Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres

Friday, January 25, 2002, 7:00 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4–1 on Friday, January 25, 2002 at home.

Final score, Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
Tampa Bay Lightning	1	27-40-11-4
at Buffalo Sabres	4	35-35-11-1

Goals by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	0	1	0	1
Buffalo Sabres	2	2	0	4

Shots on goal by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	4	11	7	22
Buffalo Sabres	9	12	12	33

Scoring summary

Every goal, Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	11:58	Buffalo Sabres	Taylor Pyatt (2)	Alexei Zhitnik (26), Tim Connolly (21)	Even strength	TBL 0, BUF 1
1st	13:01	Buffalo Sabres	Curtis Brown (12)	Unassisted	Even strength	TBL 0, BUF 2
2nd	09:02	Buffalo Sabres	Maxim Afinogenov (16)	Tim Connolly (22), Jay McKee (8)	Even strength	TBL 0, BUF 3
2nd	13:16	Buffalo Sabres	Taylor Pyatt (3)	J-P Dumont (15), Chris Gratton (10)	Even strength	TBL 0, BUF 4
2nd	13:58	Tampa Bay Lightning	Freddy Modin (14)	Brad Richards (22), Dan Boyle (5)	Even strength	TBL 1, BUF 4

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

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 4 V. Lecavalier	C	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0	46.7%	17:38
Number 7 B. Clymer	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		15:19
Number 15 N. Alexeev	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		10:28
Number 16 J. Ylonen	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		15:26
Number 18 Z. Ciger	L	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0		14:40
Number 19 B. Richards	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	33.3%	17:12
Number 20 V. Prospal	L	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	75%	13:20
Number 25 D. Andreychuk	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	2	71.4%	13:23
Number 27 T. Taylor	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	65%	15:15
Number 33 F. Modin	L	1	0	1	0	4	3	1	0		16:09
Number 34 G. Dwyer	L	0	0	0	-1	5	0	0	2		09:17
Number 41 J. Olvestad	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		12:08
Number 2 S. Neckar	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		19:28
Number 5 J. Cullimore	D	0	0	0	-2	2	1	1	1		18:12
Number 13 P. Kubina	D	0	0	0	-3	0	3	1	1		23:16
Number 21 C. Sarich	D	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	2		13:05
Number 22 D. Boyle	D	0	1	1	-1	0	1	1	1		22:52
Number 43 M. Biron	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1		20:51

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 N. Khabibulin	33	29	4	.879	60:00	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 17 J. Dumont	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	2	0		17:20
Number 18 T. Connolly	C	0	2	2	+2	0	1	0	0	33.3%	11:22
Number 19 N. Milley	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0		11:17
Number 24 T. Pyatt	L	2	0	2	+3	2	3	1	0		12:57
Number 25 V. Varada	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		18:23
Number 26 E. Boulton	L	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	0		06:19
Number 32 R. Ray	R	0	0	0	0	5	1	1	0		05:26
Number 37 C. Brown	C	1	0	1	0	0	4	1	2	46.7%	22:35
Number 41 S. Barnes	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	47.4%	18:33
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	1	0	1	+2	0	8	1	0		13:50
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	2	0	46.7%	12:22
Number 81 M. Satan	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2		20:11
Number 3 J. Patrick	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2		14:40
Number 4 R. Warrener	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1		16:34
Number 5 J. Woolley	D	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	1		19:12
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	0	1	1	+2	0	3	3	1		25:32
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	1	1		22:12
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	2	3		17:16

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 43 M. Biron	22	21	1	.955	59:59	Win

Penalties, Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:06	Buffalo Sabres	Eric Boulton	Hooking	2
1st	06:24	Tampa Bay Lightning	Mathieu Biron	Holding the stick	2
1st	14:49	Tampa Bay Lightning	Cory Sarich	Cross checking	2
1st	19:17	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Woolley	High sticking	2
1st	19:17	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Woolley	High sticking	2
2nd	08:19	Buffalo Sabres	Rob Ray	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	08:19	Tampa Bay Lightning	Gordie Dwyer	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	10:11	Tampa Bay Lightning	Cory Sarich	Roughing	2
2nd	14:58	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Woolley	Hooking	2
2nd	17:01	Buffalo Sabres	Stu Barnes	Holding the stick	2
3rd	07:01	Buffalo Sabres	Taylor Pyatt	High sticking	2
3rd	09:40	Tampa Bay Lightning	Freddy Modin	Hooking	2
3rd	09:40	Tampa Bay Lightning	Freddy Modin	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
3rd	11:26	Buffalo Sabres	Dmitri Kalinin	Holding	2
3rd	13:29	Tampa Bay Lightning	Jassen Cullimore	Interference	2

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: John Tortorella
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Eric Furlatt, Bill McCreary
Linesmen: Tim Nowak, Pierre Racicot
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Grant Ledyard, Brian Holzinger, Nolan Pratt, Gaetan Royer, Ryan Tobler, Josef Boumedienne, Sascha Goc, Martin St. Louis, Dimitri Afanasenkov, Martin Cibak, Kristian Kudroc, Sheldon Keefe
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Vyacheslav Kozlov, Richard Smehlik, Rory Fitzpatrick, Denis Hamel, Erik Rasmussen, Mika Noronen, Henrik Tallinder, Brian Campbell, Ales Kotalik

Every Tampa Bay Lightning and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2001-2002 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Nov 2, 2001
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Jan 25, 2002
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sun, Mar 17, 2002
Buffalo Sabres 5 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sun, Apr 7, 2002

Other NHL games on Friday, January 25, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Florida Panthers 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 1	Final/OT	Game page: Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes, Fri, Jan 25, 2002
Phoenix Coyotes 1 at Detroit Red Wings 4	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Detroit Red Wings, Fri, Jan 25, 2002
St. Louis Blues 1 at Chicago Blackhawks 2	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Chicago Blackhawks, Fri, Jan 25, 2002
Anaheim Ducks 6 at Dallas Stars 1	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Dallas Stars, Fri, Jan 25, 2002
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Vancouver Canucks 6	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Vancouver Canucks, Fri, Jan 25, 2002