2–3

Final

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

Senators at Sabres

Sabres beat Senators 3–2 at KeyBank Center on October 6, 2001.

🗓 Sat, Oct 6, 2001 · 18:00 CDT 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Stu Barnes

1 G

3 shots · 14:22 TOI · +1

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Maxim Afinogenov

1 G

2 shots · 09:43 TOI · +1

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Tim Connolly

1 G

1 shots · 16:51 TOI · +1

4rd star ⚔️ BUF

Martin Biron

30 saves

0.938 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Maxim Afinogenov Go-ahead 1st · 10:56

Assists: Alexei Zhitnik

0–1

2nd period

🏛️ Todd White PP Tying 2nd · 08:33

Assists: Martin Havlat, Daniel Alfredsson

1–1

🏛️ Marian Hossa PP Go-ahead 2nd · 17:14

Assists: Curtis Leschyshyn, Ricard Persson

2–1

3rd period

⚔️ Tim Connolly Tying 3rd · 00:27

Assists: Miroslav Satan

2–2

⚔️ Stu Barnes Go-ahead 3rd · 19:02

Assists: Curtis Brown, Vaclav Varada

2–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏛️OTT BUF⚔️

32 Shots on goal 30

2/6 Power play (goals / chances) 0/8

19 Hits 35

14 Blocked shots 3

5 Takeaways 3

15 Giveaways 19

23 Penalty minutes 21

OTT shooting 6.2% (2/32) BUF shooting 10.0% (3/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏛️Senators

Patrick Lalime

27/30

.900 SV% · 3 GA · 59:07 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Martin Biron

30/32

.938 SV% · 2 GA · 59:57 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Senators

Senators: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–1

Senators

Senators: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏛️Senators

L1 White · Alfredsson · Hossa 19:17

L2 McEachern · Bonk · Havlat 17:37

L3 Fisher · Martins · Muckalt 13:29

L4 Ciernik · Roy · Neil 6:06

D1 Redden · Chara 26:04

D2 Leschyshyn · Hnidy 21:32

D3 Persson · Rivers 11:28

⚔️Sabres

L1 Brown · Satan · Varada 17:42

L2 Kozlov · Connolly · Gratton 16:51

L3 Hamel · Barnes · Dumont 14:11

L4 Rasmussen · Afinogenov · Ray 9:43

D1 Zhitnik · Smehlik 23:31

D2 Warrener · McKee 18:30

D3 Woolley · Kalinin 14:47

⚔️ Last meetings

Sabres lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

2–1 (OT) · Sabres won

❓ OTT vs BUF, answered

Who won Senators vs Sabres on October 6, 2001?

Sabres won 3–2.

What was the final score of Senators vs Sabres?

The final score was Senators 2, Sabres 3.

Who scored for Senators?

Marian Hossa, Todd White.

Who scored for Sabres?

Maxim Afinogenov, Stu Barnes, Tim Connolly.

How did the Senators goalie play?

Patrick Lalime made 27 saves on 30 shots (.900 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Martin Biron made 30 saves on 32 shots (.938 save percentage).

Where is Senators vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Senators vs Sabres season series?

Sabres lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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

🏛️Senators

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