🦅 Away Capitals 16-12-5 before this game

3–1

Final

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

Capitals at Sabres

Capitals beat Sabres 3–1 at KeyBank Center on December 21, 2000.

🗓 Thu, Dec 21, 2000 · 18:00 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 2000-01 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Peter Bondra

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 21:36 TOI · +2

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Andrei Nikolishin

1 G

4 shots · 18:57 TOI · +1

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Steve Konowalchuk

1 G

2 shots · 17:25 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Rob Ray Go-ahead 1st · 03:12

Assists: Alexei Zhitnik, Denis Hamel · beat Olie Kolzig

0–1

2nd period

🦅 Steve Konowalchuk Tying 2nd · 04:12

Assists: Dmitri Khristich, Adam Oates · beat Dominik Hasek

1–1

3rd period

🦅 Peter Bondra Go-ahead 3rd · 06:21

Assists: James Black · beat Dominik Hasek

2–1

🦅 Andrei Nikolishin 3rd · 09:21

Assists: Peter Bondra, Matthew Herr · beat Dominik Hasek

3–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH BUF⚔️

28 Shots on goal 21

7 Hits 16

5 Blocked shots 10

5 Takeaways 2

11 Giveaways 17

12 Penalty minutes 10

WSH shooting 10.7% (3/28) BUF shooting 4.8% (1/21)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

20/21

.952 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

25/28

.893 SV% · 3 GA · 58:36 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–1

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 16-12-5 (48% win rate, 33 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 18-10-3 (58% win rate, 31 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Oates · Nikolishin · Bondra 21:36

L2 Konowalchuk · Khristich · Zednik 17:25

L3 Simon · Sacco · Halpern 12:35

L4 Black · Whitfield · Herr 7:39

D1 Johansson · Witt 26:22

D2 Klee · Mironov 20:03

D3 Cote · Gonchar 11:26

⚔️Sabres

L1 Barnes · Satan · Dumont 22:11

L2 Andreychuk · Gratton · Varada 13:46

L3 Hamel · Gilmour · Brown 12:23

L4 Rasmussen · Afinogenov · Ray 10:20

D1 Zhitnik · Warrener 22:58

D2 Smehlik · McKee 19:44

D3 Kalinin · Patrick 17:18

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →

Dec 20, 2000

⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH

2–2 (OT) · Sabres won

Apr 9, 2000

⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH

1–1 (OT) · Sabres won

❓ WSH vs BUF, answered

Who won Capitals vs Sabres on December 21, 2000?

Capitals won 3–1.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Sabres?

The final score was Capitals 3, Sabres 1.

Who scored for Capitals?

Andrei Nikolishin, Peter Bondra, Steve Konowalchuk.

Who scored for Sabres?

Rob Ray.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 20 saves on 21 shots (.952 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 25 saves on 28 shots (.893 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Sabres season series?

Season series tied 1–1 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

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Dec 20

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Dec 20

Also on December 21, 2000

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