3–2

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
BOS	0	1	2	3
BUF	0	0	2	2

Bruins at Sabres

Bruins beat Sabres 3–2 at KeyBank Center on April 4, 2001.

🗓 Wed, Apr 4, 2001 · 18:30 CDT 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 2000-01 🔁 Bruins lead the season series 3–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐻 BOS

Mikko Eloranta

1 G

4 shots · 16:03 TOI · +1

2nd star 🐻 BOS

Brian Rolston

1 G

3 shots · 16:42 TOI

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Jason Allison

1 G

2 shots · 25:33 TOI

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

2nd period

🐻 Mikko Eloranta Go-ahead 2nd · 03:52

Assists: Andrei Kovalenko · beat Martin Biron

1–0

3rd period

🐻 Brian Rolston 3rd · 02:23

Unassisted · beat Martin Biron

2–0

⚔️ Doug Gilmour 3rd · 11:36

Assists: Maxim Afinogenov, Erik Rasmussen · beat Byron Dafoe

2–1

🐻 Jason Allison 3rd · 14:41

Assists: Sergei Samsonov, Bill Guerin · beat Martin Biron

3–1

⚔️ James Patrick 3rd · 17:46

Assists: J-P Dumont, Donald Audette · beat Byron Dafoe

3–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS BUF⚔️

22 Shots on goal 27

19 Hits 26

11 Blocked shots 11

5 Takeaways 4

14 Giveaways 17

6 Penalty minutes 4

BOS shooting 13.6% (3/22) BUF shooting 7.4% (2/27)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Byron Dafoe

25/27

.926 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Martin Biron

19/22

.864 SV% · 3 GA · 59:04 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 1st: 37-29-13 (47% win rate, 79 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 47-28-4 (59% win rate, 79 games)

After 2nd — 1–0

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐻Bruins

L1 Allison · Thornton · Guerin 23:36

L2 Samsonov · Kovalenko · Rolston 17:19

L3 Eloranta · Axelsson · Ward 14:21

L4 Nazarov · Knuble · Goren 1:18

D1 Weinrich · McLaren 25:24

D2 Sweeney · Popovic 23:07

D3 Gill · Kultanen 10:21

⚔️Sabres

L1 Satan · Heinze · Afinogenov 16:43

L2 Gilmour · Gratton · Audette 15:31

L3 Andreychuk · Rasmussen · Brown 13:59

L4 Barnes · Varada · Dumont 13:12

D1 Zhitnik · Warrener 22:40

D2 Patrick · McKee 19:46

D3 Woolley · Kalinin 16:48

⚔️ Last meetings

Bruins lead the season series 3–2 Full head-to-head →

1–2 (OT) · Sabres won

❓ BOS vs BUF, answered

Who won Bruins vs Sabres on April 4, 2001?

Bruins won 3–2.

What was the final score of Bruins vs Sabres?

The final score was Bruins 3, Sabres 2.

Who scored for Bruins?

Brian Rolston, Jason Allison, Mikko Eloranta.

Who scored for Sabres?

Doug Gilmour, James Patrick.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Byron Dafoe made 25 saves on 27 shots (.926 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Martin Biron made 19 saves on 22 shots (.864 save percentage).

Where is Bruins vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Bruins vs Sabres season series?

Bruins lead the season series 3–2 after 5 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

🐻Bruins

Previous game · Apr 2

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Apr 2

Also on April 4, 2001

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