⚔️ Away Sabres 22-25-4 before this game
3–2
Final / OT
🦅 Home Capitals 23-25-5 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdOTF
BUF 01113
WSH 01102

Sabres at Capitals

Sabres beat Capitals 3–2 in overtime at Capital One Arena on January 27, 2002.

🗓 Sun, Jan 27, 2002 · 12:00 CST 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⚔️ BUF
Stu Barnes
2 G, 1 A
2 shots · 20:08 TOI · +2
2nd star ⚔️ BUF
Miroslav Satan
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · 21:28 TOI · +2
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Jaromir Jagr
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · 24:09 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order
2nd period
🦅 Jaromir Jagr Go-ahead 2nd · 07:14
Assists: Stephen Peat, Brendan Witt · beat Martin Biron
0–1
⚔️ Stu Barnes Tying 2nd · 12:21
Assists: Miroslav Satan · beat Olie Kolzig
1–1
3rd period
🦅 Peter Bondra Go-ahead 3rd · 15:42
Assists: Jaromir Jagr, Adam Oates · beat Martin Biron
1–2
⚔️ Miroslav Satan Tying 3rd · 19:07
Assists: Stu Barnes, Tim Connolly · beat Olie Kolzig
2–2
Overtime
⚔️ Stu Barnes Go-ahead OT · 01:30
Assists: Alexei Zhitnik, Dmitri Kalinin · beat Olie Kolzig
3–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
⚔️BUF WSH🦅
34 Shots on goal 31
12 Hits 19
17 Blocked shots 14
8 Takeaways 12
8 Giveaways 20
0 Penalty minutes 6
BUF shooting 8.8% (3/34) WSH shooting 6.5% (2/31)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚔️Sabres
Martin Biron
29/31
.935 SV% · 2 GA · 61:16 TOI
🦅Capitals
Olie Kolzig
31/34
.912 SV% · 3 GA · 61:30 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 1st: 22-25-4 (43% win rate, 51 games)
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 1st: 23-25-5 (43% win rate, 53 games)
After 2nd — 1–1
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 2nd: 22-25-4 (43% win rate, 51 games)
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 2nd: 23-25-5 (43% win rate, 53 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚔️Sabres
L1 Barnes · Connolly · Satan 20:08
L2 Brown · Dumont · Afinogenov 17:34
L3 Pyatt · Varada · Milley 15:43
L4 Hamel · Gratton · Ray 9:31
D1 Kalinin · Zhitnik 23:09
D2 Warrener · McKee 20:44
D3 Woolley · Patrick 15:33
🦅Capitals
L1 Oates · Zubrus · Jagr 21:19
L2 Forbes · Nikolishin · Bondra 19:44
L3 Simon · Pettinger · Dahlen 12:25
L4 Ciernik · Khristich · Peat 8:26
D1 Kucera · Witt 22:46
D2 Gonchar · Fortin 21:32
D3 Klee · Rohloff 17:26

⚔️ Last meetings

Sabres lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →
Nov 28, 2001
⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH
5–2 · Sabres won
Apr 6, 2001
🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF
1–2 · Sabres won
Mar 17, 2001
⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH
3–2 · Sabres won
Dec 21, 2000
🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF
3–1 · Capitals won
Dec 20, 2000
⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH
2–2 (OT) · Sabres won

❓ BUF vs WSH, answered

Who won Sabres vs Capitals on January 27, 2002?

Sabres won 3–2 in overtime.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Capitals?

The final score was Sabres 3, Capitals 2, in overtime.

Who scored for Sabres?

Stu Barnes (2), Miroslav Satan.

Who scored for Capitals?

Jaromir Jagr, Peter Bondra.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Martin Biron made 29 saves on 31 shots (.935 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 31 saves on 34 shots (.912 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Capitals played?

At Capital One Arena in Washington, the Capitals home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Capitals season series?

Sabres lead the season series 2–0 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
⚔️Sabres
Previous game · Jan 25
⚡TBL @ ⚔️BUF
1–4 · BUF won
Next game · Jan 29
⚔️BUF @ 🌪️CAR
2–2 · BUF won
🦅Capitals
Previous game · Jan 26
🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR
3–6 · NYR won
Next game · Jan 30
🎵STL @ 🦅WSH
4–1 · STL won
Also on January 27, 2002
🦈SJS @ 🇨🇦MTL
1–3 final
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