🐦 Away Thrashers 11-22-4 before this game

5–4

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
ATL	1	2	2	5
BUF	3	1	0	4

Thrashers at Sabres

Thrashers beat Sabres 5–4 at KeyBank Center on January 4, 2000.

🗓 Tue, Jan 4, 2000 · 18:00 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1999-00 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 3–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Miroslav Satan

2 G, 2 A

6 shots · 21:24 TOI

2nd star 🐦 ATL

Ray Ferraro

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · 18:31 TOI

3rd star 🐦 ATL

Denny Lambert

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 19:15 TOI

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Miroslav Satan Go-ahead 1st · 01:40

Assists: Michal Grosek, Brian Holzinger · beat Scott Fankhouser

0–1

⚔️ Miroslav Satan PP 1st · 11:47

Assists: Stu Barnes, Jason Woolley · beat Scott Fankhouser

0–2

🐦 Darryl Shannon PP 1st · 14:20

Assists: Denny Lambert, Ray Ferraro · beat Martin Biron

1–2

⚔️ Stu Barnes PP 1st · 19:53

Assists: Jason Woolley, Miroslav Satan · beat Scott Fankhouser

1–3

2nd period

⚔️ Brian Holzinger 2nd · 08:42

Assists: Miroslav Satan, Michal Grosek · beat Scott Fankhouser

1–4

🐦 Ray Ferraro PP 2nd · 14:45

Assists: Darryl Shannon, Mike Stapleton · beat Martin Biron

2–4

🐦 Ed Ward SH 2nd · 17:04

Assists: Andreas Karlsson, Gord Murphy · beat Martin Biron

3–4

3rd period

🐦 Denny Lambert Tying 3rd · 00:18

Assists: Ray Ferraro, Mike Stapleton · beat Martin Biron

4–4

🐦 Jason Botterill Go-ahead 3rd · 18:51

Assists: Nelson Emerson, Chris Tamer · beat Martin Biron

5–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐦ATL BUF⚔️

30 Shots on goal 31

2/4 Power play (goals / chances) 2/7

20 Hits 13

12 Blocked shots 9

1 Takeaways 3

16 Giveaways 16

16 Penalty minutes 10

ATL shooting 16.7% (5/30) BUF shooting 12.9% (4/31)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐦Thrashers

Scott Fankhouser

27/31

.871 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Martin Biron

25/30

.833 SV% · 5 GA · 58:34 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–3

Thrashers

Thrashers: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–4

Thrashers

Thrashers: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐦Thrashers

L1 Lambert · Stapleton · Ferraro 19:15

L2 Karlsson · Emerson · Ward 15:17

L3 Botterill · Johnson · Buchberger 11:26

L4 Brunette · Stefan · Sylvester 7:15

D1 Murphy · Shannon 26:35

D2 Galanov · Tamer 24:33

D3 Ndur · Tremblay 8:34

⚔️Sabres

L1 Grosek · Holzinger · Satan 20:08

L2 Peca · Barnes · Brown 16:04

L3 Primeau · Rasmussen · Afinogenov 13:09

L4 Ward · Sanderson · Varada 10:14

D1 Zhitnik · Woolley 22:06

D2 Sarich · McKee 19:53

D3 Kalinin · Patrick 16:54

⚔️ Last meetings

Sabres lead the season series 3–1 Full head-to-head →

5–5 (OT) · Sabres won

❓ ATL vs BUF, answered

Who won Thrashers vs Sabres on January 4, 2000?

Thrashers won 5–4.

What was the final score of Thrashers vs Sabres?

The final score was Thrashers 5, Sabres 4.

Who scored for Thrashers?

Darryl Shannon, Denny Lambert, Ed Ward, Jason Botterill, Ray Ferraro.

Who scored for Sabres?

Miroslav Satan (2), Brian Holzinger, Stu Barnes.

How did the Thrashers goalie play?

Scott Fankhouser made 27 saves on 31 shots (.871 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Martin Biron made 25 saves on 30 shots (.833 save percentage).

Where is Thrashers vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Thrashers vs Sabres season series?

Sabres lead the season series 3–1 after 4 games.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🐦Thrashers

Previous game · Jan 1

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Jan 3

Also on January 4, 2000

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