Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins

Saturday, November 17, 2001, 7:00 PM ET FleetCenter, Boston Regular Season Final

Final score

The Boston Bruins beat the Buffalo Sabres 3–1 on Saturday, November 17, 2001 at home.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
Buffalo Sabres	1	35-35-11-1
at Boston Bruins	3	43-24-6-9

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

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	10	7	4	21
Boston Bruins	8	11	8	27

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	14:11	Boston Bruins	Jamie Rivers (1)	John Emmons (2), Andrei Nazarov (1)	Even strength	BUF 0, BOS 1
2nd	03:02	Buffalo Sabres	Maxim Afinogenov (7)	Miroslav Satan (8), Alexei Zhitnik (11)	Power play	BUF 1, BOS 1
2nd	08:18	Boston Bruins	Jamie Rivers (2)	Sergei Samsonov (14), Martin Lapointe (7)	Even strength	BUF 1, BOS 2
2nd	17:00	Boston Bruins	Bill Guerin (6)	Jozef Stumpel (7), Mike Knuble (3)	Even strength	BUF 1, BOS 3

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

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	-1	0	0	0	1	0		07:46
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1	0	100%	15:55
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		14:10
Number 18 T. Connolly	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0	42.9%	16:19
Number 25 V. Varada	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	0		18:32
Number 32 R. Ray	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		03:44
Number 37 C. Brown	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	47.4%	15:43
Number 41 S. Barnes	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	31.6%	20:01
Number 55 D. Hamel	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		13:33
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	1	0	1	-1	0	2	3	1	1		16:22
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	36.4%	10:53
Number 81 M. Satan	R	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0		22:15
Number 3 J. Patrick	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		21:47
Number 5 J. Woolley	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	1	0		15:08
Number 8 R. Fitzpatrick	D	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	1	0		11:38
Number 42 R. Smehlik	D	0	0	0	-2	2	0	3	1	0		19:09
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	0	1	1	-1	2	4	2	3	0		29:04
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	2	0		17:55

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 B. Essensa	27	24	3	.889	58:29	Loss

Boston Bruins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 P. Axelsson	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0		16:42
Number 12 B. Rolston	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	72.2%	23:59
Number 13 B. Guerin	R	1	0	1	+1	4	6	2	0		19:45
Number 14 S. Samsonov	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0		12:48
Number 16 J. Stumpel	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	2	52.4%	19:53
Number 19 J. Thornton	C	0	0	0	0	27	0	0	0	25%	03:34
Number 20 M. Lapointe	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	2	1	66.7%	17:48
Number 23 J. Emmons	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	2	63.2%	16:10
Number 26 M. Knuble	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	0		12:28
Number 27 G. Murray	R	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0		18:27
Number 62 A. Nazarov	L	0	1	1	+1	2	0	0	0		04:43
Number 18 K. McLaren	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2		10:43
Number 21 S. O'Donnell	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	2	2		27:23
Number 25 H. Gill	D	0	0	0	+1	0	5	3	0		30:41
Number 31 J. Rivers	D	2	0	2	+2	0	4	1	0		09:08
Number 32 D. Sweeney	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	3		19:56
Number 44 N. Boynton	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	1		19:05
Number 72 P. Kolarik	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		00:17

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 34 B. Dafoe	21	20	1	.952	60:00	Win

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	00:38	Boston Bruins	Bill Guerin	Interference goalkeeper	2
1st	06:16	Boston Bruins	Bill Guerin	Holding the stick	2
1st	09:26	Boston Bruins	Pavel Kolarik	Hooking	2
1st	10:32	Buffalo Sabres	Curtis Brown	Interference	2
1st	19:38	Boston Bruins	Joe Thornton	Instigator	2
1st	19:38	Boston Bruins	Joe Thornton	Fighting (major)	5
1st	19:38	Boston Bruins	Joe Thornton	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
1st	19:38	Boston Bruins	Joe Thornton	Game misconduct (game misconduct)	10
2nd	02:44	Boston Bruins	Byron Dafoe	Delaying game	2
2nd	06:16	Buffalo Sabres	Richard Smehlik	Hooking	2
2nd	10:25	Buffalo Sabres	Alexei Zhitnik	Holding	2
2nd	14:38	Buffalo Sabres	Rory Fitzpatrick	Delaying game	2
3rd	08:56	Boston Bruins	Andrei Nazarov	Boarding	2
3rd	11:06	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Woolley	Tripping	2

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Boston Bruins head coach: Robbie Ftorek
Referees: Don VanMassenhoven, Brad Watson
Linesmen: Gerard Gauthier, Tony Sericolo
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Rhett Warrener, Eric Boulton, Henrik Tallinder, Brian Campbell, Dmitri Kalinin, Norman Milley, Ales Kotalik, Taylor Pyatt
Boston Bruins scratches: Scott Pellerin, Rob Zamuner, Eric Manlow, Chris Kelleher, Tony Tuzzolino, Ric Jackman, P.J. Stock, Jonathan Girard, Andy Hilbert, Ivan Huml, Jarno Kultanen

Every Buffalo Sabres and Boston Bruins game in the 2001-2002 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Boston Bruins 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins, Sat, Nov 17, 2001
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Boston Bruins 4	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins, Sat, Dec 8, 2001
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Boston Bruins 2	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins, Tue, Feb 5, 2002
Boston Bruins 3 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Mar 1, 2002
Boston Bruins 2 at Buffalo Sabres 1	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Mar 21, 2002

Other NHL games on Saturday, November 17, 2001
Matchup	Status	Details
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at New Jersey Devils 1	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Nov 17, 2001
Carolina Hurricanes 0 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Nov 17, 2001
Florida Panthers 0 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final/OT	Game page: Florida Panthers at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Nov 17, 2001
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Ottawa Senators 2	Final/OT	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Nov 17, 2001
Anaheim Ducks 1 at Washington Capitals 4	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Washington Capitals, Sat, Nov 17, 2001
New York Rangers 0 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1	Final/OT	Game page: New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Nov 17, 2001
Los Angeles Kings 2 at Detroit Red Wings 4	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Detroit Red Wings, Sat, Nov 17, 2001
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Nashville Predators 3	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Nashville Predators, Sat, Nov 17, 2001
St. Louis Blues 0 at Calgary Flames 2	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Calgary Flames, Sat, Nov 17, 2001
New York Islanders 1 at Phoenix Coyotes 6	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Nov 17, 2001
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Vancouver Canucks 2	Final/OT	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Nov 17, 2001
Dallas Stars 3 at San Jose Sharks 2	Final/OT	Game page: Dallas Stars at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Nov 17, 2001