2–5

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
CGY	0	0	2	2
BUF	0	3	2	5

Flames at Sabres

Sabres beat Flames 5–2 at KeyBank Center on November 23, 2001.

🗓 Fri, Nov 23, 2001 · 18:00 CST 📍 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

Alexei Zhitnik

3 A

23:48 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Tim Connolly

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 17:48 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Stu Barnes

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 19:06 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

2nd period

⚔️ J-P Dumont Go-ahead 2nd · 00:20

Assists: Alexei Zhitnik · beat Mike Vernon

0–1

⚔️ Tim Connolly PP 2nd · 06:37

Assists: Alexei Zhitnik, Miroslav Satan · beat Mike Vernon

0–2

⚔️ Miroslav Satan PP 2nd · 11:16

Assists: Alexei Zhitnik, Maxim Afinogenov · beat Mike Vernon

0–3

3rd period

⚔️ Stu Barnes PP 3rd · 00:16

Assists: Tim Connolly, Vaclav Varada · beat Mike Vernon

0–4

🔥 Steve Begin 3rd · 06:38

Assists: Marc Savard, Steve Montador · beat Martin Biron

1–4

🔥 Scott Nichol 3rd · 06:57

Assists: Steve Begin · beat Martin Biron

2–4

⚔️ James Patrick 3rd · 09:21

Assists: Stu Barnes, J-P Dumont · beat Mike Vernon

2–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🔥CGY BUF⚔️

31 Shots on goal 22

0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 3/4

16 Hits 22

13 Blocked shots 15

4 Takeaways 6

11 Giveaways 8

17 Penalty minutes 13

CGY shooting 6.5% (2/31) BUF shooting 22.7% (5/22)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🔥Flames

Mike Vernon

17/22

.773 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Martin Biron

29/31

.935 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Flames

Flames — tied after 1st: 15-2-4 (71% win rate, 21 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 9-12-2 (39% win rate, 23 games)

After 2nd — 0–3

Flames

Flames: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🔥Flames

L1 McAmmond · Conroy · Iginla 20:32

L2 Niedermayer · Savard · Wilm 15:12

L3 Lowry · Nichol · Clark 11:56

L4 Begin · Berube · Petrovicky 8:19

D1 Morris · Regehr 23:37

D2 Gauthier · Boughner 19:40

D3 Lydman · Montador 16:43

⚔️Sabres

L1 Barnes · Satan · Varada 20:19

L2 Hamel · Connolly · Rasmussen 16:54

L3 Kozlov · Dumont · Afinogenov 15:29

L4 Gratton · Brown · Ray 8:35

D1 Zhitnik · McKee 22:32

D2 Smehlik · Patrick 20:27

D3 Campbell · Woolley 14:42

⚔️ Last meetings

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

Nov 13, 2000

🔥CGY @ ⚔️BUF

2–3 (OT) · Sabres won

2–2 (OT) · Sabres won

Jan 2, 1999

🔥CGY @ ⚔️BUF

1–7 · Sabres won

❓ CGY vs BUF, answered

Who won Flames vs Sabres on November 23, 2001?

Sabres won 5–2.

What was the final score of Flames vs Sabres?

The final score was Flames 2, Sabres 5.

Who scored for Flames?

Scott Nichol, Steve Begin.

Who scored for Sabres?

J-P Dumont, James Patrick, Miroslav Satan, Stu Barnes, Tim Connolly.

How did the Flames goalie play?

Mike Vernon made 17 saves on 22 shots (.773 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Martin Biron made 29 saves on 31 shots (.935 save percentage).

Where is Flames vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Flames 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

🔥Flames

Previous game · Nov 22

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Nov 21

Also on November 23, 2001

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