1–4

Final

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

Sharks at Sabres

Sabres beat Sharks 4–1 at KeyBank Center on October 23, 2001.

🗓 Tue, Oct 23, 2001 · 19:00 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

Maxim Afinogenov

1 G

4 shots · 13:10 TOI · +1

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Vaclav Varada

1 G

3 shots · 17:11 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Rhett Warrener

1 G

2 shots · 21:35 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

2nd period

⚔️ Vaclav Varada Go-ahead 2nd · 04:19

Assists: Jay McKee, J-P Dumont · beat Miikka Kiprusoff

0–1

⚔️ Tim Connolly 2nd · 13:21

Unassisted · beat Miikka Kiprusoff

0–2

3rd period

⚔️ Maxim Afinogenov 3rd · 06:44

Assists: Chris Gratton · beat Miikka Kiprusoff

0–3

🦈 Marco Sturm 3rd · 16:55

Assists: Patrick Marleau, Brad Stuart · beat Martin Biron

1–3

⚔️ Rhett Warrener Empty net 3rd · 19:38

Unassisted

1–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦈SJS BUF⚔️

20 Shots on goal 28

18 Hits 17

7 Blocked shots 14

4 Takeaways 10

16 Giveaways 17

8 Penalty minutes 8

SJS shooting 5.0% (1/20) BUF shooting 14.3% (4/28)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦈Sharks

Miikka Kiprusoff

24/27

.889 SV% · 3 GA · 59:11 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Martin Biron

19/20

.950 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Sharks

Sharks — tied after 1st: 5-1-2 (62% win rate, 8 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 4-3-2 (44% win rate, 9 games)

After 2nd — 0–2

Sharks

Sharks: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦈Sharks

L1 Sturm · Damphousse · Nolan 18:40

L2 Marleau · Ricci · Selanne 16:08

L3 Graves · Matteau · Sundstrom 15:05

L4 Thornton · Smith · Harvey 8:03

D1 Ragnarsson · Suter 24:54

D2 Stuart · Jillson 21:20

D3 Hannan · Marchment 13:20

⚔️Sabres

L1 Barnes · Satan · Varada 18:09

L2 Kozlov · Brown · Gratton 15:09

L3 Connolly · Dumont · Afinogenov 14:06

L4 Hamel · Rasmussen · Ray 10:32

D1 Zhitnik · Warrener 23:12

D2 McKee · Kalinin 19:26

D3 Woolley · Patrick 17:36

⚔️ Last meetings

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

5–6 (OT) · Sharks won

2–2 (OT) · Sabres won

❓ SJS vs BUF, answered

Who won Sharks vs Sabres on October 23, 2001?

Sabres won 4–1.

What was the final score of Sharks vs Sabres?

The final score was Sharks 1, Sabres 4.

Who scored for Sharks?

Marco Sturm.

Who scored for Sabres?

Maxim Afinogenov, Rhett Warrener, Tim Connolly, Vaclav Varada.

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Miikka Kiprusoff made 24 saves on 27 shots (.889 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Martin Biron made 19 saves on 20 shots (.950 save percentage).

Where is Sharks vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Sharks 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

🦈Sharks

Previous game · Oct 22

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Oct 20

Also on October 23, 2001

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