⚔️ Away Sabres 2-3 in series
2–3
Final / OT
PIT leads 4–3
🐧 Home Penguins 3-2 in series
Scoring 1st2nd3rdOTF
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Sabres at Penguins — Second Round Game 6

Penguins, Second Round Game 6, beat Sabres 3–2 in overtime at PPG Paints Arena on May 8, 2001.

🗓 Tue, May 8, 2001 · 18:00 CDT 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 2000-01 playoffs View the series → Head-to-head history →

🏒 Second Round — Best of 7

PIT vs BUF · PIT leads 4–3 Full series →
Game 1
3–0
Final · PIT
Game 2
3–1
Final · PIT
Game 3
4–1
Final · BUF
Game 4
5–2
Final · BUF
Game 5
2–3
OT · BUF
Game 6
2–3
OT · PIT
Game 7
3–2
OT · PIT

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐧 PIT
Martin Straka
1 G, 2 A
7 shots · 23:48 TOI · +2
2nd star 🐧 PIT
Alex Kovalev
1 G, 2 A
1 shots · 20:41 TOI · +2
3rd star 🐧 PIT
Mario Lemieux
1 G
3 shots · 26:18 TOI

🚨 Scoring

Goal-by-goal detail has not synced for this game yet.

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
⚔️BUF PIT🐧
18 Shots on goal 33
15 Hits 24
11 Blocked shots 11
3 Takeaways 4
4 Giveaways 18
12 Penalty minutes 6
BUF shooting 11.1% (2/18) PIT shooting 9.1% (3/33)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚔️Sabres
Dominik Hasek
30/33
.909 SV% · 3 GA · 71:29 TOI
🐧Penguins
Johan Hedberg
16/18
.889 SV% · 2 GA · 70:20 TOI
Jean-Sebastien Aubin
0/0
.000 SV% · 0 GA · 00:54 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 1st: 55-34-4 (59% win rate, 93 games)
Penguins
Penguins — tied after 1st: 55-31-7 (59% win rate, 93 games)
After 2nd — 0–0
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 2nd: 55-34-4 (59% win rate, 93 games)
Penguins
Penguins — tied after 2nd: 55-31-7 (59% win rate, 93 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚔️Sabres
L1 Barnes · Brown · Satan 20:34
L2 Audette · Varada · Heinze 18:46
L3 Tsyplakov · Gilmour · Dumont 16:43
L4 Andreychuk · Gratton · Afinogenov 11:15
D1 Zhitnik · Warrener 29:12
D2 Kalinin · Smehlik 24:19
D3 Patrick · Woolley 18:04
🐧Penguins
L1 Lemieux · Straka · Jagr 25:53
L2 Stevens · Lang · Kovalev 20:41
L3 Beranek · Corbet · Kraft 13:31
L4 Hrdina · Primeau · Morozov 11:26
D1 Ference · Laukkanen 26:21
D2 Moran · Kasparaitis 23:02
D3 Jonsson · Boughner 19:04

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →
May 5, 2001
🐧PIT @ ⚔️BUF
2–3 (OT) · Sabres won
May 2, 2001
⚔️BUF @ 🐧PIT
5–2 · Sabres won
Apr 30, 2001
⚔️BUF @ 🐧PIT
4–1 · Sabres won
Apr 28, 2001
🐧PIT @ ⚔️BUF
3–1 · Penguins won
Apr 26, 2001
🐧PIT @ ⚔️BUF
3–0 · Penguins won

❓ BUF vs PIT, answered

Who won Sabres vs Penguins on May 8, 2001?

Penguins won 3–2 in overtime.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Penguins?

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

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 30 saves on 33 shots (.909 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Johan Hedberg made 16 saves on 18 shots (.889 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Penguins played?

At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, the Penguins home rink.

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🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it
⚔️Sabres
Previous game · May 5
🐧PIT @ ⚔️BUF
2–3 · BUF won
Next game · May 10
🐧PIT @ ⚔️BUF
3–2 · PIT won
🐧Penguins
Previous game · May 5
🐧PIT @ ⚔️BUF
2–3 · BUF won
Next game · May 10
🐧PIT @ ⚔️BUF
3–2 · PIT won
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