2–1

Final

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

Bruins at Sabres

Bruins beat Sabres 2–1 at KeyBank Center on January 26, 2001.

🗓 Fri, Jan 26, 2001 · 18:00 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 2000-01 🔁 Bruins lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐻 BOS

Mikko Eloranta

2 G

2 shots · 16:05 TOI · +2

2nd star 🐻 BOS

Mike Knuble

1 A

2 shots · 08:30 TOI · +2

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Bill Guerin

1 A

15:49 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order

1st period

🐻 Mikko Eloranta Go-ahead 1st · 03:21

Assists: Bill Guerin · beat Dominik Hasek

1–0

2nd period

⚔️ Denis Hamel PP Tying 2nd · 00:37

Assists: Jason Woolley, Miroslav Satan · beat Byron Dafoe

1–1

3rd period

🐻 Mikko Eloranta Go-ahead 3rd · 06:35

Assists: Mike Knuble · beat Dominik Hasek

2–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS BUF⚔️

20 Shots on goal 30

0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/7

18 Hits 27

2 Blocked shots 8

6 Takeaways 5

29 Giveaways 23

30 Penalty minutes 44

BOS shooting 10.0% (2/20) BUF shooting 3.3% (1/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Byron Dafoe

29/30

.967 SV% · 1 GA · 59:48 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

18/20

.900 SV% · 2 GA · 59:16 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 — 1–1

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 2nd: 21-19-9 (43% win rate, 49 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 26-17-4 (55% win rate, 47 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐻Bruins

L1 Allison · Thornton · Rolston 20:06

L2 Samsonov · Eloranta · Axelsson 16:05

L3 Ward · Nazarov · Guerin 12:18

L4 Henderson · Kovalenko · Knuble 8:30

D1 McLaren · Sweeney 24:29

D2 Kultanen · Gill 21:01

D3 Girard · Traverse 11:57

⚔️Sabres

L1 Barnes · Brown · Satan 20:15

L2 Hamel · Gilmour · Dumont 17:39

L3 Rasmussen · Varada · Afinogenov 12:54

L4 Boulton · Gratton · Ray 7:13

D1 Zhitnik · McKee 22:28

D2 Warrener · Woolley 18:06

D3 Patrick · Kalinin 16:22

⚔️ Last meetings

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

1–2 (OT) · Sabres won

0–0 (OT) · Sabres won

❓ BOS vs BUF, answered

Who won Bruins vs Sabres on January 26, 2001?

Bruins won 2–1.

What was the final score of Bruins vs Sabres?

The final score was Bruins 2, Sabres 1.

Who scored for Bruins?

Mikko Eloranta (2).

Who scored for Sabres?

Denis Hamel.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Byron Dafoe made 29 saves on 30 shots (.967 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 18 saves on 20 shots (.900 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?

Bruins 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

🐻Bruins

Previous game · Jan 24

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Jan 23

Also on January 26, 2001

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