Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres

Saturday, October 6, 2001, 7:00 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Ottawa Senators 3–2 on Saturday, October 6, 2001 at home.

Final score, Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
Ottawa Senators	2	39-27-9-7
at Buffalo Sabres	3	35-35-11-1

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

Shots on goal by period, Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Ottawa Senators	8	15	9	32
Buffalo Sabres	9	12	9	30

Scoring summary

Every goal, Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	10:56	Buffalo Sabres	Maxim Afinogenov (1)	Alexei Zhitnik (1)	Even strength	OTT 0, BUF 1
2nd	08:33	Ottawa Senators	Todd White (2)	Martin Havlat (3), Daniel Alfredsson (4)	Power play	OTT 1, BUF 1
2nd	17:14	Ottawa Senators	Marian Hossa (2)	Curtis Leschyshyn (1), Ricard Persson (1)	Power play	OTT 2, BUF 1
3rd	00:27	Buffalo Sabres	Tim Connolly (1)	Miroslav Satan (1)	Even strength	OTT 2, BUF 2
3rd	19:02	Buffalo Sabres	Stu Barnes (1)	Curtis Brown (1), Vaclav Varada (1)	Even strength	OTT 2, BUF 3

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

Ottawa Senators 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 M. Havlat	R	0	1	1	-1	0	3	1	0	0		16:42
Number 11 D. Alfredsson	R	0	1	1	-1	0	5	2	0	0		19:17
Number 12 M. Fisher	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	1	0	35%	15:25
Number 14 R. Bonk	C	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	1	0	52.6%	17:37
Number 15 S. McEachern	L	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	1	0	50%	18:00
Number 16 S. Martins	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	33.3%	09:31
Number 17 B. Muckalt	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	100%	13:29
Number 18 M. Hossa	R	1	0	1	-1	0	4	2	0	1		19:16
Number 24 I. Ciernik	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		06:06
Number 25 C. Neil	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		03:15
Number 26 A. Roy	R	0	0	0	-1	4	0	1	0	0		07:50
Number 28 T. White	C	1	0	1	-1	0	5	0	1	1	75%	20:18
Number 3 Z. Chara	D	0	0	0	-1	2	3	2	2	0		23:58
Number 6 W. Redden	D	0	0	0	-2	2	1	1	3	0		28:10
Number 7 C. Leschyshyn	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	0		23:00
Number 22 J. Rivers	D	0	0	0	-2	2	2	2	0	0		11:01
Number 27 R. Persson	D	0	1	1	-1	0	2	1	0	0		11:54
Number 34 S. Hnidy	D	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	2	0		20:03

Ottawa Senators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 P. Lalime	30	27	3	.900	59:07	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 9 E. Rasmussen	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	9	0	50%	11:03
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0		16:56
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0		14:11
Number 18 T. Connolly	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	2	0	43.8%	16:51
Number 25 V. Varada	R	0	1	1	+1	2	3	2	0		17:42
Number 32 R. Ray	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		03:46
Number 37 C. Brown	C	0	1	1	+1	4	2	0	1	42.1%	17:07
Number 41 S. Barnes	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0	41.2%	14:22
Number 55 D. Hamel	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0		12:26
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0		09:43
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	0	0	0	+1	11	4	1	0	68.8%	14:31
Number 81 M. Satan	R	0	1	1	+1	0	5	0	0		24:49
Number 4 R. Warrener	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0		20:20
Number 5 J. Woolley	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0		15:06
Number 42 R. Smehlik	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2	0	0		22:31
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	0	1	1	+3	2	2	2	1		24:31
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		14:28
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	1		16:40

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 43 M. Biron	32	30	2	.938	59:57	Win

Penalties, Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:44	Ottawa Senators	Shawn McEachern	Holding the stick	2
1st	08:23	Buffalo Sabres	Jay McKee	Roughing	2
1st	11:26	Ottawa Senators	Chris Neil	Cross checking	2
1st	15:01	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Gratton	Cross checking	2
2nd	05:22	Ottawa Senators	Jamie Rivers	Holding	2
2nd	06:00	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Gratton	High sticking	2
2nd	07:29	Buffalo Sabres	Curtis Brown	Hooking	2
2nd	09:35	Ottawa Senators	Andre Roy	Diving	2
2nd	09:35	Ottawa Senators	Andre Roy	Kneeing	2
2nd	13:13	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Gratton	Cross checking	2
2nd	13:13	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Gratton	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	13:13	Ottawa Senators	Shane Hnidy	Roughing	2
2nd	13:13	Ottawa Senators	Shane Hnidy	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	15:18	Buffalo Sabres	Alexei Zhitnik	Slashing	2
2nd	18:00	Ottawa Senators	Mike Fisher	Roughing	2
2nd	18:29	Buffalo Sabres	Curtis Brown	Interference	2
2nd	19:43	Ottawa Senators	Zdeno Chara	Holding	2
3rd	03:06	Buffalo Sabres	Vaclav Varada	Hooking	2
3rd	05:26	Ottawa Senators	Wade Redden	Slashing	2

Ottawa Senators head coach: Jacques Martin
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Dave Jackson, Chris Rooney
Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Ray Scapinello
Ottawa Senators scratches: Chris Herperger, Chris Phillips, Joel Kwiatkowski, Sami Salo, Josh Langfeld, Magnus Arvedson, Karel Rachunek, Chris Bala, Petr Schastlivy, Toni Dahlman
Buffalo Sabres scratches: James Patrick, Eric Boulton, Henrik Tallinder, Brian Campbell, Norman Milley, Ales Kotalik, Taylor Pyatt

Every Ottawa Senators and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2001-2002 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Ottawa Senators 2 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Oct 6, 2001
Buffalo Sabres 0 at Ottawa Senators 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Nov 3, 2001
Ottawa Senators 2 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final/OT	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Feb 8, 2002
Ottawa Senators 1 at Buffalo Sabres 5	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Mar 19, 2002
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Ottawa Senators 2	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators, Sun, Mar 24, 2002

Other NHL games on Saturday, October 6, 2001
Matchup	Status	Details
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Boston Bruins 4	Final/OT	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Boston Bruins, Sat, Oct 6, 2001
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Montreal Canadiens 2	Final/OT	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Oct 6, 2001
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 3	Final/OT	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Oct 6, 2001
New Jersey Devils 1 at Washington Capitals 6	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Washington Capitals, Sat, Oct 6, 2001
Minnesota Wild 0 at San Jose Sharks 0	Final/OT	Game page: Minnesota Wild at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Oct 6, 2001
Anaheim Ducks 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Oct 6, 2001
New York Islanders 3 at Florida Panthers 0	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Florida Panthers, Sat, Oct 6, 2001
St. Louis Blues 2 at Nashville Predators 2	Final/OT	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Nashville Predators, Sat, Oct 6, 2001
Chicago Blackhawks 0 at Calgary Flames 4	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Calgary Flames, Sat, Oct 6, 2001
Phoenix Coyotes 2 at Edmonton Oilers 6	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Oct 6, 2001
Detroit Red Wings 4 at Vancouver Canucks 1	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Oct 6, 2001