St. Louis Blues at Buffalo Sabres

Wednesday, January 23, 2002, 7:00 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The St. Louis Blues beat the Buffalo Sabres 5–2 on Wednesday, January 23, 2002 on the road.

Final score, St. Louis Blues at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
St. Louis Blues	5	43-27-8-4
at Buffalo Sabres	2	35-35-11-1

Goals by period, St. Louis Blues at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
St. Louis Blues	2	1	2	5
Buffalo Sabres	2	0	0	2

Shots on goal by period, St. Louis Blues at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
St. Louis Blues	11	9	7	27
Buffalo Sabres	8	5	12	25

Scoring summary

Every goal, St. Louis Blues at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	01:30	Buffalo Sabres	Miroslav Satan (16)	Stu Barnes (21)	Shorthanded	STL 0, BUF 1
1st	10:52	Buffalo Sabres	Miroslav Satan (17)	Stu Barnes (22), Dmitri Kalinin (6)	Power play	STL 0, BUF 2
1st	16:39	St. Louis Blues	Mike Keane (4)	Al MacInnis (26), Pavol Demitra (27)	Power play	STL 1, BUF 2
1st	18:47	St. Louis Blues	Sergei Varlamov (5)	Cory Stillman (14), Pavol Demitra (28)	Even strength	STL 2, BUF 2
2nd	07:31	St. Louis Blues	Mike Van Ryn (1)	Jamal Mayers (7), Tyson Nash (3)	Even strength	STL 3, BUF 2
3rd	16:17	St. Louis Blues	Dallas Drake (7)	Pavol Demitra (29), Chris Pronger (25)	Power play	STL 4, BUF 2
3rd	19:32	St. Louis Blues	Doug Weight (11)	Mike Eastwood (4)	Even strength, Empty net	STL 5, BUF 2

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

St. Louis Blues 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 7 K. Tkachuk	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		19:29
Number 9 T. Nash	L	0	1	1	+1	4	1	0	1	0		09:55
Number 10 D. Drake	R	1	0	1	0	0	3	1	0	1		15:53
Number 12 M. Keane	R	1	0	1	0	0	3	2	1	1		15:18
Number 17 S. Varlamov	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	2	0	0		11:02
Number 19 S. Mellanby	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	0	0		18:44
Number 21 J. Mayers	R	0	1	1	+1	5	0	0	1	0	33.3%	10:07
Number 32 M. Eastwood	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	1	0	34.8%	13:03
Number 34 R. Low	R	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0		03:37
Number 38 P. Demitra	R	0	3	3	0	2	3	0	0	0	23.1%	23:35
Number 39 D. Weight	C	1	0	1	+1	0	4	0	1	0	66.7%	14:42
Number 61 C. Stillman	L	0	1	1	+1	2	1	2	0	0		12:23
Number 2 A. MacInnis	D	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	1	0		25:06
Number 27 B. Salvador	D	0	0	0	0	6	1	1	1	0		15:33
Number 29 A. Khavanov	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		17:16
Number 37 J. Finley	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0		17:26
Number 43 M. Van Ryn	D	1	0	1	+2	2	1	0	0	0		13:05
Number 44 C. Pronger	D	0	1	1	+2	0	3	2	2	0		16:15

St. Louis Blues goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 B. Johnson	25	23	2	.920	60:00	Win

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	-1	0	0	3	0	0	100%	10:14
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	0	0	0	-1	2	1	3	0	0		15:17
Number 18 T. Connolly	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0	50%	16:07
Number 24 T. Pyatt	L	0	0	0	-1	4	1	3	0	0		11:51
Number 25 V. Varada	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		19:22
Number 32 R. Ray	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		02:12
Number 37 C. Brown	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	58.3%	17:48
Number 41 S. Barnes	C	0	2	2	-1	0	1	1	0	0	64.7%	20:58
Number 55 D. Hamel	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		08:08
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	0	0	-2	2	2	1	0	0		13:30
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	0	0	0	-2	5	0	1	0	0	70%	13:25
Number 81 M. Satan	R	2	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	1		22:24
Number 3 J. Patrick	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0		18:02
Number 4 R. Warrener	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		22:36
Number 5 J. Woolley	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0		11:30
Number 42 R. Smehlik	D	0	0	0	-1	2	2	1	1	0		18:46
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	0	0	0	0	6	3	4	1	0		27:39
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	1	1	-1	0	2	2	1	0		19:37

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 43 M. Biron	26	22	4	.846	58:56	Loss

Penalties, St. Louis Blues at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	00:37	Buffalo Sabres	Taylor Pyatt	High sticking	2
1st	00:37	Buffalo Sabres	Taylor Pyatt	High sticking	2
1st	06:07	Buffalo Sabres	Richard Smehlik	Roughing	2
1st	06:07	St. Louis Blues	Tyson Nash	Roughing	2
1st	06:07	St. Louis Blues	Tyson Nash	Roughing	2
1st	09:38	St. Louis Blues	Mike Van Ryn	Hooking	2
1st	11:44	Buffalo Sabres	Alexei Zhitnik	Tripping	2
1st	14:27	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Gratton	Fighting (major)	5
1st	14:27	St. Louis Blues	Jamal Mayers	Fighting (major)	5
1st	14:57	Buffalo Sabres	Maxim Afinogenov	Interference	2
1st	19:24	St. Louis Blues	Bryce Salvador	Interference	2
2nd	01:53	St. Louis Blues	Bryce Salvador	High sticking	2
2nd	11:00	St. Louis Blues	Bryce Salvador	Interference	2
2nd	13:46	St. Louis Blues	Pavol Demitra	Hooking	2
2nd	14:54	Buffalo Sabres	Alexei Zhitnik	Holding	2
3rd	14:21	Buffalo Sabres	Alexei Zhitnik	Roughing	2
3rd	14:21	Buffalo Sabres	J-P Dumont	Roughing	2
3rd	14:21	St. Louis Blues	Cory Stillman	Roughing	2

St. Louis Blues head coach: Joel Quenneville
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Terry Gregson, Scott Zelkin
Linesmen: Steve Barton, Ray Scapinello
St. Louis Blues scratches: Marc Bergevin, Rich Pilon, Scott Young, Eric Boguniecki, Christian Laflamme, Daniel Corso, Justin Papineau, Barret Jackman, Mark Rycroft, Reinhard Divis
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Vyacheslav Kozlov, Rory Fitzpatrick, Eric Boulton, Jay McKee, Mika Noronen, Henrik Tallinder, Brian Campbell, Norman Milley, Ales Kotalik

Every St. Louis Blues and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2001-2002 season
Matchup	Status	Details
St. Louis Blues 5 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Jan 23, 2002
Buffalo Sabres 1 at St. Louis Blues 4	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Mar 28, 2002

Other NHL games on Wednesday, January 23, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 4 at New York Rangers 8	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at New York Rangers, Wed, Jan 23, 2002
Montreal Canadiens 5 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals, Wed, Jan 23, 2002
Nashville Predators 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final/OT	Game page: Nashville Predators at Carolina Hurricanes, Wed, Jan 23, 2002
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins, Wed, Jan 23, 2002
New Jersey Devils 3 at Florida Panthers 1	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Florida Panthers, Wed, Jan 23, 2002
San Jose Sharks 2 at Detroit Red Wings 2	Final/OT	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Detroit Red Wings, Wed, Jan 23, 2002
Phoenix Coyotes 4 at Chicago Blackhawks 1	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Chicago Blackhawks, Wed, Jan 23, 2002
Vancouver Canucks 4 at Dallas Stars 2	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Dallas Stars, Wed, Jan 23, 2002
Colorado Avalanche 4 at Edmonton Oilers 2	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Edmonton Oilers, Wed, Jan 23, 2002
Minnesota Wild 2 at Anaheim Ducks 3	Final/OT	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Anaheim Ducks, Wed, Jan 23, 2002