🦅 Away Capitals 44-26-10 before this game

1–2

Final

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

Capitals at Sabres

Sabres beat Capitals 2–1 at KeyBank Center on April 6, 2001.

🗓 Fri, Apr 6, 2001 · 19:00 CDT 📍 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

Miroslav Satan

1 G

3 shots · 23:44 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Dave Andreychuk

1 G

2 shots · 12:09 TOI · +1

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Dmitri Kalinin

1 A

2 shots · 19:57 TOI

4rd star ⚔️ BUF

Dominik Hasek

41 saves

0.976 SV% · 1 GA

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order

2nd period

⚔️ Miroslav Satan PP Go-ahead 2nd · 19:18

Assists: Dmitri Kalinin, Donald Audette · beat Craig Billington

0–1

3rd period

⚔️ Dave Andreychuk 3rd · 13:15

Assists: Chris Gratton, Rob Ray · beat Craig Billington

0–2

🦅 Ulf Dahlen PP 3rd · 18:42

Assists: Sylvain Cote, Craig Billington · beat Dominik Hasek

1–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH BUF⚔️

42 Shots on goal 27

1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6

17 Hits 34

15 Blocked shots 13

1 Takeaways 3

4 Giveaways 11

21 Penalty minutes 15

WSH shooting 2.4% (1/42) BUF shooting 7.4% (2/27)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Craig Billington

25/27

.926 SV% · 2 GA · 58:39 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

41/42

.976 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 44-26-10 (55% win rate, 80 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 47-29-4 (59% win rate, 80 games)

After 2nd — 0–1

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Konowalchuk · Linden · Bondra 20:19

L2 Sacco · Zubrus · Halpern 16:10

L3 Nikolishin · Dahlen · Khristich 10:48

L4 Black · Whitfield · Myhres 8:54

D1 Cote · Zettler 22:34

D2 Gonchar · Klee 21:02

D3 Reekie · Marshall 14:34

⚔️Sabres

L1 Brown · Satan · Audette 17:56

L2 Barnes · Gilmour · Heinze 15:31

L3 Rasmussen · Afinogenov · Dumont 13:14

L4 Andreychuk · Gratton · Ray 11:55

D1 Zhitnik · Kalinin 20:22

D2 Smehlik · Patrick 19:10

D3 McKee · Warrener 17:50

⚔️ Last meetings

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

2–2 (OT) · Sabres won

Apr 9, 2000

⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH

1–1 (OT) · Sabres won

Mar 5, 2000

⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH

1–2 · Capitals won

❓ WSH vs BUF, answered

Who won Capitals vs Sabres on April 6, 2001?

Sabres won 2–1.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Sabres?

The final score was Capitals 1, Sabres 2.

Who scored for Capitals?

Ulf Dahlen.

Who scored for Sabres?

Dave Andreychuk, Miroslav Satan.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Craig Billington made 25 saves on 27 shots (.926 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 41 saves on 42 shots (.976 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Capitals 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

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Apr 5

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Apr 4

Also on April 6, 2001

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