2–5

Final

🐆 Home Panthers 15-27-11 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
BUF	1	1	0	2
FLA	0	1	4	5

Sabres at Panthers

Panthers beat Sabres 5–2 at Amerant Bank Arena on January 31, 2001.

🗓 Wed, Jan 31, 2001 · 18:30 CST 📍 Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise 🏒 2000-01 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐆 FLA

Pavel Bure

2 G, 2 A

3 shots · 26:13 TOI · +3

2nd star 🐆 FLA

Viktor Kozlov

3 A

1 shots · 18:16 TOI · +3

3rd star 🐆 FLA

Peter Worrell

1 G

5 shots · 10:04 TOI · +2

4rd star 🐆 FLA

Roberto Luongo

38 saves

0.950 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Chris Gratton Go-ahead 1st · 03:33

Assists: Vladimir Tsyplakov, Maxim Afinogenov · beat Roberto Luongo

1–0

2nd period

🐆 Marcus Nilson Tying 2nd · 09:06

Assists: Pavel Bure, Viktor Kozlov · beat Dominik Hasek

1–1

⚔️ Erik Rasmussen Go-ahead 2nd · 15:01

Assists: Miroslav Satan, Doug Gilmour · beat Roberto Luongo

2–1

3rd period

🐆 Peter Worrell Tying 3rd · 06:16

Assists: Viktor Kozlov, Pavel Bure · beat Dominik Hasek

2–2

🐆 Pavel Bure Go-ahead 3rd · 07:28

Assists: Anders Eriksson · beat Dominik Hasek

2–3

🐆 Olli Jokinen 3rd · 08:03

Unassisted · beat Dominik Hasek

2–4

🐆 Pavel Bure 3rd · 16:26

Assists: Robert Svehla, Viktor Kozlov · beat Dominik Hasek

2–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF FLA🐆

40 Shots on goal 25

20 Hits 34

7 Blocked shots 12

5 Takeaways 8

7 Giveaways 11

29 Penalty minutes 31

BUF shooting 5.0% (2/40) FLA shooting 20.0% (5/25)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

20/25

.800 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐆Panthers

Roberto Luongo

38/40

.950 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Panthers

Panthers: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–1

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Panthers

Panthers: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Gilmour · Barnes · Satan 19:35

L2 Rasmussen · Dumont · Varada 17:47

L3 Tsyplakov · Gratton · Afinogenov 15:31

L4 Andreychuk · Boulton · Ray 5:39

D1 Zhitnik · Smehlik 25:18

D2 Woolley · Warrener 19:30

D3 Kalinin · McKee 14:37

🐆Panthers

L1 Niedermayer · Bure · Ward 21:35

L2 Nilson · Kozlov · Mellanby 16:07

L3 Prospal · Sillinger · Barrie 13:59

L4 Whitney · Worrell · Jokinen 10:05

D1 Svehla · Eriksson 24:20

D2 Hedican · Jakopin 17:31

D3 Boyle · Pitlick 6:54

⚔️ Last meetings

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

❓ BUF vs FLA, answered

Who won Sabres vs Panthers on January 31, 2001?

Panthers won 5–2.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Panthers?

The final score was Sabres 2, Panthers 5.

Who scored for Sabres?

Chris Gratton, Erik Rasmussen.

Who scored for Panthers?

Pavel Bure (2), Marcus Nilson, Olli Jokinen, Peter Worrell.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 20 saves on 25 shots (.800 save percentage).

How did the Panthers goalie play?

Roberto Luongo made 38 saves on 40 shots (.950 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Panthers played?

At Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, the Panthers home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Panthers 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.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Jan 27

🐆Panthers

Previous game · Jan 30

Also on January 31, 2001

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