Buffalo Sabres at St. Louis Blues

Saturday, November 18, 2000, 7:00 PM ET Savvis Center, St. Louis Regular Season Final

Final score

The St. Louis Blues beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–1 on Saturday, November 18, 2000 at home.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at St. Louis Blues
Team	Goals	2000-2001 record
Buffalo Sabres	1	46-30-5-1
at St. Louis Blues	4	43-22-12-5

Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at St. Louis Blues
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	0	0	1	1
St. Louis Blues	1	2	1	4

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at St. Louis Blues
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	9	3	9	21
St. Louis Blues	14	13	12	39

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at St. Louis Blues. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	00:57	St. Louis Blues	Dallas Drake (3)	Scott Young (7), Al MacInnis (9)	Even strength	BUF 0, STL 1
2nd	00:38	St. Louis Blues	Dallas Drake (4)	Scott Young (8), Pierre Turgeon (16)	Even strength	BUF 0, STL 2
2nd	15:51	St. Louis Blues	Sean Hill (1)	Craig Conroy (4)	Even strength	BUF 0, STL 3
3rd	11:44	Buffalo Sabres	Vaclav Varada (3)	Dmitri Kalinin (6), James Patrick (6)	Power play	BUF 1, STL 3
3rd	19:12	St. Louis Blues	Pavol Demitra (8)	Unassisted	Even strength, Empty net	BUF 1, STL 4

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	-1	0	3	2	1	0	16.7%	15:24
Number 16 C. Taylor	C	0	0	0	-1	2	1	2	0	0	42.1%	14:01
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	0		13:54
Number 18 M. Satan	R	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	1	0		19:57
Number 25 V. Varada	R	1	0	1	-3	0	3	3	0	1		14:24
Number 26 E. Boulton	L	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0		03:53
Number 37 C. Brown	C	0	0	0	-3	0	2	0	0	0	52.4%	15:24
Number 52 D. Andreychuk	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100%	07:22
Number 55 D. Hamel	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0		11:26
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0		19:18
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	0	57.1%	18:04
Number 93 D. Gilmour	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	0	50%	20:54
Number 3 J. Patrick	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		15:32
Number 5 J. Woolley	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	0		17:59
Number 42 R. Smehlik	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		18:37
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	0	0	0	-4	0	1	4	0	0		25:56
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	1	1	-3	0	1	2	2	0		24:22
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	0	0	0	2	3	4	0	0		17:30

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 43 M. Biron	38	35	3	.921	59:39	Loss

St. Louis Blues skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 T. Nash	L	0	0	0	+1	0	3	3	0		13:58
Number 10 D. Drake	R	2	0	2	+2	0	5	0	0		14:51
Number 17 J. Hecht	C	0	0	0	+1	0	8	0	1		15:49
Number 21 J. Mayers	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	60%	08:19
Number 22 C. Conroy	C	0	1	1	+1	0	3	4	0		13:25
Number 23 L. Bartecko	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		08:01
Number 26 M. Handzus	C	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	0	47.1%	18:24
Number 32 M. Eastwood	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0	50%	15:56
Number 34 R. Low	R	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0		07:22
Number 38 P. Demitra	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0		18:32
Number 48 S. Young	R	0	2	2	+2	0	6	0	1		16:36
Number 77 P. Turgeon	C	0	1	1	+2	0	2	0	0	60.9%	18:28
Number 2 A. MacInnis	D	0	1	1	+3	0	4	1	1		23:58
Number 4 M. Bergevin	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	2		17:52
Number 6 S. Hill	D	1	0	1	+1	0	1	2	0		19:29
Number 27 B. Salvador	D	0	0	0	+2	2	0	1	0		17:08
Number 29 A. Khavanov	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	1		18:41
Number 44 C. Pronger	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1		24:38

St. Louis Blues goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 B. Johnson	21	20	1	.952	60:00	Win

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at St. Louis Blues
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:13	Buffalo Sabres	Eric Boulton	Fighting (major)	5
1st	02:13	St. Louis Blues	Reed Low	Fighting (major)	5
1st	04:26	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Gratton	Hooking	2
1st	15:37	St. Louis Blues	Michal Handzus	Interference goalkeeper	2
2nd	06:32	St. Louis Blues	Jamal Mayers	Slashing	2
2nd	09:15	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Taylor	Holding	2
2nd	16:01	Buffalo Sabres	Eric Boulton	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	16:01	St. Louis Blues	Reed Low	Holding	2
2nd	18:03	St. Louis Blues	Alexander Khavanov	Hooking	2
3rd	10:02	St. Louis Blues	Bryce Salvador	Tripping	2
3rd	19:45	Buffalo Sabres	Jay McKee	Boarding	2

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
St. Louis Blues head coach: Joel Quenneville
Referees: Bernard Degrace, Stephen Walkom
Linesmen: Dan Schachte
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Rob Ray, Stu Barnes, Vladimir Tsyplakov, Rhett Warrener, Mika Noronen, Brian Campbell
St. Louis Blues scratches: Jeff Finley, Todd Reirden, Reid Simpson, Pascal Rheaume, Vladimir Chebaturkin, Jaroslav Obsut, Marty Reasoner, Andrei Podkonicky, Daniel Corso, Ladislav Nagy, Mike Van Ryn, Dale Clarke

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Anaheim Ducks 6 at Phoenix Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Nov 18, 2000
New York Islanders 3 at San Jose Sharks 5	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Nov 18, 2000
Atlanta Thrashers 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Nov 18, 2000
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