Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals

Wednesday, November 28, 2001, 7:00 PM ET MCI Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Washington Capitals 5–2 on Wednesday, November 28, 2001 on the road.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
Buffalo Sabres	5	35-35-11-1
at Washington Capitals	2	36-33-11-2

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

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	12	5	9	26
Washington Capitals	11	11	10	32

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	02:31	Buffalo Sabres	Maxim Afinogenov (8)	Jason Woolley (5), Martin Biron (1)	Even strength	BUF 1, WSH 0
1st	05:36	Buffalo Sabres	Vyacheslav Kozlov (6)	Tim Connolly (10), Erik Rasmussen (2)	Even strength	BUF 2, WSH 0
2nd	06:40	Washington Capitals	Ken Klee (1)	Andrei Nikolishin (9)	Even strength	BUF 2, WSH 1
2nd	11:01	Buffalo Sabres	Miroslav Satan (11)	Unassisted	Shorthanded	BUF 3, WSH 1
2nd	11:50	Washington Capitals	Peter Bondra (15)	Adam Oates (16), Sylvain Cote (7)	Power play	BUF 3, WSH 2
3rd	09:38	Buffalo Sabres	Jay McKee (1)	J-P Dumont (10), Stu Barnes (11)	Even strength	BUF 4, WSH 2
3rd	18:50	Buffalo Sabres	Stu Barnes (8)	Erik Rasmussen (3), Richard Smehlik (3)	Even strength, Empty net	BUF 5, WSH 2

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	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 E. Rasmussen	C	0	2	2	+2	0	0	1	0		15:55
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0		11:50
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	1		14:58
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	1		13:08
Number 18 T. Connolly	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	61.1%	17:13
Number 25 V. Varada	R	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	0		18:54
Number 32 R. Ray	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		08:56
Number 37 C. Brown	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	4	36.4%	16:05
Number 41 S. Barnes	C	1	1	2	+4	0	2	0	0	25%	18:07
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	1	0	1	+1	0	3	1	1		11:43
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	41.7%	12:05
Number 81 M. Satan	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0		19:49
Number 4 R. Warrener	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	3	4		19:46
Number 5 J. Woolley	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	1		14:08
Number 42 R. Smehlik	D	0	1	1	+2	0	0	2	3		24:53
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	0	0	0	+2	2	2	0	0		28:04
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0		10:49
Number 74 J. McKee	D	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	2		20:21

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 43 M. Biron	32	30	2	.938	60:00	Win

Washington Capitals 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 8 D. Khristich	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	50%	12:05
Number 9 D. Zubrus	C	0	0	0	+1	2	2	1	0	0		16:16
Number 10 U. Dahlen	R	0	0	0	-3	0	4	0	1	0		20:23
Number 11 J. Halpern	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	0	0	50%	10:35
Number 12 P. Bondra	R	1	0	1	-1	0	6	1	0	1		21:31
Number 13 A. Nikolishin	C	0	1	1	0	2	3	0	0	0	78.9%	18:20
Number 14 J. Sacco	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		08:37
Number 17 C. Simon	L	0	0	0	-2	2	2	2	0	0		11:50
Number 18 M. Pettinger	L	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0	0		11:36
Number 46 M. Farrell	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0		05:44
Number 68 J. Jagr	R	0	0	0	-3	0	2	1	1	0		21:45
Number 77 A. Oates	C	0	1	1	-3	0	0	0	0	0	62.5%	21:13
Number 2 K. Klee	D	1	0	1	0	0	4	1	2	0		24:11
Number 3 S. Cote	D	0	1	1	-2	0	2	3	5	0		30:18
Number 4 F. Kucera	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		22:43
Number 19 B. Witt	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	2	0		21:53
Number 24 R. Zettler	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	0		07:30
Number 29 J. Reekie	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0		08:26

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 37 O. Kolzig	25	21	4	.840	59:02	Loss

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	13:33	Washington Capitals	Chris Simon	Elbowing	2
2nd	01:50	Buffalo Sabres	Rhett Warrener	Holding	2
2nd	06:52	Washington Capitals	Andrei Nikolishin	High sticking	2
2nd	10:34	Buffalo Sabres	Alexei Zhitnik	Hooking	2
3rd	10:39	Washington Capitals	Dainius Zubrus	Hooking	2

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Washington Capitals head coach: Ron Wilson
Referees: Brad Meier, Dan O'Halloran
Linesmen: Brian Murphy, Tim Nowak
Buffalo Sabres scratches: James Patrick, Rory Fitzpatrick, Eric Boulton, Denis Hamel, Henrik Tallinder, Dmitri Kalinin, Norman Milley, Taylor Pyatt
Washington Capitals scratches: Calle Johansson, Steve Konowalchuk, Sergei Gonchar, Peter Ferraro, Dean Melanson, Chris Ferraro, Patrick Boileau, Trent Whitfield, Jean-Francois Fortin, Todd Rohloff, Stephen Peat, Chris Corrinet, Nolan Yonkman, Brian Sutherby, Jakub Cutta

Every Buffalo Sabres and Washington Capitals game in the 2001-2002 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 5 at Washington Capitals 2	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals, Wed, Nov 28, 2001
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Washington Capitals 2	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals, Sun, Jan 27, 2002
Washington Capitals 4 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Mar 26, 2002
Washington Capitals 3 at Buffalo Sabres 1	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Apr 12, 2002

Other NHL games on Wednesday, November 28, 2001
Matchup	Status	Details
Vancouver Canucks 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 3	Final/OT	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Chicago Blackhawks, Wed, Nov 28, 2001
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Anaheim Ducks 0	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Anaheim Ducks, Wed, Nov 28, 2001