Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers

Monday, November 12, 2001, 7:30 PM ET National Car Rental Center, Sunrise Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Florida Panthers 5–3 on Monday, November 12, 2001 on the road.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
Buffalo Sabres	5	35-35-11-1
at Florida Panthers	3	22-44-10-6

Goals by period

Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	3	0	2	5
Florida Panthers	1	0	2	3

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	12	11	8	31
Florida Panthers	4	6	9	19

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	00:41	Florida Panthers	Bret Hedican (1)	Pavel Bure (7), Niklas Hagman (3)	Even strength	BUF 0, FLA 1
1st	02:26	Buffalo Sabres	J-P Dumont (5)	Alexei Zhitnik (8), Tim Connolly (7)	Power play	BUF 1, FLA 1
1st	15:36	Buffalo Sabres	J-P Dumont (6)	Stu Barnes (6), Miroslav Satan (7)	Even strength	BUF 2, FLA 1
1st	18:42	Buffalo Sabres	Miroslav Satan (8)	Alexei Zhitnik (9), Tim Connolly (8)	Power play	BUF 3, FLA 1
3rd	08:48	Florida Panthers	Kristian Huselius (10)	Viktor Kozlov (9)	Even strength	BUF 3, FLA 2
3rd	10:54	Florida Panthers	Pavel Bure (7)	Viktor Kozlov (10), Jeff Norton (3)	Even strength	BUF 3, FLA 3
3rd	18:43	Buffalo Sabres	Curtis Brown (4)	Ales Kotalik (1), Alexei Zhitnik (10)	Even strength	BUF 4, FLA 3
3rd	19:44	Buffalo Sabres	J-P Dumont (7)	Unassisted	Even strength, Empty net	BUF 5, FLA 3

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

Team stats

Team stats, Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers
Stat	Buffalo Sabres	Florida Panthers
Shots on goal	31	19
Power play	2 of 8	0 of 3
Penalty minutes	51	86
Hits	15	33
Blocked shots	9	9
Giveaways	2	9
Takeaways	3	1
Faceoffs won	39/73 (53.4%)	34/73 (46.6%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

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	2	0	2	0	0		14:55
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0		11:22
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	3	0	3	+1	0	5	2	0	1		17:22
Number 18 T. Connolly	C	0	2	2	-1	0	1	0	0	0	57.9%	15:45
Number 20 A. Kotalik	R	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		16:42
Number 32 R. Ray	R	0	0	0	0	19	1	0	0	0		06:39
Number 37 C. Brown	C	1	0	1	0	0	9	2	0	0	52%	17:22
Number 41 S. Barnes	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0	60%	17:17
Number 55 D. Hamel	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		10:54
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		11:57
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	0	0	0	0	17	0	2	0	0	42.9%	12:27
Number 81 M. Satan	R	1	1	2	+1	0	7	2	0	1		23:29
Number 3 J. Patrick	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		20:04
Number 8 R. Fitzpatrick	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		10:48
Number 42 R. Smehlik	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		23:17
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	0	3	3	0	2	2	2	2	0		28:34
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		11:48
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	0	0	0	7	0	1	4	0		18:38

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 43 M. Biron	19	16	3	.842	59:30	Win

Florida Panthers

Florida Panthers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 P. Worrell	L	0	0	0	0	35	0	3	0		08:41
Number 10 P. Bure	R	1	1	2	0	2	2	0	0		23:13
Number 11 B. Lindsay	L	0	0	0	0	4	0	3	0		09:53
Number 12 O. Jokinen	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	75%	12:37
Number 14 N. Hagman	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	1		13:29
Number 16 K. Adams	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	50%	15:46
Number 17 R. Johnson	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	33.3%	14:32
Number 18 M. Nilson	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	0	33.3%	16:39
Number 22 K. Huselius	L	1	0	1	-1	0	1	0	0		13:41
Number 25 V. Kozlov	C	0	2	2	0	0	4	2	0	47.1%	15:45
Number 28 J. Wiemer	C	0	0	0	0	19	2	2	0	54.5%	12:31
Number 39 I. Novoseltsev	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		09:32
Number 49 L. Ward	R	0	0	0	0	15	0	1	0		11:15
Number 3 P. Laus	D	0	0	0	-1	5	1	4	0		16:32
Number 4 B. Hedican	D	1	0	1	-1	0	1	3	3		20:50
Number 5 J. Norton	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	3		24:49
Number 24 R. Svehla	D	0	0	0	+1	2	3	6	1		23:51
Number 45 B. Ference	D	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	0		20:03

Florida Panthers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 R. Luongo	30	26	4	.867	59:35	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:48	Florida Panthers	Peter Worrell	Tripping	2
1st	18:03	Florida Panthers	Brad Ference	Roughing	2
2nd	01:20	Buffalo Sabres	Erik Rasmussen	Hooking	2
2nd	02:22	Buffalo Sabres	Jay McKee	Roughing	2
2nd	02:22	Florida Panthers	Jason Wiemer	Cross checking	2
2nd	03:52	Florida Panthers	Bill Lindsay	High sticking	2
2nd	04:23	Florida Panthers	Brad Ference	Slashing	2
2nd	11:21	Florida Panthers	Robert Svehla	Roughing	2
2nd	11:31	Buffalo Sabres	Vyacheslav Kozlov	Tripping	2
2nd	16:32	Buffalo Sabres	Martin Biron	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	16:32	Florida Panthers	Bill Lindsay	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	16:32	Florida Panthers	Peter Worrell	Interference	2
3rd	03:26	Buffalo Sabres	Jay McKee	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	03:26	Florida Panthers	Jason Wiemer	Instigator	2
3rd	03:26	Florida Panthers	Jason Wiemer	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	03:26	Florida Panthers	Jason Wiemer	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	04:30	Buffalo Sabres	Alexei Zhitnik	High sticking	2
3rd	07:58	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Gratton	Cross checking	2
3rd	07:58	Florida Panthers	Pavel Bure	Slashing	2
3rd	11:05	Buffalo Sabres	Rob Ray	Slashing	2
3rd	11:05	Florida Panthers	Peter Worrell	Hooking	2
3rd	19:52	Florida Panthers	Peter Worrell	Instigator	2
3rd	19:52	Florida Panthers	Peter Worrell	Roughing	2
3rd	19:52	Florida Panthers	Peter Worrell	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	19:52	Florida Panthers	Peter Worrell	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	19:52	Florida Panthers	Peter Worrell	Game misconduct (game misconduct)	10
3rd	20:00	Buffalo Sabres	Rob Ray	Instigator	2
3rd	20:00	Buffalo Sabres	Rob Ray	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	20:00	Buffalo Sabres	Rob Ray	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	20:00	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Gratton	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	20:00	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Gratton	Game misconduct (game misconduct)	10
3rd	20:00	Florida Panthers	Paul Laus	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	20:00	Florida Panthers	Lance Ward	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	20:00	Florida Panthers	Lance Ward	Game misconduct (game misconduct)	10

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Florida Panthers head coach: Duane Sutter
Referees: Brad Watson, Scott Zelkin
Linesmen: Brian Mach, Pierre Racicot
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Jason Woolley, Rhett Warrener, Vaclav Varada, Eric Boulton, Henrik Tallinder, Dmitri Kalinin, Norman Milley, Taylor Pyatt
Florida Panthers scratches: Wade Flaherty, Lance Pitlick, Valeri Bure, Brad Norton, Matthew Herr, Rocky Thompson, Joey Tetarenko, Nick Smith, Dan Boyle, Kyle Rossiter, Ryan Jardine, Eric Beaudoin, Denis Shvidki, David Morisset

2001-2002 season series

Every Buffalo Sabres and Florida Panthers game in the 2001-2002 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 5 at Florida Panthers 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers, Mon, Nov 12, 2001
Florida Panthers 2 at Buffalo Sabres 0	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Nov 16, 2001
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Florida Panthers 5	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers, Fri, Mar 15, 2002
Florida Panthers 1 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Apr 5, 2002