2–4

Final

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

Sabres at Red Wings

Red Wings beat Sabres 4–2 at Little Caesars Arena on October 12, 2001.

🗓 Fri, Oct 12, 2001 · 18:30 CDT 📍 Little Caesars Arena, Detroit 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Red Wings lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐙 DET

Brendan Shanahan

2 G, 1 A

4 shots · 21:28 TOI

2nd star 🐙 DET

Nicklas Lidstrom

2 A

4 shots · 26:08 TOI · +1

3rd star 🐙 DET

Sergei Fedorov

2 A

3 shots · 20:03 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Stu Barnes Go-ahead 1st · 16:50

Assists: Tim Connolly, Miroslav Satan · beat Dominik Hasek

1–0

2nd period

🐙 Luc Robitaille Tying 2nd · 02:57

Assists: Nicklas Lidstrom, Tomas Holmstrom · beat Martin Biron

1–1

⚔️ Miroslav Satan Go-ahead 2nd · 04:10

Assists: Dmitri Kalinin, Tim Connolly · beat Dominik Hasek

2–1

🐙 Brendan Shanahan Tying 2nd · 15:08

Assists: Sergei Fedorov · beat Martin Biron

2–2

🐙 Fredrik Olausson Go-ahead 2nd · 17:34

Assists: Brendan Shanahan, Sergei Fedorov · beat Martin Biron

2–3

3rd period

🐙 Brendan Shanahan PP Empty net 3rd · 19:54

Assists: Nicklas Lidstrom, Chris Chelios

2–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF DET🐙

31 Shots on goal 37

0/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6

10 Hits 25

12 Blocked shots 13

3 Takeaways 5

11 Giveaways 22

12 Penalty minutes 10

BUF shooting 6.5% (2/31) DET shooting 10.8% (4/37)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Martin Biron

33/36

.917 SV% · 3 GA · 59:23 TOI

🐙Red Wings

Dominik Hasek

29/31

.935 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Red Wings

Red Wings: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–3

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Red Wings

Red Wings: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Connolly · Barnes · Satan 18:59

L2 Kozlov · Brown · Afinogenov 15:04

L3 Rasmussen · Varada · Dumont 12:53

L4 Hamel · Gratton · Ray 7:41

D1 Zhitnik · Smehlik 23:33

D2 McKee · Warrener 20:12

D3 Woolley · Kalinin 16:20

🐙Red Wings

L1 Shanahan · Fedorov · Yzerman 20:03

L2 Draper · Hull · Dandenault 17:19

L3 Robitaille · Larionov · McCarty 12:21

L4 Maltby · Holmstrom · Datsyuk 10:42

L5 Williams 7:08

D1 Lidstrom · Chelios 25:42

D2 Olausson · Fischer 17:02

D3 Kuznetsov 14:47

⚔️ Last meetings

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

Oct 21, 2000

⚔️BUF @ 🐙DET

4–5 (OT) · Red Wings won

4–4 (OT) · Red Wings won

❓ BUF vs DET, answered

Who won Sabres vs Red Wings on October 12, 2001?

Red Wings won 4–2.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Red Wings?

The final score was Sabres 2, Red Wings 4.

Who scored for Sabres?

Miroslav Satan, Stu Barnes.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Brendan Shanahan (2), Fredrik Olausson, Luc Robitaille.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Martin Biron made 33 saves on 36 shots (.917 save percentage).

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 29 saves on 31 shots (.935 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Red Wings played?

At Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, the Red Wings home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Red Wings season series?

Red Wings 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

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