New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres

Tuesday, November 27, 2001, 7:00 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The New York Rangers and Buffalo Sabres tied 2–2 on Tuesday, November 27, 2001.

Final score, New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
New York Rangers	2	36-38-4-4
at Buffalo Sabres	2	35-35-11-1

Goals by period, New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
New York Rangers	0	1	1	0	2
Buffalo Sabres	1	1	0	0	2

Shots on goal by period, New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
New York Rangers	8	11	9	4	32
Buffalo Sabres	14	20	11	4	49

Scoring summary

Every goal, New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	06:48	Buffalo Sabres	Denis Hamel (1)	Unassisted	Even strength	NYR 0, BUF 1
2nd	11:11	Buffalo Sabres	J-P Dumont (10)	Jason Woolley (4), James Patrick (5)	Power play	NYR 0, BUF 2
2nd	19:54	New York Rangers	Eric Lindros (13)	Brian Leetch (15), Mark Messier (9)	Power play	NYR 1, BUF 2
3rd	19:51	New York Rangers	Mike York (10)	Mark Messier (10), Eric Lindros (14)	Even strength	NYR 2, BUF 2

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

New York Rangers 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 10 S. McCarthy	R	0	0	0	-1	5	0	2	0	0		03:18
Number 11 M. Messier	C	0	2	2	+1	0	1	1	0	0	60%	19:54
Number 14 T. Fleury	R	0	0	0	+1	4	3	1	2	0	33.3%	28:02
Number 16 M. York	L	1	0	1	+1	0	7	1	2	0	44.4%	25:59
Number 18 Z. Ciger	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		15:45
Number 21 S. McKenna	L	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0		01:07
Number 26 A. Johansson	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50%	18:12
Number 32 J. Toms	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	0	50%	13:18
Number 37 M. Samuelsson	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	0		12:24
Number 88 E. Lindros	C	1	1	2	+1	2	2	1	1	1	31.3%	25:11
Number 93 P. Nedved	C	0	0	0	+1	2	5	2	0	0	66.7%	22:21
Number 2 B. Leetch	D	0	1	1	+1	2	2	0	5	0		29:46
Number 5 D. Purinton	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	1	0		11:36
Number 22 T. Kloucek	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		15:36
Number 23 V. Malakhov	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0		25:27
Number 33 D. Karpa	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0		18:41
Number 34 B. Berard	D	0	0	0	0	2	8	0	0	0		19:05
Number 55 I. Ulanov	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		01:15

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 M. Richter	49	47	2	.959	64:00	T

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	4	4	2	0	0	100%	14:27
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	1	0	1	0	0	6	0	0	1		18:09
Number 18 T. Connolly	C	0	0	0	+1	4	2	0	0	0	40%	17:12
Number 25 V. Varada	R	0	0	0	-1	0	5	3	0	0		22:30
Number 26 E. Boulton	L	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	1	0		04:24
Number 32 R. Ray	R	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0		03:07
Number 37 C. Brown	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	0	0	50%	22:58
Number 41 S. Barnes	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	58.8%	21:20
Number 55 D. Hamel	L	1	0	1	+1	0	4	2	1	0		10:43
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	0	0	+1	0	7	0	0	0		14:33
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	53.3%	10:21
Number 81 M. Satan	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	0		24:45
Number 3 J. Patrick	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	0		14:29
Number 4 R. Warrener	D	0	0	0	0	2	5	1	1	0		20:01
Number 5 J. Woolley	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	2	0		18:54
Number 42 R. Smehlik	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0		21:18
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	0	0		27:40
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	0		22:47

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 43 M. Biron	32	30	2	.938	64:32	T

Penalties, New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:17	Buffalo Sabres	Erik Rasmussen	Hooking	2
1st	11:20	New York Rangers	Brian Leetch	Holding	2
1st	15:32	Buffalo Sabres	Rob Ray	Fighting (major)	5
1st	15:32	New York Rangers	Steve McKenna	Fighting (major)	5
1st	17:49	Buffalo Sabres	Tim Connolly	Hooking	2
2nd	00:55	New York Rangers	Theo Fleury	Tripping	2
2nd	04:27	Buffalo Sabres	Eric Boulton	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	04:27	New York Rangers	Sandy McCarthy	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	09:12	New York Rangers	Theo Fleury	Tripping	2
2nd	09:12	New York Rangers	Dale Purinton	Elbowing	2
2nd	16:42	Buffalo Sabres	Rob Ray	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	16:42	New York Rangers	Steve McKenna	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	19:04	Buffalo Sabres	Rhett Warrener	Interference	2
3rd	01:04	Buffalo Sabres	Tim Connolly	High sticking	2
3rd	04:15	New York Rangers	Eric Lindros	Interference	2
3rd	05:29	New York Rangers	Petr Nedved	Tripping	2
3rd	13:19	New York Rangers	Bryan Berard	Interference	2
3rd	15:48	Buffalo Sabres	Erik Rasmussen	Slashing	2
3rd	17:48	Buffalo Sabres	Alexei Zhitnik	Cross checking	2

New York Rangers head coach: Ron Low
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Kerry Fraser, Ian Walsh
Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Ray Scapinello
New York Rangers scratches: Sylvain Lefebvre, Jason Dawe, Darren Van Impe, Michal Grosek, Radek Dvorak, Mike Mottau, Rico Fata, Manny Malhotra, Barrett Heisten, Peter Smrek, Richard Scott
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Vyacheslav Kozlov, Rory Fitzpatrick, Henrik Tallinder, Brian Campbell, Dmitri Kalinin, Norman Milley, Ales Kotalik, Taylor Pyatt

Every New York Rangers and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2001-2002 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 4 at New York Rangers 5	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers, Sun, Oct 7, 2001
New York Rangers 4 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Nov 10, 2001
New York Rangers 2 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final/OT	Game page: New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Nov 27, 2001
Buffalo Sabres 2 at New York Rangers 4	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers, Sat, Dec 15, 2001

Other NHL games on Tuesday, November 27, 2001
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Boston Bruins 6	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Boston Bruins, Tue, Nov 27, 2001
Washington Capitals 5 at New York Islanders 5	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Islanders, Tue, Nov 27, 2001
Phoenix Coyotes 0 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Columbus Blue Jackets, Tue, Nov 27, 2001
Carolina Hurricanes 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Toronto Maple Leafs, Tue, Nov 27, 2001
Atlanta Thrashers 1 at Montreal Canadiens 5	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Nov 27, 2001
New Jersey Devils 0 at Pittsburgh Penguins 6	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins, Tue, Nov 27, 2001
Calgary Flames 2 at Detroit Red Wings 4	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Detroit Red Wings, Tue, Nov 27, 2001
Ottawa Senators 2 at St. Louis Blues 4	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at St. Louis Blues, Tue, Nov 27, 2001
Vancouver Canucks 1 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Minnesota Wild, Tue, Nov 27, 2001
Florida Panthers 1 at Colorado Avalanche 4	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Colorado Avalanche, Tue, Nov 27, 2001
Nashville Predators 2 at San Jose Sharks 3	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at San Jose Sharks, Tue, Nov 27, 2001