4–5

Final / OT

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

Sabres at Red Wings

Red Wings beat Sabres 5–4 in overtime at Little Caesars Arena on October 21, 2000.

🗓 Sat, Oct 21, 2000 · 18:30 CDT 📍 Little Caesars Arena, Detroit 🏒 2000-01 🔁 Red Wings lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐙 DET

Pat Verbeek

2 G, 1 A

2 shots · 15:07 TOI

2nd star 🐙 DET

Brendan Shanahan

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 20:08 TOI · +1

3rd star 🐙 DET

Sergei Fedorov

2 A

2 shots · 25:33 TOI · -1

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🐙 Doug Brown PP Go-ahead 1st · 11:10

Assists: Larry Murphy, Sergei Fedorov · beat Dominik Hasek

0–1

⚔️ Miroslav Satan Tying 1st · 17:32

Assists: Chris Gratton, Rhett Warrener · beat Manny Legace

1–1

🐙 Martin Lapointe Go-ahead 1st · 18:50

Assists: Brendan Shanahan, Brent Gilchrist · beat Dominik Hasek

1–2

2nd period

⚔️ Stu Barnes PP Tying 2nd · 03:39

Assists: James Patrick, Dominik Hasek · beat Manny Legace

2–2

⚔️ Doug Gilmour Go-ahead 2nd · 06:22

Assists: Maxim Afinogenov, Chris Gratton · beat Manny Legace

3–2

🐙 Pat Verbeek PP Tying 2nd · 07:06

Assists: Nicklas Lidstrom, Sergei Fedorov · beat Dominik Hasek

3–3

🐙 Pat Verbeek Go-ahead 2nd · 19:08

Assists: Aaron Ward, Tomas Holmstrom · beat Dominik Hasek

3–4

3rd period

⚔️ Curtis Brown Tying 3rd · 05:40

Assists: J-P Dumont, Vladimir Tsyplakov · beat Manny Legace

4–4

Overtime

🐙 Brendan Shanahan PP Go-ahead OT · 04:27

Assists: Nicklas Lidstrom, Pat Verbeek · beat Dominik Hasek

4–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF DET🐙

33 Shots on goal 27

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 3/5

22 Hits 29

16 Blocked shots 17

8 Takeaways 9

8 Giveaways 14

10 Penalty minutes 8

BUF shooting 12.1% (4/33) DET shooting 18.5% (5/27)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

22/27

.815 SV% · 5 GA · 64:27 TOI

🐙Red Wings

Manny Legace

29/33

.879 SV% · 4 GA · 64:27 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–2

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Red Wings

Red Wings: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–4

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Red Wings

Red Wings: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Gilmour · Satan · Afinogenov 18:42

L2 Barnes · Brown · Varada 16:07

L3 Tsyplakov · Gratton · Rasmussen 14:45

L4 Andreychuk · Hamel · Dumont 11:10

D1 Warrener · Kalinin 23:00

D2 McKee · Smehlik 21:18

D3 Patrick · Woolley 19:56

🐙Red Wings

L1 Shanahan · Gilchrist · Fedorov 20:08

L2 Draper · Lapointe · McCarty 15:51

L3 Maltby · Verbeek · Brown 14:04

L4 Kozlov · Holmstrom · Dandenault 10:53

D1 Lidstrom · Ward 26:28

D2 Fischer · Murphy 21:06

D3 Gill · Duchesne 14:52

⚔️ Last meetings

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

4–4 (OT) · Red Wings won

Mar 29, 1998

⚔️BUF @ 🐙DET

2–4 · Red Wings won

❓ BUF vs DET, answered

Who won Sabres vs Red Wings on October 21, 2000?

Red Wings won 5–4 in overtime.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Red Wings?

The final score was Sabres 4, Red Wings 5, in overtime.

Who scored for Sabres?

Curtis Brown, Doug Gilmour, Miroslav Satan, Stu Barnes.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Pat Verbeek (2), Brendan Shanahan, Doug Brown, Martin Lapointe.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 22 saves on 27 shots (.815 save percentage).

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Manny Legace made 29 saves on 33 shots (.879 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Red Wings played?

At Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, the Red Wings home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Red Wings season series?

Red Wings 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

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