3–2

Final

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

Coyotes at Sabres

Coyotes beat Sabres 3–2 at KeyBank Center on October 30, 2001.

🗓 Tue, Oct 30, 2001 · 18:00 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Coyotes lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🌵 PHX

Shane Doan

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 14:39 TOI · +2

2nd star 🌵 PHX

Daniel Brière

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 15:20 TOI · +2

3rd star 🌵 PHX

Sergei Berezin

2 A

2 shots · 14:48 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Maxim Afinogenov Go-ahead 1st · 03:21

Assists: Jason Woolley, Stu Barnes · beat Sean Burke

0–1

🌵 Daniel Brière Tying 1st · 09:16

Assists: Shane Doan, Sergei Berezin · beat Martin Biron

1–1

2nd period

⚔️ Curtis Brown Go-ahead 2nd · 01:03

Unassisted · beat Sean Burke

1–2

3rd period

🌵 Shane Doan Tying 3rd · 03:26

Assists: Daniel Brière, Mike Johnson · beat Martin Biron

2–2

🌵 Claude Lemieux Go-ahead 3rd · 10:19

Assists: Sergei Berezin · beat Martin Biron

3–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🌵PHX BUF⚔️

19 Shots on goal 26

17 Hits 18

10 Blocked shots 7

2 Takeaways 6

11 Giveaways 12

8 Penalty minutes 8

PHX shooting 15.8% (3/19) BUF shooting 7.7% (2/26)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌵Coyotes

Sean Burke

24/26

.923 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Martin Biron

16/19

.842 SV% · 3 GA · 58:45 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Coyotes

Coyotes — tied after 1st: 5-3-2 (50% win rate, 10 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 5-5-2 (42% win rate, 12 games)

After 2nd — 1–2

Coyotes

Coyotes: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🌵Coyotes

L1 Langkow · Letowski · Lemieux 15:47

L2 May · Berezin · Brière 15:14

L3 Sullivan · Kolanos · Doan 14:24

L4 Warriner · Handzus · Johnson 12:38

D1 Markov · Mara 25:10

D2 Vaananen · Numminen 19:26

D3 Suchy · Simpson 15:27

⚔️Sabres

L1 Kozlov · Brown · Satan 20:13

L2 Gratton · Barnes · Dumont 14:37

L3 Hamel · Connolly · Varada 13:02

L4 Rasmussen · Afinogenov · Ray 10:46

D1 Zhitnik · Woolley 24:02

D2 Smehlik · McKee 19:22

D3 Campbell · Patrick 16:36

⚔️ Last meetings

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

2–2 (OT) · Coyotes won

Jan 26, 1999

🌵PHX @ ⚔️BUF

1–1 (OT) · Coyotes won

Jan 11, 1999

⚔️BUF @ 🌵PHX

0–1 · Coyotes won

❓ PHX vs BUF, answered

Who won Coyotes vs Sabres on October 30, 2001?

Coyotes won 3–2.

What was the final score of Coyotes vs Sabres?

The final score was Coyotes 3, Sabres 2.

Who scored for Coyotes?

Claude Lemieux, Daniel Brière, Shane Doan.

Who scored for Sabres?

Curtis Brown, Maxim Afinogenov.

How did the Coyotes goalie play?

Sean Burke made 24 saves on 26 shots (.923 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Martin Biron made 16 saves on 19 shots (.842 save percentage).

Where is Coyotes vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Coyotes vs Sabres season series?

Coyotes 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

🌵Coyotes

Previous game · Oct 27

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Oct 27

Also on October 30, 2001

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