🐆 Away Panthers 10-13-7 before this game

2–3

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
FLA	0	1	1	2
BUF	1	2	0	3

Panthers at Sabres

Sabres beat Panthers 3–2 at KeyBank Center on December 16, 2000.

🗓 Sat, Dec 16, 2000 · 17:30 CST 📍 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

Erik Rasmussen

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 15:46 TOI · +1

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Dmitri Kalinin

2 A

2 shots · 18:29 TOI · +2

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

J-P Dumont

1 G

2 shots · 17:52 TOI

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Denis Hamel Go-ahead 1st · 18:29

Assists: Erik Rasmussen, Dmitri Kalinin · beat Trevor Kidd

0–1

2nd period

⚔️ J-P Dumont 2nd · 13:37

Assists: Stu Barnes, Dmitri Kalinin · beat Trevor Kidd

0–2

🐆 Mike Sillinger 2nd · 16:10

Assists: Greg Adams, Pavel Bure · beat Dominik Hasek

1–2

⚔️ Erik Rasmussen 2nd · 19:01

Assists: Curtis Brown · beat Trevor Kidd

1–3

3rd period

🐆 Igor Larionov 3rd · 17:50

Assists: Scott Mellanby, Anders Eriksson · beat Dominik Hasek

2–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐆FLA BUF⚔️

30 Shots on goal 22

8 Hits 11

8 Blocked shots 15

1 Takeaways 3

13 Giveaways 8

17 Penalty minutes 17

FLA shooting 6.7% (2/30) BUF shooting 13.6% (3/22)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐆Panthers

Trevor Kidd

19/22

.864 SV% · 3 GA · 58:35 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

28/30

.933 SV% · 2 GA · 59:58 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Panthers

Panthers: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–3

Panthers

Panthers: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐆Panthers

L1 Whitney · Sillinger · Bure 22:20

L2 Larionov · Niedermayer · Mellanby 20:48

L3 Adams · Nilson · Barrie 10:10

L4 Worrell · Payer 7:54

D1 Hedican · Boyle 23:30

D2 Svehla · Eriksson 20:16

D3 Ratchuk · Pitlick 11:03

D4 Jakopin 5:50

⚔️Sabres

L1 Barnes · Satan · Dumont 20:36

L2 Brown · Gilmour · Varada 17:21

L3 Hamel · Rasmussen · Afinogenov 13:28

L4 Andreychuk · Gratton · Ray 7:20

D1 Warrener · Zhitnik 22:38

D2 McKee · Smehlik 20:10

D3 Kalinin · Patrick 17:22

⚔️ Last meetings

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

2–3 (OT) · Sabres won

Apr 9, 1999

🐆FLA @ ⚔️BUF

1–3 · Sabres won

❓ FLA vs BUF, answered

Who won Panthers vs Sabres on December 16, 2000?

Sabres won 3–2.

What was the final score of Panthers vs Sabres?

The final score was Panthers 2, Sabres 3.

Who scored for Panthers?

Igor Larionov, Mike Sillinger.

Who scored for Sabres?

Denis Hamel, Erik Rasmussen, J-P Dumont.

How did the Panthers goalie play?

Trevor Kidd made 19 saves on 22 shots (.864 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

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

Where is Panthers vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Panthers 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

🐆Panthers

Previous game · Dec 15

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Dec 15

Also on December 16, 2000

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