2–0

Final

🏝️ Home Islanders 14-19-3 before this game

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

Sabres at Islanders

Sabres beat Islanders 2–0 at UBS Arena on December 30, 2000.

🗓 Sat, Dec 30, 2000 · 18:00 CST 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 2000-01 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Richard Smehlik

2 A

18:36 TOI · +2

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Denis Hamel

1 G

3 shots · 14:07 TOI · +1

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Erik Rasmussen

1 G

1 shots · 12:39 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

2 goals · in order

2nd period

⚔️ Denis Hamel SH Go-ahead 2nd · 13:13

Assists: Miroslav Satan, Richard Smehlik · beat John Vanbiesbrouck

1–0

3rd period

⚔️ Erik Rasmussen Empty net 3rd · 19:14

Assists: Richard Smehlik

2–0

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF NYI🏝️

26 Shots on goal 15

32 Hits 52

10 Blocked shots 20

3 Takeaways 10

7 Giveaways 4

15 Penalty minutes 19

BUF shooting 7.7% (2/26) NYI shooting 0.0% (0/15)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Martin Biron Shutout

15/15

1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 59:51 TOI

🏝️Islanders

John Vanbiesbrouck

24/25

.960 SV% · 1 GA · 59:52 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 20-12-3 (57% win rate, 35 games)

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 14-19-3 (39% win rate, 36 games)

After 2nd — 1–0

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Barnes · Satan · Afinogenov 18:43

L2 Hamel · Gilmour · Varada 14:40

L3 Andreychuk · Rasmussen · Dumont 13:05

L4 Tsyplakov · Gratton · Ray 11:28

D1 Kalinin · Zhitnik 23:04

D2 McKee · Smehlik 18:44

D3 Woolley · Warrener 18:14

🏝️Islanders

L1 Connolly · Kvasha · Czerkawski 19:36

L2 Lapointe · Parrish · Muckalt 18:15

L3 Pyatt · Toms · Lawrence 12:26

L4 Scatchard · Belanger · Kolnik 4:51

D1 Galley · Chara 24:04

D2 Brimanis · Korolev 20:12

D3 Schultz · Mezei 14:04

⚔️ Last meetings

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

2–2 (OT) · Sabres won

Nov 6, 1999

🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF

1–2 · Sabres won

❓ BUF vs NYI, answered

Who won Sabres vs Islanders on December 30, 2000?

Sabres won 2–0.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Islanders?

The final score was Sabres 2, Islanders 0.

Who scored for Sabres?

Denis Hamel, Erik Rasmussen.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Martin Biron made 15 saves on 15 shots (1.000 save percentage) for a shutout.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

John Vanbiesbrouck made 24 saves on 25 shots (.960 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Islanders played?

At UBS Arena in Elmont, the Islanders home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Islanders 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

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Dec 29

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Dec 29

Also on December 30, 2000

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