4–2

Final

⚡ Home Lightning 27-44-7 before this game

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

Sabres at Lightning

Sabres beat Lightning 4–2 at AMALIE Arena on April 1, 2001.

🗓 Sun, Apr 1, 2001 · 17:00 CDT 📍 AMALIE Arena, Tampa 🏒 2000-01 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 3–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Alexei Zhitnik

2 G, 1 A

4 shots · 21:57 TOI · +1

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Dave Andreychuk

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 11:27 TOI · -1

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Miroslav Satan

1 G

2 shots · 17:11 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

2nd period

⚡ John Emmons Go-ahead 2nd · 03:37

Assists: Cory Sarich · beat Dominik Hasek

0–1

⚔️ Alexei Zhitnik PP Tying 2nd · 11:45

Assists: Doug Gilmour, Dave Andreychuk · beat Kevin Weekes

1–1

3rd period

⚔️ Dave Andreychuk PP Go-ahead 3rd · 06:57

Assists: Donald Audette, Alexei Zhitnik · beat Kevin Weekes

2–1

⚔️ Miroslav Satan 3rd · 07:44

Assists: Curtis Brown, Steve Heinze · beat Kevin Weekes

3–1

⚡ Pavel Kubina 3rd · 13:39

Assists: Brad Richards, Freddy Modin · beat Dominik Hasek

3–2

⚔️ Alexei Zhitnik Empty net 3rd · 18:55

Assists: Dominik Hasek

4–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF TBL⚡

25 Shots on goal 22

2/6 Power play (goals / chances) 0/4

17 Hits 10

4 Blocked shots 13

9 Takeaways 8

9 Giveaways 9

8 Penalty minutes 12

BUF shooting 16.0% (4/25) TBL shooting 9.1% (2/22)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

20/22

.909 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚡Lightning

Kevin Weekes

21/24

.875 SV% · 3 GA · 59:50 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 45-28-4 (58% win rate, 77 games)

Lightning

Lightning — tied after 1st: 27-44-7 (35% win rate, 78 games)

After 2nd — 1–1

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 45-28-4 (58% win rate, 77 games)

Lightning

Lightning — tied after 2nd: 27-44-7 (35% win rate, 78 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Brown · Gilmour · Audette 17:40

L2 Barnes · Satan · Heinze 17:11

L3 Rasmussen · Afinogenov · Dumont 13:47

L4 Andreychuk · Gratton · Varada 10:29

D1 Warrener · Zhitnik 22:24

D2 McKee · Patrick 19:35

D3 Woolley · Kalinin 14:54

⚡Lightning

L1 Modin · Richards · Clymer 19:28

L2 Lecavalier · St. Louis · Ekman 17:23

L3 Johnson · Emmons · Barnaby 13:49

L4 Dwyer · Elich · Kharitonov 5:28

D1 Kubina · Neckar 21:30

D2 Cullimore · Sarich 18:30

D3 Aucoin · Zyuzin 17:04

⚔️ Last meetings

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

3–2 (OT) · Sabres won

❓ BUF vs TBL, answered

Who won Sabres vs Lightning on April 1, 2001?

Sabres won 4–2.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Lightning?

The final score was Sabres 4, Lightning 2.

Who scored for Sabres?

Alexei Zhitnik (2), Dave Andreychuk, Miroslav Satan.

Who scored for Lightning?

John Emmons, Pavel Kubina.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 20 saves on 22 shots (.909 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Kevin Weekes made 21 saves on 24 shots (.875 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Lightning played?

At AMALIE Arena in Tampa, the Lightning home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Lightning 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

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Mar 30

⚡Lightning

Previous game · Mar 30

Also on April 1, 2001

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