Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins

Saturday, December 8, 2001, 7:00 PM ET FleetCenter, Boston Regular Season Final

Final score

The Boston Bruins beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–2 on Saturday, December 8, 2001 at home.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
Buffalo Sabres	2	35-35-11-1
at Boston Bruins	4	43-24-6-9

Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	0	0	2	2
Boston Bruins	1	2	1	4

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	9	7	13	29
Boston Bruins	9	12	6	27

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	05:10	Boston Bruins	Brian Rolston (13)	P.J. Axelsson (3)	Shorthanded	BUF 0, BOS 1
2nd	01:12	Boston Bruins	Joe Thornton (11)	Nick Boynton (4), Jarno Kultanen (1)	Even strength	BUF 0, BOS 2
2nd	19:56	Boston Bruins	Brian Rolston (14)	Unassisted	Shorthanded	BUF 0, BOS 3
3rd	01:40	Buffalo Sabres	Miroslav Satan (13)	Vyacheslav Kozlov (5), Tim Connolly (12)	Even strength	BUF 1, BOS 3
3rd	05:07	Boston Bruins	Joe Thornton (12)	Glen Murray (10), Byron Dafoe (1)	Even strength	BUF 1, BOS 4
3rd	12:36	Buffalo Sabres	Vaclav Varada (3)	Stu Barnes (14), Miroslav Satan (14)	Even strength	BUF 2, BOS 4

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	0	0	-1	0	1	3	0		14:03
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	0	1	1	-1	2	1	0	0	100%	20:00
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0		17:26
Number 18 T. Connolly	C	0	1	1	+1	0	3	2	1	28.6%	15:14
Number 25 V. Varada	R	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0		16:44
Number 26 E. Boulton	L	0	0	0	0	5	1	3	0		06:29
Number 37 C. Brown	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	50%	13:20
Number 41 S. Barnes	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	52.9%	18:59
Number 55 D. Hamel	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	1		12:53
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0		12:01
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	0	50%	14:37
Number 81 M. Satan	R	1	1	2	0	0	5	0	0		21:55
Number 3 J. Patrick	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		16:30
Number 4 R. Warrener	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2		18:42
Number 42 R. Smehlik	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	1		18:44
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	2	3		24:46
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1		16:57
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		17:48

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 B. Essensa	6	5	1	.833	18:45
Number 43 M. Biron	21	18	3	.857	40:00	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	1	1	+2	0	0	1	0		18:01
Number 12 B. Rolston	R	2	0	2	+2	0	4	2	0	40%	20:59
Number 13 B. Guerin	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1		19:24
Number 16 J. Stumpel	L	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	1	52.9%	16:25
Number 17 R. Zamuner	L	0	0	0	+2	2	3	0	0		15:28
Number 19 J. Thornton	C	2	0	2	+2	0	4	1	0	66.7%	17:52
Number 20 M. Lapointe	R	0	0	0	-1	2	1	2	0		12:21
Number 23 J. Emmons	C	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	50%	06:23
Number 27 G. Murray	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0		16:42
Number 33 S. Pellerin	L	0	0	0	-2	0	5	0	0		16:27
Number 42 P. Stock	C	0	0	0	0	5	0	2	0		05:11
Number 18 K. McLaren	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	5	1		22:43
Number 21 S. O'Donnell	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	1	1		27:44
Number 31 J. Rivers	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		04:53
Number 32 D. Sweeney	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	2		19:31
Number 44 N. Boynton	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	3	1		16:23
Number 55 J. Girard	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	1		17:16
Number 64 J. Kultanen	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	0		12:52

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 34 B. Dafoe	29	27	2	.931	60:00	Win

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:51	Boston Bruins	Jozef Stumpel	Hooking	2
2nd	12:18	Boston Bruins	Rob Zamuner	Charging	2
2nd	13:10	Buffalo Sabres	Vyacheslav Kozlov	High sticking	2
2nd	13:51	Buffalo Sabres	Maxim Afinogenov	Hooking	2
2nd	19:24	Boston Bruins	Martin Lapointe	Interference	2
3rd	02:37	Boston Bruins	Jonathan Girard	Slashing	2
3rd	07:10	Boston Bruins	John Emmons	Roughing	2
3rd	07:10	Boston Bruins	P.J. Stock	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	07:10	Buffalo Sabres	Eric Boulton	Fighting (major)	5

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Boston Bruins head coach: Robbie Ftorek
Referees: Mike Leggo, Dan Marouelli
Linesmen: Pat Dapuzzo, Tony Sericolo
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Rob Ray, Jason Woolley, Rory Fitzpatrick, Henrik Tallinder, Brian Campbell, Norman Milley, Ales Kotalik, Taylor Pyatt
Boston Bruins scratches: Mike Knuble, Andrei Nazarov, Eric Manlow, Chris Kelleher, Hal Gill, Tony Tuzzolino, Ric Jackman, Sergei Samsonov, Andy Hilbert, Ivan Huml, Pavel Kolarik

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, December 8, 2001
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 1 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Dec 8, 2001
Minnesota Wild 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 5	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Dec 8, 2001
New York Rangers 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Dec 8, 2001
Phoenix Coyotes 3 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final/OT	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Dec 8, 2001
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Ottawa Senators 5	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Dec 8, 2001
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 0	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Dec 8, 2001
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 6	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Dec 8, 2001
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Florida Panthers 2	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Florida Panthers, Sat, Dec 8, 2001
Los Angeles Kings 0 at St. Louis Blues 2	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Dec 8, 2001
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Nashville Predators 2	Final/OT	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Nashville Predators, Sat, Dec 8, 2001
Anaheim Ducks 4 at Calgary Flames 0	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Calgary Flames, Sat, Dec 8, 2001
San Jose Sharks 5 at Vancouver Canucks 3	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Dec 8, 2001