Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres

Thursday, January 10, 2002, 7:00 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Buffalo Sabres 2–0 on Thursday, January 10, 2002 on the road.

Final score, Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
Pittsburgh Penguins	2	28-41-8-5
at Buffalo Sabres	0	35-35-11-1

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

Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	6	6	6	18
Buffalo Sabres	10	14	12	36

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	00:46	Pittsburgh Penguins	Stephane Richer (10)	Randy Robitaille (4)	Even strength	PIT 1, BUF 0
3rd	18:40	Pittsburgh Penguins	Robert Lang (11)	Alex Kovalev (14), Andrew Ference (5)	Even strength	PIT 2, BUF 0

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	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 16 K. Beech	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	50%	13:34
Number 17 T. Petersen	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	20%	13:47
Number 20 R. Lang	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	1	46.2%	15:46
Number 22 R. Robitaille	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	42.9%	15:32
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	0	1	1	+1	2	2	0	0		25:05
Number 29 K. Oliwa	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		03:59
Number 33 D. Lacouture	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0		18:14
Number 37 T. Kostopoulos	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0		11:45
Number 38 J. Hrdina	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	33.3%	25:03
Number 44 S. Richer	R	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0		14:52
Number 2 J. Melichar	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	1		16:16
Number 5 J. Laukkanen	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		04:01
Number 7 A. Ference	D	0	1	1	+1	4	2	5	2		18:47
Number 8 H. Jonsson	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2		14:24
Number 11 D. Kasparaitis	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	2		23:10
Number 23 J. Jakopin	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		02:07
Number 24 I. Moran	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	2	100%	19:48
Number 28 M. Rozsival	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		19:26

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 J. Hedberg	36	36	0	1.000	60:00	Win

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 E. Rasmussen	C	0	0	3	3	0	50%	13:36
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	0	2	4	2	0		16:15
Number 18 T. Connolly	C	0	0	2	0	0	40%	21:09
Number 24 T. Pyatt	L	0	0	1	6	0		14:47
Number 25 V. Varada	R	-1	2	3	1	1		18:02
Number 26 E. Boulton	L	0	0	2	3	0		04:52
Number 32 R. Ray	R	0	2	0	1	1		04:53
Number 37 C. Brown	C	-1	0	0	3	2	60%	15:49
Number 41 S. Barnes	C	-1	0	3	0	1	70%	19:02
Number 55 D. Hamel	L	0	0	1	3	0	66.7%	09:31
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	-2	2	4	2	0	75%	16:01
Number 81 M. Satan	R	-1	0	3	1	0		23:08
Number 3 J. Patrick	D	-1	0	1	0	0		15:35
Number 5 J. Woolley	D	0	0	0	0	2		19:02
Number 42 R. Smehlik	D	-2	0	1	0	4		20:35
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	-1	0	2	1	0		29:05
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	6	1	2		18:18
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	0	0	1	0		15:36

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 43 M. Biron	18	16	2	.889	58:44	Loss

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	05:38	Buffalo Sabres	J-P Dumont	Interference	2
1st	15:18	Pittsburgh Penguins	Andrew Ference	Holding	2
2nd	03:51	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Gratton	Roughing	2
2nd	03:51	Pittsburgh Penguins	Johan Hedberg	High sticking	2
2nd	03:51	Pittsburgh Penguins	Josef Melichar	Roughing	2
2nd	17:37	Buffalo Sabres	Rob Ray	Roughing	2
3rd	00:19	Pittsburgh Penguins	Andrew Ference	Holding	2
3rd	05:02	Buffalo Sabres	Vaclav Varada	Interference goalkeeper	2
3rd	14:44	Pittsburgh Penguins	Alex Kovalev	Holding	2
3rd	19:20	Pittsburgh Penguins	Toby Petersen	Slashing	2

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Rick Kehoe
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Kerry Fraser, Brad Watson
Linesmen: Mike Cvik, Danny McCourt
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Mario Lemieux, Kevin Stevens, Martin Straka, Mike Wilson, Wayne Primeau, Aleksey Morozov, Eric Meloche, Milan Kraft, Billy Tibbetts, Shane Endicott
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Vyacheslav Kozlov, Rory Fitzpatrick, Rhett Warrener, Mika Noronen, Henrik Tallinder, Maxim Afinogenov, Brian Campbell, Norman Milley, Ales Kotalik

Every Pittsburgh Penguins and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2001-2002 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres, Sun, Oct 14, 2001
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Nov 24, 2001
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Buffalo Sabres 0	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Jan 10, 2002
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins, Wed, Apr 10, 2002

Other NHL games on Thursday, January 10, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Los Angeles Kings 0 at Boston Bruins 5	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Boston Bruins, Thu, Jan 10, 2002
New York Islanders 0 at Montreal Canadiens 4	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Jan 10, 2002
New Jersey Devils 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 3	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Jan 10, 2002
Minnesota Wild 2 at Nashville Predators 2	Final/OT	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Nashville Predators, Thu, Jan 10, 2002
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Chicago Blackhawks 2	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Chicago Blackhawks, Thu, Jan 10, 2002
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Edmonton Oilers 1	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Edmonton Oilers, Thu, Jan 10, 2002