5–2

Final

🦅 Home Capitals 11-12-1 before this game

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

Sabres at Capitals

Sabres beat Capitals 5–2 at Capital One Arena on November 28, 2001.

🗓 Wed, Nov 28, 2001 · 18:00 CST 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Stu Barnes

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 18:07 TOI · +4

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Erik Rasmussen

2 A

15:55 TOI · +2

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Maxim Afinogenov

1 G

3 shots · 11:43 TOI · +1

4rd star ⚔️ BUF

Martin Biron

30 saves

0.938 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Maxim Afinogenov Go-ahead 1st · 02:31

Assists: Jason Woolley, Martin Biron · beat Olie Kolzig

1–0

⚔️ Vyacheslav Kozlov 1st · 05:36

Assists: Tim Connolly, Erik Rasmussen · beat Olie Kolzig

2–0

2nd period

🦅 Ken Klee 2nd · 06:40

Assists: Andrei Nikolishin · beat Martin Biron

2–1

⚔️ Miroslav Satan SH 2nd · 11:01

Unassisted · beat Olie Kolzig

3–1

🦅 Peter Bondra PP 2nd · 11:50

Assists: Adam Oates, Sylvain Cote · beat Martin Biron

3–2

3rd period

⚔️ Jay McKee 3rd · 09:38

Assists: J-P Dumont, Stu Barnes · beat Olie Kolzig

4–2

⚔️ Stu Barnes Empty net 3rd · 18:50

Assists: Erik Rasmussen, Richard Smehlik

5–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF WSH🦅

26 Shots on goal 32

0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2

12 Hits 19

17 Blocked shots 12

13 Takeaways 6

9 Giveaways 19

4 Penalty minutes 6

BUF shooting 19.2% (5/26) WSH shooting 6.2% (2/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Martin Biron

30/32

.938 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

21/25

.840 SV% · 4 GA · 59:02 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–0

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–2

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Barnes · Satan · Varada 18:54

L2 Connolly · Brown · Rasmussen 16:05

L3 Kozlov · Gratton · Dumont 13:08

L4 Kotalik · Afinogenov · Ray 11:43

D1 Zhitnik · Smehlik 26:28

D2 McKee · Warrener 20:04

D3 Woolley · Campbell 12:28

🦅Capitals

L1 Oates · Jagr · Bondra 21:31

L2 Nikolishin · Zubrus · Dahlen 18:20

L3 Simon · Pettinger · Khristich 11:50

L4 Sacco · Halpern · Farrell 8:37

D1 Cote · Klee 27:14

D2 Kucera · Witt 22:18

D3 Reekie · Zettler 7:58

⚔️ Last meetings

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

2–2 (OT) · Sabres won

Apr 9, 2000

⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH

1–1 (OT) · Sabres won

❓ BUF vs WSH, answered

Who won Sabres vs Capitals on November 28, 2001?

Sabres won 5–2.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Capitals?

The final score was Sabres 5, Capitals 2.

Who scored for Sabres?

Jay McKee, Maxim Afinogenov, Miroslav Satan, Stu Barnes, Vyacheslav Kozlov.

Who scored for Capitals?

Ken Klee, Peter Bondra.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Martin Biron made 30 saves on 32 shots (.938 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 21 saves on 25 shots (.840 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Capitals played?

At Capital One Arena in Washington, the Capitals home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Capitals 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

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Nov 27

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Nov 27

Also on November 28, 2001

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