Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres

Thursday, December 21, 2000, 7:00 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Buffalo Sabres 3–1 on Thursday, December 21, 2000 on the road.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2000-2001 record
Washington Capitals	3	41-27-10-4
at Buffalo Sabres	1	46-30-5-1

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

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	6	13	9	28
Buffalo Sabres	10	8	3	21

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	03:12	Buffalo Sabres	Rob Ray (3)	Alexei Zhitnik (12), Denis Hamel (3)	Even strength	WSH 0, BUF 1
2nd	04:12	Washington Capitals	Steve Konowalchuk (9)	Dmitri Khristich (12), Adam Oates (20)	Even strength	WSH 1, BUF 1
3rd	06:21	Washington Capitals	Peter Bondra (13)	James Black (1)	Even strength	WSH 2, BUF 1
3rd	09:21	Washington Capitals	Andrei Nikolishin (7)	Peter Bondra (17), Matthew Herr (1)	Even strength	WSH 3, BUF 1

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

Washington Capitals skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 D. Khristich	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0		18:18
Number 11 J. Halpern	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	61.5%	12:35
Number 12 P. Bondra	R	1	1	2	+2	2	5	0	0		21:36
Number 13 A. Nikolishin	C	1	0	1	+1	0	4	1	0	58.8%	18:57
Number 14 J. Sacco	L	0	0	0	0	4	2	1	0		11:16
Number 17 C. Simon	L	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0		14:51
Number 21 J. Black	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0		08:22
Number 22 S. Konowalchuk	L	1	0	1	+1	2	2	1	0		17:25
Number 23 T. Whitfield	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	40%	07:39
Number 26 M. Herr	C	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	0		06:25
Number 44 R. Zednik	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		15:34
Number 77 A. Oates	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	1	60.9%	21:40
Number 2 K. Klee	D	0	0	0	+3	0	2	0	0		22:03
Number 3 S. Cote	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0		13:50
Number 6 C. Johansson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1		28:21
Number 15 D. Mironov	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	1		18:03
Number 19 B. Witt	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1		24:23
Number 55 S. Gonchar	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0		09:03

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 37 O. Kolzig	21	20	1	.952	60:00	Win

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	2	0	3	0	35.7%	11:02
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	0	0	0	0	4	3	2	0		19:09
Number 25 V. Varada	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	1		15:32
Number 32 R. Ray	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	3	0		09:30
Number 37 C. Brown	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	2	27.3%	12:03
Number 41 S. Barnes	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	50%	22:11
Number 52 D. Andreychuk	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		12:38
Number 55 D. Hamel	L	0	1	1	+1	2	1	1	0		12:32
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0		10:20
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	0	56.3%	13:46
Number 81 M. Satan	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		22:18
Number 93 D. Gilmour	C	0	0	0	-3	0	5	0	1	100%	12:23
Number 3 J. Patrick	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		16:16
Number 4 R. Warrener	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1		21:26
Number 42 R. Smehlik	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1		21:02
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	0	1	1	-1	0	2	1	1		24:29
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		18:21
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1		18:26

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 39 D. Hasek	28	25	3	.893	58:36	Loss

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:32	Washington Capitals	Peter Bondra	Tripping	2
1st	06:27	Buffalo Sabres	J-P Dumont	Hooking	2
1st	11:51	Washington Capitals	Jeff Halpern	Slashing	2
2nd	00:36	Washington Capitals	Matthew Herr	Interference goalkeeper	2
2nd	07:57	Buffalo Sabres	Erik Rasmussen	Boarding	2
2nd	13:32	Buffalo Sabres	J-P Dumont	Roughing	2
2nd	15:07	Washington Capitals	Steve Konowalchuk	Cross checking	2
3rd	12:27	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Gratton	Hooking	2
3rd	18:27	Buffalo Sabres	Denis Hamel	Roughing	2
3rd	18:27	Washington Capitals	Joe Sacco	Cross checking	2
3rd	18:27	Washington Capitals	Joe Sacco	Roughing	2

Washington Capitals head coach: Ron Wilson
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Terry Gregson, Paul Stewart
Linesmen: Gerard Gauthier, Brad Kovachik
Washington Capitals scratches: Craig Berube, Ulf Dahlen, Joe Murphy, Joe Reekie, Terry Yake, Rob Zettler, Sebastien Charpentier, Glen Metropolit, Jan Bulis, Kris Beech, Matt Pettinger, Jakub Cutta
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Chris Taylor, Jason Woolley, Vladimir Tsyplakov, Eric Boulton, Mika Noronen, Brian Campbell

Every Washington Capitals and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2000-2001 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Washington Capitals 2	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals, Wed, Dec 20, 2000
Washington Capitals 3 at Buffalo Sabres 1	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Dec 21, 2000
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Washington Capitals 2	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals, Sat, Mar 17, 2001
Washington Capitals 1 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Apr 6, 2001

Other NHL games on Thursday, December 21, 2000
Matchup	Status	Details
Toronto Maple Leafs 0 at Boston Bruins 4	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins, Thu, Dec 21, 2000
San Jose Sharks 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 4	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Dec 21, 2000
Ottawa Senators 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3	Final/OT	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Columbus Blue Jackets, Thu, Dec 21, 2000
Los Angeles Kings 2 at Colorado Avalanche 5	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Dec 21, 2000
Nashville Predators 2 at Montreal Canadiens 4	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Dec 21, 2000
Dallas Stars 3 at New York Islanders 1	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at New York Islanders, Thu, Dec 21, 2000
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	Final/OT	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Dec 21, 2000
Vancouver Canucks 4 at Chicago Blackhawks 6	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Chicago Blackhawks, Thu, Dec 21, 2000