Buffalo Sabres at Calgary Flames

Thursday, January 3, 2002, 9:00 PM ET Pengrowth Saddledome, Calgary Regular Season Final

Final score

The Calgary Flames beat the Buffalo Sabres 3–1 on Thursday, January 3, 2002 at home.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Calgary Flames
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
Buffalo Sabres	1	35-35-11-1
at Calgary Flames	3	32-35-12-3

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

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Calgary Flames
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	7	12	10	29
Calgary Flames	9	6	9	24

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Calgary Flames. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	02:38	Calgary Flames	Toni Lydman (4)	Scott Nichol (7), Rob Niedermayer (10)	Even strength	BUF 0, CGY 1
1st	04:41	Calgary Flames	Marc Savard (7)	Craig Conroy (27), Igor Kravchuk (11)	Power play	BUF 0, CGY 2
2nd	02:04	Calgary Flames	Craig Conroy (14)	Unassisted	Even strength	BUF 0, CGY 3
3rd	02:29	Buffalo Sabres	Taylor Pyatt (1)	Alexei Zhitnik (23), Erik Rasmussen (5)	Even strength	BUF 1, CGY 3

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	1	1	+1	0	0	3	1	33.3%	13:43
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		11:46
Number 18 T. Connolly	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	50%	15:41
Number 24 T. Pyatt	L	1	0	1	0	2	1	1	0		04:58
Number 25 V. Varada	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		13:24
Number 32 R. Ray	R	0	0	0	0	27	0	2	0		04:26
Number 37 C. Brown	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	1	41.7%	17:34
Number 41 S. Barnes	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	41.7%	22:09
Number 55 D. Hamel	L	0	0	0	-1	2	1	2	0	42.9%	11:47
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	0	0	0	10	1	0	0		15:45
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	80%	14:18
Number 81 M. Satan	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1		19:59
Number 3 J. Patrick	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		18:07
Number 4 R. Warrener	D	0	0	0	0	12	1	3	1		15:13
Number 42 R. Smehlik	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	2		22:28
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	0	1	1	0	4	5	0	0		25:56
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2	0		17:23
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	1		19:59

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 43 M. Biron	24	21	3	.875	58:32	Loss

Calgary Flames 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 10 D. Lowry	L	0	0	0	+1	0	3	3	0	0		16:48
Number 12 J. Iginla	R	0	0	0	+1	0	2	3	0	0	46.2%	20:02
Number 17 C. Clark	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	100%	14:18
Number 22 C. Conroy	C	1	1	2	+1	0	2	0	0	0		13:24
Number 23 C. Wilm	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	45.5%	14:11
Number 26 S. Begin	L	0	0	0	-1	2	3	0	0	0	75%	10:17
Number 27 M. Savard	C	1	0	1	0	0	4	0	1	1	33.3%	19:14
Number 36 R. Petrovicky	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		12:08
Number 37 D. McAmmond	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	75%	16:53
Number 40 S. Nichol	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0	0	55.6%	13:50
Number 44 R. Niedermayer	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	44.4%	23:21
Number 6 R. Boughner	D	0	0	0	+1	6	0	5	2	0		16:35
Number 8 P. Buzek	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	1	0		16:39
Number 25 I. Kravchuk	D	0	1	1	+2	0	5	0	0	0		23:07
Number 28 R. Regehr	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	2	0		19:35
Number 32 T. Lydman	D	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	2	0		22:59
Number 33 J. Allison	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		06:53
Number 58 S. Montador	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		12:24

Calgary Flames goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 R. Turek	29	28	1	.966	60:00	Win

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Calgary Flames
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:07	Buffalo Sabres	Taylor Pyatt	Hooking	2
1st	03:38	Buffalo Sabres	Vaclav Varada	Slashing	2
1st	10:47	Calgary Flames	Steve Begin	Slashing	2
2nd	17:13	Calgary Flames	Bob Boughner	Roughing	2
2nd	19:21	Buffalo Sabres	Rhett Warrener	Roughing	2
2nd	19:21	Buffalo Sabres	Rhett Warrener	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	05:04	Buffalo Sabres	Jay McKee	Holding	2
3rd	05:49	Calgary Flames	Dean McAmmond	High sticking	2
3rd	10:52	Buffalo Sabres	Rob Ray	Instigator	2
3rd	10:52	Buffalo Sabres	Rob Ray	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	10:52	Buffalo Sabres	Rob Ray	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	10:52	Buffalo Sabres	Rob Ray	Game misconduct (game misconduct)	10
3rd	10:52	Calgary Flames	Bob Boughner	Roughing	2
3rd	13:20	Buffalo Sabres	Alexei Zhitnik	Hooking	2
3rd	15:26	Buffalo Sabres	Alexei Zhitnik	Charging	2
3rd	15:26	Buffalo Sabres	Maxim Afinogenov	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	19:20	Calgary Flames	Robyn Regehr	Cross checking	2
3rd	20:00	Buffalo Sabres	Denis Hamel	Roughing	2
3rd	20:00	Calgary Flames	Bob Boughner	Roughing	2

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Calgary Flames head coach: Greg Gilbert
Referees: Brad Meier, Rob Shick
Linesmen: Mike Cvik, Randy Mitton
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Vyacheslav Kozlov, Jason Woolley, Rory Fitzpatrick, Eric Boulton, Mika Noronen, Henrik Tallinder, Brian Campbell, Norman Milley, Ales Kotalik
Calgary Flames scratches: Craig Berube, Kay Whitmore, Dallas Eakins, Jeff Shantz, Alan Letang, Jason Botterill, Jamie Wright, Denis Gauthier, Derek Morris, Ryan Christie, Blair Betts, Oleg Saprykin, Jukka Hentunen, Micki Dupont

Every Buffalo Sabres and Calgary Flames game in the 2001-2002 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Calgary Flames 2 at Buffalo Sabres 5	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Nov 23, 2001
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Calgary Flames 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Calgary Flames, Thu, Jan 3, 2002

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Matchup	Status	Details
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Boston Bruins 1	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins, Thu, Jan 3, 2002
Washington Capitals 1 at Ottawa Senators 4	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Ottawa Senators, Thu, Jan 3, 2002
Nashville Predators 4 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at New Jersey Devils, Thu, Jan 3, 2002
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at New York Islanders 4	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Islanders, Thu, Jan 3, 2002
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at St. Louis Blues 4	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Jan 3, 2002
Atlanta Thrashers 1 at Phoenix Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Phoenix Coyotes, Thu, Jan 3, 2002
New York Rangers 2 at Colorado Avalanche 3	Final/OT	Game page: New York Rangers at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Jan 3, 2002
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Vancouver Canucks 5	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Vancouver Canucks, Thu, Jan 3, 2002