⚔️ Away Sabres 22-13-4 before this game
2–0
Final
🐯 Home Predators 16-18-7 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
BUF 1102
NSH 0000

Sabres at Predators

Sabres beat Predators 2–0 at Bridgestone Arena on January 6, 2001.

🗓 Sat, Jan 6, 2001 · 18:00 CST 📍 Bridgestone Arena, Nashville 🏒 2000-01 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⚔️ BUF
Stu Barnes
1 G
3 shots · 19:08 TOI · +1
2nd star ⚔️ BUF
Chris Gratton
1 G
2 shots · 11:42 TOI · +1
3rd star ⚔️ BUF
J-P Dumont
1 A
3 shots · 16:38 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

2 goals · in order
1st period
⚔️ Chris Gratton Go-ahead 1st · 10:25
Assists: Richard Smehlik, Vaclav Varada · beat Mike Dunham
1–0
2nd period
⚔️ Stu Barnes 2nd · 19:16
Assists: J-P Dumont · beat Mike Dunham
2–0

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
⚔️BUF NSH🐯
26 Shots on goal 29
14 Hits 16
8 Blocked shots 12
11 Takeaways 6
10 Giveaways 17
8 Penalty minutes 2
BUF shooting 7.7% (2/26) NSH shooting 0.0% (0/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚔️Sabres
Martin Biron Shutout
29/29
1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 60:00 TOI
🐯Predators
Mike Dunham
24/26
.923 SV% · 2 GA · 58:54 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–0
Sabres
Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.
Predators
Predators: no games found in this situation this year.
After 2nd — 2–0
Sabres
Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.
Predators
Predators: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚔️Sabres
L1 Barnes · Gilmour · Satan 19:08
L2 Dumont · Varada · Afinogenov 15:28
L3 Andreychuk · Rasmussen · Gratton 12:55
L4 Hamel · Boulton · Taylor 11:02
D1 Zhitnik · Smehlik 23:37
D2 Warrener · McKee 19:58
D3 Patrick · Kalinin 16:34
🐯Predators
L1 Kjellberg · Ronning · Walker 20:35
L2 Legwand · Johnson · Yachmenev 16:30
L3 Cisar · Hartnell · Robitaille 14:21
L4 Fitzgerald · Valicevic 10:57
D1 Timonen · Berehowsky 23:44
D2 Houlder · Hulse 19:40
D3 Skrastins · Lintner 14:20
D4 Boikov 7:16

⚔️ Last meetings

Sabres lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →
Feb 10, 2000
⚔️BUF @ 🐯NSH
2–1 (OT) · Sabres won
Oct 20, 1999
🐯NSH @ ⚔️BUF
4–3 · Predators won
Jan 28, 1999
🐯NSH @ ⚔️BUF
4–2 · Predators won
Dec 5, 1998
⚔️BUF @ 🐯NSH
3–1 · Sabres won

❓ BUF vs NSH, answered

Who won Sabres vs Predators on January 6, 2001?

Sabres won 2–0.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Predators?

The final score was Sabres 2, Predators 0.

Who scored for Sabres?

Chris Gratton, Stu Barnes.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Martin Biron made 29 saves on 29 shots (1.000 save percentage) for a shutout.

How did the Predators goalie play?

Mike Dunham made 24 saves on 26 shots (.923 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Predators played?

At Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, the Predators home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Predators 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
⚔️Sabres
Previous game · Jan 5
🍁TOR @ ⚔️BUF
3–3 · TOR won
Next game · Jan 9
⚔️BUF @ 🦈SJS
1–2 · SJS won
🐯Predators
Previous game · Jan 4
🐯NSH @ 🎵STL
4–2 · NSH won
Next game · Jan 8
🐯NSH @ 🐋VAN
1–2 · VAN won
Also on January 6, 2001
😈NJD @ 🗽NYR
5–5 final
🦅WSH @ 🍁TOR
3–2 final
🇨🇦MTL @ 🏛️OTT
3–4 final
🌵PHX @ 🏝️NYI
2–1 final
🐦ATL @ 🔔PHI
2–2 final
🏔️COL @ 🌪️CAR
2–2 final
🌲MIN @ 🎵STL
1–5 final
🧥CBJ @ 🐋VAN
3–4 final
Sabres season page Predators season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule