2000–01 Buffalo Sabres season

NHL hockey team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 2000–01 2000 Buffalo Sabres Eastern 5th Northeast 2nd 46–30–5–1 26–12–3–0 20–18–2–1 218 184 Darcy Regier Lindy Ruff VacantMichael Peca, the previous captain, sat out the entire season due to a contract dispute. Doug GilmourRob RayRotating HSBC Arena 17,839 Rochester AmericansSouth Carolina StingraysB.C. Icemen Miroslav Satan (29) Miroslav Satan (33) Miroslav Satan (62) Rob Ray (210) Curtis Brown (+15) Dominik Hasek (37) Dominik Hasek (2.11) 1999–2000 The 2000–01 Buffalo Sabres season was the 31st season for the team in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Sabres finished with a 46–30–5–1 record in the regular season, and won the Conference Quarterfinals (4–2) over the Philadelphia Flyers, but lost the Conference Semifinals (4–3) to the Pittsburgh Penguins. It was also the final time they made the playoffs before the 2004–05 NHL lockout. Regular season The Sabres allowed the fewest goals (184), had the most shutouts (13), allowed the fewest power-play goals (40) and had the best penalty-kill percentage (88.02%).https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2001.html 2000-01 NHL Summary Final standings BUF BUF Playoffs 2001 Stanley Cup playoffs (4) Philadelphia Flyers vs. (5) Buffalo Sabres The Flyers were entering this year's playoffs still trying to forget the Eastern Conference finals the previous year. In 2000, they had a 3–1 series lead against the eventual Stanley Cup champion New Jersey Devils, but lost the next three. Head coach Craig Ramsay was fired in the middle of the season, with general manager Bobby Clarke explaining his decision was based on the fact his Flyers were not "tough enough". As Ramsay's replacement, Clarke hired former teammate Bill Barber. The Sabres season was not as complicated, as head coach Lindy Ruff led his Sabres to one of their best regular seasons in recent history. In the playoffs, the two teams had met three times in four years, with the most recent series ending in with a Flyers win. The Sabres would look for revenge in the city of brotherly love. The Flyers were was stopped by Dominik Hasek and the Sabres in the first two games, one of which was ended by a Jay McKee overtime goal. The Flyers came out in Game 3 determined to win a game, and they did by one goal. The Flyers then lost again to the Sabres in Game 4 in overtime after Curtis Brown beat goaltender Roman Cechmanek, which put the Sabres in a 3-1 series lead. The Flyers won in Game 5 by a two-goal margin to stave off elimination, which was marred by Hasek accusing Flyers centre Keith Primeau of attempting to injure him; Primeau was jostling with Sabres defenceman James Patrick before crashing into Hasek. Primeau went unpenalized while Hasek earned a 10-minute misconduct for his outburst with officials.Hasek accuses Primeau of low blow https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/hasek-accuses-primeau-of-low-blow-1.284837 CBC Sports 24 November 2025 The Sabres routed the Flyers in Game 6 scoring eight goals, five of which were surrendered by Cechmanek, who was replaced early by Brian Boucher, who himself conceded three goals, which was also due to the Flyers defensemen pairing led by Éric Desjardins being overworked that series to exhaustion. Hasek recorded another shutout, as the Sabres progressed to the conference semifinals. (5) Buffalo Sabres vs. (6) Pittsburgh Penguins Entering the series, Buffalo held the best penalty killing (PK) squad which killed 88%, and Pittsburgh entered the series with the fifth best powerplay (PP) squad, which scored on 20% of its opportunities. However, the Buffalo PK and the Pittsburgh PP would underachieve during the series: Pittsburgh only scored 4 times on 27 opportunities (14%), so, consequently, Buffalo's PK percent dropped to 86. Buffalo also scored four power play goals, but on 33 chances (12%). The Sabres and Penguins had evenly matched goaltending: Pittsburgh goaltenders saved 155 shots out of 172 (90.2%), and Buffalo's saved 166 shots out of 183 (90.8%). Both teams scored 17 goals during the series, and they also scored the same number of power play goals, four. The Sabres just could not put the puck past Johan Hedberg in Game 1, with the Penguins needing only star center Mario Lemieux's first-period goal to finish off Buffalo and take an early series lead. Dominik Hasek gave up three goals, the other two of which came courtesy of centers Wayne Primeau and Jan Hrdina in the second half of the third period. Penguins winger Jaromir Jagr, who assisted on the Lemieux goal in the first period, injured his leg in the third period and would miss Game 2. Both teams were rather inept on the powerplay, wasting five conversion opportunities each. In Game 2, the first period had no scoring, despite five different powerplays for the two teams. Then, about halfway through the second period, Penguins center Robert Lang scored a goal to give the Penguins a 1–0. Three minutes later, Sabres center Stu Barnes tied the game with the game's only powerplay goal. In the third period, Pittsburgh would score two more goals through defenceman Andrew Ference and an empty-netter by Alexei Kovalev. For the second consecutive game, there were no goals scored in the first period of Game 3, despite a combined 17 shots on goal. The Penguins scored on the power play in the second period to take the lead, but Sabres center Curtis Brown would tie the game through an even-strength goal as the period would end at 1–1. Johan Hedberg had been solid in the net for the Penguins, but conceded 3 goals from just 11 shots in the third period. At about the halfway point in the third period, Sabres defenseman Jason Woolley scored the go-ahead goal, and three minutes later, Miroslav Satan would score another goal to give Buffalo a two-goal lead. Defenseman James Patrick finished off the game with an empty-net goal to send the Sabres to a 4–1 victory in Game 3. Building off the road win in Game 3, Buffalo scored the first goal in Game 4 very early in the first period by center Jean-Pierre Dumont, but the Penguins would respond with a powerplay goal by center Martin Straka. Sabres center Curtis Brown scored a short-handed goal late in the first period to give Buffalo the edge heading into the locker rooms. The second period featured only one goal by Janne Laukkanen, set up by Jagr and Lemieux, and the game was tied up going into the third. Stu Barnes scored twice in the third period, and the Sabres went on to win the game by three, five goals to two. Both teams were effective on the powerplay, each scoring one goal on two chances. Coming off two straight home losses, Buffalo works hard on the road to swipe the two home games back, swinging the series back to Buffalo's advantage. Penguins wingman Jaromir Jagr initiated the scoring in game five with a powerplay goal, the only goal in the first period. Pittsburgh would tack on another goal early on in the second period by winger Aleksey Morozov, but Sabres center Chris Gratton would respond with a powerplay goal, and the Penguins still had the lead until they gave up another short-handed goal to Curtis Brown. Curtis Brown's goal forced overtime, and Stu Barnes would score the game-winning goal to give Buffalo the series lead. The Sabres were down by two goals early but fought back and won the game by scoring three unanswered goals. Game five was the first overtime game in the string of three that would end the series. Buffalo's right winger Maxim Afinogenov scored in the first half of the first period of game six to give the Sabres and early lead, a lead the team would need because Pittsburgh's Alexei Kovalev tied the game up early in the second period. Donald Audette would break up the tied game with an even-strength goal late in the second period. Pittsburgh would persevere and score the tying goal with less than a minute to go in the third period courtesy of Mario Lemieux, so this match headed to overtime. Martin Straka was the hero of the Penguins on that night, as he scored the game-winning goal about halfway through the overtime period. Both teams didn't score on any of the combined seven chances they saw, and the fabled game seven was due. In game seven, the first period was an uneventful one, featuring no goals and few penalties, but the second period was a different story. Buffalo struck first as Jean-Pierre Dumont scored very early in the period, but that one-goal lead wouldn't last because Andrew Ference scored a powerplay goal to even things up at one goal apiece. Just about 30 seconds into the third period, Buffalo struck again as winger Steve Heinze scored a powerplay goal. Robert Lang would then score to tie the game up at two goals apiece. With a minute remaining in the third period and the Sabres applying pressure in the Penguins zone, Penguins defenceman Darius Kasparaitis grabbed the puck and threw it over the boards into the crowd. No penalty was called on the play and the game went to overtime.Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4eSNbkKZqU Darius Kasparaitis throws puck in the stands late in 3rd period of a tied Game 7 Playoff Game YouTube Later, Kasparaitis would win the game and the series for the Penguins as he scored off of passes from Jagr and Lang. Pittsburgh went on to face the New Jersey Devils in the conference finals. Schedule and results Regular season background:#fff; border-top:#010101 5px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 5px solid; 2000–01 regular season2000-01 Buffalo Sabres Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/BUF/2001_games.html Hockey-Reference.com April 7, 2023 y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; October: 5–3–1–1 (home: 4–0–1–0; road: 1–3–0–1) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |1||October 5, 2000||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Blackhawks (2000–01) ||1–0–0–0 || 2000020003 W |- |2||October 7, 2000||5–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Los Angeles Kings (2000–01) ||2–0–0–0 || 2000020014 W |- |3||October 13, 2000||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Edmonton Oilers (2000–01) ||2–1–0–0 || 2000020051 L |- |4||October 14, 2000||0–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Vancouver Canucks (2000–01) ||2–2–0–0 || 2000020061 L |- |5||October 17, 2000||3–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens (2000–01) ||2–3–0–0 || 2000020071 L |- |6||October 20, 2000||2–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01) ||2–3–1–0 || 2000020092 T |- |7||October 21, 2000||4–5 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings (2000–01) ||2–3–1–1 || 2000020104 OTL |- |8||October 25, 2000||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01) ||3–3–1–1 || 2000020120 W |- |9||October 27, 2000||2–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Toronto Maple Leafs (2000–01) ||4–3–1–1 || 2000020134 W |- |10||October 28, 2000||3–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (2000–01) ||5–3–1–1 || 2000020150 W |- y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; November: 7–4–1–0 (home: 5–1–1–0; road: 2–3–0–0) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |11||November 3, 2000||5–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens (2000–01) ||6–3–1–1 || 2000020183 W |- |12||November 4, 2000||0–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (2000–01) ||6–4–1–1 || 2000020194 L |- |13||November 9, 2000||3–0 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Islanders (2000–01) ||7–4–1–1 || 2000020221 W |- |14||November 11, 2000||4–0 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New Jersey Devils (2000–01) ||8–4–1–1 || 2000020234 W |- |15||November 13, 2000||3–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Calgary Flames (2000–01) ||9–4–1–1 || 2000020249 W |- |16||November 15, 2000||2–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Dallas Stars (2000–01) ||9–4–2–1 || 2000020258 T |- |17||November 17, 2000||3–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota Wild (2000–01) ||10–4–2–1 || 2000020272 W |- |18||November 18, 2000||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ St. Louis Blues (2000–01) ||10–5–2–1 || 2000020286 L |- |19||November 22, 2000||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Philadelphia Flyers (2000–01) ||10–6–2–1 || 2000020302 L |- |20||November 24, 2000||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Rangers (2000–01) ||11–6–2–1 || 2000020318 W |- |21||November 25, 2000||5–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens (2000–01) ||12–6–2–1 || 2000020328 W |- |22||November 28, 2000||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Ottawa Senators (2000–01) ||12–7–2–1 || 2000020347 L |- y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; December: 8–5–1–0 (home: 4–3–0–0; road: 4–2–1–0) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |23||December 1, 2000||4–6 || style="text-align:left;"| Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01) ||12–8–2–1 || 2000020367 L |- |24||December 2, 2000||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01) ||13–8–2–1 || 2000020377 W |- |25||December 5, 2000||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens (2000–01) ||14–8–2–1 || 2000020395 W |- |26||December 7, 2000||5–2 || style="text-align:left;"| New Jersey Devils (2000–01) ||15–8–2–1 || 2000020399 W |- |27||December 8, 2000||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Rangers (2000–01) ||15–9–2–1 || 2000020415 L |- |28||December 12, 2000||3–0 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins (2000–01) ||16–9–2–1 || 2000020440 W |- |29||December 15, 2000||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01) ||16–10–2–1 || 2000020461 L |- |30||December 16, 2000||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Florida Panthers (2000–01) ||17–10–2–1 || 2000020467 W |- |31||December 20, 2000||2–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Washington Capitals (2000–01) ||17–10–3–1 || 2000020491 T |- |32||December 21, 2000||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Washington Capitals (2000–01) ||17–11–3–1 || 2000020499 L |- |33||December 23, 2000||5–2 || style="text-align:left;"| San Jose Sharks (2000–01) ||18–11–3–1 || 2000020513 W |- |34||December 26, 2000||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01) ||18–12–3–1 || 2000020524 L |- |35||December 29, 2000||2–0 || style="text-align:left;"| Ottawa Senators (2000–01) ||19–12–3–1 || 2000020546 W |- |36||December 30, 2000||2–0 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Islanders (2000–01) ||20–12–3–1 || 2000020556 W |- y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; January: 5–7–2–0 (home: 2–3–1–0; road: 3–4–1–0) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |37||January 1, 2001||3–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins (2000–01) ||20–13–3–1 || 2000020571 L |- |38||January 3, 2001||1–1 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2000–01) ||20–13–4–1 || 2000020580 T |- |39||January 5, 2001||3–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Toronto Maple Leafs (2000–01) ||20–13–5–1 || 2000020595 T |- |40||January 6, 2001||2–0 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Nashville Predators (2000–01) ||21–13–5–1 || 2000020610 W |- |41||January 9, 2001||1–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ San Jose Sharks (2000–01) ||21–14–5–1 || 2000020627 L |- |42||January 11, 2001||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Los Angeles Kings (2000–01) ||21–15–5–1 || 2000020638 L |- |43||January 12, 2001||4–0 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01) ||22–15–5–1 || 2000020649 W |- |44||January 16, 2001||3–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Tampa Bay Lightning (2000–01) ||23–15–5–1 || 2000020670 W |- |45||January 19, 2001||1–0 || style="text-align:left;"| Florida Panthers (2000–01) ||24–15–5–1 || 2000020692 W |- |46||January 20, 2001||0–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2000–01) ||24–16–5–1 || 2000020698 L |- |47||January 23, 2001||1–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01) ||24–17–5–1 || 2000020720 L |- |48||January 26, 2001||1–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins (2000–01) ||24–18–5–1 || 2000020740 L |- |49||January 27, 2001||2–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Islanders (2000–01) ||25–18–5–1 || 2000020750 W |- |50||January 31, 2001||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Florida Panthers (2000–01) ||25–19–5–1 || 2000020778 L |- y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; February: 9–4–0–0 (home: 5–2–0–0; road: 4–2–0–0) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |51||February 1, 2001||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2000–01) ||25–20–5–1 || 2000020786 L |- |52||February 6, 2001||6–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Rangers (2000–01) ||26–20–5–1 || 2000020795 W |- |53||February 7, 2001||2–1 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| New York Islanders (2000–01) ||27–20–5–1 || 2000020801 W |- |54||February 10, 2001||2–1 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Ottawa Senators (2000–01) ||28–20–5–1 || 2000020825 W |- |55||February 11, 2001||3–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens (2000–01) ||28–21–5–1 || 2000020833 L |- |56||February 13, 2001||4–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Atlanta Thrashers (2000–01) ||28–22–5–1 || 2000020843 L |- |57||February 15, 2001||3–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Atlanta Thrashers (2000–01) ||29–22–5–1 || 2000020857 W |- |58||February 17, 2001||5–1 || style="text-align:left;"| New Jersey Devils (2000–01) ||30–22–5–1 || 2000020871 W |- |59||February 19, 2001||2–0 || style="text-align:left;"| Ottawa Senators (2000–01) ||31–22–5–1 || 2000020886 W |- |60||February 22, 2001||1–0 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New Jersey Devils (2000–01) ||32–22–5–1 || 2000020908 W |- |61||February 23, 2001||3–7 || style="text-align:left;"| Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01) ||32–23–5–1 || 2000020911 L |- |62||February 25, 2001||5–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Tampa Bay Lightning (2000–01) ||33–23–5–1 || 2000020929 W |- |63||February 27, 2001||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Ottawa Senators (2000–01) ||34–23–5–1 || 2000020943 W |- y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; March: 9–5–0–0 (home: 5–1–0–0; road: 4–4–0–0) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |64||March 1, 2001||0–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (2000–01) ||34–24–5–1 || 2000020959 L |- |65||March 3, 2001||3–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Colorado Avalanche (2000–01) ||35–24–5–1 || 2000020977 W |- |66||March 4, 2001||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Dallas Stars (2000–01) ||35–25–5–1 || 2000020982 L |- |67||March 6, 2001||3–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins (2000–01) ||36–25–5–1 || 2000020989 W |- |68||March 9, 2001||0–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Edmonton Oilers (2000–01) ||36–26–5–1 || 2000021013 L |- |69||March 14, 2001||6–3 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Rangers (2000–01) ||37–26–5–1 || 2000021044 W |- |70||March 16, 2001||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Vancouver Canucks (2000–01) ||38–26–5–1 || 2000021060 W |- |71||March 17, 2001||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Washington Capitals (2000–01) ||39–26–5–1 || 2000021067 W |- |72||March 20, 2001||3–0 || style="text-align:left;"| Toronto Maple Leafs (2000–01) ||40–26–5–1 || 2000021088 W |- |73||March 21, 2001||0–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01) ||40–27–5–1 || 2000021095 L |- |74||March 24, 2001||3–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01) ||41–27–5–1 || 2000021114 W |- |75||March 26, 2001||4–0 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Atlanta Thrashers (2000–01) ||42–27–5–1 || 2000021132 W |- |76||March 27, 2001||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01) ||42–28–5–1 || 2000021135 L |- |77||March 30, 2001||4–0 || style="text-align:left;"| Atlanta Thrashers (2000–01) ||43–28–5–1 || 2000021157 W |- y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; April: 3–2–0–0 (home: 1–2–0–0; road: 2–0–0–0) Game Date Score Opponent Record Recap |- |78||April 1, 2001||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2000–01) ||44–28–5–1 || 2000021174 W |- |79||April 2, 2001||5–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Florida Panthers (2000–01) ||45–28–5–1 || 2000021181 W |- |80||April 4, 2001||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins (2000–01) ||45–29–5–1 || 2000021192 L |- |81||April 6, 2001||2–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Washington Capitals (2000–01) ||46–29–5–1 || 2000021208 W |- |82||April 8, 2001||1–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Philadelphia Flyers (2000–01) ||46–30–5–1 || 2000021225 L |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black W #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black L #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black T #fff Overtime loss (1 point) 1px solid black OTL Playoffs background:#fff; border-top:#010101 5px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 5px solid; 2001 Stanley Cup playoffs y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (4) Philadelphia Flyers – Sabres win 4–2 Game Date Score Opponent Series Recap |- | 1 || April 11, 2001 || 2–1 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers || Sabres lead 1–0 || 2000030141 W |- | 2 || April 14, 2001 || 4–3 OT || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers || Sabres lead 2–0 || 2000030142 W |- | 3 || April 16, 2001 || 2–3 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers || Sabres lead 2–1 || 2000030143 L |- | 4 || April 17, 2001 || 4–3 OT || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers || Sabres lead 3–1 || 2000030144 W |- | 5 || April 19, 2001 || 1–3 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers || Sabres lead 3–2 || 2000030145 L |- | 6 || April 21, 2001 || 8–0 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers || Sabres win 4–2 || 2000030146 W |- y background:#fff; border-top:#010101 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. (6) Pittsburgh Penguins – Penguins win 4–3 Game Date Score Opponent Series Recap |- | 1 || April 26, 2001 || 0–3 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins || Penguins lead 1–0 || 2000030221 L |- | 2 || April 28, 2001 || 1–3 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins || Penguins lead 2–0 || 2000030222 L |- | 3 || April 30, 2001 || 4–1 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins || Penguins lead 2–1 || 2000030223 W |- | 4 || May 2, 2001 || 5–2 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins || Series tied 2–2 || 2000030224 W |- | 5 || May 5, 2001 || 3–2 OT || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins || Sabres lead 3–2 || 2000030225 W |- | 6 || May 8, 2001 || 2–3 OT || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins || Series tied 3–3 || 2000030226 L |- | 7 || May 10, 2001 || 2–3 OT || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins || Penguins win 4–3 || 2000030227 L |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win 1px solid black W #fcc Loss 1px solid black L Player statistics Scoring Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Sabres only. = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Sabres only. No. Jersey number Player Pos Position Regular season Playoffs GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points +/- Plus/minus PIM Penalties in minutes GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points +/- Plus/minus PIM Penalties in minutes 81Satan wore number 18 through November 18. Miroslav Satan Miroslav Šatan LW 82 29 33 62 5 36 13 3 10 13 4 8 17 Jean-Pierre Dumont RW 79 23 28 51 1 54 13 4 3 7 4 8 41 Stu Barnes C 75 19 24 43 −2 26 13 4 4 8 0 2 77 Chris Gratton C 82 19 21 40 0 102 13 6 4 10 0 14 93 Doug Gilmour C 71 7 31 38 3 70 13 2 4 6 −1 12 44 Alexei Zhitnik D 78 8 29 37 −3 75 13 1 6 7 −3 12 61 Maxim Afinogenov RW 78 14 22 36 1 40 11 2 3 5 1 4 52 Dave Andreychuk LW 74 20 13 33 0 32 13 1 2 3 0 4 37 Curtis Brown ice hockey C 70 10 22 32 15 34 13 5 0 5 4 8 9 Erik Rasmussen ice hockey LW 82 12 19 31 0 51 3 0 1 1 2 0 25 Vaclav Varada Václav Varaďa RW 75 10 21 31 −2 81 13 0 4 4 2 8 5 Jason Woolley D 67 5 18 23 0 46 8 1 5 6 1 2 45 Dmitri Kalinin D 79 4 18 22 −2 38 13 0 2 2 5 4 4 Rhett Warrener D 77 3 16 19 10 78 13 0 2 2 5 4 42 Richard Smehlik Richard Šmehlík D 56 3 12 15 6 4 10 0 1 1 3 4 29 Vladimir Tsyplakov LW 36 7 7 14 2 10 9 1 0 1 1 4 3 James Patrick ice hockey D 54 4 9 13 9 12 13 1 2 3 0 2 57 Steve Heinze RW 14 5 7 12 6 8 13 3 4 7 0 10 55 Denis Hamel LW 41 8 3 11 −2 22 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 74 Jay McKee D 74 1 10 11 9 76 8 1 0 1 3 6 32 Rob Ray RW 63 4 6 10 2 210 3 0 0 0 0 2 28 Donald Audette RW 12 2 6 8 1 12 13 3 6 9 −1 4 26 Eric Boulton LW 35 1 2 3 −1 94 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 39 Dominik Hasek Dominik Hašek G 67 0 3 3 22 13 0 0 0 -98 14 16 Chris Taylor ice hockey C 14 0 2 2 1 6 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 43 Martin Biron G 18 0 0 0 0 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 51 Brian Campbell D 8 0 0 0 −2 2 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 35 Mika Noronen G 2 0 0 0 0 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — 34 Peter Skudra Pēteris Skudra G 1 0 0 0 0 -1 — -1 — -1 — -1 — -99 — -1 — Goaltending = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Sabres only. = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Sabres only. No. Jersey number Player Regular season Playoffs GP Games played W Wins L Losses T Ties SA Shots against GA Goals against GAA Goals against average SV% Save percentage SO Shutouts TOI Time on Ice GP Games played W Wins L Losses SA Shots against GA Goals against GAA Goals against average SV% Save percentage SO Shutouts TOI Time on Ice 39 Dominik Hasek 67 37 24 4 1726 137 2.11 .921 11 3904:11 13 7 6 347 29 2.09 .916 1 833 43 Martin Biron 18 7 7 1 427 39 2.55 .909 2 918:01 — — — — — — — — — 35 Mika Noronen 2 2 0 0 39 5 2.78 .872 0 108:22 — — — — — — — — — 34 Peter Skudra 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0:27 — — — — — — — — — Awards and records Awards TypeAward/honorRecipientRef League(annual) NHL First All-Star Team Dominik Hasek (Goaltender)Postseason All-Star Teams https://records.nhl.com/awards/phwa-all-star-teams?season=20002001 records.nhl.com April 18, 2023 Vezina Trophy Dominik HasekVezina Trophy https://records.nhl.com/awards/trophies/vezina-trophy records.nhl.com April 18, 2023 William M. Jennings Trophy Dominik HasekWilliam M. Jennings Trophy https://records.nhl.com/awards/trophies/william-m-jennings-trophy records.nhl.com April 18, 2023 League(in-season) NHL All-Star Game selection Dominik Hasek2001 NHL All-Star Game Rosters https://www.hockey-reference.com/allstar/NHL_2001_roster.html Hockey-Reference.com August 29, 2024 Milestones MilestonePlayerDateRef First game Eric Boulton October 5, 20002000-01 NHL Debuts https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2001_debut.html Hockey-Reference.com October 11, 2024 Mika Noronen 500th game played Dominik Hasek February 25, 2001Sabres 5, Lightning 4 https://apnews.com/article/23c730e8c5678dbe8cfccce49a1491e1 AP NEWS April 19, 2023 February 25, 2001 Dominik Hasek, playing in his 500th NHL game Transactions The Sabres were involved in the following transactions from June 11, 2000, the day after the deciding game of the 2000 Stanley Cup Final, through June 9, 2001, the day of the deciding game of the 2001 Stanley Cup Final.Hockey Transactions Search Results https://www.prosportstransactions.com/hockey/Search/SearchResults.php?Player=&Team=Sabres&BeginDate=2000-06-11&EndDate=2001-06-09&PlayerMovementChkBx=yes&submit=Search&start=0 www.prosportstransactions.com May 5, 2023 Trades Date Details Ref 2000 06 23 To Buffalo Sabres Past considerationsColumbus agreed to select Dwayne Roloson and Geoff Sanderson in the Expansion Draft. To Columbus Blue Jackets Matt Davidson Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre 5th-round pick in 2000 5th-round pick in 2001Columbus Blue Jackets - All-Time Transactions https://www.nhl.com/bluejackets/cbj-history/all-time-transactions https://web.archive.org/web/20230504090131/https://www.nhl.com/bluejackets/cbj-history/all-time-transactions dead May 4, 2023 Columbus Blue Jackets May 5, 2023 June 23, 2000 - Acquired D Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre, RW Matt Davidson, a fifth round pick in the 2000 Entry Draft and a fifth round pick in the 2001 Draft from Buffalo for past considerations. 2000 06 25 To Buffalo Sabres 5th-round pick in 2001 To Montreal Canadiens 6th-round pick in 2000 To Buffalo Sabres 7th-round pick in 2000 To Tampa Bay Lightning 7th-round pick in 2001 9th-round pick in 2001 To Buffalo Sabres 8th-round pick in 2000 To Calgary Flames 8th-round pick in 2001 2001 03 13 To Buffalo Sabres Donald Audette To Atlanta Thrashers Rights to Kamil Piros 4th-round pick in 2001Sabres acquire Donald Audette and Steve Heinze http://www.sabres.com/articles/art31301.html Buffalo Sabres May 5, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20010619023338/http://www.sabres.com/articles/art31301.html June 19, 2001 March 13, 2001 To Buffalo Sabres Steve Heinze To Columbus Blue Jackets 3rd-round pick in 2001 Players acquired Date Player Former team Term Via Ref 2000 07 13 Dave Andreychuk Colorado Avalanche 1-year Free agency ANDREYCHUCK RETURNS TO BUFFALO WITH ONE-YEAR DEAL http://www.sabres.com/articles/art71300.html Buffalo Sabres May 5, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20010904181827/http://www.sabres.com/articles/art71300.html September 4, 2001 July 13, 2000 2000 10 06 Peter Skudra Boston Bruins Waivers Sabres sign backup goalie - UPI Archives https://www.upi.com/Archives/2000/10/06/Sabres-sign-backup-goalie/5587970804800/ UPI May 5, 2023 October 6, 2000 Players lost Date Player New team ViaIn parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.2000 NHL Free Agents http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/00freeagents.asp tsn.ca May 1, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20000815082745/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/00freeagents.asp August 15, 2000 July 1, 2000 Ref 2000 06 23 Dwayne Roloson Columbus Blue Jackets Expansion draft NHL Expansion Draft List - UPI Archives https://www.upi.com/Archives/2000/06/23/NHL-Expansion-Draft-List/9503961732800/ UPI May 5, 2023 June 23, 2000 Geoff Sanderson Columbus Blue Jackets Expansion draft 2000 07 01 Craig FisherFisher suffered a career-ending concussion during the 1999–2000 season.Fitz-Gerald Sean The coach and the concussion that won’t go away https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/2015/12/04/the-coach-and-the-concussion-that-wont-go-away.html thestar.com May 5, 2023 December 4, 2015 Contract expiration (VI) Mike ZanuttoZanutto, who did not play during the 1999–2000 season, did not play professionally in 2000–01.87019 Mike Zanutto, retrieved May 5, 2023 Contract expiration (UFA) 2000 07 26 Domenic Pittis Edmonton Oilers Free agency (VI) SPORTS TRANSACTIONS FOR WEDNESDAY, JULY 26+ - UPI Archives https://www.upi.com/Archives/2000/08/02/SPORTS-TRANSACTIONS-FOR-WEDNESDAY-JULY-26/1004965188800/ UPI May 5, 2023 August 2, 2000 Edmonton Oilers -- Signed center Domenic Pittis to a two-year contract 2000 08 09 Jason Cipolla Rochester Americans (AHL) Free agency (UFA) AMERKS SIGN CIPOLLA http://amerks.com/cgi-bin/amerks/showpr2000?filename=Cipolla+signs+with+Rochester.html Rochester Americans May 5, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20001218030400/http://amerks.com/cgi-bin/amerks/showpr2000?filename=Cipolla+signs+with+Rochester.html December 18, 2000 August 9, 2000 2000 08 29 Mark Dutiaume B.C. Icemen (UHL) Free agency (UFA) Headlines for August 30, 2000 https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/headlines/?date_month=08&date_day=30&date_year=2000 OurSports Central May 5, 2023 Icemen re-sign Dutiaume, add NHL draftee to blue line corps - Press & Sun-Bulletin 2000 09 08 Randy Cunneyworth Retirement (III) CUNNEYWORTH NAMED HEAD COACH OF AMERKS http://www.sabres.com/articles/art_cuneyworth.html Buffalo Sabres May 5, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20010619030300/http://www.sabres.com/articles/art_cuneyworth.html June 19, 2001 September 8, 2000 2000 09 10 Paul Kruse San Jose Sharks Free agency (UFA) SPORTS TRANSACTIONS FOR SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10+ - UPI Archives https://www.upi.com/Archives/2000/09/10/SPORTS-TRANSACTIONS-FOR-SUNDAY-SEPTEMBER-10/4276968558400/ UPI May 5, 2023 September 10, 2000 San Jose Sharks -- Signed unrestricted free agent left wing Paul Kruse 2000 09 18 Scott Nichol Detroit Vipers (IHL) Free agency (VI) SCOTT NICHOL http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/teams/player_bio.asp?player_id=91&hubName=CGY TSN.ca May 5, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20030105123013/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/teams/player_bio.asp?player_id=91&hubName=CGY January 5, 2003 18-Sep-00: Assigned to Detroit (IHL). 2000 09 23 Daniel Bienvenue El Paso Buzzards (WPHL) Free agency (UFA) TRANSACTIONS https://www.nytimes.com/2000/09/24/sports/transactions-316970.html The New York Times May 5, 2023 September 24, 2000 EL PASO BUZZARDS--Signed F Daniel Bienvenue 2000 11 03 Dixon Ward Boston Bruins Free agency (III) SPORTS TRANSACTIONS FOR FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3+ - UPI Archives https://www.upi.com/Archives/2000/11/04/SPORTS-TRANSACTIONS-FOR-FRIDAY-NOVEMBER-3/6648973314000/ UPI May 5, 2023 November 4, 2000 Boston Bruins -- Agreed to terms with center-right wing Dixon Ward on a one-year contract. 2000 11 14 Peter Skudra Boston Bruins Waivers Skudra claimed by Bruins - UPI Archives https://www.upi.com/Archives/2000/11/14/Skudra-claimed-by-Bruins/5005974178000/ UPI May 5, 2023 November 14, 2000 2001 05 12 Doug Gilmour RetirementGilmour would un-retire five months later to sign with the Montreal Canadiens on October 6, 2001.HOCKEY; Montreal Gets Gilmour https://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/07/sports/hockey-montreal-gets-gilmour.html The New York Times March 6, 2023 October 7, 2001 Sabres Gilmour announces retirement - UPI Archives https://www.upi.com/Archives/2001/05/12/Sabres-Gilmour-announces-retirement/8003989640000/ UPI May 5, 2023 May 12, 2001 Signings Date Player Term Contract type Ref 2000 07 12 Rob Ray 1-year Re-signing Rob Ray Signed A One-Year Contract with the Sabres http://www.sabres.com/articles/art71000.html Buffalo Sabres May 5, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20010619044420/http://www.sabres.com/articles/art71000.html June 19, 2001 July 12, 2000 2000 07 20 Alexei Zhitnik 1-year Re-signing SABRES SIGN ZHITNIK TO CONTRACT http://www.sabres.com/articles/art72000_2.html Buffalo Sabres May 5, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20010619045835/http://www.sabres.com/articles/art72000_2.html June 19, 2001 July 20, 2000 2000 07 28 Chris Taylor 1-year Re-signing SABRES SIGN CENTER CHRIS TAYLOR http://www.sabres.com/articles/art72800.html Buffalo Sabres May 5, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20010619050553/http://www.sabres.com/articles/art72800.html June 19, 2001 July 28, 2000 2000 08 01 Jason Woolley 1-year Re-signing SABRES SIGN WOOLLEY TO CONTRACT http://www.sabres.com/articles/art80100.html Buffalo Sabres May 5, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20010619054037/http://www.sabres.com/articles/art80100.html June 19, 2001 August 1, 2000 2000 08 23 James Patrick 1-year Re-signing SABRES SIGN DEFENSEMAN JAMES PATRICK http://www.sabres.com/articles/art82300b.html Buffalo Sabres May 5, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20010904173307/http://www.sabres.com/articles/art82300b.html September 4, 2001 August 23, 2000 2000 09 07 Vladimir Tsyplakov 1-year Re-signing TRANSACTIONS https://www.nytimes.com/2000/09/08/sports/transactions-075639.html The New York Times May 5, 2023 September 8, 2000 BUFFALO SABRES--Signed F Vladimir Tsyplakov to a one-year contract and D Jason Woolley to a multiyear contract extension. Jason Woolley multi-year Extension 2000 09 08 Denis Hamel Re-signing Jason Holland Re-signing TRANSACTIONS https://www.nytimes.com/2000/09/09/sports/transactions-075540.html The New York Times May 5, 2023 September 9, 2000 BUFFALO SABRES--Re-signed F Erik Rasmussen and D Jason Holland. Erik Rasmussen Re-signing 2000 11 07 Martin Biron Re-signing Sabres re-sign Biron - UPI Archives https://www.upi.com/Archives/2000/11/08/Sabres-re-sign-Biron/2824973659600/ UPI May 5, 2023 November 8, 2000 Draft picks Buffalo's draft picks at the 2000 NHL entry draft held at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta.2000 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl2000e.html www.hockeydb.com April 19, 2023 Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)115Artyom KryukovLokomotiv Yaroslavl (Russia)248Gerard DicaireSeattle Thunderbirds (WHL)4111Ghyslain RousseauBaie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL)5149Denis DenisovCSKA Moscow Jr. (Russia)7213Vasili BizyayevCSKA Moscow Jr. (Russia)7220Paul GaustadPortland Winterhawks (WHL)8258Sean McMorrowKitchener Rangers (OHL)9277Ryan CourtneyWindsor Spitfires (OHL) Farm teams Rochester Americans finished with a record of 46–22–9–3. They were swept out of the playoffs in the first round. See also 2000–01 NHL season Notes References Buffalo Sabres 2000-01 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000332001.html www.hockeydb.com April 7, 2023 2000-01 Buffalo Sabres Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/BUF/2001.html Hockey-Reference.com April 7, 2023 Buff Category:Buffalo Sabres seasons Buffalo Buffalo