Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres

Friday, November 2, 2001, 7:00 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4–1 on Friday, November 2, 2001 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	1	0	0	1
Buffalo Sabres	2	0	2	4

Shots on goal by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	9	12	6	27
Buffalo Sabres	14	11	9	34

Scoring summary

Every goal, Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	02:16	Buffalo Sabres	J-P Dumont (3)	Curtis Brown (6), Vaclav Varada (4)	Even strength	TBL 0, BUF 1
1st	12:57	Buffalo Sabres	Stu Barnes (5)	J-P Dumont (4), Miroslav Satan (4)	Even strength	TBL 0, BUF 2
1st	14:33	Tampa Bay Lightning	Martin St. Louis (6)	Ben Clymer (2), Grant Ledyard (1)	Power play	TBL 1, BUF 2
3rd	01:59	Buffalo Sabres	Miroslav Satan (4)	Stu Barnes (4), Denis Hamel (2)	Power play	TBL 1, BUF 3
3rd	14:43	Buffalo Sabres	Miroslav Satan (5)	Jason Woolley (2), Tim Connolly (5)	Power play	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	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 4 V. Lecavalier	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	52.9%	19:27
Number 7 B. Clymer	R	0	1	1	-1	0	3	0	0	0		19:36
Number 9 B. Holzinger	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	42.9%	06:05
Number 15 N. Alexeev	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		10:06
Number 16 J. Ylonen	C	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	50%	11:33
Number 19 B. Richards	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	0	35.7%	19:53
Number 20 V. Prospal	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	0	0	50%	19:50
Number 25 D. Andreychuk	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	66.7%	08:43
Number 26 M. St. Louis	R	1	0	1	-1	2	2	0	1	1		18:34
Number 27 T. Taylor	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0	44.4%	15:10
Number 33 F. Modin	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0		18:20
Number 36 M. Barnaby	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0		07:13
Number 2 S. Neckar	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1	0		23:22
Number 3 G. Ledyard	D	0	1	1	-1	0	1	2	1	0		18:16
Number 13 P. Kubina	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	3	0		20:52
Number 21 C. Sarich	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	1	0		20:52
Number 43 M. Biron	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	0		16:27
Number 44 N. Pratt	D	0	0	0	0	5	3	3	2	0		15:01

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 80 K. Weekes	34	30	4	.882	60:00	Loss

Buffalo Sabres 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 E. Rasmussen	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0		13:55
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		16:22
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	1	1	2	+2	0	3	1	0	0		16:51
Number 18 T. Connolly	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	47.4%	17:45
Number 25 V. Varada	R	0	1	1	+1	15	1	0	0	0		03:16
Number 32 R. Ray	R	0	0	0	0	5	1	1	0	0		06:50
Number 37 C. Brown	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	2	0	81.3%	15:10
Number 41 S. Barnes	C	1	1	2	+1	2	2	1	1	0	46.7%	14:49
Number 55 D. Hamel	L	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	0		16:13
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		20:35
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	0	0	44.4%	13:31
Number 81 M. Satan	R	2	1	3	+1	0	2	1	1	2		21:33
Number 3 J. Patrick	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		17:57
Number 5 J. Woolley	D	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	0		16:33
Number 42 R. Smehlik	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	1	2	0		23:09
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2	1	0	0		24:46
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0		14:14
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	0		19:21

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 43 M. Biron	27	26	1	.963	60:00	Win

Penalties, Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:05	Buffalo Sabres	Rob Ray	Fighting (major)	5
1st	04:05	Tampa Bay Lightning	Nolan Pratt	Fighting (major)	5
1st	13:18	Buffalo Sabres	Vaclav Varada	Boarding (major)	5
1st	13:18	Buffalo Sabres	Vaclav Varada	Game misconduct (game misconduct)	10
1st	16:41	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vinny Prospal	Hooking	2
2nd	14:00	Buffalo Sabres	Stu Barnes	Hooking	2
2nd	15:16	Tampa Bay Lightning	Martin St. Louis	High sticking	2
2nd	20:00	Tampa Bay Lightning	Juha Ylonen	Holding	2
3rd	04:05	Tampa Bay Lightning	Dave Andreychuk	Kneeing	2
3rd	14:13	Tampa Bay Lightning	Matthew Barnaby	Roughing	2

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: John Tortorella
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Blaine Angus, Terry Gregson
Linesmen: Steve Barton, Ray Scapinello
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Jassen Cullimore, Gaetan Royer, Ryan Tobler, Glen Metropolit, Gordie Dwyer, Andrei Zyuzin, Dimitri Afanasenkov, Martin Cibak, Kristian Kudroc, Sheldon Keefe, Jimmie Olvestad
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Rory Fitzpatrick, Rhett Warrener, Eric Boulton, Henrik Tallinder, Dmitri Kalinin, Norman Milley, Ales Kotalik, Taylor Pyatt

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

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Phoenix Coyotes 2 at Washington Capitals 2	Final/OT	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Washington Capitals, Fri, Nov 2, 2001
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New York Islanders 1 at Detroit Red Wings 2	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Detroit Red Wings, Fri, Nov 2, 2001
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Minnesota Wild 4	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild, Fri, Nov 2, 2001
Nashville Predators 0 at Dallas Stars 3	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Dallas Stars, Fri, Nov 2, 2001
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Edmonton Oilers 1	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Edmonton Oilers, Fri, Nov 2, 2001
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Anaheim Ducks 5	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Anaheim Ducks, Fri, Nov 2, 2001