⚡ Away Lightning 19-37-6 before this game

4–5

Final

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

Lightning at Sabres

Sabres beat Lightning 5–4 at KeyBank Center on February 25, 2001.

🗓 Sun, Feb 25, 2001 · 13:00 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 ⚔️ BUF

Dave Andreychuk

2 G, 1 A

4 shots · 16:06 TOI

2nd star ⚡ TBL

Ryan Johnson

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · 20:00 TOI · +3

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Miroslav Satan

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 23:23 TOI · -1

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Dave Andreychuk Go-ahead 1st · 02:48

Assists: Chris Gratton, Rob Ray · beat Kevin Weekes

0–1

⚔️ Doug Gilmour PP 1st · 14:27

Assists: J-P Dumont, Rhett Warrener · beat Kevin Weekes

0–2

⚡ Ryan Johnson 1st · 19:54

Unassisted · beat Dominik Hasek

1–2

2nd period

⚔️ Miroslav Satan PP 2nd · 10:59

Assists: Dave Andreychuk, Alexei Zhitnik · beat Kevin Weekes

1–3

⚔️ Vladimir Tsyplakov 2nd · 11:09

Assists: Curtis Brown, Vaclav Varada · beat Kevin Weekes

1–4

3rd period

⚡ Jassen Cullimore 3rd · 03:33

Assists: Matthew Barnaby, Ryan Johnson · beat Dominik Hasek

2–4

⚔️ Dave Andreychuk PP 3rd · 07:51

Assists: Doug Gilmour, Miroslav Satan · beat Kevin Weekes

2–5

⚡ Nisse Ekman SH 3rd · 16:03

Unassisted · beat Dominik Hasek

3–5

⚡ Todd Warriner SH 3rd · 16:28

Assists: Ryan Johnson · beat Dominik Hasek

4–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚡TBL BUF⚔️

26 Shots on goal 37

0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 3/10

24 Hits 23

11 Blocked shots 6

4 Takeaways 4

22 Giveaways 16

33 Penalty minutes 10

TBL shooting 15.4% (4/26) BUF shooting 13.5% (5/37)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚡Lightning

Kevin Weekes

32/37

.865 SV% · 5 GA · 58:44 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

22/26

.846 SV% · 4 GA · 59:51 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–2

Lightning

Lightning: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–4

Lightning

Lightning: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚡Lightning

L1 Modin · Warriner · Johnson 20:00

L2 Richards · Ekman · St. Louis 17:14

L3 Lecavalier · Barnaby · Johnson 12:08

L4 Holzinger · Drulia · Clymer 5:12

D1 Aucoin · Zyuzin 24:22

D2 Cullimore · Sarich 20:55

D3 Ledyard · Kudroc 14:08

⚔️Sabres

L1 Barnes · Gilmour · Satan 21:55

L2 Andreychuk · Brown · Gratton 16:05

L3 Tsyplakov · Rasmussen · Dumont 12:38

L4 Varada · Afinogenov · Ray 10:00

D1 Warrener · Zhitnik 24:04

D2 McKee · Kalinin 19:46

D3 Woolley · Patrick 16:14

⚔️ Last meetings

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

3–2 (OT) · Sabres won

Nov 12, 1999

⚔️BUF @ ⚡TBL

2–4 · Lightning won

❓ TBL vs BUF, answered

Who won Lightning vs Sabres on February 25, 2001?

Sabres won 5–4.

What was the final score of Lightning vs Sabres?

The final score was Lightning 4, Sabres 5.

Who scored for Lightning?

Jassen Cullimore, Nisse Ekman, Ryan Johnson, Todd Warriner.

Who scored for Sabres?

Dave Andreychuk (2), Doug Gilmour, Miroslav Satan, Vladimir Tsyplakov.

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Kevin Weekes made 32 saves on 37 shots (.865 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 22 saves on 26 shots (.846 save percentage).

Where is Lightning vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Lightning 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.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

⚡Lightning

Previous game · Feb 24

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Feb 23

Also on February 25, 2001

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