Buffalo Sabres at Los Angeles Kings
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Final score
The Los Angeles Kings beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–2 on Thursday, January 17, 2002 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Los Angeles Kings
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Los Angeles Kings |
1 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Los Angeles Kings
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
6 |
5 |
12 |
23 |
| Los Angeles Kings |
7 |
6 |
6 |
19 |
Scoring summary
Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Los Angeles Kings. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
04:19 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Dmitri Kalinin (2) |
Miroslav Satan (21), Erik Rasmussen (7) |
Even strength |
BUF 1, LAK 0 |
| 1st |
05:58 |
Los Angeles Kings |
Brad Chartrand (3) |
Mikko Eloranta (5), Philippe Boucher (19) |
Even strength |
BUF 1, LAK 1 |
| 1st |
09:36 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Curtis Brown (10) |
Taylor Pyatt (4), Dmitri Kalinin (5) |
Even strength |
BUF 2, LAK 1 |
| 3rd |
06:09 |
Los Angeles Kings |
Ziggy Palffy (11) |
Unassisted |
Even strength |
BUF 2, LAK 2 |
| 3rd |
18:44 |
Los Angeles Kings |
Adam Deadmarsh (16) |
Bryan Smolinski (15), Jaroslav Modry (25) |
Even strength |
BUF 2, LAK 3 |
| 3rd |
19:13 |
Los Angeles Kings |
Bryan Smolinski (12) |
Ziggy Palffy (11) |
Even strength, Empty net |
BUF 2, LAK 4 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Buffalo Sabres at Los Angeles Kings
| Stat |
Buffalo Sabres |
Los Angeles Kings |
| Shots on goal |
23 |
19 |
| Power play |
0 of 5 |
0 of 5 |
| Penalty minutes |
12 |
12 |
| Hits |
29 |
29 |
| Blocked shots |
8 |
14 |
| Giveaways |
14 |
13 |
| Takeaways |
4 |
7 |
| Faceoffs won |
31/72 (43.1%) |
41/72 (56.9%) |
Box score
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 9 E. Rasmussen |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
33.3% |
14:09 |
| Number 17 J. Dumont |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
14:38 |
| Number 18 T. Connolly |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
26.7% |
17:29 |
| Number 24 T. Pyatt |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
11:56 |
| Number 25 V. Varada |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
15:29 |
| Number 32 R. Ray |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
04:25 |
| Number 37 C. Brown |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
56.3% |
17:10 |
| Number 41 S. Barnes |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
35.3% |
18:27 |
| Number 55 D. Hamel |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
10:51 |
| Number 61 M. Afinogenov |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:52 |
| Number 77 C. Gratton |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
52.9% |
11:15 |
| Number 81 M. Satan |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
|
18:02 |
| Number 4 R. Warrener |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:34 |
| Number 5 J. Woolley |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:33 |
| Number 42 R. Smehlik |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
|
17:36 |
| Number 44 A. Zhitnik |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
6 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
|
23:41 |
| Number 45 D. Kalinin |
D |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
|
14:37 |
| Number 74 J. McKee |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
|
21:46 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 31 B. Essensa |
18 |
15 |
3 |
.833 |
59:17 |
Loss |
Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles Kings skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 9 K. Buchberger |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
10:26 |
| Number 19 N. Emerson |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
04:18 |
| Number 21 B. Smolinski |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
60% |
18:51 |
| Number 22 I. Laperriere |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:32 |
| Number 23 C. Johnson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:11 |
| Number 24 A. Mair |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
04:17 |
| Number 28 A. Deadmarsh |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
100% |
18:46 |
| Number 29 B. Chartrand |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
54.5% |
11:12 |
| Number 33 Z. Palffy |
R |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:59 |
| Number 41 J. Allison |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
65.4% |
20:49 |
| Number 42 M. Eloranta |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
|
11:11 |
| Number 57 S. Heinze |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:22 |
| Number 3 A. Miller |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
|
26:13 |
| Number 10 M. Schneider |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
|
20:06 |
| Number 14 M. Norstrom |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
|
27:12 |
| Number 17 L. Visnovsky |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
14:36 |
| Number 43 P. Boucher |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
13:11 |
| Number 44 J. Modry |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:48 |
Los Angeles Kings goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 1 J. Storr |
23 |
21 |
2 |
.913 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Los Angeles Kings
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
02:07 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Miroslav Satan |
High sticking |
2 |
| 1st |
10:23 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Erik Rasmussen |
Roughing |
2 |
| 1st |
12:08 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Miroslav Satan |
Interference |
2 |
| 1st |
12:08 |
Los Angeles Kings |
Mathieu Schneider |
Elbowing |
2 |
| 1st |
13:05 |
Los Angeles Kings |
Mikko Eloranta |
Roughing |
2 |
| 1st |
14:58 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Alexei Zhitnik |
Boarding |
2 |
| 1st |
19:29 |
Los Angeles Kings |
Bryan Smolinski |
Interference |
2 |
| 2nd |
13:27 |
Los Angeles Kings |
Bryan Smolinski |
Roughing |
2 |
| 2nd |
14:14 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Alexei Zhitnik |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
15:53 |
Los Angeles Kings |
Mathieu Schneider |
High sticking |
2 |
| 2nd |
19:48 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Alexei Zhitnik |
Hooking |
2 |
| 3rd |
07:09 |
Los Angeles Kings |
Mathieu Schneider |
Interference |
2 |
Game information
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Lindy Ruff
- Los Angeles Kings head coach
- Andy Murray
- Referees
- Marc Joannette, Brad Watson
- Linesmen
- Greg Devorski, Thor Nelson
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- James Patrick, Vyacheslav Kozlov, Rory Fitzpatrick, Eric Boulton, Mika Noronen, Henrik Tallinder, Brian Campbell, Norman Milley, Ales Kotalik
- Los Angeles Kings scratches
- Rob Valicevic, Ken Belanger, Jere Karalahti, Jason Holland, Steve Kelly, Eric Belanger, Kip Brennan, Ryan Flinn, Andreas Lilja, Jaroslav Bednar
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 at St. Louis Blues
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2
 at Nashville Predators
3
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Final/OT
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2
 at Colorado Avalanche
3
|
Final/OT
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6
 at Calgary Flames
4
|
Final
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2
 at San Jose Sharks
3
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Final
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