Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders

Saturday, December 30, 2000, 7:00 PM ET Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the New York Islanders 2–0 on Saturday, December 30, 2000 on the road.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders
Team	Goals	2000-2001 record
Buffalo Sabres	2	46-30-5-1
at New York Islanders	0	21-51-7-3

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

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	5	13	8	26
New York Islanders	8	3	4	15

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	13:13	Buffalo Sabres	Denis Hamel (5)	Miroslav Satan (17), Richard Smehlik (8)	Shorthanded	BUF 1, NYI 0
3rd	19:14	Buffalo Sabres	Erik Rasmussen (7)	Richard Smehlik (9)	Even strength, Empty net	BUF 2, NYI 0

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	1	0	1	+1	0	1	5	0	25%	12:39
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		14:01
Number 25 V. Varada	R	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	0		14:59
Number 29 V. Tsyplakov	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0		11:28
Number 32 R. Ray	R	0	0	0	0	7	0	1	0		09:59
Number 41 S. Barnes	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	50%	20:19
Number 52 D. Andreychuk	L	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	0	66.7%	13:05
Number 55 D. Hamel	L	1	0	1	+1	0	3	3	0	30%	14:07
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		15:11
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	58.3%	12:38
Number 81 M. Satan	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	2	0		18:43
Number 93 D. Gilmour	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	84.6%	14:40
Number 4 R. Warrener	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	6	0		17:54
Number 5 J. Woolley	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2		18:33
Number 42 R. Smehlik	D	0	2	2	+2	0	0	2	1		18:36
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	0	0	0	+1	2	2	3	0		22:51
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	3		23:16
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	2		18:51

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 43 M. Biron	15	15	0	1.000	59:51	Win

New York Islanders skaters
Player	Position	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 B. Muckalt	R	0	0	0	1	0		18:15
Number 12 O. Kvasha	C	-1	0	0	1	2	41.2%	18:49
Number 13 C. Lapointe	C	-1	0	1	1	4	45.5%	17:00
Number 17 T. Pyatt	L	-1	0	0	2	0		16:18
Number 18 T. Connolly	C	-1	0	3	1	1	41.2%	19:44
Number 21 M. Czerkawski	R	-1	0	2	4	0		19:36
Number 24 M. Lawrence	R	-1	2	2	4	1		10:52
Number 25 J. Kolnik	R	0	0	1	3	0		04:51
Number 26 J. Toms	L	0	0	0	2	0		12:26
Number 27 M. Parrish	R	-2	0	1	5	0		18:49
Number 38 D. Scatchard	C	0	0	2	2	0	61.5%	10:14
Number 44 J. Belanger	C	0	0	0	1	0	33.3%	04:30
Number 2 B. Mezei	D	0	2	0	3	0		12:30
Number 3 Z. Chara	D	-1	0	1	4	2		23:09
Number 28 G. Galley	D	-1	0	0	3	3		24:58
Number 32 A. Brimanis	D	-1	0	0	8	3		20:31
Number 36 E. Korolev	D	0	2	2	6	2		19:54
Number 39 R. Schultz	D	0	9	0	1	2		15:37

New York Islanders goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 34 J. Vanbiesbrouck	25	24	1	.960	59:52	Loss

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	00:21	Buffalo Sabres	Alexei Zhitnik	Tripping	2
1st	04:44	New York Islanders	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
1st	09:04	New York Islanders	Ray Schultz	Tripping	2
1st	15:33	Buffalo Sabres	Rob Ray	High sticking	2
1st	15:33	Buffalo Sabres	Rob Ray	Fighting (major)	5
1st	15:33	New York Islanders	Ray Schultz	Roughing	2
1st	15:33	New York Islanders	Ray Schultz	Fighting (major)	5
1st	16:16	New York Islanders	Branislav Mezei	Tripping	2
1st	18:13	Buffalo Sabres	Dave Andreychuk	Tripping	2
2nd	11:42	Buffalo Sabres	Dave Andreychuk	Roughing	2
2nd	14:33	New York Islanders	Mark Lawrence	Slashing	2
3rd	08:40	New York Islanders	Evgeny Korolev	Tripping	2
3rd	09:01	New York Islanders	John Vanbiesbrouck	Delaying game	2
3rd	16:53	Buffalo Sabres	Rhett Warrener	Hooking	2

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
New York Islanders head coach: Butch Goring
Referees: Brian Murphy, Paul Stewart
Linesmen: Pierre Champoux, Jean Morin
Buffalo Sabres scratches: James Patrick, Chris Taylor, Curtis Brown, Eric Boulton, Mika Noronen, Brian Campbell
New York Islanders scratches: Kevin Haller, Roman Hamrlik, Robert Petrovicky, Eric Cairns, Kenny Jonsson, Mats Lindgren, Anders Myrvold, Steve Webb, Brad Isbister, Steve Valiquette, Mathieu Biron, Jason Krog, Rick DiPietro

Every Buffalo Sabres and New York Islanders game in the 2000-2001 season
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Islanders 0 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Nov 9, 2000
Buffalo Sabres 2 at New York Islanders 0	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders, Sat, Dec 30, 2000
Buffalo Sabres 2 at New York Islanders 1	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders, Sat, Jan 27, 2001
New York Islanders 1 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final/OT	Game page: New York Islanders at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Feb 7, 2001

Other NHL games on Saturday, December 30, 2000
Matchup	Status	Details
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Edmonton Oilers 3	Final/OT	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Dec 30, 2000
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Florida Panthers 1	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Florida Panthers, Sat, Dec 30, 2000
Phoenix Coyotes 1 at St. Louis Blues 2	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Dec 30, 2000
Vancouver Canucks 6 at San Jose Sharks 3	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Dec 30, 2000
Ottawa Senators 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Dec 30, 2000
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Washington Capitals 6	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Washington Capitals, Sat, Dec 30, 2000
Boston Bruins 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	Final/OT	Game page: Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Dec 30, 2000