🐦 Away Thrashers 24-28-5 before this game
1–3
Final
⚔️ Home Sabres 30-22-4 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
ATL 1001
BUF 1113

Thrashers at Sabres

Sabres beat Thrashers 3–1 at KeyBank Center on February 15, 2001.

🗓 Thu, Feb 15, 2001 · 18:00 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 ⚔️ BUF
Miroslav Satan
1 G, 1 A
4 shots · 19:40 TOI · +1
2nd star ⚔️ BUF
Maxim Afinogenov
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · 14:03 TOI · +2
3rd star ⚔️ BUF
Stu Barnes
2 A
2 shots · 19:27 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order
1st period
⚔️ Miroslav Satan Go-ahead 1st · 07:41
Assists: Stu Barnes, Maxim Afinogenov · beat Damian Rhodes
0–1
🐦 Jeff Odgers Tying 1st · 11:58
Assists: Patrik Stefan, Tomi Kallio · beat Dominik Hasek
1–1
2nd period
⚔️ Rhett Warrener Go-ahead 2nd · 08:12
Assists: Vaclav Varada, Vladimir Tsyplakov · beat Damian Rhodes
1–2
3rd period
⚔️ Maxim Afinogenov 3rd · 11:00
Assists: Miroslav Satan, Stu Barnes · beat Damian Rhodes
1–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🐦ATL BUF⚔️
21 Shots on goal 31
16 Hits 38
19 Blocked shots 13
4 Takeaways 4
19 Giveaways 17
18 Penalty minutes 20
ATL shooting 4.8% (1/21) BUF shooting 9.7% (3/31)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐦Thrashers
Damian Rhodes
28/31
.903 SV% · 3 GA · 59:55 TOI
⚔️Sabres
Dominik Hasek
20/21
.952 SV% · 1 GA · 59:51 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Thrashers
Thrashers — tied after 1st: 24-28-5 (42% win rate, 57 games)
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 1st: 30-22-4 (54% win rate, 56 games)
After 2nd — 1–2
Thrashers
Thrashers: no games found in this situation this year.
Sabres
Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐦Thrashers
L1 Domenichelli · Ferraro · Audette 20:26
L2 Stefan · Kallio · Donovan 16:38
L3 Guolla · Svartvadet · Kohn 13:27
L4 Lambert · Brunette · Odgers 7:40
D1 Staios · Joseph 24:04
D2 Slegr · Tamer 21:16
D3 Clark · Harlock 15:00
⚔️Sabres
L1 Barnes · Gilmour · Satan 19:27
L2 Brown · Varada · Afinogenov 16:31
L3 Tsyplakov · Rasmussen · Gratton 13:21
L4 Andreychuk · Boulton · Ray 5:45
D1 Zhitnik · Smehlik 23:00
D2 McKee · Warrener 18:50
D3 Kalinin · Woolley 15:53

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →
Feb 13, 2001
⚔️BUF @ 🐦ATL
4–5 · Thrashers won
Jan 4, 2000
🐦ATL @ ⚔️BUF
5–4 · Thrashers won
Nov 20, 1999
🐦ATL @ ⚔️BUF
3–4 · Sabres won
Nov 19, 1999
⚔️BUF @ 🐦ATL
4–0 · Sabres won
Oct 9, 1999
⚔️BUF @ 🐦ATL
5–5 (OT) · Sabres won

❓ ATL vs BUF, answered

Who won Thrashers vs Sabres on February 15, 2001?

Sabres won 3–1.

What was the final score of Thrashers vs Sabres?

The final score was Thrashers 1, Sabres 3.

Who scored for Thrashers?

Jeff Odgers.

Who scored for Sabres?

Maxim Afinogenov, Miroslav Satan, Rhett Warrener.

How did the Thrashers goalie play?

Damian Rhodes made 28 saves on 31 shots (.903 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 20 saves on 21 shots (.952 save percentage).

Where is Thrashers vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Thrashers 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
🐦Thrashers
Previous game · Feb 13
⚔️BUF @ 🐦ATL
4–5 · ATL won
Next game · Feb 17
🐦ATL @ 🔔PHI
1–5 · PHI won
⚔️Sabres
Previous game · Feb 13
⚔️BUF @ 🐦ATL
4–5 · ATL won
Next game · Feb 17
😈NJD @ ⚔️BUF
1–5 · BUF won
Also on February 15, 2001
🏔️COL @ 🏛️OTT
1–4 final
🔥CGY @ 🎵STL
1–4 final
🍁TOR @ 🔔PHI
2–5 final
🐻BOS @ ⚡TBL
6–3 final
Thrashers season page Sabres season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule