🍁 Away Maple Leafs 21-9-4 before this game

3–3

Final / OT

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
TOR	1	0	2	0	3
BUF	0	2	1	0	3

Maple Leafs at Sabres

Maple Leafs beat Sabres 3–3 in overtime at KeyBank Center on December 21, 2001.

🗓 Fri, Dec 21, 2001 · 18:00 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Vyacheslav Kozlov

1 G, 2 A

1 shots · 18:57 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Tim Connolly

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 19:34 TOI · +1

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Jason Woolley

2 A

4 shots · 21:17 TOI

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🍁 Jyrki Lumme PP Go-ahead 1st · 08:21

Assists: Dmitry Yushkevich · beat Mika Noronen

1–0

2nd period

⚔️ Maxim Afinogenov Tying 2nd · 07:04

Assists: Vyacheslav Kozlov, Tim Connolly · beat Curtis Joseph

1–1

⚔️ Tim Connolly PP Go-ahead 2nd · 12:51

Assists: Jason Woolley, Vyacheslav Kozlov · beat Curtis Joseph

1–2

3rd period

🍁 Darcy Tucker Tying 3rd · 02:29

Assists: Alexander Mogilny, Shayne Corson · beat Mika Noronen

2–2

🍁 Robert Reichel Go-ahead 3rd · 07:44

Assists: Gary Roberts · beat Mika Noronen

3–2

⚔️ Vyacheslav Kozlov PP Tying 3rd · 13:45

Assists: Jason Woolley, Alexei Zhitnik · beat Curtis Joseph

3–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🍁TOR BUF⚔️

33 Shots on goal 28

1/7 Power play (goals / chances) 2/8

17 Hits 33

14 Blocked shots 13

6 Takeaways 5

11 Giveaways 21

18 Penalty minutes 16

TOR shooting 9.1% (3/33) BUF shooting 10.7% (3/28)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🍁Maple Leafs

Curtis Joseph

25/28

.893 SV% · 3 GA · 64:57 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Mika Noronen

30/33

.909 SV% · 3 GA · 65:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Maple Leafs

Maple Leafs: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–2

Maple Leafs

Maple Leafs: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🍁Maple Leafs

L1 Corson · Sundin · Tucker 19:13

L2 Roberts · Reichel · Mogilny 18:27

L3 Valk · Hoglund · Domi 11:41

L4 McCauley · Green · Healey 10:34

D1 Kaberle · McCabe 28:02

D2 Yushkevich · Lumme 24:50

D3 Cross · Berg 12:08

⚔️Sabres

L1 Brown · Connolly · Satan 21:59

L2 Kozlov · Barnes · Varada 18:24

L3 Gratton · Afinogenov · Dumont 12:57

L4 Pyatt · Boulton · Ray 4:54

D1 Zhitnik · Woolley 23:42

D2 Warrener · McKee 20:38

D3 Smehlik · Kalinin 18:56

⚔️ Last meetings

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

0–2 · Maple Leafs won

Jan 5, 2001

🍁TOR @ ⚔️BUF

3–3 (OT) · Maple Leafs won

Jan 3, 2001

⚔️BUF @ 🍁TOR

1–1 (OT) · Sabres won

❓ TOR vs BUF, answered

Who won Maple Leafs vs Sabres on December 21, 2001?

Maple Leafs won 3–3 in overtime.

What was the final score of Maple Leafs vs Sabres?

The final score was Maple Leafs 3, Sabres 3, in overtime.

Who scored for Maple Leafs?

Darcy Tucker, Jyrki Lumme, Robert Reichel.

Who scored for Sabres?

Maxim Afinogenov, Tim Connolly, Vyacheslav Kozlov.

How did the Maple Leafs goalie play?

Curtis Joseph made 25 saves on 28 shots (.893 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Mika Noronen made 30 saves on 33 shots (.909 save percentage).

Where is Maple Leafs vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Maple Leafs vs Sabres 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

🍁Maple Leafs

Previous game · Dec 18

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Dec 19

Also on December 21, 2001

Maple Leafs season page Sabres season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule