Buffalo Sabres at Phoenix Coyotes

Saturday, January 19, 2002, 9:00 PM ET America West Arena, Phoenix Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Phoenix Coyotes 3–1 on Saturday, January 19, 2002 on the road.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Phoenix Coyotes
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
Buffalo Sabres	3	35-35-11-1
at Phoenix Coyotes	1	40-27-9-6

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

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Phoenix Coyotes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	8	8	6	22
Phoenix Coyotes	8	15	10	33

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Phoenix Coyotes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	02:09	Buffalo Sabres	Stu Barnes (14)	J-P Dumont (13), Vaclav Varada (10)	Even strength	BUF 1, PHX 0
2nd	01:21	Phoenix Coyotes	Daniel Brière (17)	Shane Doan (18), Teppo Numminen (16)	Power play	BUF 1, PHX 1
2nd	04:03	Buffalo Sabres	Jay McKee (2)	Maxim Afinogenov (11), Curtis Brown (8)	Even strength	BUF 2, PHX 1
3rd	19:03	Buffalo Sabres	Miroslav Satan (15)	Unassisted	Even strength, Empty net	BUF 3, PHX 1

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

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	0	1	1	0		14:40
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	5	0		13:58
Number 18 T. Connolly	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	30.8%	16:58
Number 24 T. Pyatt	L	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	0		17:03
Number 25 V. Varada	R	0	1	1	+1	15	1	1	0		04:45
Number 32 R. Ray	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0		04:09
Number 37 C. Brown	C	0	1	1	+2	0	0	1	1	50%	16:21
Number 41 S. Barnes	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	2	50%	17:29
Number 55 D. Hamel	L	0	0	0	+1	0	3	3	0		15:31
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0		14:55
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	50%	13:06
Number 81 M. Satan	R	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	1		21:57
Number 3 J. Patrick	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3		18:58
Number 4 R. Warrener	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2	3	3		22:09
Number 42 R. Smehlik	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1		17:31
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	8	1		20:43
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1		19:09
Number 74 J. McKee	D	1	0	1	+2	2	1	3	1		21:35

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 43 M. Biron	33	32	1	.970	59:57	Win

Phoenix Coyotes 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 8 D. Brière	C	1	0	1	-3	0	4	1	1	1	72.7%	22:16
Number 10 D. Pederson	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	62.5%	12:52
Number 11 D. Langkow	C	0	0	0	-3	0	3	2	1	0	41.7%	26:12
Number 17 L. Nagy	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	50%	18:12
Number 18 S. Bordeleau	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		05:59
Number 19 S. Doan	R	0	1	1	-3	0	5	7	0	0		22:18
Number 22 C. Lemieux	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	0	0	50%	21:24
Number 26 M. Sullivan	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	40%	08:54
Number 28 L. Wilson	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	1	0		13:08
Number 36 K. Kolanos	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	50%	05:57
Number 94 S. Berezin	L	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0		16:50
Number 2 T. Simpson	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	3	1	0		12:38
Number 4 O. Vaananen	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	0		20:13
Number 5 D. Berehowsky	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		06:30
Number 15 R. Suchy	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		13:22
Number 23 P. Mara	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	3	0		21:57
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	1	1	-2	0	4	0	3	0		23:37
Number 55 D. Markov	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	1	0		22:09

Phoenix Coyotes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 42 R. Esche	21	19	2	.905	59:39	Loss

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Phoenix Coyotes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	07:39	Phoenix Coyotes	Krys Kolanos	Slashing	2
1st	16:33	Buffalo Sabres	Vaclav Varada	Checking from behind (major)	5
1st	16:33	Buffalo Sabres	Vaclav Varada	Game misconduct (game misconduct)	10
2nd	09:15	Buffalo Sabres	Rob Ray	Diving	2
2nd	09:15	Phoenix Coyotes	Mike Sullivan	Interference	2
2nd	16:14	Phoenix Coyotes	Todd Simpson	Cross checking	2
3rd	03:10	Buffalo Sabres	Jay McKee	Roughing	2

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Phoenix Coyotes head coach: Bobby Francis
Referees: Dennis LaRue, Michael McGeough
Linesmen: Wayne Bonney, Brian Mach
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Vyacheslav Kozlov, Jason Woolley, Rory Fitzpatrick, Eric Boulton, Mika Noronen, Henrik Tallinder, Brian Campbell, Norman Milley, Ales Kotalik
Phoenix Coyotes scratches: Sean Burke, Brad May, Todd Warriner, Michal Handzus, Dan Focht, Jean-Guy Trudel, Mike Johnson, Wyatt Smith, Tyler Bouck, David Cullen, Kirill Safronov, Martin Grenier, Jason Jaspers, Branko Radivojevic

Every Buffalo Sabres and Phoenix Coyotes game in the 2001-2002 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Phoenix Coyotes 3 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Oct 30, 2001
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Phoenix Coyotes 1	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Jan 19, 2002

Other NHL games on Saturday, January 19, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final/OT	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Jan 19, 2002
New York Islanders 3 at Los Angeles Kings 2	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Jan 19, 2002
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 0	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Jan 19, 2002
Minnesota Wild 1 at Ottawa Senators 4	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Jan 19, 2002
Vancouver Canucks 5 at Washington Capitals 1	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Washington Capitals, Sat, Jan 19, 2002
Montreal Canadiens 5 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Jan 19, 2002
Atlanta Thrashers 6 at Florida Panthers 1	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Florida Panthers, Sat, Jan 19, 2002
Boston Bruins 1 at St. Louis Blues 2	Final/OT	Game page: Boston Bruins at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Jan 19, 2002
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Nashville Predators 2	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Nashville Predators, Sat, Jan 19, 2002
Anaheim Ducks 1 at Calgary Flames 2	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Calgary Flames, Sat, Jan 19, 2002
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Edmonton Oilers 0	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Jan 19, 2002
Colorado Avalanche 3 at San Jose Sharks 1	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Jan 19, 2002