Buffalo Sabres at Colorado Avalanche

Monday, January 21, 2002, 9:00 PM ET Pepsi Center, Denver Regular Season Final

Final score

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Buffalo Sabres 3–2 on Monday, January 21, 2002 at home.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Colorado Avalanche
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
Buffalo Sabres	2	35-35-11-1
at Colorado Avalanche	3	45-28-8-1

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

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Colorado Avalanche
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	7	11	10	28
Colorado Avalanche	13	15	13	41

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Colorado Avalanche. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	00:28	Colorado Avalanche	Adam Foote (2)	Chris Drury (12)	Even strength	BUF 0, COL 1
1st	07:20	Buffalo Sabres	Curtis Brown (11)	Taylor Pyatt (5), Alexei Zhitnik (25)	Even strength	BUF 1, COL 1
2nd	12:09	Colorado Avalanche	Chris Drury (13)	Ville Nieminen (7), Stephane Yelle (7)	Even strength	BUF 1, COL 2
3rd	05:01	Colorado Avalanche	Milan Hejduk (17)	Joe Sakic (29), Alex Tanguay (21)	Even strength	BUF 1, COL 3
3rd	08:22	Buffalo Sabres	Tim Connolly (9)	Stu Barnes (20), J-P Dumont (14)	Power play	BUF 2, COL 3

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	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 E. Rasmussen	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	8	0	0		15:34
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	0	1	1	0	2	5	6	0	0		16:55
Number 18 T. Connolly	C	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	45.5%	18:12
Number 24 T. Pyatt	L	0	1	1	-2	2	4	4	0	0		16:07
Number 26 E. Boulton	L	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0	0		06:00
Number 32 R. Ray	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		06:45
Number 37 C. Brown	C	1	0	1	-2	0	1	1	0	0	45.5%	16:14
Number 41 S. Barnes	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	35.3%	19:18
Number 55 D. Hamel	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	4	0	0		17:12
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		13:38
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	53.3%	12:29
Number 81 M. Satan	R	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0	0	100%	20:07
Number 3 J. Patrick	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	3	0		17:38
Number 4 R. Warrener	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	3	0		19:50
Number 42 R. Smehlik	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	1	0		17:18
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	0	1	1	-1	0	3	1	0	0		23:16
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	0		19:23
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0		19:07

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 43 M. Biron	41	38	3	.927	58:42	Loss

Colorado Avalanche skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 V. Nieminen	L	0	1	1	0	2	0	1	1		13:34
Number 12 R. Vrbata	R	0	0	0	+2	0	2	3	0		12:04
Number 18 C. Drury	C	1	1	2	+2	2	4	2	1	60%	16:03
Number 19 J. Sakic	C	0	1	1	0	0	5	1	1	56%	21:30
Number 20 K. Fairchild	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		08:20
Number 23 M. Hejduk	R	1	0	1	0	2	3	1	0		19:33
Number 25 S. Podein	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		15:33
Number 26 S. Yelle	C	0	1	1	0	0	3	3	0	61.5%	16:10
Number 27 S. Parker	R	0	0	0	0	9	0	4	0		05:35
Number 32 R. Hahl	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	33.3%	09:20
Number 40 A. Tanguay	L	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0	0		16:28
Number 50 B. Willsie	R	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	1		14:04
Number 4 R. Blake	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0		25:47
Number 5 T. Gill	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1		11:03
Number 7 G. De Vries	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2	2	3		22:34
Number 11 P. Trepanier	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1		11:44
Number 41 M. Skoula	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2		22:11
Number 52 A. Foote	D	1	0	1	+2	0	6	3	2		25:55

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 33 P. Roy	28	26	2	.929	60:00	Win

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Colorado Avalanche
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	07:26	Buffalo Sabres	Eric Boulton	Fighting (major)	5
1st	07:26	Colorado Avalanche	Scott Parker	Fighting (major)	5
1st	18:29	Buffalo Sabres	J-P Dumont	Slashing	2
2nd	00:46	Colorado Avalanche	Milan Hejduk	Kneeing	2
2nd	08:25	Colorado Avalanche	Ville Nieminen	Interference	2
3rd	02:44	Buffalo Sabres	Taylor Pyatt	Hooking	2
3rd	07:00	Buffalo Sabres	Denis Hamel	Roughing	2
3rd	07:00	Colorado Avalanche	Scott Parker	Roughing	2
3rd	07:00	Colorado Avalanche	Scott Parker	Roughing	2
3rd	16:29	Buffalo Sabres	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
3rd	17:26	Colorado Avalanche	Chris Drury	Interference goalkeeper	2

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Colorado Avalanche head coach: Bob Hartley
Referees: Don Koharski, Brad Watson
Linesmen: Brad Lazarowich, Troy Sartison
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Vyacheslav Kozlov, Jason Woolley, Rory Fitzpatrick, Vaclav Varada, Mika Noronen, Henrik Tallinder, Brian Campbell, Norman Milley, Ales Kotalik
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Eric Messier, Brad Larsen, Jaroslav Obsut, Jeff Daw, Dan Hinote, Rick Berry, Philippe Sauve, Steve Moore, Jordan Krestanovich, Steve Reinprecht, Vaclav Nedorost

Every Buffalo Sabres and Colorado Avalanche game in the 2001-2002 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Colorado Avalanche 4 at Buffalo Sabres 1	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Dec 7, 2001
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Colorado Avalanche 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Colorado Avalanche, Mon, Jan 21, 2002

Other NHL games on Monday, January 21, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
St. Louis Blues 4 at Boston Bruins 3	Final/OT	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Boston Bruins, Mon, Jan 21, 2002
Montreal Canadiens 5 at Florida Panthers 7	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Florida Panthers, Mon, Jan 21, 2002
Vancouver Canucks 7 at Carolina Hurricanes 5	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Carolina Hurricanes, Mon, Jan 21, 2002
Dallas Stars 5 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Columbus Blue Jackets, Mon, Jan 21, 2002
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Mon, Jan 21, 2002
New Jersey Devils 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Tampa Bay Lightning, Mon, Jan 21, 2002
Phoenix Coyotes 1 at Nashville Predators 0	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Nashville Predators, Mon, Jan 21, 2002
Edmonton Oilers 3 at San Jose Sharks 4	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at San Jose Sharks, Mon, Jan 21, 2002
Los Angeles Kings 4 at Anaheim Ducks 2	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Anaheim Ducks, Mon, Jan 21, 2002