🪶 Away Blackhawks 21-11-4 before this game

6–5

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
CHI	2	2	2	6
BUF	2	1	2	5

Blackhawks at Sabres

Blackhawks beat Sabres 6–5 at KeyBank Center on December 19, 2001.

🗓 Wed, Dec 19, 2001 · 18:00 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Blackhawks lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Tim Connolly

3 A

2 shots · 18:29 TOI · +2

2nd star 🪶 CHI

Kyle Calder

2 G

2 shots · 16:00 TOI · +3

3rd star 🪶 CHI

Eric Daze

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 16:44 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

11 goals · in order

1st period

🪶 Kyle Calder Go-ahead 1st · 00:56

Assists: Alexei Zhamnov · beat Martin Biron

1–0

⚔️ Rob Ray Tying 1st · 02:19

Assists: Jason Woolley, Chris Gratton · beat Jocelyn Thibault

1–1

🪶 Boris Mironov Go-ahead 1st · 03:46

Assists: Alexei Zhamnov, Tony Amonte · beat Martin Biron

2–1

⚔️ Stu Barnes PP Tying 1st · 06:15

Assists: Dmitri Kalinin · beat Jocelyn Thibault

2–2

2nd period

⚔️ Vyacheslav Kozlov Go-ahead 2nd · 02:11

Assists: Tim Connolly, Maxim Afinogenov · beat Jocelyn Thibault

2–3

🪶 Kyle Calder Tying 2nd · 03:13

Assists: Jaroslav Spacek, Tony Amonte · beat Martin Biron

3–3

🪶 Eric Daze Go-ahead 2nd · 08:47

Assists: Michael Nylander · beat Martin Biron

4–3

3rd period

⚔️ Maxim Afinogenov Tying 3rd · 05:21

Assists: Tim Connolly, Dmitri Kalinin · beat Jocelyn Thibault

4–4

🪶 Peter White Go-ahead 3rd · 06:59

Unassisted · beat Bob Essensa

5–4

⚔️ Jason Woolley PP Tying 3rd · 14:00

Assists: Tim Connolly, Vyacheslav Kozlov · beat Jocelyn Thibault

5–5

🪶 Steve Sullivan Go-ahead 3rd · 15:11

Assists: Eric Daze · beat Bob Essensa

6–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🪶CHI BUF⚔️

21 Shots on goal 29

0/1 Power play (goals / chances) 2/5

13 Hits 27

10 Blocked shots 8

1 Takeaways 3

17 Giveaways 11

10 Penalty minutes 2

CHI shooting 28.6% (6/21) BUF shooting 17.2% (5/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🪶Blackhawks

Jocelyn Thibault

24/29

.828 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Martin Biron

12/16

.750 SV% · 4 GA · 28:47 TOI

Bob Essensa

3/5

.600 SV% · 2 GA · 30:08 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–2

Blackhawks

Blackhawks — tied after 1st: 21-11-4 (58% win rate, 36 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 14-17-3 (41% win rate, 34 games)

After 2nd — 4–3

Blackhawks

Blackhawks: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🪶Blackhawks

L1 Sullivan · Zhamnov · Amonte 20:50

L2 Daze · Calder · Korolev 16:44

L3 Nylander · White · Campbell 10:56

L4 Probert · Bell · Downey 9:32

D1 Mironov · Karpovtsev 25:50

D2 Klemm · Housley 19:50

D3 Spacek · Mcalpine 13:59

⚔️Sabres

L1 Kozlov · Brown · Satan 18:59

L2 Connolly · Barnes · Varada 16:58

L3 Pyatt · Afinogenov · Dumont 15:02

L4 Hamel · Gratton · Ray 10:19

D1 Zhitnik · Kalinin 23:34

D2 Smehlik · Woolley 18:55

D3 Warrener · McKee 15:05

⚔️ Last meetings

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

5–4 (OT) · Sabres won

Mar 31, 1999

⚔️BUF @ 🪶CHI

1–2 · Blackhawks won

❓ CHI vs BUF, answered

Who won Blackhawks vs Sabres on December 19, 2001?

Blackhawks won 6–5.

What was the final score of Blackhawks vs Sabres?

The final score was Blackhawks 6, Sabres 5.

Who scored for Blackhawks?

Kyle Calder (2), Boris Mironov, Eric Daze, Peter White, Steve Sullivan.

Who scored for Sabres?

Jason Woolley, Maxim Afinogenov, Rob Ray, Stu Barnes, Vyacheslav Kozlov.

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

Jocelyn Thibault made 24 saves on 29 shots (.828 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Martin Biron made 12 saves on 16 shots (.750 save percentage).

Where is Blackhawks vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Blackhawks vs Sabres season series?

Blackhawks 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

🪶Blackhawks

Previous game · Dec 17

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Dec 15

Also on December 19, 2001

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