1–3

Final

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

Sabres at Devils

Devils beat Sabres 3–1 at Prudential Center on October 27, 2001.

🗓 Sat, Oct 27, 2001 · 18:30 CDT 📍 Prudential Center, Newark 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Devils lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 😈 NJD

Bobby Holik

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 17:12 TOI · +1

2nd star 😈 NJD

Jason Arnott

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 17:17 TOI

3rd star 😈 NJD

Petr Sykora

1 G

2 shots · 17:15 TOI

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order

1st period

😈 Jason Arnott PP Go-ahead 1st · 12:32

Assists: Patrik Elias, Brian Rafalski · beat Bob Essensa

0–1

2nd period

⚔️ J-P Dumont Tying 2nd · 01:40

Unassisted · beat Martin Brodeur

1–1

3rd period

😈 Petr Sykora PP Go-ahead 3rd · 16:01

Assists: Jason Arnott, Bobby Holik · beat Bob Essensa

1–2

😈 Bobby Holik Empty net 3rd · 19:01

Assists: Sergei Brylin, Randy Mckay

1–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF NJD😈

21 Shots on goal 11

0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 2/3

20 Hits 29

13 Blocked shots 9

15 Takeaways 9

8 Giveaways 11

6 Penalty minutes 4

BUF shooting 4.8% (1/21) NJD shooting 27.3% (3/11)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Bob Essensa

8/10

.800 SV% · 2 GA · 59:46 TOI

😈Devils

Martin Brodeur

20/21

.952 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Devils

Devils: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–1

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 5-4-2 (45% win rate, 11 games)

Devils

Devils — tied after 2nd: 3-3-1 (43% win rate, 7 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Kozlov · Barnes · Satan 17:47

L2 Brown · Dumont · Afinogenov 16:33

L3 Connolly · Gratton · Rasmussen 15:30

L4 Hamel · Boulton · Ray 9:34

D1 Zhitnik · McKee 22:20

D2 Campbell · Woolley 19:44

D3 Fitzpatrick · Patrick 17:56

😈Devils

L1 Pandolfo · Madden · Elias 17:33

L2 Arnott · Holik · Sykora 17:15

L3 Brylin · Gomez · Mckay 13:32

L4 Nemchinov · McKenzie · Salomonsson 9:50

D1 Stevens · Niedermayer 23:12

D2 White · Rafalski 21:10

D3 Daneyko · Albelin 14:22

⚔️ Last meetings

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

❓ BUF vs NJD, answered

Who won Sabres vs Devils on October 27, 2001?

Devils won 3–1.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Devils?

The final score was Sabres 1, Devils 3.

Who scored for Sabres?

J-P Dumont.

Who scored for Devils?

Bobby Holik, Jason Arnott, Petr Sykora.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Bob Essensa made 8 saves on 10 shots (.800 save percentage).

How did the Devils goalie play?

Martin Brodeur made 20 saves on 21 shots (.952 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Devils played?

At Prudential Center in Newark, the Devils home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Devils season series?

Devils 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

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Oct 26

😈Devils

Previous game · Oct 23

Also on October 27, 2001

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