6–4

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
PIT	2	2	2	6
BUF	1	3	0	4

Penguins at Sabres

Penguins beat Sabres 6–4 at KeyBank Center on December 1, 2000.

🗓 Fri, Dec 1, 2000 · 18:00 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 2000-01 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Robert Lang

2 G, 1 A

2 shots · 18:27 TOI · +3

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Andrew Ference

3 A

1 shots · 16:18 TOI

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Alex Kovalev

2 G

4 shots · 21:39 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

10 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Rob Ray Go-ahead 1st · 13:51

Assists: Denis Hamel, Jason Woolley · beat Garth Snow

0–1

🐧 Rene Corbet Tying 1st · 18:04

Assists: Aleksey Morozov, Andrew Ference · beat Dominik Hasek

1–1

🐧 Alex Kovalev Go-ahead 1st · 18:19

Assists: Michal Rozsival, Darius Kasparaitis · beat Dominik Hasek

2–1

2nd period

⚔️ Chris Gratton Tying 2nd · 02:53

Assists: Vladimir Tsyplakov · beat Garth Snow

2–2

🐧 Robert Lang Go-ahead 2nd · 03:42

Assists: Martin Straka · beat Dominik Hasek

3–2

⚔️ J-P Dumont Tying 2nd · 07:22

Assists: Miroslav Satan, Stu Barnes · beat Garth Snow

3–3

🐧 Alex Kovalev Go-ahead 2nd · 12:09

Assists: Robert Lang, Andrew Ference · beat Dominik Hasek

4–3

⚔️ Miroslav Satan PP Tying 2nd · 17:02

Assists: Dmitri Kalinin, Alexei Zhitnik · beat Garth Snow

4–4

3rd period

🐧 Josef Beranek Go-ahead 3rd · 05:15

Assists: Jaromir Jagr, Andrew Ference · beat Dominik Hasek

5–4

🐧 Robert Lang Empty net 3rd · 19:50

Assists: Jaromir Jagr

6–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐧PIT BUF⚔️

32 Shots on goal 32

0/1 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6

3 Hits 14

12 Blocked shots 9

2 Takeaways 6

20 Giveaways 13

14 Penalty minutes 6

PIT shooting 18.8% (6/32) BUF shooting 12.5% (4/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐧Penguins

Garth Snow

28/32

.875 SV% · 4 GA · 59:47 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

26/31

.839 SV% · 5 GA · 59:22 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 4–4

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 2nd: 13-8-2 (57% win rate, 23 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 12-7-3 (55% win rate, 22 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐧Penguins

L1 Beranek · Jagr · Kovalev 21:39

L2 Straka · Lang · Morozov 18:27

L3 Corbet · Hrdina · Kraft 11:43

L4 Simicek · Barnaby 8:40

D1 Norton · Kasparaitis 21:29

D2 Jonsson · Rozsival 20:47

D3 Ference · Slegr 14:42

D4 Trebil 3:02

⚔️Sabres

L1 Barnes · Satan · Dumont 19:45

L2 Rasmussen · Brown · Afinogenov 17:14

L3 Andreychuk · Gratton · Varada 13:32

L4 Hamel · Tsyplakov · Ray 8:26

D1 Zhitnik · Woolley 25:40

D2 Smehlik · Kalinin 19:00

D3 Warrener · Patrick 15:32

⚔️ Last meetings

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

Apr 7, 2000

🐧PIT @ ⚔️BUF

2–1 (OT) · Penguins won

Feb 16, 2000

⚔️BUF @ 🐧PIT

1–1 (OT) · Sabres won

❓ PIT vs BUF, answered

Who won Penguins vs Sabres on December 1, 2000?

Penguins won 6–4.

What was the final score of Penguins vs Sabres?

The final score was Penguins 6, Sabres 4.

Who scored for Penguins?

Alex Kovalev (2), Robert Lang (2), Josef Beranek, Rene Corbet.

Who scored for Sabres?

Chris Gratton, J-P Dumont, Miroslav Satan, Rob Ray.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Garth Snow made 28 saves on 32 shots (.875 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 26 saves on 31 shots (.839 save percentage).

Where is Penguins vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Penguins vs Sabres season series?

Penguins 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

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Nov 28

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Nov 28

Also on December 1, 2000

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