5–2

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
STL	2	1	2	5
BUF	2	0	0	2

Blues at Sabres

Blues beat Sabres 5–2 at KeyBank Center on January 23, 2002.

🗓 Wed, Jan 23, 2002 · 18:00 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Blues lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🎵 STL

Pavol Demitra

3 A

3 shots · 23:35 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Miroslav Satan

2 G

3 shots · 22:24 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Stu Barnes

2 A

1 shots · 20:58 TOI · -1

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Miroslav Satan SH Go-ahead 1st · 01:30

Assists: Stu Barnes · beat Brent Johnson

0–1

⚔️ Miroslav Satan PP 1st · 10:52

Assists: Stu Barnes, Dmitri Kalinin · beat Brent Johnson

0–2

🎵 Mike Keane PP 1st · 16:39

Assists: Al MacInnis, Pavol Demitra · beat Martin Biron

1–2

🎵 Sergei Varlamov Tying 1st · 18:47

Assists: Cory Stillman, Pavol Demitra · beat Martin Biron

2–2

2nd period

🎵 Mike Van Ryn Go-ahead 2nd · 07:31

Assists: Jamal Mayers, Tyson Nash · beat Martin Biron

3–2

3rd period

🎵 Dallas Drake PP 3rd · 16:17

Assists: Pavol Demitra, Chris Pronger · beat Martin Biron

4–2

🎵 Doug Weight Empty net 3rd · 19:32

Assists: Mike Eastwood

5–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🎵STL BUF⚔️

27 Shots on goal 25

2/6 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6

15 Hits 29

9 Blocked shots 6

2 Takeaways 7

10 Giveaways 11

21 Penalty minutes 21

STL shooting 18.5% (5/27) BUF shooting 8.0% (2/25)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🎵Blues

Brent Johnson

23/25

.920 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Martin Biron

22/26

.846 SV% · 4 GA · 58:56 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–2

Blues

Blues — tied after 1st: 32-12-4 (67% win rate, 48 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 21-24-4 (43% win rate, 49 games)

After 2nd — 3–2

Blues

Blues: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🎵Blues

L1 Tkachuk · Demitra · Mellanby 19:29

L2 Weight · Drake · Keane 15:18

L3 Stillman · Varlamov · Eastwood 12:23

L4 Nash · Mayers · Low 9:55

D1 MacInnis · Finley 21:16

D2 Khavanov · Pronger 16:46

D3 Salvador · Van Ryn 14:19

⚔️Sabres

L1 Barnes · Satan · Varada 20:58

L2 Brown · Connolly · Dumont 16:07

L3 Pyatt · Gratton · Afinogenov 13:25

L4 Hamel · Rasmussen · Ray 8:08

D1 Zhitnik · Warrener 25:08

D2 Kalinin · Smehlik 19:12

D3 Patrick · Woolley 14:46

⚔️ Last meetings

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

2–2 (OT) · Sabres won

Jan 27, 1998

🎵STL @ ⚔️BUF

3–3 (OT) · Blues won

❓ STL vs BUF, answered

Who won Blues vs Sabres on January 23, 2002?

Blues won 5–2.

What was the final score of Blues vs Sabres?

The final score was Blues 5, Sabres 2.

Who scored for Blues?

Dallas Drake, Doug Weight, Mike Keane, Mike Van Ryn, Sergei Varlamov.

Who scored for Sabres?

Miroslav Satan (2).

How did the Blues goalie play?

Brent Johnson made 23 saves on 25 shots (.920 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Martin Biron made 22 saves on 26 shots (.846 save percentage).

Where is Blues vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Blues vs Sabres season series?

Blues 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

🎵Blues

Previous game · Jan 21

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Jan 21

Also on January 23, 2002

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