Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins

Saturday, December 2, 2000, 7:30 PM ET Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 on Saturday, December 2, 2000 on the road.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	Goals	2000-2001 record
Buffalo Sabres	3	46-30-5-1
at Pittsburgh Penguins	2	42-28-9-3

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

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	12	8	6	26
Pittsburgh Penguins	5	5	14	24

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	04:02	Buffalo Sabres	Miroslav Satan (7)	Stu Barnes (9), J-P Dumont (9)	Power play	BUF 1, PIT 0
2nd	06:34	Buffalo Sabres	Vladimir Tsyplakov (3)	Rhett Warrener (6), Chris Gratton (6)	Even strength	BUF 2, PIT 0
2nd	08:50	Buffalo Sabres	Vaclav Varada (4)	Erik Rasmussen (2), Curtis Brown (8)	Even strength	BUF 3, PIT 0
3rd	18:25	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jaromir Jagr (14)	Jiri Slegr (8), Robert Lang (16)	Even strength	BUF 3, PIT 1
3rd	18:53	Pittsburgh Penguins	Martin Straka (8)	Jaromir Jagr (15), Robert Lang (17)	Even strength	BUF 3, PIT 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	1	1	-1	0	1	2	0	0		14:55
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	0		15:20
Number 25 V. Varada	R	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0		16:04
Number 29 V. Tsyplakov	L	1	0	1	+1	0	4	0	0	0		11:48
Number 32 R. Ray	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		03:49
Number 37 C. Brown	C	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	0	0	45.5%	16:13
Number 41 S. Barnes	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	25%	21:17
Number 52 D. Andreychuk	L	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0		09:47
Number 55 D. Hamel	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	50%	08:09
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	0	0	+1	2	3	0	0	0		15:43
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0	80%	18:15
Number 81 M. Satan	R	1	0	1	-1	0	2	0	0	1		20:24
Number 3 J. Patrick	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		12:59
Number 4 R. Warrener	D	0	1	1	+1	2	0	1	1	0		15:25
Number 5 J. Woolley	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0		20:21
Number 42 R. Smehlik	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		20:49
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		29:38
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0		20:55

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 39 D. Hasek	24	22	2	.917	60:00	Win

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	-1	2	1	2	0		12:41
Number 14 M. Kraft	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	60%	11:59
Number 15 R. Simicek	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		02:58
Number 18 J. Beranek	L	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	50%	18:15
Number 20 R. Lang	C	0	2	2	+2	0	2	0	1	47.4%	22:05
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	0	0	0	+1	4	5	5	0	66.7%	23:48
Number 36 M. Barnaby	R	0	0	0	-1	2	0	2	0		10:57
Number 38 J. Hrdina	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	80%	04:01
Number 68 J. Jagr	R	1	1	2	+1	2	5	0	0		20:37
Number 82 M. Straka	C	1	0	1	+2	0	2	0	2	75%	24:35
Number 95 A. Morozov	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	33.3%	14:07
Number 7 A. Ference	D	0	0	0	-1	4	2	3	0		15:23
Number 8 H. Jonsson	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	2		17:51
Number 11 D. Kasparaitis	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	2	2		21:24
Number 23 D. Trebil	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		02:41
Number 25 J. Norton	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1		18:21
Number 28 M. Rozsival	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		22:08
Number 71 J. Slegr	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0		17:19

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 34 G. Snow	26	23	3	.885	58:56	Loss

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:09	Pittsburgh Penguins	Andrew Ference	Tripping	2
1st	11:23	Pittsburgh Penguins	Hans Jonsson	Cross checking	2
1st	11:27	Buffalo Sabres	Dave Andreychuk	High sticking	2
2nd	02:55	Pittsburgh Penguins	Rene Corbet	Holding	2
2nd	10:07	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jeff Norton	Holding	2
2nd	12:42	Buffalo Sabres	Maxim Afinogenov	Roughing	2
2nd	12:42	Pittsburgh Penguins	Andrew Ference	Roughing	2
2nd	15:28	Buffalo Sabres	Dave Andreychuk	Slashing	2
2nd	19:31	Pittsburgh Penguins	Alex Kovalev	High sticking	2
3rd	07:00	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Woolley	Interference	2
3rd	07:26	Pittsburgh Penguins	Alex Kovalev	Tripping	2
3rd	11:16	Pittsburgh Penguins	Josef Beranek	Hooking	2
3rd	16:12	Buffalo Sabres	Rhett Warrener	High sticking	2
3rd	16:12	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jaromir Jagr	Holding	2
3rd	16:12	Pittsburgh Penguins	Matthew Barnaby	High sticking	2

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Ivan Hlinka
Referees: Don Koharski, Dean Warren
Linesmen: Gordon Broseker, Jonny Murray
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Doug Gilmour, Chris Taylor, Eric Boulton, Jay McKee, Mika Noronen, Brian Campbell
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Kip Miller, Bob Boughner, Ian Moran, Janne Laukkanen, Dennis Bonvie, Greg Crozier, Jean-Sebastien Aubin, Josef Melichar, Toby Petersen, Sebastien Caron, Billy Tibbetts

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 Saturday, December 2, 2000
Matchup	Status	Details
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Calgary Flames 1	Final/OT	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Calgary Flames, Sat, Dec 2, 2000
Washington Capitals 2 at Boston Bruins 0	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins, Sat, Dec 2, 2000
New York Rangers 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 8	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Dec 2, 2000
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Ottawa Senators 5	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Dec 2, 2000
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Vancouver Canucks 5	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Dec 2, 2000
Dallas Stars 5 at Phoenix Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Dec 2, 2000
Detroit Red Wings 0 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Dec 2, 2000
Atlanta Thrashers 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 1	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Dec 2, 2000
Florida Panthers 2 at St. Louis Blues 5	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Dec 2, 2000
Minnesota Wild 2 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Dec 2, 2000