⚔️ Away Sabres 8-11-2 before this game
2–3
Final
🐦 Home Thrashers 3-12-4 before this game
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Sabres at Thrashers

Thrashers beat Sabres 3–2 on November 19, 2001.

🗓 Mon, Nov 19, 2001 · 18:30 CST 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Thrashers lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐦 ATL
Tony Hrkac
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · 21:24 TOI · +1
2nd star 🐦 ATL
Tomi Kallio
1 G
4 shots · 11:05 TOI · +1
3rd star 🐦 ATL
Ilya Kovalchuk
1 G
1 shots · 19:33 TOI · +1
4rd star 🐦 ATL
Milan Hnilicka
30 saves
0.938 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order
1st period
🐦 Ilya Kovalchuk Go-ahead 1st · 09:42
Assists: Dany Heatley, David Harlock · beat Martin Biron
0–1
🐦 Tomi Kallio 1st · 12:41
Assists: Tony Hrkac, Lubos Bartecko · beat Martin Biron
0–2
3rd period
⚔️ Eric Boulton 3rd · 02:55
Assists: Rob Ray, Chris Gratton · beat Milan Hnilicka
1–2
⚔️ Tim Connolly Tying 3rd · 07:30
Unassisted · beat Milan Hnilicka
2–2
🐦 Tony Hrkac Go-ahead 3rd · 07:46
Assists: Brian Pothier · beat Martin Biron
2–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
⚔️BUF ATL🐦
32 Shots on goal 25
17 Hits 23
14 Blocked shots 13
6 Takeaways 8
11 Giveaways 8
15 Penalty minutes 13
BUF shooting 6.2% (2/32) ATL shooting 12.0% (3/25)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚔️Sabres
Martin Biron
22/25
.880 SV% · 3 GA · 59:04 TOI
🐦Thrashers
Milan Hnilicka
30/32
.938 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–2
Sabres
Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.
Thrashers
Thrashers: no games found in this situation this year.
After 2nd — 0–2
Sabres
Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.
Thrashers
Thrashers: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚔️Sabres
L1 Barnes · Satan · Afinogenov 18:47
L2 Brown · Connolly · Varada 16:30
L3 Kozlov · Hamel · Dumont 14:41
L4 Boulton · Gratton · Ray 7:48
D1 Zhitnik · Smehlik 23:30
D2 Patrick · McKee 18:20
D3 Campbell · Woolley 15:48
🐦Thrashers
L1 Heatley · Kovalchuk · Hrkac 20:46
L2 Rheaume · Svartvadet · Tapper 16:48
L3 Bartecko · Corkum · Donovan 12:43
L4 Domenichelli · Hordichuk · Kallio 10:57
D1 Kaberle · Pothier 22:37
D2 Tamer · Reirden 18:45
D3 Tjarnqvist · Harlock 15:29

⚔️ Last meetings

Thrashers lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →
Nov 8, 2001
🐦ATL @ ⚔️BUF
0–8 · Sabres won
Oct 4, 2001
🐦ATL @ ⚔️BUF
2–1 · Thrashers won
Mar 30, 2001
🐦ATL @ ⚔️BUF
0–4 · Sabres won
Mar 26, 2001
⚔️BUF @ 🐦ATL
4–0 · Sabres won
Feb 15, 2001
🐦ATL @ ⚔️BUF
1–3 · Sabres won

❓ BUF vs ATL, answered

Who won Sabres vs Thrashers on November 19, 2001?

Thrashers won 3–2.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Thrashers?

The final score was Sabres 2, Thrashers 3.

Who scored for Sabres?

Eric Boulton, Tim Connolly.

Who scored for Thrashers?

Ilya Kovalchuk, Tomi Kallio, Tony Hrkac.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Martin Biron made 22 saves on 25 shots (.880 save percentage).

How did the Thrashers goalie play?

Milan Hnilicka made 30 saves on 32 shots (.938 save percentage).

What is the Sabres vs Thrashers season series?

Thrashers lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

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 · Nov 17
⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS
1–3 · BOS won
Next game · Nov 21
🍁TOR @ ⚔️BUF
2–4 · BUF won
🐦Thrashers
Previous game · Nov 18
🐦ATL @ 🗽NYR
2–6 · NYR won
Next game · Nov 22
🇨🇦MTL @ 🐦ATL
5–2 · MTL won
Also on November 19, 2001
🐆FLA @ 🍁TOR
1–5 final
🧥CBJ @ 🌪️CAR
2–5 final
🏝️NYI @ ⭐DAL
3–2 final
Sabres season page Thrashers season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule