2–4

Final

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

Sabres at Kings

Kings beat Sabres 4–2 at Crypto.com Arena on January 17, 2002.

🗓 Thu, Jan 17, 2002 · 21:30 CST 📍 Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Kings lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 👑 LAK

Ziggy Palffy

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 20:59 TOI · +2

2nd star 👑 LAK

Bryan Smolinski

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 18:51 TOI · +2

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Dmitri Kalinin

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 14:37 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Dmitri Kalinin Go-ahead 1st · 04:19

Assists: Miroslav Satan, Erik Rasmussen · beat Jamie Storr

1–0

👑 Brad Chartrand Tying 1st · 05:58

Assists: Mikko Eloranta, Philippe Boucher · beat Bob Essensa

1–1

⚔️ Curtis Brown Go-ahead 1st · 09:36

Assists: Taylor Pyatt, Dmitri Kalinin · beat Jamie Storr

2–1

3rd period

👑 Ziggy Palffy Tying 3rd · 06:09

Unassisted · beat Bob Essensa

2–2

👑 Adam Deadmarsh Go-ahead 3rd · 18:44

Assists: Bryan Smolinski, Jaroslav Modry · beat Bob Essensa

2–3

👑 Bryan Smolinski Empty net 3rd · 19:13

Assists: Ziggy Palffy

2–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF LAK👑

23 Shots on goal 19

29 Hits 29

8 Blocked shots 14

4 Takeaways 7

14 Giveaways 13

12 Penalty minutes 12

BUF shooting 8.7% (2/23) LAK shooting 21.1% (4/19)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Bob Essensa

15/18

.833 SV% · 3 GA · 59:17 TOI

👑Kings

Jamie Storr

21/23

.913 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Kings

Kings: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–1

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Kings

Kings: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Barnes · Connolly · Satan 18:02

L2 Brown · Afinogenov · Varada 16:52

L3 Pyatt · Rasmussen · Dumont 14:09

L4 Hamel · Gratton · Ray 10:51

D1 Zhitnik · Warrener 23:08

D2 McKee · Woolley 20:40

D3 Smehlik · Kalinin 16:06

👑Kings

L1 Allison · Smolinski · Palffy 20:49

L2 Johnson · Deadmarsh · Heinze 17:22

L3 Eloranta · Laperriere · Chartrand 11:12

L4 Mair · Buchberger · Emerson 4:18

D1 Norstrom · Miller 26:42

D2 Schneider · Modry 19:27

D3 Visnovsky · Boucher 13:54

⚔️ Last meetings

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

❓ BUF vs LAK, answered

Who won Sabres vs Kings on January 17, 2002?

Kings won 4–2.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Kings?

The final score was Sabres 2, Kings 4.

Who scored for Sabres?

Curtis Brown, Dmitri Kalinin.

Who scored for Kings?

Adam Deadmarsh, Brad Chartrand, Bryan Smolinski, Ziggy Palffy.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Bob Essensa made 15 saves on 18 shots (.833 save percentage).

How did the Kings goalie play?

Jamie Storr made 21 saves on 23 shots (.913 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Kings played?

At Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, the Kings home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Kings season series?

Kings 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 16

👑Kings

Previous game · Jan 15

Also on January 17, 2002

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