3–1

Final

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

Sabres at Ducks

Sabres beat Ducks 3–1 at Honda Center on January 16, 2002.

🗓 Wed, Jan 16, 2002 · 21:30 CST 📍 Honda Center, Anaheim 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

J-P Dumont

1 G

4 shots · 18:08 TOI · +1

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Vaclav Varada

1 G

2 shots · 19:48 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Tim Connolly

1 G

1 shots · 13:49 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order

2nd period

⚔️ Vaclav Varada PP Go-ahead 2nd · 07:45

Assists: Dmitri Kalinin · beat Steve Shields

1–0

⚔️ Tim Connolly 2nd · 11:27

Assists: Maxim Afinogenov, Erik Rasmussen · beat Steve Shields

2–0

🦆 Mike Leclerc PP 2nd · 16:38

Assists: Matt Cullen, Samuel Pahlsson · beat Martin Biron

2–1

3rd period

⚔️ J-P Dumont Empty net 3rd · 19:40

Assists: Stu Barnes

3–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF ANA🦆

18 Shots on goal 17

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

21 Hits 21

11 Blocked shots 7

9 Takeaways 3

8 Giveaways 12

8 Penalty minutes 8

BUF shooting 16.7% (3/18) ANA shooting 5.9% (1/17)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Martin Biron

16/17

.941 SV% · 1 GA · 59:57 TOI

🦆Ducks

Steve Shields

15/17

.882 SV% · 2 GA · 59:11 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 19-22-4 (42% win rate, 45 games)

Ducks

Ducks — tied after 1st: 17-25-6 (35% win rate, 48 games)

After 2nd — 2–1

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Ducks

Ducks: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Brown · Satan · Varada 19:53

L2 Pyatt · Barnes · Dumont 17:18

L3 Hamel · Connolly · Rasmussen 12:44

L4 Gratton · Afinogenov · Ray 10:41

D1 Zhitnik · Smehlik 23:32

D2 Warrener · McKee 20:33

D3 Kalinin · Woolley 15:00

🦆Ducks

L1 Kariya · Kjellberg · Leclerc 22:11

L2 McDonald · Pahlsson · Cullen 16:05

L3 Mcinnis · Bylsma · Parssinen 11:51

L4 Lambert · Titov · Chouinard 11:18

D1 Tverdovsky · Salei 23:54

D2 Carney · Havelid 17:22

D3 Vishnevski · Trnka 14:58

⚔️ Last meetings

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

3–2 (OT) · Sabres won

❓ BUF vs ANA, answered

Who won Sabres vs Ducks on January 16, 2002?

Sabres won 3–1.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Ducks?

The final score was Sabres 3, Ducks 1.

Who scored for Sabres?

J-P Dumont, Tim Connolly, Vaclav Varada.

Who scored for Ducks?

Mike Leclerc.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Martin Biron made 16 saves on 17 shots (.941 save percentage).

How did the Ducks goalie play?

Steve Shields made 15 saves on 17 shots (.882 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Ducks played?

At Honda Center in Anaheim, the Ducks home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Ducks 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 12

🦆Ducks

Previous game · Jan 14

Also on January 16, 2002

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