Vancouver Canucks at Buffalo Sabres

Tuesday, January 8, 2002, 7:00 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Vancouver Canucks 3–2 on Tuesday, January 8, 2002 at home.

Final score, Vancouver Canucks at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
Vancouver Canucks	2	42-30-7-3
at Buffalo Sabres	3	35-35-11-1

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

Shots on goal by period, Vancouver Canucks at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Vancouver Canucks	8	6	14	28
Buffalo Sabres	14	8	4	26

Scoring summary

Every goal, Vancouver Canucks at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	19:27	Buffalo Sabres	Vaclav Varada (5)	Chris Gratton (9)	Even strength	VAN 0, BUF 1
2nd	03:43	Buffalo Sabres	Vaclav Varada (6)	Alexei Zhitnik (24), Richard Smehlik (4)	Even strength	VAN 0, BUF 2
2nd	11:18	Vancouver Canucks	Brendan Morrison (11)	Matt Cooke (9), Bryan Helmer (1)	Even strength	VAN 1, BUF 2
2nd	13:27	Buffalo Sabres	Tim Connolly (7)	Jay McKee (6)	Even strength	VAN 1, BUF 3
3rd	03:11	Vancouver Canucks	Todd Bertuzzi (11)	Brent Sopel (6), Markus Naslund (21)	Power play	VAN 2, BUF 3

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

Vancouver Canucks 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 7 B. Morrison	C	1	0	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	56.3%	13:53
Number 10 T. Letowski	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		12:26
Number 13 A. Chubarov	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	55.6%	09:15
Number 16 T. Linden	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	50%	18:19
Number 17 J. Hlavac	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		16:11
Number 19 M. Naslund	L	0	1	1	-2	0	2	0	0	0		18:33
Number 22 D. Sedin	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		11:13
Number 24 M. Cooke	L	0	1	1	0	2	1	2	1	0		14:51
Number 25 A. Cassels	C	0	0	0	-2	0	3	2	0	0	55.6%	16:21
Number 33 H. Sedin	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	60%	15:55
Number 37 J. Ruutu	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	3	0	0		09:26
Number 44 T. Bertuzzi	R	1	0	1	-1	0	7	3	0	1	50%	20:48
Number 2 M. Ohlund	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	5	2	0		24:16
Number 3 B. Sopel	D	0	1	1	-1	0	2	1	1	0		23:22
Number 14 S. Lachance	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	0		18:35
Number 23 M. Baron	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	5	0		16:17
Number 28 B. Helmer	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	1	0		12:47
Number 55 E. Jovanovski	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	2	0		24:36

Vancouver Canucks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 P. Skudra	26	23	3	.885	58:48	Loss

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	3	0		13:35
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	1		15:38
Number 18 T. Connolly	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0	27.8%	17:18
Number 24 T. Pyatt	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0		08:24
Number 25 V. Varada	R	2	0	2	+2	0	4	2	1		19:28
Number 32 R. Ray	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		05:27
Number 37 C. Brown	C	0	0	0	+2	0	3	4	2	43.8%	19:42
Number 41 S. Barnes	C	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	59.1%	15:55
Number 55 D. Hamel	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	33.3%	08:58
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	0	0	+1	2	2	3	0		14:25
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	0	1	1	+2	0	5	2	0	66.7%	17:31
Number 81 M. Satan	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	1		18:31
Number 4 R. Warrener	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		02:48
Number 5 J. Woolley	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		18:08
Number 42 R. Smehlik	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	1		25:00
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	0	1	1	+3	0	1	2	7		30:58
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	2		22:32
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	5		20:34

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 43 M. Biron	28	26	2	.929	60:00	Win

Penalties, Vancouver Canucks at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:45	Vancouver Canucks	Murray Baron	Tripping	2
1st	06:03	Vancouver Canucks	Matt Cooke	Interference goalkeeper	2
1st	12:20	Buffalo Sabres	J-P Dumont	Tripping	2
2nd	19:04	Buffalo Sabres	Stu Barnes	Hooking	2
3rd	02:03	Buffalo Sabres	Maxim Afinogenov	Hooking	2

Vancouver Canucks head coach: Marc Crawford
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Don Koharski, Tim Peel
Linesmen: Danny McCourt, Randy Mitton
Vancouver Canucks scratches: Trent Klatt, Martin Brochu, Dan Cloutier, Jason Strudwick, Justin Kurtz, Alexei Tezikov, Herbert Vasiljevs, Mike Brown, Harold Druken, Brad Leeb, Bryan Allen, Steven Kariya, Alfie Michaud
Buffalo Sabres scratches: James Patrick, Vyacheslav Kozlov, Rory Fitzpatrick, Eric Boulton, Mika Noronen, Henrik Tallinder, Brian Campbell, Norman Milley, Ales Kotalik

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