3–6

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
NYR	1	0	2	3
BUF	1	3	2	6

Rangers at Sabres

Sabres beat Rangers 6–3 at KeyBank Center on March 14, 2001.

🗓 Wed, Mar 14, 2001 · 19:00 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 2000-01 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 3–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

J-P Dumont

2 G

4 shots · 14:00 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Chris Gratton

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 14:54 TOI · -1

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Steve Heinze

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 14:41 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Steve Heinze Go-ahead 1st · 06:00

Assists: Curtis Brown · beat Guy Hebert

0–1

🗽 Radek Dvorak Tying 1st · 09:21

Assists: Brian Leetch, Mark Messier · beat Dominik Hasek

1–1

2nd period

⚔️ Dave Andreychuk Go-ahead 2nd · 03:25

Assists: Rob Ray, Erik Rasmussen · beat Guy Hebert

1–2

⚔️ J-P Dumont PP 2nd · 10:24

Assists: Chris Gratton, Alexei Zhitnik · beat Guy Hebert

1–3

⚔️ Chris Gratton PP 2nd · 18:40

Assists: Alexei Zhitnik, Doug Gilmour · beat Guy Hebert

1–4

3rd period

🗽 Michal Grosek PP 3rd · 10:50

Assists: Brian Leetch, Jan Hlavac · beat Dominik Hasek

2–4

⚔️ J-P Dumont 3rd · 16:57

Assists: Erik Rasmussen, Jay McKee · beat Guy Hebert

2–5

🗽 Kim Johnsson PP 3rd · 18:54

Assists: Jan Hlavac, Petr Nedved · beat Dominik Hasek

3–5

⚔️ Vaclav Varada Empty net 3rd · 19:30

Assists: Curtis Brown, Steve Heinze

3–6

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🗽NYR BUF⚔️

27 Shots on goal 32

2/7 Power play (goals / chances) 2/6

14 Hits 15

11 Blocked shots 14

4 Takeaways 10

13 Giveaways 12

57 Penalty minutes 38

NYR shooting 11.1% (3/27) BUF shooting 18.8% (6/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🗽Rangers

Guy Hebert

26/31

.839 SV% · 5 GA · 59:41 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

24/27

.889 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 1st: 29-36-4 (42% win rate, 69 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 38-26-4 (56% win rate, 68 games)

After 2nd — 1–4

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🗽Rangers

L1 Messier · Nedved · Dvorak 22:56

L2 Hlavac · York · Grosek 18:33

L3 Graves · Kamensky · McCarthy 12:04

L4 Forbes · Malhotra · Ulmer 5:43

D1 Leetch · Johnsson 29:12

D2 Kloucek · Lefebvre 20:53

D3 Purinton · Pilon 5:28

⚔️Sabres

L1 Gilmour · Barnes · Satan 19:07

L2 Brown · Gratton · Heinze 14:54

L3 Dumont · Varada · Afinogenov 13:13

L4 Andreychuk · Rasmussen · Ray 8:23

D1 Warrener · Zhitnik 26:50

D2 McKee · Patrick 21:52

D3 Woolley · Smehlik 11:18

⚔️ Last meetings

Sabres lead the season series 3–1 Full head-to-head →

3–3 (OT) · Sabres won

Feb 25, 2000

🗽NYR @ ⚔️BUF

6–3 · Rangers won

❓ NYR vs BUF, answered

Who won Rangers vs Sabres on March 14, 2001?

Sabres won 6–3.

What was the final score of Rangers vs Sabres?

The final score was Rangers 3, Sabres 6.

Who scored for Rangers?

Kim Johnsson, Michal Grosek, Radek Dvorak.

Who scored for Sabres?

J-P Dumont (2), Chris Gratton, Dave Andreychuk, Steve Heinze, Vaclav Varada.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Guy Hebert made 26 saves on 31 shots (.839 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 24 saves on 27 shots (.889 save percentage).

Where is Rangers vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Rangers vs Sabres season series?

Sabres lead the season series 3–1 after 4 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

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Mar 12

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Mar 9

Also on March 14, 2001

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