Calgary Flames at Buffalo Sabres

Friday, November 23, 2001, 7:00 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Calgary Flames 5–2 on Friday, November 23, 2001 at home.

Final score, Calgary Flames at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
Calgary Flames	2	32-35-12-3
at Buffalo Sabres	5	35-35-11-1

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

Shots on goal by period, Calgary Flames at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Calgary Flames	11	8	12	31
Buffalo Sabres	6	9	7	22

Scoring summary

Every goal, Calgary Flames at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	00:20	Buffalo Sabres	J-P Dumont (9)	Alexei Zhitnik (13)	Even strength	CGY 0, BUF 1
2nd	06:37	Buffalo Sabres	Tim Connolly (4)	Alexei Zhitnik (14), Miroslav Satan (9)	Power play	CGY 0, BUF 2
2nd	11:16	Buffalo Sabres	Miroslav Satan (10)	Alexei Zhitnik (15), Maxim Afinogenov (4)	Power play	CGY 0, BUF 3
3rd	00:16	Buffalo Sabres	Stu Barnes (7)	Tim Connolly (9), Vaclav Varada (8)	Power play	CGY 0, BUF 4
3rd	06:38	Calgary Flames	Steve Begin (2)	Marc Savard (5), Steve Montador (1)	Even strength	CGY 1, BUF 4
3rd	06:57	Calgary Flames	Scott Nichol (4)	Steve Begin (1)	Even strength	CGY 2, BUF 4
3rd	09:21	Buffalo Sabres	James Patrick (3)	Stu Barnes (10), J-P Dumont (8)	Even strength	CGY 2, BUF 5

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

Calgary Flames skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 D. Lowry	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1		11:56
Number 12 J. Iginla	R	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0		21:32
Number 16 C. Berube	L	0	0	0	+1	2	1	2	0		07:50
Number 17 C. Clark	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		14:32
Number 22 C. Conroy	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	56.5%	19:44
Number 23 C. Wilm	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	70%	14:42
Number 26 S. Begin	L	1	1	2	+2	0	2	1	0		08:19
Number 27 M. Savard	C	0	1	1	0	6	6	0	0	53.3%	15:12
Number 36 R. Petrovicky	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		11:33
Number 37 D. McAmmond	C	0	0	0	-1	0	5	1	0		20:32
Number 40 S. Nichol	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	2	1	44.4%	11:40
Number 44 R. Niedermayer	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	66.7%	16:51
Number 3 D. Gauthier	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	2		19:44
Number 6 R. Boughner	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	2		19:36
Number 28 R. Regehr	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	2		22:06
Number 32 T. Lydman	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		18:38
Number 53 D. Morris	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	4		25:08
Number 58 S. Montador	D	0	1	1	0	5	2	1	0		14:48

Calgary Flames goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Vernon	22	17	5	.773	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	5	0	0	43.8%	16:37
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		15:54
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	1	1	2	+1	0	2	1	0	0		15:29
Number 18 T. Connolly	C	1	1	2	0	0	4	0	0	1	47.1%	17:48
Number 25 V. Varada	R	0	1	1	-1	0	0	2	1	0		20:19
Number 32 R. Ray	R	0	0	0	-1	2	0	6	0	0		08:35
Number 37 C. Brown	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	25%	02:13
Number 41 S. Barnes	C	1	1	2	+1	0	3	0	0	1	52.6%	19:06
Number 55 D. Hamel	L	0	0	0	0	5	2	2	2	0		16:54
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0		15:09
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0	21.4%	11:40
Number 81 M. Satan	R	1	1	2	+1	0	2	0	0	1		20:42
Number 3 J. Patrick	D	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0		20:04
Number 5 J. Woolley	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		14:25
Number 42 R. Smehlik	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0		20:50
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	0	3	3	0	2	0	1	1	0		23:48
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0		14:58
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	5	0		21:15

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 43 M. Biron	31	29	2	.936	60:00	Win

Penalties, Calgary Flames at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
2nd	05:06	Calgary Flames	Marc Savard	Slashing	2
2nd	07:51	Buffalo Sabres	Alexei Zhitnik	Tripping	2
2nd	09:39	Calgary Flames	Robyn Regehr	Roughing	2
2nd	12:07	Calgary Flames	Marc Savard	Roughing	2
2nd	12:08	Buffalo Sabres	Jay McKee	Roughing	2
2nd	12:08	Calgary Flames	Marc Savard	High sticking	2
2nd	15:25	Buffalo Sabres	Denis Hamel	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	15:25	Calgary Flames	Steve Montador	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	17:52	Buffalo Sabres	Brian Campbell	Interference	2
2nd	20:00	Calgary Flames	Rob Niedermayer	Slashing	2
3rd	19:47	Buffalo Sabres	Rob Ray	Roughing	2
3rd	19:47	Calgary Flames	Craig Berube	Roughing	2

Calgary Flames head coach: Greg Gilbert
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Terry Gregson, Chris Lee
Linesmen: Derek Amell, David Brisebois
Calgary Flames scratches: Dallas Eakins, Igor Kravchuk, Jeff Shantz, Jamie Allison, Alan Letang, Jason Botterill, Jamie Wright, Jeff Cowan, Ryan Christie, Blair Betts, Oleg Saprykin, Jukka Hentunen, Micki Dupont
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Rory Fitzpatrick, Rhett Warrener, Eric Boulton, Henrik Tallinder, Dmitri Kalinin, Norman Milley, Ales Kotalik, Taylor Pyatt

Every Calgary Flames and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2001-2002 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Calgary Flames 2 at Buffalo Sabres 5	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Nov 23, 2001
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Calgary Flames 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Calgary Flames, Thu, Jan 3, 2002

Other NHL games on Friday, November 23, 2001
Matchup	Status	Details
Vancouver Canucks 2 at Boston Bruins 3	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Boston Bruins, Fri, Nov 23, 2001
Phoenix Coyotes 2 at Minnesota Wild 5	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Minnesota Wild, Fri, Nov 23, 2001
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at New York Islanders 3	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at New York Islanders, Fri, Nov 23, 2001
New York Rangers 2 at Washington Capitals 6	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Washington Capitals, Fri, Nov 23, 2001
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2	Final/OT	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Columbus Blue Jackets, Fri, Nov 23, 2001
New Jersey Devils 0 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Tampa Bay Lightning, Fri, Nov 23, 2001
St. Louis Blues 1 at Detroit Red Wings 3	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Detroit Red Wings, Fri, Nov 23, 2001
Pittsburgh Penguins 0 at Nashville Predators 5	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Nashville Predators, Fri, Nov 23, 2001
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Dallas Stars 3	Final/OT	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Dallas Stars, Fri, Nov 23, 2001