Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres

Saturday, April 28, 2001, 3:00 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Playoffs Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Buffalo Sabres 3–1 on Saturday, April 28, 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	1	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	0	1	2	3
Buffalo Sabres	0	1	0	1

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	6	5	4	15
Buffalo Sabres	3	8	11	22

Scoring summary

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	10:11	Pittsburgh Penguins	Robert Lang (2)	Martin Straka (2), Alex Kovalev (2)	Even strength	PIT 1, BUF 0
2nd	14:44	Buffalo Sabres	Stu Barnes (1)	Miroslav Satan (8), Donald Audette (2)	Power play	PIT 1, BUF 1
3rd	08:09	Pittsburgh Penguins	Andrew Ference (2)	Martin Straka (3), Mario Lemieux (5)	Even strength	PIT 2, BUF 1
3rd	19:57	Pittsburgh Penguins	Alex Kovalev (3)	Bob Boughner (1)	Even strength, Empty net	PIT 3, BUF 1

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	15	22
Power play	0 of 4	1 of 7
Penalty minutes	14	8
Hits	19	39
Blocked shots	12	14
Giveaways	18	19
Takeaways	6	6
Faceoffs won	37/78 (47.4%)	41/78 (52.6%)

Box score

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins 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 R. Corbet	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		09:37
Number 15 W. Primeau	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	36.4%	15:39
Number 18 J. Beranek	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		07:12
Number 20 R. Lang	C	1	0	1	+2	0	2	0	0	0	44.4%	19:41
Number 25 K. Stevens	L	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	1	0		14:31
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	1	1	2	+3	0	2	1	0	0		21:41
Number 29 K. Oliwa	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		02:51
Number 38 J. Hrdina	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	77.8%	15:45
Number 66 M. Lemieux	C	0	1	1	+1	2	3	0	0	0	55.6%	25:27
Number 82 M. Straka	C	0	2	2	+3	0	0	0	2	0		24:18
Number 95 A. Morozov	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		12:47
Number 3 M. Bergevin	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0		18:12
Number 5 J. Laukkanen	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	1	4	0		16:51
Number 6 R. Boughner	D	0	1	1	+2	2	0	2	1	0		15:19
Number 7 A. Ference	D	1	0	1	+1	4	3	3	0	0		24:55
Number 8 H. Jonsson	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	2	0		20:01
Number 11 D. Kasparaitis	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		18:04
Number 24 I. Moran	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		03:13

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 J. Hedberg	22	21	1	.955	59:58	Win

Buffalo Sabres

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 17 J. Dumont	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	0	0		13:20
Number 25 V. Varada	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	5	0	0		18:55
Number 28 D. Audette	R	0	1	1	-2	0	2	0	0	0		18:43
Number 32 R. Ray	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		00:52
Number 37 C. Brown	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	2	0	45.5%	15:59
Number 41 S. Barnes	C	1	0	1	-2	0	3	2	0	1	44.4%	21:47
Number 52 D. Andreychuk	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	1	0		10:54
Number 57 S. Heinze	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		11:56
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	0		07:49
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	0	68.8%	11:47
Number 81 M. Satan	R	0	1	1	-2	0	2	2	0	0		26:21
Number 93 D. Gilmour	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	4	0	0	61.5%	20:37
Number 3 J. Patrick	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	0		24:12
Number 4 R. Warrener	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	2	0		25:41
Number 5 J. Woolley	D	0	0	0	-2	0	3	2	4	0		21:15
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		07:47
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	0		25:58
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	1	0		09:24

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 39 D. Hasek	14	12	2	.857	58:43	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	00:20	Pittsburgh Penguins	Andrew Ference	Holding	2
1st	05:59	Pittsburgh Penguins	Andrew Ference	Interference	2
1st	09:08	Buffalo Sabres	Jay McKee	Holding	2
1st	14:58	Buffalo Sabres	Rob Ray	Hooking	2
1st	18:18	Pittsburgh Penguins	Bob Boughner	High sticking	2
2nd	01:15	Buffalo Sabres	J-P Dumont	Slashing	2
2nd	10:37	Pittsburgh Penguins	Kevin Stevens	Charging	2
2nd	13:28	Pittsburgh Penguins	Krzysztof Oliwa	Roughing	2
2nd	16:52	Buffalo Sabres	Vaclav Varada	Hooking	2
2nd	18:57	Pittsburgh Penguins	Kevin Stevens	Elbowing	2
3rd	16:08	Pittsburgh Penguins	Mario Lemieux	Interference	2

Game information

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Ivan Hlinka
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Terry Gregson, Michael McGeough
Linesmen: Tim Nowak, Ray Scapinello
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Jaromir Jagr, Dan Lacouture, Milan Kraft
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Richard Smehlik, Vladimir Tsyplakov, 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 28

Other NHL games on Saturday, April 28, 2001
Matchup	Status	Details
Los Angeles Kings 0 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Apr 28, 2001
Toronto Maple Leafs 5 at New Jersey Devils 6	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Apr 28, 2001

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