Buffalo Sabres at New Jersey Devils

Sunday, February 10, 2002, 7:00 PM ET Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford Regular Season Final

Final score

The New Jersey Devils beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–1 on Sunday, February 10, 2002 at home.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at New Jersey Devils
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
Buffalo Sabres	1	35-35-11-1
at New Jersey Devils	4	41-28-9-4

Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at New Jersey Devils
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	0	0	1	1
New Jersey Devils	1	3	0	4

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at New Jersey Devils
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	7	7	8	22
New Jersey Devils	4	9	4	17

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at New Jersey Devils. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	11:12	New Jersey Devils	Jason Arnott (18)	Patrik Elias (23), Brian Gionta (1)	Even strength	BUF 0, NJD 1
2nd	09:48	New Jersey Devils	Bobby Holik (19)	Valeri Kamensky (11)	Even strength	BUF 0, NJD 2
2nd	10:39	New Jersey Devils	Jason Arnott (19)	Patrik Elias (24), Brian Gionta (2)	Even strength	BUF 0, NJD 3
2nd	17:33	New Jersey Devils	Jason Arnott (20)	Brian Rafalski (31), Christian Berglund (5)	Power play	BUF 0, NJD 4
3rd	08:34	Buffalo Sabres	Taylor Pyatt (4)	Vaclav Varada (12), Chris Gratton (13)	Even strength	BUF 1, NJD 4

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	-1	0	1	0	0		17:14
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	0		14:55
Number 18 T. Connolly	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	18.2%	13:33
Number 24 T. Pyatt	L	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		14:15
Number 25 V. Varada	R	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0		18:38
Number 32 R. Ray	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		06:35
Number 37 C. Brown	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	55%	18:57
Number 41 S. Barnes	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	58.3%	15:59
Number 55 D. Hamel	L	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0		11:31
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0		15:02
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	1	58.8%	14:37
Number 81 M. Satan	R	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	100%	13:25
Number 4 R. Warrener	D	0	0	0	0	17	0	0	1		13:54
Number 5 J. Woolley	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	1		12:19
Number 42 R. Smehlik	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0		26:02
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	3	2		21:10
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	-2	0	3	1	1		17:12
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	3		25:27

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 B. Essensa	4	4	0	1.000	20:00
Number 43 M. Biron	13	9	4	.692	40:00	Loss

New Jersey Devils 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 10 C. Berglund	L	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0		13:38
Number 11 J. Madden	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0	41.2%	19:45
Number 14 B. Gionta	R	0	2	2	+2	0	3	3	1	0	100%	15:23
Number 16 B. Holik	C	1	0	1	+1	2	2	2	1	0	52.4%	20:31
Number 18 S. Brylin	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	0	100%	18:57
Number 19 J. McKenzie	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	1	0		09:11
Number 21 H. Mckay	R	0	0	0	+1	0	0	4	1	0		13:52
Number 22 V. Kamensky	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0		11:27
Number 23 S. Gomez	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	33.3%	16:18
Number 25 J. Arnott	C	3	0	3	+1	2	4	1	1	1	60%	17:27
Number 26 P. Elias	C	0	2	2	+2	0	0	1	0	0		18:01
Number 3 K. Daneyko	D	0	0	0	+2	0	1	0	0	0		17:48
Number 4 S. Stevens	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	3	2	0		26:33
Number 5 C. White	D	0	0	0	0	20	0	1	0	0		02:16
Number 6 T. Albelin	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		13:34
Number 7 A. Zyuzin	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	2	0		12:41
Number 27 S. Niedermayer	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	2	0		24:49
Number 28 B. Rafalski	D	0	1	1	-1	0	1	1	1	0		18:47

New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Brodeur	22	21	1	.955	60:00	Win

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at New Jersey Devils
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:48	Buffalo Sabres	Rhett Warrener	Instigator	2
1st	03:48	Buffalo Sabres	Rhett Warrener	Fighting (major)	5
1st	03:48	Buffalo Sabres	Rhett Warrener	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
1st	03:48	New Jersey Devils	Colin White	Checking from behind (major)	5
1st	03:48	New Jersey Devils	Colin White	Fighting (major)	5
1st	03:48	New Jersey Devils	Colin White	Game misconduct (game misconduct)	10
2nd	11:17	Buffalo Sabres	J-P Dumont	Hooking obstruction	2
2nd	16:54	Buffalo Sabres	Denis Hamel	High sticking	2
2nd	16:54	Buffalo Sabres	Denis Hamel	High sticking	2
3rd	06:14	New Jersey Devils	Jason Arnott	Roughing	2
3rd	16:07	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Woolley	Roughing	2
3rd	16:07	New Jersey Devils	Bobby Holik	Elbowing	2
3rd	16:07	New Jersey Devils	Jim McKenzie	Roughing	2

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
New Jersey Devils head coach: Kevin Constantine
Referees: Greg Kimmerly, Don Koharski
Linesmen: Tim Nowak, Tony Sericolo
Buffalo Sabres scratches: James Patrick, Vyacheslav Kozlov, Rory Fitzpatrick, Eric Boulton, Mika Noronen, Henrik Tallinder, Brian Campbell, Norman Milley, Ales Kotalik
New Jersey Devils scratches: Sergei Nemchinov, Turner Stevenson, Bruce Gardiner, Joel Bouchard, Jay Pandolfo, Petr Sykora, Jean-Francois Damphousse, Jiri Bicek, Mike Commodore, Andreas Salomonsson

Every Buffalo Sabres and New Jersey Devils game in the 2001-2002 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 1 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Oct 27, 2001
New Jersey Devils 1 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Jan 12, 2002
Buffalo Sabres 1 at New Jersey Devils 4	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at New Jersey Devils, Sun, Feb 10, 2002
New Jersey Devils 2 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final/OT	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Feb 12, 2002

Other NHL games on Sunday, February 10, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at New York Rangers 4	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers, Sun, Feb 10, 2002
New York Islanders 3 at Minnesota Wild 4	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Minnesota Wild, Sun, Feb 10, 2002
Germany 3 at Austria 2	Final Olympics	Game page: Germany at Austria, Sun, Feb 10, 2002
Edmonton Oilers 4 at Phoenix Coyotes 3	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Phoenix Coyotes, Sun, Feb 10, 2002
Dallas Stars 5 at Anaheim Ducks 1	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Anaheim Ducks, Sun, Feb 10, 2002
Carolina Hurricanes 0 at San Jose Sharks 4	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at San Jose Sharks, Sun, Feb 10, 2002
Slovakia 6 at Latvia 6	Final Olympics	Game page: Slovakia at Latvia, Sun, Feb 10, 2002