New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres

Saturday, January 12, 2002, 7:00 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the New Jersey Devils 2–1 on Saturday, January 12, 2002 at home.

Final score, New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
New Jersey Devils	1	41-28-9-4
at Buffalo Sabres	2	35-35-11-1

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

Shots on goal by period, New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New Jersey Devils	7	8	13	28
Buffalo Sabres	8	3	9	20

Scoring summary

Every goal, New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	19:39	Buffalo Sabres	Miroslav Satan (14)	Jay McKee (7)	Shorthanded	NJD 0, BUF 1
2nd	18:07	New Jersey Devils	Bruce Gardiner (1)	Scott Niedermayer (12), Scott Gomez (18)	Power play	NJD 1, BUF 1
2nd	19:20	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Gratton (4)	Taylor Pyatt (3), Richard Smehlik (5)	Even strength	NJD 1, BUF 2

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

New Jersey Devils 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 9 B. Gardiner	R	1	0	1	0	0	4	2	0	1	100%	13:02
Number 10 C. Berglund	L	0	0	0	-1	2	3	3	0	0		17:17
Number 11 J. Madden	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0	33.3%	15:26
Number 12 S. Nemchinov	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	14.3%	11:01
Number 16 B. Holik	C	0	0	0	-2	2	3	4	0	0	30%	17:11
Number 17 P. Sykora	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	1	0		17:46
Number 18 S. Brylin	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0		16:30
Number 19 J. McKenzie	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		04:40
Number 20 J. Pandolfo	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	0	0		14:53
Number 23 S. Gomez	C	0	1	1	0	0	4	1	0	0	62.5%	18:11
Number 25 J. Arnott	C	0	0	0	-1	2	3	2	0	0	43.8%	18:18
Number 2 M. Commodore	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		15:27
Number 3 K. Daneyko	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		10:48
Number 4 S. Stevens	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	1	0		21:42
Number 5 C. White	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	2	0		19:33
Number 6 T. Albelin	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		12:13
Number 27 S. Niedermayer	D	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	0	0		26:02
Number 28 B. Rafalski	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	1	0		18:40

New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Brodeur	20	18	2	.900	58:52	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	0	2	0	3	1		12:14
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	0	0	0	0	2	4	2	0		14:24
Number 18 T. Connolly	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	62.5%	17:52
Number 24 T. Pyatt	L	0	1	1	+1	4	0	1	0		10:39
Number 25 V. Varada	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		18:33
Number 32 R. Ray	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		01:10
Number 37 C. Brown	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	59.1%	15:28
Number 41 S. Barnes	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	4	43.8%	19:40
Number 55 D. Hamel	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1		11:28
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		13:04
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0	91.7%	12:41
Number 81 M. Satan	R	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0		18:45
Number 4 R. Warrener	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1		20:35
Number 5 J. Woolley	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	2		14:52
Number 42 R. Smehlik	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	1		23:54
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	0	0	0	+1	4	2	3	0		24:48
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	2		15:29
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	5	4		20:07

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 43 M. Biron	28	27	1	.964	60:00	Win

Penalties, New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:41	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Woolley	Tripping	2
1st	07:13	New Jersey Devils	Jason Arnott	Boarding	2
1st	07:32	New Jersey Devils	Colin White	Roughing	2
1st	18:09	Buffalo Sabres	Alexei Zhitnik	Tripping	2
2nd	03:58	Buffalo Sabres	Erik Rasmussen	Hooking	2
2nd	12:22	Buffalo Sabres	J-P Dumont	Diving	2
2nd	12:22	New Jersey Devils	Brian Rafalski	Hooking	2
2nd	15:51	Buffalo Sabres	Taylor Pyatt	High sticking	2
2nd	15:51	Buffalo Sabres	Taylor Pyatt	High sticking	2
3rd	00:50	Buffalo Sabres	Alexei Zhitnik	Roughing	2
3rd	00:50	New Jersey Devils	Christian Berglund	Roughing	2
3rd	04:39	Buffalo Sabres	Rhett Warrener	Hooking	2
3rd	11:46	New Jersey Devils	Bobby Holik	Holding stick obstruction	2
3rd	16:18	New Jersey Devils	Scott Stevens	Roughing	2

New Jersey Devils head coach: Larry Robinson
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Stephane Auger, Kerry Fraser
Linesmen: Lonnie Cameron, Mike Cvik
New Jersey Devils scratches: Randy Mckay, Turner Stevenson, Joel Bouchard, Patrik Elias, Andrei Zyuzin, Jiri Bicek, Scott Clemmensen, Brian Gionta, Andreas Salomonsson
Buffalo Sabres scratches: James Patrick, Vyacheslav Kozlov, Rory Fitzpatrick, Eric Boulton, Mika Noronen, Henrik Tallinder, Brian Campbell, Norman Milley, Ales Kotalik

Every New Jersey Devils and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2001-2002 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 1 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Oct 27, 2001
New Jersey Devils 1 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Jan 12, 2002
Buffalo Sabres 1 at New Jersey Devils 4	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at New Jersey Devils, Sun, Feb 10, 2002
New Jersey Devils 2 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final/OT	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Feb 12, 2002

Other NHL games on Saturday, January 12, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Rangers 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 4	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Jan 12, 2002
St. Louis Blues 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Jan 12, 2002
Dallas Stars 2 at Detroit Red Wings 5	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Detroit Red Wings, Sat, Jan 12, 2002
Los Angeles Kings 3 at San Jose Sharks 2	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Jan 12, 2002
New York Islanders 5 at Boston Bruins 4	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Boston Bruins, Sat, Jan 12, 2002
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1	Final/OT	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Jan 12, 2002
Chicago Blackhawks 4 at Columbus Blue Jackets 5	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Jan 12, 2002
Ottawa Senators 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Jan 12, 2002
Washington Capitals 1 at Florida Panthers 0	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Florida Panthers, Sat, Jan 12, 2002
Anaheim Ducks 1 at Nashville Predators 2	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Nashville Predators, Sat, Jan 12, 2002
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Edmonton Oilers 2	Final/OT	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Jan 12, 2002
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Vancouver Canucks 7	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Jan 12, 2002