Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins

Monday, April 30, 2001, 7:00 PM ET Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh Playoffs Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 on Monday, April 30, 2001 on the road.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	Goals	2000-2001 record
Buffalo Sabres	4	46-30-5-1
at Pittsburgh Penguins	1	42-28-9-3

Goals by period

Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	0	1	3	4
Pittsburgh Penguins	0	1	0	1

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	9	10	11	30
Pittsburgh Penguins	8	3	9	20

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	05:34	Pittsburgh Penguins	Kevin Stevens (3)	Andrew Ference (4), Janne Laukkanen (1)	Power play	BUF 0, PIT 1
2nd	13:04	Buffalo Sabres	Curtis Brown (3)	James Patrick (2), Vaclav Varada (3)	Even strength	BUF 1, PIT 1
3rd	09:51	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Woolley (1)	Doug Gilmour (4), Maxim Afinogenov (2)	Even strength	BUF 2, PIT 1
3rd	13:03	Buffalo Sabres	Miroslav Satan (3)	Maxim Afinogenov (3), Jason Woolley (2)	Even strength	BUF 3, PIT 1
3rd	19:39	Buffalo Sabres	James Patrick (1)	Unassisted	Even strength, Empty net	BUF 4, PIT 1

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

Team stats

Team stats, Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins
Stat	Buffalo Sabres	Pittsburgh Penguins
Shots on goal	30	20
Power play	0 of 6	1 of 5
Penalty minutes	16	28
Hits	17	26
Blocked shots	11	13
Giveaways	2	9
Takeaways	4	6
Faceoffs won	41/79 (51.9%)	38/79 (48.1%)

Box score

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	2	3	0	0		13:29
Number 25 V. Varada	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0	0		17:32
Number 28 D. Audette	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		16:37
Number 29 V. Tsyplakov	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	1	0		10:16
Number 37 C. Brown	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	2	0	50%	17:39
Number 41 S. Barnes	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	1	0	39.1%	18:34
Number 52 D. Andreychuk	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	40%	07:43
Number 57 S. Heinze	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0		03:50
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	2	2	+2	0	4	0	0	0		15:05
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	80%	07:42
Number 81 M. Satan	R	1	0	1	+3	0	5	1	1	0		20:04
Number 93 D. Gilmour	C	0	1	1	+2	2	1	1	0	0	62.5%	16:13
Number 3 J. Patrick	D	1	1	2	+2	2	1	0	2	0		19:12
Number 4 R. Warrener	D	0	0	0	+1	2	2	1	2	0		19:25
Number 5 J. Woolley	D	1	1	2	+1	2	1	0	1	0		17:19
Number 42 R. Smehlik	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	1	0	0		18:45
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	0	0	0	+1	4	2	1	0	0		24:50
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	+2	0	1	4	1	0		21:23

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 39 D. Hasek	20	19	1	.950	60:00	Win

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	-3	4	1	2	1	0		12:03
Number 15 W. Primeau	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	2	0	0	47.6%	16:28
Number 20 R. Lang	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0	48%	21:56
Number 22 D. Lacouture	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		01:01
Number 25 K. Stevens	L	1	0	1	-1	4	5	1	1	1		16:50
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	1	0	40%	26:09
Number 29 K. Oliwa	L	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0		01:22
Number 38 J. Hrdina	C	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0	1	0	33.3%	13:19
Number 66 M. Lemieux	C	0	0	0	-2	0	4	1	2	0	59.1%	28:04
Number 82 M. Straka	C	0	0	0	-1	0	4	2	1	0		24:16
Number 95 A. Morozov	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0		14:51
Number 3 M. Bergevin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	4	0	0		19:06
Number 5 J. Laukkanen	D	0	1	1	0	2	0	3	1	0		18:19
Number 6 R. Boughner	D	0	0	0	0	4	0	3	0	0		16:18
Number 7 A. Ference	D	0	1	1	-2	0	0	2	0	0		24:14
Number 8 H. Jonsson	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0		18:28
Number 11 D. Kasparaitis	D	0	0	0	-2	2	0	4	2	0		14:49
Number 24 I. Moran	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		00:56

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 J. Hedberg	29	26	3	.897	57:29	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:58	Buffalo Sabres	Doug Gilmour	Hooking	2
1st	02:45	Pittsburgh Penguins	Kevin Stevens	Roughing	2
1st	10:55	Buffalo Sabres	Steve Heinze	Holding the stick	2
1st	15:05	Buffalo Sabres	Alexei Zhitnik	Hooking	2
2nd	00:25	Pittsburgh Penguins	Rene Corbet	Slashing	2
2nd	05:22	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Woolley	Slashing	2
2nd	06:19	Pittsburgh Penguins	Darius Kasparaitis	Interference	2
2nd	09:34	Buffalo Sabres	J-P Dumont	Slashing	2
2nd	09:34	Pittsburgh Penguins	Janne Laukkanen	Slashing	2
2nd	15:16	Pittsburgh Penguins	Bob Boughner	Holding	2
2nd	19:23	Buffalo Sabres	Alexei Zhitnik	Roughing	2
2nd	19:23	Pittsburgh Penguins	Rene Corbet	Roughing	2
3rd	04:00	Buffalo Sabres	Rhett Warrener	Tripping	2
3rd	17:08	Buffalo Sabres	James Patrick	Slashing	2
3rd	17:08	Pittsburgh Penguins	Kevin Stevens	Slashing	2
3rd	19:59	Pittsburgh Penguins	Bob Boughner	Roughing	2
3rd	19:59	Pittsburgh Penguins	Krzysztof Oliwa	Roughing	2
3rd	19:59	Pittsburgh Penguins	Krzysztof Oliwa	Misconduct (misconduct)	10

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Ivan Hlinka
Referees: Mark Faucette, Rob Shick
Linesmen: Jean Morin, Pierre Racicot
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Rob Ray, Jay McKee, Erik Rasmussen
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Jaromir Jagr, Josef Beranek, Milan Kraft

2000-2001 season series

Every Buffalo Sabres and Pittsburgh Penguins 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 30

Other NHL games on Monday, April 30, 2001
Matchup	Status	Details
Colorado Avalanche 4 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final Playoffs	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Los Angeles Kings, Mon, Apr 30, 2001

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