4–1

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
BUF	1	2	1	4
MIN	1	0	0	1

Sabres at Wild

Sabres beat Wild 4–1 at Xcel Energy Center on January 6, 2002.

🗓 Sun, Jan 6, 2002 · 17:00 CST 📍 Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul 🏒 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

2 A

1 shots · 18:16 TOI · -1

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Tim Connolly

2 A

1 shots · 18:37 TOI · +1

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

J-P Dumont

1 G

2 shots · 12:41 TOI · -1

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🌲 Antti Laaksonen Go-ahead 1st · 04:13

Assists: Wes Walz · beat Martin Biron

0–1

⚔️ Jason Woolley PP Tying 1st · 16:06

Assists: Tim Connolly, Stu Barnes · beat Dwayne Roloson

1–1

2nd period

⚔️ Vaclav Varada Go-ahead 2nd · 06:04

Assists: Curtis Brown · beat Dwayne Roloson

2–1

⚔️ Maxim Afinogenov 2nd · 09:54

Unassisted · beat Dwayne Roloson

3–1

3rd period

⚔️ J-P Dumont PP 3rd · 07:48

Assists: Tim Connolly, Stu Barnes · beat Dwayne Roloson

4–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF MIN🌲

16 Shots on goal 18

2/8 Power play (goals / chances) 0/6

13 Hits 19

13 Blocked shots 12

3 Takeaways 9

10 Giveaways 21

21 Penalty minutes 25

BUF shooting 25.0% (4/16) MIN shooting 5.6% (1/18)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Martin Biron

17/18

.944 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🌲Wild

Dwayne Roloson

12/16

.750 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 16-21-4 (39% win rate, 41 games)

Wild

Wild — tied after 1st: 16-17-8 (39% win rate, 41 games)

After 2nd — 3–1

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Wild

Wild: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Connolly · Barnes · Satan 18:37

L2 Brown · Rasmussen · Varada 16:05

L3 Gratton · Dumont · Afinogenov 12:40

L4 Pyatt · Hamel · Ray 10:20

D1 Zhitnik · Warrener 22:36

D2 Smehlik · McKee 17:46

D3 Woolley · Kalinin 15:59

🌲Wild

L1 Hendrickson · Dupuis · Park 18:24

L2 Brunette · Dowd · Walz 15:47

L3 Laaksonen · Zholtok · Gaborik 13:49

L4 Blouin · Johnson · Gavey 10:05

D1 Kuba · Sekeras 22:15

D2 Bombardir · Mitchell 19:49

D3 Benysek · Marshall 15:06

⚔️ Last meetings

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

Nov 17, 2000

🌲MIN @ ⚔️BUF

1–3 · Sabres won

❓ BUF vs MIN, answered

Who won Sabres vs Wild on January 6, 2002?

Sabres won 4–1.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Wild?

The final score was Sabres 4, Wild 1.

Who scored for Sabres?

J-P Dumont, Jason Woolley, Maxim Afinogenov, Vaclav Varada.

Who scored for Wild?

Antti Laaksonen.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Martin Biron made 17 saves on 18 shots (.944 save percentage).

How did the Wild goalie play?

Dwayne Roloson made 12 saves on 16 shots (.750 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Wild played?

At Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, the Wild home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Wild 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 · Jan 3

🌲Wild

Previous game · Jan 4

Also on January 6, 2002

Sabres season page Wild season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule