San Jose Sharks at Buffalo Sabres

Tuesday, October 23, 2001, 8:00 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the San Jose Sharks 4–1 on Tuesday, October 23, 2001 at home.

Final score, San Jose Sharks at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
San Jose Sharks	1	44-27-8-3
at Buffalo Sabres	4	35-35-11-1

Goals by period

Goals by period, San Jose Sharks at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
San Jose Sharks	0	0	1	1
Buffalo Sabres	0	2	2	4

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, San Jose Sharks at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
San Jose Sharks	10	4	6	20
Buffalo Sabres	7	12	9	28

Scoring summary

Every goal, San Jose Sharks at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	04:19	Buffalo Sabres	Vaclav Varada (2)	Jay McKee (3), J-P Dumont (2)	Even strength	SJS 0, BUF 1
2nd	13:21	Buffalo Sabres	Tim Connolly (2)	Unassisted	Even strength	SJS 0, BUF 2
3rd	06:44	Buffalo Sabres	Maxim Afinogenov (3)	Chris Gratton (3)	Even strength	SJS 0, BUF 3
3rd	16:55	San Jose Sharks	Marco Sturm (2)	Patrick Marleau (5), Brad Stuart (1)	Even strength	SJS 1, BUF 3
3rd	19:38	Buffalo Sabres	Rhett Warrener (1)	Unassisted	Even strength, Empty net	SJS 1, BUF 4

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

Team stats

Team stats, San Jose Sharks at Buffalo Sabres
Stat	San Jose Sharks	Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal	20	28
Power play	0 of 4	0 of 4
Penalty minutes	8	8
Hits	18	17
Blocked shots	7	14
Giveaways	16	17
Takeaways	4	10
Faceoffs won	35/68 (51.5%)	33/68 (48.5%)

Box score

San Jose Sharks

San Jose Sharks skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 T. Selanne	R	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0		15:40
Number 9 A. Graves	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		15:20
Number 11 O. Nolan	R	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	58.3%	21:02
Number 12 P. Marleau	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	41.7%	16:46
Number 13 T. Harvey	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		08:02
Number 16 M. Smith	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	42.9%	08:03
Number 17 S. Thornton	L	0	0	0	-2	0	1	5	0		09:02
Number 18 M. Ricci	C	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	0	37.5%	16:08
Number 19 M. Sturm	L	1	0	1	0	0	4	2	1		18:40
Number 24 N. Sundstrom	R	0	0	0	-2	2	1	0	0		15:05
Number 25 V. Damphousse	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	66.7%	17:21
Number 32 S. Matteau	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		11:02
Number 5 J. Jillson	D	0	0	0	-3	0	2	0	4		20:09
Number 7 B. Stuart	D	0	1	1	+1	2	0	5	2		22:32
Number 10 M. Ragnarsson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0		26:08
Number 20 G. Suter	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0		23:39
Number 22 S. Hannan	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		15:51
Number 27 B. Marchment	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	0		10:50

San Jose Sharks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 37 M. Kiprusoff	27	24	3	.889	59:11	Loss

Buffalo Sabres

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	2	2	0	0	38.5%	10:32
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	0	0	0	+1	2	3	0	0		15:09
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0		14:18
Number 18 T. Connolly	C	1	0	1	+2	0	2	1	1	56.3%	14:06
Number 25 V. Varada	R	1	0	1	0	0	3	3	1		17:11
Number 32 R. Ray	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0		07:19
Number 37 C. Brown	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	52.6%	16:38
Number 41 S. Barnes	C	0	0	0	+2	0	3	1	0	14.3%	18:09
Number 55 D. Hamel	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2		12:16
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	1	0	1	+1	0	4	0	0		13:10
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	1	61.5%	14:29
Number 81 M. Satan	R	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	0		18:15
Number 3 J. Patrick	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1		17:30
Number 4 R. Warrener	D	1	0	1	+2	0	2	1	3		21:35
Number 5 J. Woolley	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		17:42
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	1		24:50
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	2	1		18:51
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0	2		20:00

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 43 M. Biron	20	19	1	.950	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, San Jose Sharks at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	06:23	San Jose Sharks	Bryan Marchment	Interference	2
1st	14:48	Buffalo Sabres	Vyacheslav Kozlov	High sticking	2
1st	19:51	Buffalo Sabres	Dmitri Kalinin	Hooking	2
2nd	08:23	San Jose Sharks	Scott Hannan	Tripping	2
2nd	10:17	Buffalo Sabres	Erik Rasmussen	Hooking obstruction	2
2nd	17:27	San Jose Sharks	Brad Stuart	Elbowing	2
3rd	11:16	San Jose Sharks	Niklas Sundstrom	Slashing	2
3rd	11:55	Buffalo Sabres	Alexei Zhitnik	Holding	2

Game information

San Jose Sharks head coach: Darryl Sutter
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Michael McGeough, Ian Walsh
Linesmen: Scott Driscoll, Brian Murphy
San Jose Sharks scratches: Mike Craig, Steve Bancroft, Alexander Korolyuk, Shawn Heins, Matt Bradley, Hannes Hyvonen
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Richard Smehlik, Eric Boulton, Henrik Tallinder, Brian Campbell, Norman Milley, Ales Kotalik, Taylor Pyatt

Other NHL games on Oct 23

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Boston Bruins 0 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Toronto Maple Leafs, Tue, Oct 23, 2001
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Atlanta Thrashers 2	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Atlanta Thrashers, Tue, Oct 23, 2001
Washington Capitals 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tue, Oct 23, 2001
Calgary Flames 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 6	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Chicago Blackhawks, Tue, Oct 23, 2001
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Colorado Avalanche 5	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Colorado Avalanche, Tue, Oct 23, 2001
Nashville Predators 2 at Vancouver Canucks 4	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Vancouver Canucks, Tue, Oct 23, 2001

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