Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres

Tuesday, December 26, 2000, 7:30 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Buffalo Sabres 5–3 on Tuesday, December 26, 2000 on the road.

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

Goals by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	2	2	1	5
Buffalo Sabres	3	0	0	3

Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	14	10	10	34
Buffalo Sabres	8	7	9	24

Scoring summary

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	05:05	Buffalo Sabres	Vaclav Varada (6)	Chris Gratton (9), Maxim Afinogenov (13)	Even strength	PIT 0, BUF 1
1st	05:47	Pittsburgh Penguins	Josef Beranek (5)	Jan Hrdina (10), Hans Jonsson (6)	Even strength	PIT 1, BUF 1
1st	07:39	Buffalo Sabres	Maxim Afinogenov (7)	Vladimir Tsyplakov (3), Jay McKee (3)	Even strength	PIT 1, BUF 2
1st	10:35	Buffalo Sabres	Vladimir Tsyplakov (4)	Richard Smehlik (7), Maxim Afinogenov (14)	Even strength	PIT 1, BUF 3
1st	17:51	Pittsburgh Penguins	Robert Lang (12)	Alex Kovalev (21), Janne Laukkanen (6)	Even strength	PIT 2, BUF 3
2nd	02:09	Pittsburgh Penguins	Martin Straka (12)	Josef Beranek (8), Jan Hrdina (11)	Power play	PIT 3, BUF 3
2nd	15:53	Pittsburgh Penguins	Alex Kovalev (18)	Robert Lang (24), Martin Straka (21)	Even strength	PIT 4, BUF 3
3rd	02:21	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jan Hrdina (8)	Jaromir Jagr (18), Jeff Norton (5)	Even strength	PIT 5, BUF 3

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

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 14 M. Kraft	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	0	55.6%	14:23
Number 15 R. Simicek	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	60%	04:30
Number 17 T. Petersen	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		09:51
Number 18 J. Beranek	L	1	1	2	+2	0	6	0	1	0		19:41
Number 20 R. Lang	C	1	1	2	+1	0	1	0	2	0	61.1%	21:56
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	1	1	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	66.7%	27:22
Number 37 K. Miller	C	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0		02:50
Number 38 J. Hrdina	C	1	2	3	+2	2	2	0	0	0	44.4%	18:20
Number 68 J. Jagr	R	0	1	1	+1	0	5	0	0	0		18:29
Number 82 M. Straka	C	1	1	2	+2	0	3	0	1	1		22:09
Number 95 A. Morozov	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		13:05
Number 5 J. Laukkanen	D	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	0	0		19:24
Number 8 H. Jonsson	D	0	1	1	+1	2	1	0	0	0		20:12
Number 11 D. Kasparaitis	D	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	2	0		17:16
Number 24 I. Moran	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0		19:02
Number 25 J. Norton	D	0	1	1	+2	2	2	0	2	0		19:23
Number 28 M. Rozsival	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 71 J. Slegr	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0	0		16:57

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 34 G. Snow	24	21	3	.875	59:44	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	0	1	2	0	40%	11:54
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	0	0	0	-1	2	3	1	0		17:24
Number 25 V. Varada	R	1	0	1	0	2	2	1	0		15:19
Number 29 V. Tsyplakov	L	1	1	2	0	0	2	0	0		10:49
Number 32 R. Ray	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		06:11
Number 41 S. Barnes	C	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	0	35.3%	18:36
Number 52 D. Andreychuk	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1		07:27
Number 55 D. Hamel	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	40%	10:00
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	1	2	3	+2	2	3	0	0		17:38
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	0	1	1	+2	2	1	0	0	66.7%	17:27
Number 81 M. Satan	R	0	0	0	-1	2	1	2	0		20:26
Number 93 D. Gilmour	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	75%	17:49
Number 4 R. Warrener	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	5	0		19:30
Number 5 J. Woolley	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		20:14
Number 42 R. Smehlik	D	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	1		14:30
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3		25:35
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1		21:31
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	1		17:38

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 39 D. Hasek	16	13	3	.813	22:07
Number 43 M. Biron	18	16	2	.889	37:32	Loss

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:26	Pittsburgh Penguins	Garth Snow	Delaying game	2
1st	12:42	Buffalo Sabres	Rhett Warrener	Roughing	2
1st	12:42	Pittsburgh Penguins	Darius Kasparaitis	Elbowing	2
1st	18:41	Pittsburgh Penguins	Darius Kasparaitis	Tripping	2
2nd	01:46	Buffalo Sabres	Miroslav Satan	Interference	2
2nd	11:01	Pittsburgh Penguins	Kip Miller	Elbowing	2
2nd	16:19	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Gratton	High sticking	2
3rd	00:04	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jan Hrdina	Roughing	2
3rd	05:35	Buffalo Sabres	Vaclav Varada	High sticking	2
3rd	08:07	Buffalo Sabres	J-P Dumont	Slashing	2
3rd	08:07	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jeff Norton	Slashing	2
3rd	10:28	Pittsburgh Penguins	Hans Jonsson	Slashing	2
3rd	14:26	Buffalo Sabres	Maxim Afinogenov	Cross checking	2

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Ivan Hlinka
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Blaine Angus, Lance Roberts
Linesmen: Scott Driscoll, Steve Miller
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Mario Lemieux, Bob Boughner, Rene Corbet, Matthew Barnaby, Daniel Trebil, Dennis Bonvie, Greg Crozier, Jean-Sebastien Aubin, Josef Melichar, Andrew Ference, Sebastien Caron, Billy Tibbetts
Buffalo Sabres scratches: James Patrick, Chris Taylor, Curtis Brown, Eric Boulton, Mika Noronen, Brian Campbell

Every Pittsburgh Penguins and Buffalo Sabres 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 Tuesday, December 26, 2000
Matchup	Status	Details
Columbus Blue Jackets 0 at St. Louis Blues 5	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at St. Louis Blues, Tue, Dec 26, 2000
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Nashville Predators 5	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Nashville Predators, Tue, Dec 26, 2000
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 5	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Atlanta Thrashers, Tue, Dec 26, 2000
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tue, Dec 26, 2000
San Jose Sharks 2 at Los Angeles Kings 1	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Los Angeles Kings, Tue, Dec 26, 2000