1–3

Final

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

Sabres at Penguins

Penguins beat Sabres 3–1 at PPG Paints Arena on November 24, 2001.

🗓 Sat, Nov 24, 2001 · 18:30 CST 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Michal Rozsival

2 A

2 shots · 19:50 TOI · +2

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Kris Beech

1 G

4 shots · 12:35 TOI · +1

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Ian Moran

1 G

1 shots · 23:04 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Alexei Zhitnik PP Go-ahead 1st · 04:52

Assists: Miroslav Satan, J-P Dumont · beat Johan Hedberg

1–0

2nd period

🐧 Ian Moran Tying 2nd · 05:32

Assists: Wayne Primeau, Darius Kasparaitis · beat Martin Biron

1–1

🐧 Jan Hrdina Go-ahead 2nd · 16:19

Assists: Aleksey Morozov, Michal Rozsival · beat Martin Biron

1–2

3rd period

🐧 Kris Beech 3rd · 12:30

Assists: Michal Rozsival, Billy Tibbetts · beat Martin Biron

1–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF PIT🐧

19 Shots on goal 27

1/6 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3

14 Hits 28

7 Blocked shots 14

4 Takeaways 2

2 Giveaways 4

12 Penalty minutes 18

BUF shooting 5.3% (1/19) PIT shooting 11.1% (3/27)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Martin Biron

24/27

.889 SV% · 3 GA · 58:48 TOI

🐧Penguins

Johan Hedberg

18/19

.947 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–2

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Barnes · Satan · Varada 19:08

L2 Connolly · Brown · Rasmussen 16:55

L3 Gratton · Afinogenov · Dumont 13:29

L4 Kozlov · Hamel · Ray 10:34

D1 Zhitnik · Patrick 24:37

D2 Woolley · Smehlik 16:44

D3 McKee · Campbell 14:30

🐧Penguins

L1 Lang · Hrdina · Kovalev 19:54

L2 Petersen · Kraft · Beech 14:29

L3 Primeau · Tibbetts · Morozov 12:27

L4 Lacouture · Oliwa · Richer 8:31

D1 Moran · Kasparaitis 22:08

D2 Rozsival · Melichar 19:26

D3 Jonsson · Laukkanen 16:34

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →

3–2 (OT) · Penguins won

May 8, 2001

⚔️BUF @ 🐧PIT

2–3 (OT) · Penguins won

May 5, 2001

🐧PIT @ ⚔️BUF

2–3 (OT) · Sabres won

May 2, 2001

⚔️BUF @ 🐧PIT

5–2 · Sabres won

❓ BUF vs PIT, answered

Who won Sabres vs Penguins on November 24, 2001?

Penguins won 3–1.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Penguins?

The final score was Sabres 1, Penguins 3.

Who scored for Sabres?

Alexei Zhitnik.

Who scored for Penguins?

Ian Moran, Jan Hrdina, Kris Beech.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Martin Biron made 24 saves on 27 shots (.889 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Johan Hedberg made 18 saves on 19 shots (.947 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Penguins played?

At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, the Penguins home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Penguins season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 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 23

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Nov 23

Also on November 24, 2001

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