3–6

Final

🐋 Home Canucks 33-25-12 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
BUF	1	1	1	3
VAN	3	3	0	6

Sabres at Canucks

Canucks beat Sabres 6–3 at Rogers Arena on March 16, 2000.

🗓 Thu, Mar 16, 2000 · 21:00 CST 📍 Rogers Arena, Vancouver 🏒 1999-00 🔁 Canucks lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐋 VAN

Markus Naslund

2 G, 2 A

8 shots · 17:12 TOI

2nd star 🐋 VAN

Andrew Cassels

4 A

1 shots · 18:39 TOI · +2

3rd star 🐋 VAN

Mark Messier

1 G, 2 A

1 shots · 18:42 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Dixon Ward Go-ahead 1st · 03:05

Assists: Chris Taylor · beat Felix Potvin

1–0

🐋 Brendan Morrison Tying 1st · 04:53

Assists: Markus Naslund, Mark Messier · beat Martin Biron

1–1

🐋 Markus Naslund PP Go-ahead 1st · 07:14

Assists: Mark Messier, Andrew Cassels · beat Martin Biron

1–2

🐋 Todd Bertuzzi 1st · 19:21

Assists: Brendan Morrison, Andrew Cassels · beat Martin Biron

1–3

2nd period

⚔️ Curtis Brown 2nd · 01:28

Assists: Miroslav Satan, Doug Gilmour · beat Felix Potvin

2–3

🐋 Markus Naslund PP 2nd · 04:10

Assists: Andrew Cassels, Mattias Ohlund · beat Martin Biron

2–4

🐋 Mattias Ohlund SH 2nd · 09:07

Assists: Andrew Cassels, Peter Schaefer · beat Martin Biron

2–5

🐋 Mark Messier 2nd · 10:08

Assists: Markus Naslund · beat Martin Biron

2–6

3rd period

⚔️ Doug Gilmour PP 3rd · 07:04

Assists: Curtis Brown, Jason Woolley · beat Felix Potvin

3–6

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF VAN🐋

20 Shots on goal 35

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 2/2

10 Hits 15

11 Blocked shots 19

6 Takeaways 21

9 Giveaways 8

8 Penalty minutes 12

BUF shooting 15.0% (3/20) VAN shooting 17.1% (6/35)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Martin Biron

29/35

.829 SV% · 6 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐋Canucks

Felix Potvin

17/20

.850 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–3

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Canucks

Canucks: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–6

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Canucks

Canucks: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Gilmour · Barnes · Satan 17:34

L2 Brown · Gratton · Varada 15:54

L3 Sanderson · Tsyplakov · Taylor 13:44

L4 Ward · Rasmussen · Afinogenov 12:24

D1 Warrener · McKee 21:38

D2 Woolley · Smehlik 18:54

D3 Patrick · Holland 17:00

🐋Canucks

L1 Messier · Cassels · Morrison 18:39

L2 Naslund · Bertuzzi · Klatt 15:45

L3 Cooke · Pederson · Hendrickson 12:23

L4 Schaefer · May · Druken 11:31

D1 Baron · Ohlund 27:52

D2 Strudwick · Hawgood 17:04

D3 Sopel · Komarniski 13:36

⚔️ Last meetings

Canucks lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →

7–6 (OT) · Canucks won

❓ BUF vs VAN, answered

Who won Sabres vs Canucks on March 16, 2000?

Canucks won 6–3.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Canucks?

The final score was Sabres 3, Canucks 6.

Who scored for Sabres?

Curtis Brown, Dixon Ward, Doug Gilmour.

Who scored for Canucks?

Markus Naslund (2), Brendan Morrison, Mark Messier, Mattias Ohlund, Todd Bertuzzi.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Martin Biron made 29 saves on 35 shots (.829 save percentage).

How did the Canucks goalie play?

Felix Potvin made 17 saves on 20 shots (.850 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Canucks played?

At Rogers Arena in Vancouver, the Canucks home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Canucks season series?

Canucks lead the season series 2–0 after 2 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

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Mar 15

🐋Canucks

Previous game · Mar 13

Also on March 16, 2000

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