😈 Away Devils 22-17-4 before this game
1–2
Final
⚔️ Home Sabres 18-22-4 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
NJD 0101
BUF 1102

Devils at Sabres

Sabres beat Devils 2–1 at KeyBank Center on January 12, 2002.

🗓 Sat, Jan 12, 2002 · 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
Miroslav Satan
1 G
3 shots · 18:45 TOI · +1
2nd star ⚔️ BUF
Chris Gratton
1 G
1 shots · 12:41 TOI · +1
3rd star ⚔️ BUF
Richard Smehlik
1 A
1 shots · 23:54 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order
1st period
⚔️ Miroslav Satan SH Go-ahead 1st · 19:39
Assists: Jay McKee · beat Martin Brodeur
0–1
2nd period
😈 Bruce Gardiner PP Tying 2nd · 18:07
Assists: Scott Niedermayer, Scott Gomez · beat Martin Biron
1–1
⚔️ Chris Gratton Go-ahead 2nd · 19:20
Assists: Taylor Pyatt, Richard Smehlik · beat Martin Brodeur
1–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
😈NJD BUF⚔️
28 Shots on goal 20
1/6 Power play (goals / chances) 0/4
27 Hits 18
9 Blocked shots 17
1 Takeaways 5
16 Giveaways 12
12 Penalty minutes 16
NJD shooting 3.6% (1/28) BUF shooting 10.0% (2/20)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
😈Devils
Martin Brodeur
18/20
.900 SV% · 2 GA · 58:52 TOI
⚔️Sabres
Martin Biron
27/28
.964 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–1
Devils
Devils: no games found in this situation this year.
Sabres
Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.
After 2nd — 1–2
Devils
Devils: no games found in this situation this year.
Sabres
Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
😈Devils
L1 Arnott · Gomez · Sykora 18:11
L2 Berglund · Brylin · Holik 17:11
L3 Pandolfo · Madden · Gardiner 14:53
L4 Nemchinov · McKenzie 7:50
D1 Niedermayer · Stevens 23:52
D2 White · Rafalski 19:06
D3 Commodore · Albelin 13:50
D4 Daneyko 10:48
⚔️Sabres
L1 Barnes · Satan · Varada 18:45
L2 Connolly · Brown · Dumont 15:28
L3 Gratton · Rasmussen · Afinogenov 12:41
L4 Hamel · Pyatt · Ray 10:39
D1 Zhitnik · Smehlik 24:21
D2 Warrener · McKee 20:21
D3 Kalinin · Woolley 15:10

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →
Oct 27, 2001
⚔️BUF @ 😈NJD
1–3 · Devils won
Feb 22, 2001
⚔️BUF @ 😈NJD
1–0 · Sabres won
Feb 17, 2001
😈NJD @ ⚔️BUF
1–5 · Sabres won
Dec 7, 2000
😈NJD @ ⚔️BUF
2–5 · Sabres won
Nov 11, 2000
⚔️BUF @ 😈NJD
4–0 · Sabres won

❓ NJD vs BUF, answered

Who won Devils vs Sabres on January 12, 2002?

Sabres won 2–1.

What was the final score of Devils vs Sabres?

The final score was Devils 1, Sabres 2.

Who scored for Devils?

Bruce Gardiner.

Who scored for Sabres?

Chris Gratton, Miroslav Satan.

How did the Devils goalie play?

Martin Brodeur made 18 saves on 20 shots (.900 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Martin Biron made 27 saves on 28 shots (.964 save percentage).

Where is Devils vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Devils 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
😈Devils
Previous game · Jan 10
😈NJD @ 🔔PHI
2–3 · PHI won
Next game · Jan 15
⚡TBL @ 😈NJD
5–4 · TBL won
⚔️Sabres
Previous game · Jan 10
🐧PIT @ ⚔️BUF
2–0 · PIT won
Next game · Jan 16
⚔️BUF @ 🦆ANA
3–1 · BUF won
Also on January 12, 2002
🗽NYR @ 🔔PHI
2–4 final
🎵STL @ 🐧PIT
4–1 final
⭐DAL @ 🐙DET
2–5 final
👑LAK @ 🦈SJS
3–2 final
🏝️NYI @ 🐻BOS
5–4 final
🇨🇦MTL @ 🍁TOR
1–1 final
🪶CHI @ 🧥CBJ
4–5 final
🏛️OTT @ ⚡TBL
2–1 final
Devils season page Sabres season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule