🍁 Away Maple Leafs 21-12-7 before this game

3–3

Final / OT

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
TOR	2	1	0	0	3
BUF	2	1	0	0	3

Maple Leafs at Sabres

Maple Leafs beat Sabres 3–3 in overtime at KeyBank Center on January 5, 2001.

🗓 Fri, Jan 5, 2001 · 18:00 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 2000-01 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🍁 TOR

Tomas Kaberle

3 A

1 shots · 23:28 TOI · +2

2nd star 🍁 TOR

Mats Sundin

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 21:43 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Doug Gilmour

2 A

18:38 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Denis Hamel Go-ahead 1st · 07:34

Assists: Rhett Warrener, Eric Boulton · beat Glenn Healy

0–1

🍁 Mats Sundin Tying 1st · 09:30

Assists: Gary Roberts, Tomas Kaberle · beat Dominik Hasek

1–1

🍁 Jonas Hoglund PP Go-ahead 1st · 12:36

Assists: Mats Sundin, Tomas Kaberle · beat Dominik Hasek

2–1

⚔️ Dave Andreychuk Tying 1st · 15:08

Assists: Doug Gilmour, Jay McKee · beat Glenn Healy

2–2

2nd period

🍁 Sergei Berezin Go-ahead 2nd · 06:58

Assists: Tomas Kaberle, Yanic Perreault · beat Dominik Hasek

3–2

⚔️ Alexei Zhitnik PP Tying 2nd · 09:15

Assists: Doug Gilmour, Dmitri Kalinin · beat Glenn Healy

3–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🍁TOR BUF⚔️

25 Shots on goal 17

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2

14 Hits 27

6 Blocked shots 10

2 Takeaways 6

11 Giveaways 17

6 Penalty minutes 8

TOR shooting 12.0% (3/25) BUF shooting 17.6% (3/17)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🍁Maple Leafs

Glenn Healy

14/17

.824 SV% · 3 GA · 65:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

22/25

.880 SV% · 3 GA · 65:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–2

Maple Leafs

Maple Leafs — tied after 1st: 21-12-7 (52% win rate, 40 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 22-13-3 (58% win rate, 38 games)

After 2nd — 3–3

Maple Leafs

Maple Leafs — tied after 2nd: 21-12-7 (52% win rate, 40 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 22-13-3 (58% win rate, 38 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🍁Maple Leafs

L1 Roberts · Sundin · Tucker 20:11

L2 Corson · Korolev · Hoglund 17:38

L3 Berezin · Perreault · Antropov 16:01

L4 Valk · Mair · Domi 7:16

D1 Yushkevich · Kaberle 24:32

D2 McCabe · Cross 21:58

D3 Markov · Manson 18:42

⚔️Sabres

L1 Barnes · Satan · Dumont 21:44

L2 Andreychuk · Gilmour · Varada 17:42

L3 Hamel · Gratton · Afinogenov 14:18

L4 Boulton · Tsyplakov · Rasmussen 7:04

D1 Warrener · McKee 22:56

D2 Zhitnik · Smehlik 22:02

D3 Kalinin · Woolley 19:31

⚔️ Last meetings

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

Jan 3, 2001

⚔️BUF @ 🍁TOR

1–1 (OT) · Sabres won

2–5 · Maple Leafs won

Jan 3, 2000

⚔️BUF @ 🍁TOR

2–6 · Maple Leafs won

❓ TOR vs BUF, answered

Who won Maple Leafs vs Sabres on January 5, 2001?

Maple Leafs won 3–3 in overtime.

What was the final score of Maple Leafs vs Sabres?

The final score was Maple Leafs 3, Sabres 3, in overtime.

Who scored for Maple Leafs?

Jonas Hoglund, Mats Sundin, Sergei Berezin.

Who scored for Sabres?

Alexei Zhitnik, Dave Andreychuk, Denis Hamel.

How did the Maple Leafs goalie play?

Glenn Healy made 14 saves on 17 shots (.824 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 22 saves on 25 shots (.880 save percentage).

Where is Maple Leafs vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Maple Leafs vs Sabres season series?

Sabres lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

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