2–4

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
CHI	0	1	1	2
BUF	2	0	2	4

Blackhawks at Sabres

Sabres beat Blackhawks 4–2 at KeyBank Center on October 5, 2000.

🗓 Thu, Oct 5, 2000 · 18:00 CDT 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 2000-01 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Miroslav Satan

1 G, 1 A

8 shots · 19:30 TOI · +2

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Doug Gilmour

2 A

1 shots · 17:23 TOI · +2

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Richard Smehlik

1 G

2 shots · 19:55 TOI

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ J-P Dumont Go-ahead 1st · 05:30

Assists: Alexei Zhitnik, Dmitri Kalinin

0–1

⚔️ Miroslav Satan 1st · 15:06

Assists: Doug Gilmour, Curtis Brown

0–2

2nd period

🪶 Jean-Yves Leroux 2nd · 06:26

Assists: Josef Marha, Ryan Vandenbussche

1–2

3rd period

⚔️ Maxim Afinogenov 3rd · 01:13

Unassisted

1–3

⚔️ Richard Smehlik 3rd · 13:13

Assists: Doug Gilmour, Miroslav Satan

1–4

🪶 Anders Eriksson PP 3rd · 15:40

Assists: Steve Sullivan, Alexei Zhamnov

2–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🪶CHI BUF⚔️

21 Shots on goal 30

1/7 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3

8 Hits 14

10 Blocked shots 8

2 Takeaways 4

16 Giveaways 12

24 Penalty minutes 21

CHI shooting 9.5% (2/21) BUF shooting 13.3% (4/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🪶Blackhawks

Jocelyn Thibault

26/30

.867 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Mika Noronen

15/17

.882 SV% · 2 GA · 48:25 TOI

Dominik Hasek Shutout

4/4

1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 11:35 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–2

Blackhawks

Blackhawks: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–2

Blackhawks

Blackhawks: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🪶Blackhawks

L1 Sullivan · Zhamnov · Amonte 24:30

L2 Zelepukin · Von Arx · Nylander 13:25

L3 Daze · Leroux · Marha 10:46

L4 Probert · Janssens · Vandenbussche 8:34

D1 Eriksson · Mironov 24:22

D2 Karpovtsev · Dean 20:50

D3 McCarthy · Allison 13:32

⚔️Sabres

L1 Brown · Gilmour · Satan 17:45

L2 Barnes · Varada · Afinogenov 15:58

L3 Andreychuk · Gratton · Rasmussen 13:15

L4 Boulton · Dumont · Ray 5:09

D1 Zhitnik · Kalinin 22:54

D2 McKee · Smehlik 20:10

D3 Warrener · Woolley 16:58

⚔️ Last meetings

Sabres lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

5–4 (OT) · Sabres won

❓ CHI vs BUF, answered

Who won Blackhawks vs Sabres on October 5, 2000?

Sabres won 4–2.

What was the final score of Blackhawks vs Sabres?

The final score was Blackhawks 2, Sabres 4.

Who scored for Blackhawks?

Anders Eriksson, Jean-Yves Leroux.

Who scored for Sabres?

J-P Dumont, Maxim Afinogenov, Miroslav Satan, Richard Smehlik.

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

Jocelyn Thibault made 26 saves on 30 shots (.867 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Mika Noronen made 15 saves on 17 shots (.882 save percentage).

Where is Blackhawks vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Blackhawks vs Sabres season series?

Sabres lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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

🪶Blackhawks

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