2–5

Final

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

Sharks at Sabres

Sabres beat Sharks 5–2 at KeyBank Center on December 23, 2000.

🗓 Sat, Dec 23, 2000 · 14:00 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

Miroslav Satan

2 G, 1 A

5 shots · 18:02 TOI · +2

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

J-P Dumont

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 15:56 TOI · +1

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Chris Gratton

2 A

1 shots · 12:39 TOI

4rd star ⚔️ BUF

Dominik Hasek

30 saves

0.938 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🦈 Scott Thornton Go-ahead 1st · 04:09

Assists: Owen Nolan, Gary Suter · beat Dominik Hasek

1–0

⚔️ Miroslav Satan SH Tying 1st · 09:23

Assists: Curtis Brown, Richard Smehlik · beat Steve Shields

1–1

⚔️ J-P Dumont PP Go-ahead 1st · 16:06

Assists: Alexei Zhitnik, Miroslav Satan · beat Steve Shields

1–2

⚔️ Maxim Afinogenov 1st · 17:57

Assists: Erik Rasmussen, Chris Gratton · beat Steve Shields

1–3

2nd period

⚔️ Miroslav Satan 2nd · 07:15

Assists: J-P Dumont, Jay McKee · beat Steve Shields

1–4

🦈 Gary Suter PP 2nd · 10:36

Assists: Owen Nolan, Vincent Damphousse · beat Dominik Hasek

2–4

3rd period

⚔️ Doug Gilmour PP 3rd · 08:32

Assists: Jason Woolley, Chris Gratton · beat Steve Shields

2–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦈SJS BUF⚔️

32 Shots on goal 24

1/6 Power play (goals / chances) 2/5

16 Hits 18

11 Blocked shots 9

0 Takeaways 3

10 Giveaways 10

12 Penalty minutes 14

SJS shooting 6.2% (2/32) BUF shooting 20.8% (5/24)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦈Sharks

Steve Shields

19/24

.792 SV% · 5 GA · 59:57 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

30/32

.938 SV% · 2 GA · 59:59 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–3

Sharks

Sharks: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–4

Sharks

Sharks: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦈Sharks

L1 Ricci · Marleau · Nolan 19:57

L2 Friesen · Korolyuk · Damphousse 17:19

L3 Thornton · Sturm · Harvey 14:41

L4 Matteau · Sundstrom · Granato 5:34

D1 Stuart · Suter 25:27

D2 Ragnarsson · Marchment 20:44

D3 Hannan · Dollas 11:46

⚔️Sabres

L1 Barnes · Satan · Varada 18:02

L2 Hamel · Gilmour · Dumont 15:46

L3 Rasmussen · Gratton · Afinogenov 12:39

L4 Boulton · Brown · Ray 8:40

D1 Zhitnik · McKee 22:46

D2 Warrener · Kalinin 20:52

D3 Woolley · Smehlik 16:22

⚔️ Last meetings

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

Mar 15, 2000

⚔️BUF @ 🦈SJS

5–6 (OT) · Sharks won

2–2 (OT) · Sabres won

❓ SJS vs BUF, answered

Who won Sharks vs Sabres on December 23, 2000?

Sabres won 5–2.

What was the final score of Sharks vs Sabres?

The final score was Sharks 2, Sabres 5.

Who scored for Sharks?

Gary Suter, Scott Thornton.

Who scored for Sabres?

Miroslav Satan (2), Doug Gilmour, J-P Dumont, Maxim Afinogenov.

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Steve Shields made 19 saves on 24 shots (.792 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 30 saves on 32 shots (.938 save percentage).

Where is Sharks vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Sharks 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

🦈Sharks

Previous game · Dec 21

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Dec 21

Also on December 23, 2000

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