🌪️ Away Hurricanes 17-12-5 before this game
2–3
Final / OT
⚔️ Home Sabres 13-16-3 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdOTF
CAR 10102
BUF 11013

Hurricanes at Sabres

Sabres beat Hurricanes 3–2 in overtime at KeyBank Center on December 14, 2001.

🗓 Fri, Dec 14, 2001 · 18:00 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⚔️ BUF
Maxim Afinogenov
2 G
2 shots · 15:47 TOI · +2
2nd star ⚔️ BUF
Vyacheslav Kozlov
2 A
5 shots · 18:44 TOI · +1
3rd star ⚔️ BUF
Stu Barnes
1 G
4 shots · 20:11 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order
1st period
⚔️ Maxim Afinogenov Go-ahead 1st · 06:34
Assists: Vyacheslav Kozlov · beat Tom Barrasso
0–1
🌪️ Erik Cole Tying 1st · 16:47
Unassisted · beat Mika Noronen
1–1
2nd period
⚔️ Maxim Afinogenov Go-ahead 2nd · 05:45
Assists: Tim Connolly, Vyacheslav Kozlov · beat Tom Barrasso
1–2
3rd period
🌪️ Josef Vasicek Tying 3rd · 13:02
Assists: Martin Gelinas, Shane Willis · beat Mika Noronen
2–2
Overtime
⚔️ Stu Barnes Go-ahead OT · 00:50
Assists: Alexei Zhitnik, Miroslav Satan · beat Tom Barrasso
2–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🌪️CAR BUF⚔️
24 Shots on goal 39
21 Hits 33
12 Blocked shots 9
2 Takeaways 6
11 Giveaways 8
13 Penalty minutes 11
CAR shooting 8.3% (2/24) BUF shooting 7.7% (3/39)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🌪️Hurricanes
Tom Barrasso
36/39
.923 SV% · 3 GA · 60:50 TOI
⚔️Sabres
Mika Noronen
22/24
.917 SV% · 2 GA · 60:50 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Hurricanes
Hurricanes — tied after 1st: 17-12-5 (50% win rate, 34 games)
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 1st: 13-16-3 (41% win rate, 32 games)
After 2nd — 1–2
Hurricanes
Hurricanes: no games found in this situation this year.
Sabres
Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🌪️Hurricanes
L1 Brind'Amour · Francis · Kapanen 20:43
L2 Battaglia · Cole · O'Neill 19:18
L3 Gelinas · Vasicek · Willis 12:47
L4 Daniels · Vestlund · Langdon 6:40
D1 Hill · Malik 22:57
D2 Ward · Wesley 19:14
D3 Tanabe · Ozolinsh 16:49
⚔️Sabres
L1 Barnes · Brown · Satan 20:11
L2 Kozlov · Varada · Dumont 17:29
L3 Connolly · Gratton · Afinogenov 15:55
L4 Hamel · Boulton · Ray 4:45
D1 McKee · Warrener 23:10
D2 Zhitnik · Smehlik 21:05
D3 Woolley · Kalinin 14:16

⚔️ Last meetings

Sabres lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →
Dec 4, 2001
⚔️BUF @ 🌪️CAR
4–2 · Sabres won
Mar 24, 2001
🌪️CAR @ ⚔️BUF
1–3 · Sabres won
Mar 21, 2001
⚔️BUF @ 🌪️CAR
0–1 · Hurricanes won
Dec 15, 2000
⚔️BUF @ 🌪️CAR
3–5 · Hurricanes won
Oct 25, 2000
🌪️CAR @ ⚔️BUF
1–4 · Sabres won

❓ CAR vs BUF, answered

Who won Hurricanes vs Sabres on December 14, 2001?

Sabres won 3–2 in overtime.

What was the final score of Hurricanes vs Sabres?

The final score was Hurricanes 2, Sabres 3, in overtime.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Erik Cole, Josef Vasicek.

Who scored for Sabres?

Maxim Afinogenov (2), Stu Barnes.

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Tom Barrasso made 36 saves on 39 shots (.923 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Mika Noronen made 22 saves on 24 shots (.917 save percentage).

Where is Hurricanes vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Hurricanes vs Sabres season series?

Sabres lead the season series 2–0 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
🌪️Hurricanes
Previous game · Dec 12
🐆FLA @ 🌪️CAR
1–4 · CAR won
Next game · Dec 16
🌪️CAR @ 🐧PIT
7–0 · CAR won
⚔️Sabres
Previous game · Dec 12
⚔️BUF @ ⭐DAL
3–4 · DAL won
Next game · Dec 15
⚔️BUF @ 🗽NYR
2–4 · NYR won
Also on December 14, 2001
🐆FLA @ 😈NJD
3–2 final
🌲MIN @ 🐧PIT
5–2 final
🪶CHI @ 🐦ATL
3–1 final
🔥CGY @ ⭐DAL
4–3 final
🦈SJS @ 🏔️COL
3–0 final
⚡TBL @ 🛢️EDM
1–2 final
🧥CBJ @ 🦆ANA
3–2 final
Hurricanes season page Sabres season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule