3–5

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
LAK	2	0	1	3
BUF	0	3	2	5

Kings at Sabres

Sabres beat Kings 5–3 at KeyBank Center on October 7, 2000.

🗓 Sat, Oct 7, 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

Stu Barnes

1 G, 2 A

1 shots · 20:04 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Vaclav Varada

2 G

2 shots · 15:57 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

J-P Dumont

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 17:20 TOI

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

👑 Ziggy Palffy PP Go-ahead 1st · 03:07

Assists: Bryan Smolinski, Luc Robitaille

1–0

👑 Rob Blake PP 1st · 06:00

Assists: Ziggy Palffy, Luc Robitaille

2–0

2nd period

⚔️ Vaclav Varada 2nd · 05:36

Assists: J-P Dumont

2–1

⚔️ J-P Dumont PP Tying 2nd · 11:19

Assists: Stu Barnes, Doug Gilmour

2–2

⚔️ Stu Barnes PP Go-ahead 2nd · 18:42

Assists: Doug Gilmour, Miroslav Satan

2–3

3rd period

⚔️ Dave Andreychuk PP 3rd · 14:30

Assists: Jason Woolley, Maxim Afinogenov

2–4

👑 Glen Murray 3rd · 17:10

Assists: Bryan Smolinski

3–4

⚔️ Vaclav Varada PP Empty net 3rd · 19:58

Assists: Stu Barnes

3–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

👑LAK BUF⚔️

22 Shots on goal 24

2/6 Power play (goals / chances) 4/8

15 Hits 26

14 Blocked shots 14

2 Takeaways 5

22 Giveaways 21

21 Penalty minutes 17

LAK shooting 13.6% (3/22) BUF shooting 20.8% (5/24)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

👑Kings

Jamie Storr

19/23

.826 SV% · 4 GA · 58:51 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Mika Noronen

19/22

.864 SV% · 3 GA · 59:57 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–0

Kings

Kings: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–3

Kings

Kings: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

👑Kings

L1 Robitaille · Smolinski · Palffy 19:14

L2 Corkum · Murray · Emerson 16:15

L3 Belanger · Buchberger · Laperriere 11:49

L4 Johnson · Grimson · Reinprecht 8:59

D1 Blake · Schneider 27:38

D2 Norstrom · Visnovsky 16:36

D3 Karalahti · Modry 15:52

⚔️Sabres

L1 Gilmour · Barnes · Satan 20:28

L2 Gratton · Dumont · Afinogenov 17:08

L3 Andreychuk · Brown · Varada 15:21

L4 Boulton · Rasmussen · Ray 5:13

D1 Zhitnik · McKee 21:34

D2 Kalinin · Warrener 18:42

D3 Smehlik · Woolley 16:56

⚔️ Last meetings

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

❓ LAK vs BUF, answered

Who won Kings vs Sabres on October 7, 2000?

Sabres won 5–3.

What was the final score of Kings vs Sabres?

The final score was Kings 3, Sabres 5.

Who scored for Kings?

Glen Murray, Rob Blake, Ziggy Palffy.

Who scored for Sabres?

Vaclav Varada (2), Dave Andreychuk, J-P Dumont, Stu Barnes.

How did the Kings goalie play?

Jamie Storr made 19 saves on 23 shots (.826 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Mika Noronen made 19 saves on 22 shots (.864 save percentage).

Where is Kings vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Kings 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

👑Kings

Previous game · Oct 6

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Oct 5

Also on October 7, 2000

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