Buffalo Sabres at Columbus Blue Jackets

Saturday, December 29, 2001, 7:00 PM ET Nationwide Arena, Columbus Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres and Columbus Blue Jackets tied 2–2 on Saturday, December 29, 2001.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
Buffalo Sabres	2	35-35-11-1
at Columbus Blue Jackets	2	22-47-8-5

Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Buffalo Sabres	0	1	1	0	2
Columbus Blue Jackets	0	1	1	0	2

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Buffalo Sabres	10	11	11	0	32
Columbus Blue Jackets	6	7	8	6	27

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Columbus Blue Jackets. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	08:37	Columbus Blue Jackets	Mike Sillinger (8)	Brett Harkins (2), Espen Knutsen (15)	Power play	BUF 0, CBJ 1
2nd	10:03	Buffalo Sabres	J-P Dumont (16)	Miroslav Satan (18), Jason Woolley (11)	Even strength	BUF 1, CBJ 1
3rd	13:19	Columbus Blue Jackets	Ray Whitney (9)	Brett Harkins (3), Mike Sillinger (8)	Power play	BUF 1, CBJ 2
3rd	13:58	Buffalo Sabres	Stu Barnes (13)	Miroslav Satan (19), J-P Dumont (12)	Even strength	BUF 2, CBJ 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 13 V. Kozlov	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	100%	08:48
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	1	1	2	+2	0	2	1	0		15:32
Number 18 T. Connolly	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	35.3%	20:19
Number 24 T. Pyatt	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		10:11
Number 25 V. Varada	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		13:27
Number 32 R. Ray	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		03:05
Number 37 C. Brown	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	45%	19:22
Number 41 S. Barnes	C	1	0	1	+2	0	4	2	2	55%	20:53
Number 55 D. Hamel	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0		13:24
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	0		20:00
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	47.1%	15:58
Number 81 M. Satan	R	0	2	2	+2	0	6	1	0		24:19
Number 4 R. Warrener	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2		21:46
Number 5 J. Woolley	D	0	1	1	+1	2	0	1	2		17:09
Number 42 R. Smehlik	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	1	1		22:42
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	0	0	0	+1	0	4	3	3		26:29
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	1	0		17:00
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	1		20:57

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 43 M. Biron	27	25	2	.926	65:00	T

Columbus Blue Jackets 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 D. Vyborny	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	1	0		15:52
Number 10 S. Aubin	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	4	1	0	29.4%	17:15
Number 11 K. Dineen	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	1	0		13:28
Number 14 R. Whitney	L	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	1		20:52
Number 16 M. Sillinger	C	1	1	2	-1	0	2	1	1	1	75%	19:27
Number 18 R. Kron	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	33.3%	14:22
Number 21 E. Knutsen	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	50%	22:52
Number 27 B. Sloan	R	0	0	0	-1	2	2	6	3	0		14:39
Number 28 T. Wright	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	50%	19:43
Number 29 G. Marshall	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	0	0		12:17
Number 42 B. Harkins	L	0	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	50%	10:49
Number 45 J. Shelley	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		04:18
Number 4 L. Odelein	D	0	0	0	-2	2	0	1	2	0		25:51
Number 5 J. Pushor	D	0	0	0	0	4	3	2	2	0		20:43
Number 7 D. Quint	D	0	0	0	-2	0	5	1	1	0		31:35
Number 34 J. Grand-Pierre	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	2	0		15:02
Number 37 M. Timander	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0		23:24
Number 44 R. Klesla	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		09:31

Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 R. Tugnutt	32	30	2	.938	65:00	T

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Columbus Blue Jackets
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	08:42	Buffalo Sabres	Richard Smehlik	High sticking	2
1st	13:25	Columbus Blue Jackets	Jamie Pushor	Holding	2
1st	15:57	Buffalo Sabres	Maxim Afinogenov	Tripping	2
1st	18:14	Columbus Blue Jackets	Blake Sloan	Cross checking	2
2nd	08:06	Buffalo Sabres	Dmitri Kalinin	Hooking	2
2nd	13:29	Columbus Blue Jackets	Jamie Pushor	Interference	2
2nd	15:29	Buffalo Sabres	Maxim Afinogenov	Roughing	2
2nd	19:38	Buffalo Sabres	Taylor Pyatt	Roughing	2
2nd	19:38	Columbus Blue Jackets	Lyle Odelein	Roughing	2
3rd	13:14	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Woolley	Hooking	2

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Columbus Blue Jackets head coach: Dave King
Referees: Tom Kowal, Bill McCreary
Linesmen: Steve Barton, Danny McCourt
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Bob Essensa, James Patrick, Rory Fitzpatrick, Eric Boulton, Erik Rasmussen, Henrik Tallinder, Brian Campbell, Norman Milley, Ales Kotalik
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches: Jamie Heward, Geoff Sanderson, Sean Pronger, Radim Bicanek, David Ling, Matt Davidson, Martin Spanhel, Derrick Walser, Brad Moran, Chris Nielsen, Mathieu Darche, Blake Bellefeuille, Andrej Nedorost, Duvie Westcott

Every Buffalo Sabres and Columbus Blue Jackets game in the 2001-2002 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Buffalo Sabres 1	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Oct 19, 2001
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Dec 29, 2001

Other NHL games on Saturday, December 29, 2001
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 5 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4	Final/OT	Game page: Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Dec 29, 2001
Montreal Canadiens 5 at New York Islanders 6	Final/OT	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at New York Islanders, Sat, Dec 29, 2001
Ottawa Senators 5 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Dec 29, 2001
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Florida Panthers 4	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Florida Panthers, Sat, Dec 29, 2001
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Nashville Predators 3	Final/OT	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Nashville Predators, Sat, Dec 29, 2001
Philadelphia Flyers 5 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Dec 29, 2001
Minnesota Wild 3 at Calgary Flames 4	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Calgary Flames, Sat, Dec 29, 2001
New Jersey Devils 2 at Vancouver Canucks 4	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Dec 29, 2001
New York Rangers 5 at Los Angeles Kings 4	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Dec 29, 2001