Buffalo Sabres at Minnesota Wild
· Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Minnesota Wild 4–1 on Sunday, January 6, 2002 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Minnesota Wild
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
| Minnesota Wild |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Minnesota Wild
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
5 |
8 |
3 |
16 |
| Minnesota Wild |
5 |
8 |
5 |
18 |
Scoring summary
Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Minnesota Wild. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
04:13 |
Minnesota Wild |
Antti Laaksonen (4) |
Wes Walz (7) |
Even strength |
BUF 0, MIN 1 |
| 1st |
16:06 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jason Woolley (5) |
Tim Connolly (19), Stu Barnes (17) |
Power play |
BUF 1, MIN 1 |
| 2nd |
06:04 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Vaclav Varada (4) |
Curtis Brown (7) |
Even strength |
BUF 2, MIN 1 |
| 2nd |
09:54 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Maxim Afinogenov (15) |
Unassisted |
Even strength |
BUF 3, MIN 1 |
| 3rd |
07:48 |
Buffalo Sabres |
J-P Dumont (17) |
Tim Connolly (20), Stu Barnes (18) |
Power play |
BUF 4, MIN 1 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Buffalo Sabres at Minnesota Wild
| Stat |
Buffalo Sabres |
Minnesota Wild |
| Shots on goal |
16 |
18 |
| Power play |
2 of 8 |
0 of 6 |
| Penalty minutes |
21 |
25 |
| Hits |
13 |
19 |
| Blocked shots |
13 |
12 |
| Giveaways |
10 |
21 |
| Takeaways |
3 |
9 |
| Faceoffs won |
34/68 (50%) |
34/68 (50%) |
Box score
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 9 E. Rasmussen |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
14:58 |
| Number 17 J. Dumont |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
12:41 |
| Number 18 T. Connolly |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
53.8% |
18:37 |
| Number 24 T. Pyatt |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:12 |
| Number 25 V. Varada |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:12 |
| Number 32 R. Ray |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
03:39 |
| Number 37 C. Brown |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
46.7% |
16:05 |
| Number 41 S. Barnes |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
52.4% |
18:16 |
| Number 55 D. Hamel |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
28.6% |
10:20 |
| Number 61 M. Afinogenov |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
9 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:17 |
| Number 77 C. Gratton |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
54.5% |
12:40 |
| Number 81 M. Satan |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:16 |
| Number 4 R. Warrener |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:11 |
| Number 5 J. Woolley |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
|
16:40 |
| Number 42 R. Smehlik |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
17:49 |
| Number 44 A. Zhitnik |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
25:00 |
| Number 45 D. Kalinin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
15:18 |
| Number 74 J. McKee |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:43 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 43 M. Biron |
18 |
17 |
1 |
.944 |
60:00 |
Win |
Minnesota Wild
Minnesota Wild skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 10 M. Gaborik |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:23 |
| Number 11 P. Dupuis |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
18:24 |
| Number 12 M. Johnson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
06:38 |
| Number 14 D. Hendrickson |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
19:45 |
| Number 15 A. Brunette |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
16:35 |
| Number 18 R. Park |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:51 |
| Number 24 A. Laaksonen |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:49 |
| Number 33 S. Zholtok |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
14:19 |
| Number 34 J. Dowd |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
53.3% |
15:47 |
| Number 36 S. Blouin |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:05 |
| Number 37 W. Walz |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
40% |
15:04 |
| Number 44 A. Gavey |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:38 |
| Number 2 W. Mitchell |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
19:28 |
| Number 3 L. Benysek |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
15:57 |
| Number 5 B. Bombardir |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
20:10 |
| Number 17 F. Kuba |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
22:43 |
| Number 23 J. Marshall |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:14 |
| Number 77 L. Sekeras |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:47 |
Minnesota Wild goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 30 D. Roloson |
16 |
12 |
4 |
.750 |
60:00 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Minnesota Wild
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
00:38 |
Minnesota Wild |
Willie Mitchell |
Roughing |
2 |
| 1st |
10:21 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Maxim Afinogenov |
Tripping obstruction |
2 |
| 1st |
14:05 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Taylor Pyatt |
High sticking |
2 |
| 1st |
15:55 |
Minnesota Wild |
Jason Marshall |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
01:02 |
Minnesota Wild |
Antti Laaksonen |
Slashing |
2 |
| 2nd |
03:55 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Rob Ray |
Roughing |
2 |
| 2nd |
03:55 |
Minnesota Wild |
Matt Johnson |
Roughing |
2 |
| 2nd |
03:55 |
Minnesota Wild |
Matt Johnson |
Roughing |
2 |
| 2nd |
07:25 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Rhett Warrener |
Interference |
2 |
| 2nd |
12:02 |
Minnesota Wild |
Matt Johnson |
Interference goalkeeper |
2 |
| 3rd |
02:15 |
Minnesota Wild |
Matt Johnson |
Slashing |
2 |
| 3rd |
03:44 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Maxim Afinogenov |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
07:23 |
Minnesota Wild |
Matt Johnson |
Roughing |
2 |
| 3rd |
08:35 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jay McKee |
Interference |
2 |
| 3rd |
11:08 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Denis Hamel |
Hooking |
2 |
| 3rd |
14:49 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Maxim Afinogenov |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 3rd |
14:49 |
Minnesota Wild |
Aaron Gavey |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 3rd |
14:49 |
Minnesota Wild |
Sylvain Blouin |
Charging |
2 |
| 3rd |
19:17 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Vaclav Varada |
Unsportsmanlike conduct |
2 |
| 3rd |
19:17 |
Minnesota Wild |
Jason Marshall |
Unsportsmanlike conduct |
2 |
Game information
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Lindy Ruff
- Minnesota Wild head coach
- Jacques Lemaire
- Referees
- Kevin Pollock, Brad Watson
- Linesmen
- Brian Mach, Vaughan Rody
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- James Patrick, Vyacheslav Kozlov, Rory Fitzpatrick, Eric Boulton, Mika Noronen, Henrik Tallinder, Brian Campbell, Norman Milley, Ales Kotalik
- Minnesota Wild scratches
- Stacy Roest, Brad Brown, Mike Matteucci, Andy Sutton, Nick Schultz, Roman Simicek, Travis Roche, Tony Virta
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 at Chicago Blackhawks
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 at Phoenix Coyotes
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