2–5

Final

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

Devils at Sabres

Sabres beat Devils 5–2 at KeyBank Center on December 7, 2000.

🗓 Thu, Dec 7, 2000 · 18:00 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 2000-01 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Curtis Brown

1 G, 2 A

4 shots · 15:11 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Vaclav Varada

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 16:34 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Erik Rasmussen

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 14:54 TOI

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Chris Gratton Go-ahead 1st · 13:14

Assists: Maxim Afinogenov, Rhett Warrener · beat Martin Brodeur

0–1

2nd period

⚔️ Curtis Brown 2nd · 00:39

Assists: Erik Rasmussen, Vaclav Varada · beat Martin Brodeur

0–2

⚔️ Stu Barnes 2nd · 01:29

Assists: J-P Dumont, Miroslav Satan · beat Martin Brodeur

0–3

😈 Petr Sykora 2nd · 17:19

Assists: Jason Arnott · beat Dominik Hasek

1–3

⚔️ Vaclav Varada 2nd · 18:02

Assists: Curtis Brown, Richard Smehlik · beat Martin Brodeur

1–4

3rd period

😈 Petr Sykora 3rd · 04:51

Assists: Jason Arnott, Colin White · beat Dominik Hasek

2–4

⚔️ Erik Rasmussen PP 3rd · 12:01

Assists: Curtis Brown, Alexei Zhitnik · beat Martin Brodeur

2–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

😈NJD BUF⚔️

30 Shots on goal 30

0/0 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

13 Hits 10

10 Blocked shots 9

2 Takeaways 7

9 Giveaways 17

8 Penalty minutes 0

NJD shooting 6.7% (2/30) BUF shooting 16.7% (5/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

😈Devils

Martin Brodeur

25/30

.833 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

28/30

.933 SV% · 2 GA · 59:49 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Devils

Devils: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–4

Devils

Devils: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

😈Devils

L1 Nemchinov · Mogilny · Sykora 17:09

L2 Elias · Gomez · Arnott 15:48

L3 Brylin · Holik · Madden 13:17

L4 Pandolfo · Mckay · Stevenson 11:25

D1 Stevens · Niedermayer 21:32

D2 Rafalski · Daneyko 20:20

D3 Sutton · White 18:12

⚔️Sabres

L1 Dumont · Satan · Afinogenov 18:15

L2 Andreychuk · Gratton · Barnes 17:12

L3 Brown · Rasmussen · Varada 15:11

L4 Hamel · Tsyplakov · Ray 9:59

D1 Zhitnik · Kalinin 23:14

D2 Warrener · Smehlik 19:58

D3 Woolley · Patrick 16:48

⚔️ Last meetings

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

❓ NJD vs BUF, answered

Who won Devils vs Sabres on December 7, 2000?

Sabres won 5–2.

What was the final score of Devils vs Sabres?

The final score was Devils 2, Sabres 5.

Who scored for Devils?

Petr Sykora (2).

Who scored for Sabres?

Chris Gratton, Curtis Brown, Erik Rasmussen, Stu Barnes, Vaclav Varada.

How did the Devils goalie play?

Martin Brodeur made 25 saves on 30 shots (.833 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 28 saves on 30 shots (.933 save percentage).

Where is Devils vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Devils vs Sabres season series?

Sabres 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

😈Devils

Previous game · Dec 5

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Dec 5

Also on December 7, 2000

Devils season page Sabres season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule