Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres

Thursday, April 26, 2001, 7:30 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Playoffs Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Buffalo Sabres 3–0 on Thursday, April 26, 2001 on the road.

Final score, Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2000-2001 record
Pittsburgh Penguins	3	42-28-9-3
at Buffalo Sabres	0	46-30-5-1

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	13	8	11	32
Buffalo Sabres	6	13	6	25

Scoring summary

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	05:07	Pittsburgh Penguins	Mario Lemieux (5)	Jaromir Jagr (6), Jan Hrdina (4)	Even strength	PIT 1, BUF 0
3rd	14:02	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jan Hrdina (2)	Josef Beranek (1)	Even strength	PIT 2, BUF 0
3rd	17:40	Pittsburgh Penguins	Wayne Primeau (1)	Mario Lemieux (4), Josef Beranek (2)	Even strength	PIT 3, BUF 0

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

Team stats

Team stats, Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres
Stat	Pittsburgh Penguins	Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal	32	25
Power play	0 of 5	0 of 5
Penalty minutes	12	12
Hits	22	32
Blocked shots	9	8
Giveaways	12	19
Takeaways	5	4
Faceoffs won	28/66 (42.4%)	38/66 (57.6%)

Box score

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 R. Corbet	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		02:34
Number 15 W. Primeau	C	1	0	1	+1	2	3	2	0	54.5%	15:43
Number 18 J. Beranek	L	0	2	2	+2	0	2	0	0		07:44
Number 20 R. Lang	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	55.6%	19:16
Number 25 K. Stevens	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0		15:45
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	0	0	0	0	2	4	2	0		20:23
Number 38 J. Hrdina	C	1	1	2	+1	0	2	0	0	16.7%	16:02
Number 66 M. Lemieux	C	1	1	2	+2	0	3	0	0	33.3%	24:07
Number 68 J. Jagr	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0		17:17
Number 82 M. Straka	C	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	0		18:55
Number 95 A. Morozov	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		16:59
Number 3 M. Bergevin	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	1		16:10
Number 5 J. Laukkanen	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3		16:50
Number 6 R. Boughner	D	0	0	0	+1	2	2	2	0		15:49
Number 7 A. Ference	D	0	0	0	+1	4	4	1	2		23:22
Number 8 H. Jonsson	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	2		20:43
Number 11 D. Kasparaitis	D	0	0	0	+2	2	0	6	1		17:51
Number 24 I. Moran	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		02:36

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 J. Hedberg	25	25	0	1.000	59:53	Win

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		10:29
Number 25 V. Varada	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1		16:14
Number 28 D. Audette	R	0	0	0	-1	0	4	1	0		16:43
Number 29 V. Tsyplakov	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0		11:47
Number 37 C. Brown	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	66.7%	16:48
Number 41 S. Barnes	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	69.2%	14:13
Number 52 D. Andreychuk	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		10:40
Number 57 S. Heinze	R	0	0	0	-1	2	3	1	0		13:21
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	0		07:33
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	0	0	0	-1	0	4	6	0	61.5%	12:06
Number 81 M. Satan	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		20:15
Number 93 D. Gilmour	C	0	0	0	-2	4	2	0	0	38.9%	17:14
Number 3 J. Patrick	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		18:11
Number 4 R. Warrener	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	1		21:23
Number 5 J. Woolley	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	3	1		19:02
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	6	0		25:54
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	2	1		15:52
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	1		19:48

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 39 D. Hasek	32	29	3	.906	60:00	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:25	Buffalo Sabres	Vaclav Varada	High sticking	2
1st	04:31	Pittsburgh Penguins	Alex Kovalev	Hooking obstruction	2
1st	07:48	Pittsburgh Penguins	Bob Boughner	High sticking	2
1st	09:34	Buffalo Sabres	Steve Heinze	Interference goalkeeper	2
1st	17:10	Buffalo Sabres	Dmitri Kalinin	Hooking	2
1st	19:40	Pittsburgh Penguins	Wayne Primeau	High sticking	2
2nd	05:26	Pittsburgh Penguins	Andrew Ference	Holding	2
2nd	12:13	Buffalo Sabres	Doug Gilmour	Elbowing	2
2nd	17:53	Buffalo Sabres	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
3rd	04:54	Pittsburgh Penguins	Andrew Ference	Hooking	2
3rd	10:23	Buffalo Sabres	Doug Gilmour	Roughing	2
3rd	10:23	Pittsburgh Penguins	Darius Kasparaitis	Roughing	2

Game information

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Ivan Hlinka
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Kerry Fraser, Dean Warren
Linesmen: Tim Nowak, Ray Scapinello
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Krzysztof Oliwa, Dan Lacouture, Milan Kraft
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Rob Ray, Richard Smehlik, Erik Rasmussen

2000-2001 season series

Every Pittsburgh Penguins and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2000-2001 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 6 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Dec 1, 2000
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Dec 2, 2000
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Dec 26, 2000
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins, Tue, Mar 27, 2001
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Buffalo Sabres 0	Final Playoffs	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Apr 26, 2001
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Buffalo Sabres 1	Final Playoffs	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Apr 28, 2001
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1	Final Playoffs	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins, Mon, Apr 30, 2001
Buffalo Sabres 5 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins, Wed, May 2, 2001
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, May 5, 2001
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins, Tue, May 8, 2001
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, May 10, 2001

Other NHL games on Apr 26

Other NHL games on Thursday, April 26, 2001
Matchup	Status	Details
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at New Jersey Devils 0	Final Playoffs	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at New Jersey Devils, Thu, Apr 26, 2001
Los Angeles Kings 4 at Colorado Avalanche 3	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Apr 26, 2001

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