🐧 Away Penguins 19-14-2 before this game

5–3

Final

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

Penguins at Sabres

Penguins beat Sabres 5–3 at KeyBank Center on December 26, 2000.

🗓 Tue, Dec 26, 2000 · 18:30 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 2000-01 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Jan Hrdina

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · 18:20 TOI · +2

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Maxim Afinogenov

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · 17:38 TOI · +2

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Josef Beranek

1 G, 1 A

6 shots · 19:41 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Vaclav Varada Go-ahead 1st · 05:05

Assists: Chris Gratton, Maxim Afinogenov · beat Garth Snow

0–1

🐧 Josef Beranek Tying 1st · 05:47

Assists: Jan Hrdina, Hans Jonsson · beat Dominik Hasek

1–1

⚔️ Maxim Afinogenov Go-ahead 1st · 07:39

Assists: Vladimir Tsyplakov, Jay McKee · beat Garth Snow

1–2

⚔️ Vladimir Tsyplakov 1st · 10:35

Assists: Richard Smehlik, Maxim Afinogenov · beat Garth Snow

1–3

🐧 Robert Lang 1st · 17:51

Assists: Alex Kovalev, Janne Laukkanen · beat Dominik Hasek

2–3

2nd period

🐧 Martin Straka PP Tying 2nd · 02:09

Assists: Josef Beranek, Jan Hrdina · beat Dominik Hasek

3–3

🐧 Alex Kovalev Go-ahead 2nd · 15:53

Assists: Robert Lang, Martin Straka · beat Martin Biron

4–3

3rd period

🐧 Jan Hrdina 3rd · 02:21

Assists: Jaromir Jagr, Jeff Norton · beat Martin Biron

5–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐧PIT BUF⚔️

34 Shots on goal 24

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/5

3 Hits 17

8 Blocked shots 8

3 Takeaways 4

18 Giveaways 18

14 Penalty minutes 12

PIT shooting 14.7% (5/34) BUF shooting 12.5% (3/24)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐧Penguins

Garth Snow

21/24

.875 SV% · 3 GA · 59:44 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Martin Biron

16/18

.889 SV% · 2 GA · 37:32 TOI

Dominik Hasek

13/16

.812 SV% · 3 GA · 22:07 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–3

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 4–3

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐧Penguins

L1 Straka · Lang · Kovalev 22:09

L2 Beranek · Hrdina · Jagr 18:29

L3 Kraft · Petersen · Morozov 13:05

L4 Simicek · Miller 3:40

D1 Jonsson · Laukkanen 19:48

D2 Norton · Moran 19:12

D3 Kasparaitis · Slegr 17:06

⚔️Sabres

L1 Barnes · Gilmour · Satan 18:36

L2 Gratton · Afinogenov · Dumont 17:27

L3 Tsyplakov · Rasmussen · Varada 11:54

L4 Hamel · Andreychuk · Ray 7:27

D1 Zhitnik · Kalinin 23:33

D2 Woolley · Warrener 19:52

D3 McKee · Smehlik 16:04

⚔️ Last meetings

Penguins lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →

2–1 (OT) · Penguins won

Feb 16, 2000

⚔️BUF @ 🐧PIT

1–1 (OT) · Sabres won

Nov 30, 1999

🐧PIT @ ⚔️BUF

4–1 · Penguins won

❓ PIT vs BUF, answered

Who won Penguins vs Sabres on December 26, 2000?

Penguins won 5–3.

What was the final score of Penguins vs Sabres?

The final score was Penguins 5, Sabres 3.

Who scored for Penguins?

Alex Kovalev, Jan Hrdina, Josef Beranek, Martin Straka, Robert Lang.

Who scored for Sabres?

Maxim Afinogenov, Vaclav Varada, Vladimir Tsyplakov.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Garth Snow made 21 saves on 24 shots (.875 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Martin Biron made 16 saves on 18 shots (.889 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 2–1 after 3 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

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Dec 23

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Dec 23

Also on December 26, 2000

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