Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning

Sunday, April 1, 2001, 6:00 PM ET Ice Palace, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4–2 on Sunday, April 1, 2001 on the road.

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

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

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	1	10	14	25
Tampa Bay Lightning	7	7	8	22

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	03:37	Tampa Bay Lightning	John Emmons (2)	Cory Sarich (8)	Even strength	BUF 0, TBL 1
2nd	11:45	Buffalo Sabres	Alexei Zhitnik (7)	Doug Gilmour (30), Dave Andreychuk (12)	Power play	BUF 1, TBL 1
3rd	06:57	Buffalo Sabres	Dave Andreychuk (19)	Donald Audette (43), Alexei Zhitnik (29)	Power play	BUF 2, TBL 1
3rd	07:44	Buffalo Sabres	Miroslav Satan (28)	Curtis Brown (21), Steve Heinze (27)	Even strength	BUF 3, TBL 1
3rd	13:39	Tampa Bay Lightning	Pavel Kubina (11)	Brad Richards (37), Freddy Modin (24)	Even strength	BUF 3, TBL 2
3rd	18:55	Buffalo Sabres	Alexei Zhitnik (8)	Dominik Hasek (3)	Even strength, Empty net	BUF 4, TBL 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	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 E. Rasmussen	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	62.5%	11:29
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0		13:47
Number 25 V. Varada	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0		10:21
Number 28 D. Audette	R	0	1	1	0	2	4	0	0	0		19:39
Number 37 C. Brown	C	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0	0	0	38.1%	17:40
Number 41 S. Barnes	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	47.1%	17:13
Number 52 D. Andreychuk	L	1	1	2	-1	0	3	0	0	1	50%	11:27
Number 57 S. Heinze	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	2	0	0		16:58
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0		15:30
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	2	0	0	83.3%	10:29
Number 81 M. Satan	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	0	0		17:11
Number 93 D. Gilmour	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	66.7%	17:29
Number 3 J. Patrick	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	0	0		17:48
Number 4 R. Warrener	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		22:52
Number 5 J. Woolley	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	2	0		15:08
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	2	1	3	+1	2	4	2	1	1		21:57
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0		14:39
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0		21:22

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 39 D. Hasek	22	20	2	.909	60:00	Win

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 4 V. Lecavalier	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	48%	19:12
Number 7 B. Clymer	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		19:28
Number 10 J. Emmons	C	1	0	1	+1	2	1	0	0	35.7%	13:49
Number 14 A. Kharitonov	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		05:28
Number 17 R. Johnson	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	54.5%	14:23
Number 19 B. Richards	C	0	1	1	-1	2	5	0	1	54.5%	19:16
Number 26 M. St. Louis	R	0	0	0	+1	0	4	0	0		17:23
Number 28 N. Ekman	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		16:06
Number 33 F. Modin	L	0	1	1	0	2	4	0	2		20:27
Number 34 G. Dwyer	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		05:26
Number 36 M. Barnaby	R	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	100%	13:09
Number 73 M. Elich	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0		11:09
Number 2 S. Neckar	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	0		19:28
Number 5 J. Cullimore	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4		18:51
Number 6 A. Aucoin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0		18:09
Number 13 P. Kubina	D	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	2		23:33
Number 21 C. Sarich	D	0	1	1	+1	2	0	0	2		18:10
Number 30 A. Zyuzin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0		16:00

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 80 K. Weekes	24	21	3	.875	59:50	Loss

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	06:05	Buffalo Sabres	Alexei Zhitnik	Tripping	2
1st	18:43	Buffalo Sabres	Donald Audette	Roughing	2
2nd	01:35	Tampa Bay Lightning	Matthew Barnaby	Roughing	2
2nd	08:47	Tampa Bay Lightning	Cory Sarich	Holding	2
2nd	11:19	Tampa Bay Lightning	Brad Richards	Hooking	2
2nd	14:48	Tampa Bay Lightning	Freddy Modin	Tripping	2
2nd	17:49	Buffalo Sabres	J-P Dumont	Boarding	2
2nd	18:11	Buffalo Sabres	Erik Rasmussen	Hooking	2
3rd	01:51	Tampa Bay Lightning	Nisse Ekman	High sticking	2
3rd	05:49	Tampa Bay Lightning	John Emmons	Holding the stick	2

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: John Tortorella
Referees: Mark Faucette, Ian Walsh
Linesmen: Jonny Murray, Stephane Provost
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Rob Ray, Richard Smehlik, Chris Taylor, Vladimir Tsyplakov, Eric Boulton, Denis Hamel, Mika Noronen, Brian Campbell
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Petr Svoboda, Stan Drulia, Brian Holzinger, Todd Warriner, Nikolai Khabibulin, Maxim Galanov, Dieter Kochan, Craig Millar, Sergey Gusev, Marek Posmyk, Kyle Freadrich, Dimitri Afanasenkov, Kristian Kudroc, Sheldon Keefe, 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 Sunday, April 1, 2001
Matchup	Status	Details
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Ottawa Senators 2	Final/OT	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Ottawa Senators, Sun, Apr 1, 2001
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 3	Final/OT	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Chicago Blackhawks, Sun, Apr 1, 2001
New York Rangers 4 at Atlanta Thrashers 2	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Atlanta Thrashers, Sun, Apr 1, 2001
Vancouver Canucks 1 at Anaheim Ducks 2	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Anaheim Ducks, Sun, Apr 1, 2001
Washington Capitals 1 at Detroit Red Wings 2	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at Detroit Red Wings, Sun, Apr 1, 2001
St. Louis Blues 1 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sun, Apr 1, 2001