Buffalo Sabres at New Jersey Devils

Saturday, October 27, 2001, 7:30 PM ET Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford Regular Season Final

Final score

The New Jersey Devils beat the Buffalo Sabres 3–1 on Saturday, October 27, 2001 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	3	41-28-9-4

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

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at New Jersey Devils
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	10	6	5	21
New Jersey Devils	3	2	6	11

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at New Jersey Devils. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	12:32	New Jersey Devils	Jason Arnott (6)	Patrik Elias (9), Brian Rafalski (5)	Power play	BUF 0, NJD 1
2nd	01:40	Buffalo Sabres	J-P Dumont (2)	Unassisted	Even strength	BUF 1, NJD 1
3rd	16:01	New Jersey Devils	Petr Sykora (4)	Jason Arnott (5), Bobby Holik (2)	Power play	BUF 1, NJD 2
3rd	19:01	New Jersey Devils	Bobby Holik (2)	Sergei Brylin (3), Randy Mckay (1)	Even strength, Empty net	BUF 1, NJD 3

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

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 E. Rasmussen	C	0	0	+1	0	1	2	0		14:00
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0		17:47
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	1	1	0	2	2	0	0		16:33
Number 18 T. Connolly	C	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	64.7%	15:44
Number 26 E. Boulton	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		08:51
Number 32 R. Ray	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		09:34
Number 37 C. Brown	C	0	0	+1	2	2	1	2	42.9%	17:13
Number 41 S. Barnes	C	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	50%	18:29
Number 55 D. Hamel	L	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	14.3%	10:00
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		16:08
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	64.3%	15:30
Number 81 M. Satan	R	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		17:27
Number 3 J. Patrick	D	0	0	-1	0	0	2	3		17:53
Number 5 J. Woolley	D	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0		19:12
Number 8 R. Fitzpatrick	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1		18:00
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	0	0	+1	0	1	3	1		24:10
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		20:16
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	0	+1	0	2	4	3		20:29

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 B. Essensa	10	8	2	.800	59:46	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 11 J. Madden	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		17:58
Number 12 S. Nemchinov	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	70%	10:09
Number 15 A. Salomonsson	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		09:50
Number 16 B. Holik	C	1	1	2	+1	0	3	3	0	0	55.6%	17:12
Number 17 P. Sykora	R	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	1		17:15
Number 18 S. Brylin	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0	0		15:27
Number 19 J. McKenzie	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		07:59
Number 20 J. Pandolfo	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	1	0		17:18
Number 21 H. Mckay	R	0	1	1	+1	0	0	3	0	0		13:32
Number 23 S. Gomez	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	54.5%	12:48
Number 25 J. Arnott	C	1	1	2	0	0	2	1	0	1	31.3%	17:17
Number 26 P. Elias	C	0	1	1	0	2	0	3	0	0		17:33
Number 3 K. Daneyko	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		15:15
Number 4 S. Stevens	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	4	0		23:34
Number 5 C. White	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	3	2	0		22:23
Number 6 T. Albelin	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		13:28
Number 27 S. Niedermayer	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		22:51
Number 28 B. Rafalski	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0		19:58

New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Brodeur	21	20	1	.952	60:00	Win

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at New Jersey Devils
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	12:27	Buffalo Sabres	Brian Campbell	Cross checking	2
1st	13:47	New Jersey Devils	Sergei Nemchinov	High sticking	2
2nd	04:12	Buffalo Sabres	J-P Dumont	Diving	2
3rd	13:15	New Jersey Devils	Patrik Elias	Tripping	2
3rd	15:09	Buffalo Sabres	Curtis Brown	Hooking	2

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
New Jersey Devils head coach: Larry Robinson
Referees: Mark Faucette, Mike Hasenfratz
Linesmen: Pat Dapuzzo, Jean Morin
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Richard Smehlik, Rhett Warrener, Vaclav Varada, Henrik Tallinder, Dmitri Kalinin, Norman Milley, Ales Kotalik, Taylor Pyatt
New Jersey Devils scratches: Turner Stevenson, Bruce Gardiner, Joel Bouchard, Pierre Dagenais, Josef Boumedienne, Jiri Bicek, Sascha Goc, Christian Berglund, Brian Gionta, Mike Commodore

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 Saturday, October 27, 2001
Matchup	Status	Details
Colorado Avalanche 0 at Phoenix Coyotes 1	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Oct 27, 2001
New York Rangers 2 at Boston Bruins 1	Final/OT	Game page: New York Rangers at Boston Bruins, Sat, Oct 27, 2001
Pittsburgh Penguins 0 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Oct 27, 2001
Philadelphia Flyers 5 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Oct 27, 2001
St. Louis Blues 1 at Ottawa Senators 4	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Oct 27, 2001
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 4	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Atlanta Thrashers, Sat, Oct 27, 2001
Detroit Red Wings 1 at Nashville Predators 0	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Nashville Predators, Sat, Oct 27, 2001
Minnesota Wild 2 at Calgary Flames 4	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Calgary Flames, Sat, Oct 27, 2001
Vancouver Canucks 2 at Edmonton Oilers 3	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Oct 27, 2001
Columbus Blue Jackets 0 at San Jose Sharks 2	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Oct 27, 2001