3–2

Final / OT

🏔️ Home Avalanche 45-12-6 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
BUF	2	0	0	1	3
COL	0	2	0	0	2

Sabres at Avalanche

Sabres beat Avalanche 3–2 in overtime at Ball Arena on March 3, 2001.

🗓 Sat, Mar 3, 2001 · 12:00 CST 📍 Ball Arena, Denver 🏒 2000-01 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏔️ COL

Rob Blake

2 A

3 shots · 27:43 TOI · +1

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Doug Gilmour

1 G

1 shots · 13:46 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Curtis Brown

1 G

1 shots · 15:59 TOI · +1

4rd star ⚔️ BUF

Martin Biron

33 saves

0.943 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Curtis Brown Go-ahead 1st · 03:28

Assists: Vladimir Tsyplakov, Jay McKee · beat Patrick Roy

1–0

⚔️ Doug Gilmour PP 1st · 18:17

Assists: Jason Woolley, Chris Gratton · beat Patrick Roy

2–0

2nd period

🏔️ Peter Forsberg 2nd · 09:08

Assists: Rob Blake, Martin Skoula · beat Martin Biron

2–1

🏔️ Joe Sakic PP Tying 2nd · 19:56

Assists: Milan Hejduk, Rob Blake · beat Martin Biron

2–2

Overtime

⚔️ Stu Barnes Go-ahead OT · 02:08

Assists: J-P Dumont · beat Patrick Roy

3–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF COL🏔️

16 Shots on goal 35

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

37 Hits 27

12 Blocked shots 12

16 Takeaways 13

3 Giveaways 8

34 Penalty minutes 28

BUF shooting 18.8% (3/16) COL shooting 5.7% (2/35)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Martin Biron

33/35

.943 SV% · 2 GA · 62:08 TOI

🏔️Avalanche

Patrick Roy

13/16

.812 SV% · 3 GA · 62:08 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–0

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Avalanche

Avalanche: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–2

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 36-24-4 (56% win rate, 64 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — tied after 2nd: 45-12-6 (71% win rate, 63 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Rasmussen · Barnes · Dumont 17:48

L2 Tsyplakov · Brown · Satan 15:52

L3 Gilmour · Gratton · Afinogenov 13:46

L4 Andreychuk · Boulton · Ray 9:20

D1 Zhitnik · Warrener 24:03

D2 McKee · Kalinin 21:14

D3 Woolley · Patrick 16:42

🏔️Avalanche

L1 Forsberg · Drury · Hejduk 21:20

L2 Tanguay · Sakic · Reinprecht 18:27

L3 Podein · Nieminen · Hinote 15:22

L4 Reid · Dingman · Parker 6:35

D1 Blake · Bourque 26:00

D2 Klemm · Skoula 22:58

D3 De Vries · Pratt 12:12

⚔️ Last meetings

Sabres lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

2–2 (OT) · Avalanche won

❓ BUF vs COL, answered

Who won Sabres vs Avalanche on March 3, 2001?

Sabres won 3–2 in overtime.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Avalanche?

The final score was Sabres 3, Avalanche 2, in overtime.

Who scored for Sabres?

Curtis Brown, Doug Gilmour, Stu Barnes.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Joe Sakic, Peter Forsberg.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Martin Biron made 33 saves on 35 shots (.943 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Patrick Roy made 13 saves on 16 shots (.812 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Avalanche played?

At Ball Arena in Denver, the Avalanche home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Avalanche 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 · Mar 1

🏔️Avalanche

Previous game · Feb 25

Also on March 3, 2001

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