2–3

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
VAN	0	1	1	2
BUF	1	2	0	3

Canucks at Sabres

Sabres beat Canucks 3–2 at KeyBank Center on January 8, 2002.

🗓 Tue, Jan 8, 2002 · 18:00 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Vaclav Varada

2 G

4 shots · 19:28 TOI · +2

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Tim Connolly

1 G

2 shots · 17:18 TOI · +1

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Chris Gratton

1 A

5 shots · 17:31 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Vaclav Varada Go-ahead 1st · 19:27

Assists: Chris Gratton · beat Peter Skudra

0–1

2nd period

⚔️ Vaclav Varada 2nd · 03:43

Assists: Alexei Zhitnik, Richard Smehlik · beat Peter Skudra

0–2

🐋 Brendan Morrison 2nd · 11:18

Assists: Matt Cooke, Bryan Helmer · beat Martin Biron

1–2

⚔️ Tim Connolly 2nd · 13:27

Assists: Jay McKee · beat Peter Skudra

1–3

3rd period

🐋 Todd Bertuzzi PP 3rd · 03:11

Assists: Brent Sopel, Markus Naslund · beat Martin Biron

2–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐋VAN BUF⚔️

28 Shots on goal 26

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

27 Hits 29

13 Blocked shots 22

3 Takeaways 6

15 Giveaways 13

4 Penalty minutes 6

VAN shooting 7.1% (2/28) BUF shooting 11.5% (3/26)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐋Canucks

Peter Skudra

23/26

.885 SV% · 3 GA · 58:48 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Martin Biron

26/28

.929 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Canucks

Canucks: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–3

Canucks

Canucks: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐋Canucks

L1 Naslund · Linden · Bertuzzi 18:33

L2 Hlavac · Cassels · Sedin 16:11

L3 Cooke · Morrison · Letowski 13:53

L4 Sedin · Ruutu · Chubarov 9:26

D1 Jovanovski · Ohlund 24:26

D2 Sopel · Lachance 20:58

D3 Baron · Helmer 14:32

⚔️Sabres

L1 Brown · Varada · Satan 19:28

L2 Gratton · Connolly · Barnes 17:18

L3 Rasmussen · Dumont · Afinogenov 14:25

L4 Hamel · Pyatt · Ray 8:24

D1 Zhitnik · Smehlik 27:59

D2 Kalinin · McKee 21:33

D3 Woolley · Warrener 10:28

⚔️ Last meetings

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

❓ VAN vs BUF, answered

Who won Canucks vs Sabres on January 8, 2002?

Sabres won 3–2.

What was the final score of Canucks vs Sabres?

The final score was Canucks 2, Sabres 3.

Who scored for Canucks?

Brendan Morrison, Todd Bertuzzi.

Who scored for Sabres?

Vaclav Varada (2), Tim Connolly.

How did the Canucks goalie play?

Peter Skudra made 23 saves on 26 shots (.885 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Martin Biron made 26 saves on 28 shots (.929 save percentage).

Where is Canucks vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Canucks vs Sabres 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

🐋Canucks

Previous game · Jan 5

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Jan 6

Also on January 8, 2002

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