Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers

Friday, December 8, 2000, 7:00 PM ET Madison Square Garden, New York Regular Season Final

Final score

The New York Rangers beat the Buffalo Sabres 5–2 on Friday, December 8, 2000 at home.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers
Team	Goals	2000-2001 record
Buffalo Sabres	2	46-30-5-1
at New York Rangers	5	33-43-5-1

Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	1	1	0	2
New York Rangers	1	1	3	5

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	7	11	7	25
New York Rangers	7	9	11	27

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	09:16	New York Rangers	Michal Grosek (2)	Mark Messier (18)	Even strength	BUF 0, NYR 1
1st	10:07	Buffalo Sabres	J-P Dumont (9)	Miroslav Satan (13), Richard Smehlik (4)	Even strength	BUF 1, NYR 1
2nd	08:34	Buffalo Sabres	J-P Dumont (10)	Stu Barnes (10), Jay McKee (1)	Even strength	BUF 2, NYR 1
2nd	15:16	New York Rangers	Theo Fleury (18)	Brian Leetch (30), Mark Messier (19)	Even strength	BUF 2, NYR 2
3rd	02:33	New York Rangers	Mike York (9)	Dale Purinton (1)	Even strength	BUF 2, NYR 3
3rd	03:59	New York Rangers	Theo Fleury (19)	Unassisted	Power play	BUF 2, NYR 4
3rd	12:28	New York Rangers	Jan Hlavac (9)	Radek Dvorak (17)	Even strength	BUF 2, NYR 5

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	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 E. Rasmussen	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	4		18:01
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	2	0	2	0	2	4	1	0		18:18
Number 25 V. Varada	R	0	0	0	-1	4	1	4	0		16:46
Number 32 R. Ray	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		05:09
Number 37 C. Brown	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	60%	17:53
Number 41 S. Barnes	C	0	1	1	0	0	5	0	0	38.9%	21:25
Number 52 D. Andreychuk	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	100%	13:45
Number 55 D. Hamel	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	3	0	66.7%	13:19
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	0		11:36
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	41.7%	14:51
Number 81 M. Satan	R	0	1	1	0	2	2	0	0		21:36
Number 3 J. Patrick	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3		11:43
Number 4 R. Warrener	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	7		18:50
Number 5 J. Woolley	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1		16:32
Number 42 R. Smehlik	D	0	1	1	-1	0	0	2	1		16:06
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	1		21:40
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		18:25
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0		16:55

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 39 D. Hasek	27	22	5	.815	59:48	Loss

New York Rangers 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 6 M. Malhotra	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	20%	06:46
Number 8 M. Grosek	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	4	0	0		14:13
Number 9 A. Graves	L	0	0	0	+2	2	5	5	0	0		17:38
Number 10 S. McCarthy	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	2	0		11:26
Number 11 M. Messier	C	0	2	2	+2	0	0	3	0	0	57.9%	18:12
Number 14 T. Fleury	R	2	0	2	0	2	6	0	1	1	25%	21:38
Number 18 M. York	L	1	0	1	-1	0	1	0	1	0	40%	16:51
Number 20 R. Dvorak	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0		17:20
Number 26 T. Taylor	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	66.7%	11:16
Number 27 J. Hlavac	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0		14:41
Number 29 J. Witehall	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		10:29
Number 93 P. Nedved	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	0	61.5%	18:12
Number 2 B. Leetch	D	0	1	1	0	0	3	2	2	0		29:58
Number 3 K. Johnsson	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	2	3	0		19:29
Number 4 B. Brown	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	2	0		14:37
Number 5 D. Purinton	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	1	0		10:09
Number 24 S. Lefebvre	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	2	0		19:36
Number 47 R. Pilon	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	4	2	0		19:40

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 M. Richter	25	23	2	.920	59:55	Win

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	00:42	Buffalo Sabres	Vaclav Varada	Cross checking	2
1st	06:26	New York Rangers	Sylvain Lefebvre	Cross checking	2
1st	20:00	Buffalo Sabres	Miroslav Satan	Interference goalkeeper	2
2nd	12:47	New York Rangers	Theo Fleury	Holding	2
2nd	16:29	New York Rangers	Adam Graves	Roughing	2
3rd	03:20	Buffalo Sabres	J-P Dumont	Roughing	2
3rd	08:39	New York Rangers	Rich Pilon	Roughing	2
3rd	14:25	Buffalo Sabres	Vaclav Varada	Cross checking	2

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
New York Rangers head coach: Ron Low
Referees: Kerry Fraser, Mike Leggo
Linesmen: Jean Morin, Tim Nowak
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Doug Gilmour, Chris Taylor, Vladimir Tsyplakov, Eric Boulton, Mika Noronen, Brian Campbell
New York Rangers scratches: John MacLean, Valeri Kamensky, Eric Lacroix, Vladimir Malakhov, David Wilkie, Drew Bannister, Derek Armstrong, Bert Robertsson, Jason Doig, Johan Holmqvist, Mike Mottau, Jason LaBarbera, Tomas Kloucek, Jeff Ulmer

Every Buffalo Sabres and New York Rangers game in the 2000-2001 season
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Rangers 2 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Nov 24, 2000
Buffalo Sabres 2 at New York Rangers 5	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers, Fri, Dec 8, 2000
Buffalo Sabres 6 at New York Rangers 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers, Tue, Feb 6, 2001
New York Rangers 3 at Buffalo Sabres 6	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Mar 14, 2001

Other NHL games on Friday, December 8, 2000
Matchup	Status	Details
Montreal Canadiens 0 at Ottawa Senators 1	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Ottawa Senators, Fri, Dec 8, 2000
Anaheim Ducks 1 at Minnesota Wild 0	Final/OT	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Minnesota Wild, Fri, Dec 8, 2000
Florida Panthers 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 4	Final/OT	Game page: Florida Panthers at Atlanta Thrashers, Fri, Dec 8, 2000
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 0	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Tampa Bay Lightning, Fri, Dec 8, 2000
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Detroit Red Wings 5	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Detroit Red Wings, Fri, Dec 8, 2000
Boston Bruins 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3	Final/OT	Game page: Boston Bruins at Columbus Blue Jackets, Fri, Dec 8, 2000
Vancouver Canucks 6 at San Jose Sharks 1	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at San Jose Sharks, Fri, Dec 8, 2000