Number 25 S. Willis	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		15:26
Number 38 S. Pellerin	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	4	0	0	100%	15:08
Number 63 J. Vasicek	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	80%	04:58
Number 92 J. O'Neill	C	0	0	0	-2	0	3	1	0	0	36.4%	16:05
Number 4 K. Hatcher	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	3	0		23:57
Number 5 M. Malik	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0		19:04
Number 7 N. Wallin	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0		15:13
Number 8 S. Ozolinsh	D	0	1	1	-1	2	2	2	4	0		23:40
Number 33 D. Karpa	D	1	0	1	0	0	2	2	3	1		18:50
Number 45 D. Tanabe	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		19:25

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 A. Irbe	21	19	2	.905	58:51	Loss

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	1	1	2	+2	0	3	8	1	40%	14:15
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	1		13:53
Number 25 V. Varada	R	0	0	0	+1	2	0	1	0		11:48
Number 28 D. Audette	R	0	1	1	+1	2	2	0	0		16:13
Number 37 C. Brown	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1	61.1%	17:14
Number 41 S. Barnes	C	1	0	1	+1	0	4	1	1	33.3%	18:53
Number 52 D. Andreychuk	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0		12:32
Number 57 S. Heinze	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		15:17
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		09:47
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	75%	11:54
Number 81 M. Satan	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	0		18:00
Number 93 D. Gilmour	C	0	1	1	+2	0	0	1	0	33.3%	13:58
Number 3 J. Patrick	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0		19:18
Number 4 R. Warrener	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2		20:23
Number 5 J. Woolley	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	1		18:11
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	0	2	2	+2	0	1	2	0		23:00
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	1	0		17:57
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3		19:27

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 39 D. Hasek	23	22	1	.957	59:51	Win

Penalties, Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	13:37	Buffalo Sabres	J-P Dumont	High sticking	2
1st	17:12	Buffalo Sabres	Donald Audette	Slashing	2
1st	17:12	Carolina Hurricanes	Rob DiMaio	Cross checking	2
1st	18:13	Carolina Hurricanes	Marek Malik	Holding	2
2nd	05:23	Buffalo Sabres	Vaclav Varada	Interference goalkeeper	2
2nd	18:58	Carolina Hurricanes	Bates Battaglia	Slashing	2
3rd	13:44	Carolina Hurricanes	Sandis Ozolinsh	Interference goalkeeper	2
3rd	14:05	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Woolley	High sticking	2

Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Paul Maurice
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Dennis LaRue, Stephen Walkom
Linesmen: Derek Amell, Scott Driscoll
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Glen Wesley, Steven Halko, Darren Langdon, Michael Rucinski, Craig Adams, Greg Kuznik, Jean-Marc Pelletier, Greg Koehler
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Rob Ray, Richard Smehlik, Chris Taylor, Vladimir Tsyplakov, Eric Boulton, Denis Hamel, Mika Noronen, Brian Campbell

Every Carolina Hurricanes and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2000-2001 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Oct 25, 2000
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 5	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes, Fri, Dec 15, 2000
Buffalo Sabres 0 at Carolina Hurricanes 1	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes, Wed, Mar 21, 2001
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Mar 24, 2001

Other NHL games on Saturday, March 24, 2001
Matchup	Status	Details
Colorado Avalanche 4 at Boston Bruins 2	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Boston Bruins, Sat, Mar 24, 2001
Detroit Red Wings 6 at New York Rangers 0	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at New York Rangers, Sat, Mar 24, 2001
Calgary Flames 4 at Columbus Blue Jackets 6	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Mar 24, 2001
Chicago Blackhawks 1 at St. Louis Blues 5	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Mar 24, 2001
Anaheim Ducks 3 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final/OT	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Mar 24, 2001
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Mar 24, 2001
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Montreal Canadiens 2	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Mar 24, 2001
Ottawa Senators 4 at Nashville Predators 0	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Nashville Predators, Sat, Mar 24, 2001
Washington Capitals 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Mar 24, 2001
Edmonton Oilers 4 at Phoenix Coyotes 7	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Mar 24, 2001