4–3

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
BOS	1	2	1	4
BUF	0	1	2	3

Bruins at Sabres

Bruins beat Sabres 4–3 at KeyBank Center on January 1, 2001.

🗓 Mon, Jan 1, 2001 · 13:00 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 🐻 BOS

Sergei Samsonov

2 G

2 shots · 17:51 TOI · +1

2nd star 🐻 BOS

P.J. Axelsson

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 17:00 TOI · +2

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Andrei Kovalenko

2 A

3 shots · 14:38 TOI · +3

4rd star 🐻 BOS

Byron Dafoe

33 saves

0.917 SV% · 3 GA

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🐻 Sergei Samsonov Go-ahead 1st · 00:37

Assists: Jason Allison, Bill Guerin · beat Dominik Hasek

1–0

2nd period

⚔️ Stu Barnes Tying 2nd · 12:04

Assists: J-P Dumont, Richard Smehlik · beat Byron Dafoe

1–1

🐻 Darren Van Impe Go-ahead 2nd · 16:34

Assists: P.J. Axelsson · beat Dominik Hasek

2–1

🐻 P.J. Axelsson 2nd · 19:18

Assists: Andrei Kovalenko, Joe Thornton · beat Dominik Hasek

3–1

3rd period

🐻 Sergei Samsonov 3rd · 00:44

Assists: Andrei Kovalenko, Kyle McLaren · beat Dominik Hasek

4–1

⚔️ Miroslav Satan PP 3rd · 11:42

Assists: Stu Barnes, Dave Andreychuk · beat Byron Dafoe

4–2

⚔️ Dave Andreychuk PP 3rd · 18:58

Assists: J-P Dumont, Jason Woolley · beat Byron Dafoe

4–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS BUF⚔️

27 Shots on goal 36

0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 2/8

12 Hits 11

17 Blocked shots 10

5 Takeaways 3

14 Giveaways 14

16 Penalty minutes 36

BOS shooting 14.8% (4/27) BUF shooting 8.3% (3/36)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Byron Dafoe

33/36

.917 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

23/27

.852 SV% · 4 GA · 57:21 TOI

Martin Biron

0/0

.000 SV% · 0 GA · 00:04 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–1

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐻Bruins

L1 Thornton · Allison · Guerin 22:40

L2 Samsonov · Axelsson · Rolston 17:48

L3 Bates · Kovalenko · Knuble 12:53

L4 Nazarov · Belanger · Manlow 3:42

D1 McLaren · Popovic 27:04

D2 Gill · Van Impe 18:12

D3 Traverse · Kultanen 12:32

⚔️Sabres

L1 Gilmour · Barnes · Satan 20:44

L2 Rasmussen · Afinogenov · Dumont 18:20

L3 Tsyplakov · Gratton · Varada 14:50

L4 Andreychuk · Hamel · Ray 11:09

D1 Woolley · Zhitnik 20:44

D2 Kalinin · Smehlik 18:02

D3 Warrener · McKee 16:20

⚔️ Last meetings

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

1–2 (OT) · Sabres won

0–0 (OT) · Sabres won

Nov 10, 1999

🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF

2–6 · Sabres won

❓ BOS vs BUF, answered

Who won Bruins vs Sabres on January 1, 2001?

Bruins won 4–3.

What was the final score of Bruins vs Sabres?

The final score was Bruins 4, Sabres 3.

Who scored for Bruins?

Sergei Samsonov (2), Darren Van Impe, P.J. Axelsson.

Who scored for Sabres?

Dave Andreychuk, Miroslav Satan, Stu Barnes.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Byron Dafoe made 33 saves on 36 shots (.917 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 23 saves on 27 shots (.852 save percentage).

Where is Bruins vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Bruins 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

🐻Bruins

Previous game · Dec 30

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Dec 30

Also on January 1, 2001

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