2001–02 Buffalo Sabres
Eastern Conference · Atlantic Division · 35-35-1, 82 pts
The 2001–02 Buffalo Sabres went 35-35-1 (82 points) in the Northeast Division. Miroslav Satan led the team with 73 points (37 G, 36 A). Martin Biron had 31 wins in goal.
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Skaters
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | PPG | SOG | SH% | TOI/GP | HIT | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miroslav Satan | R | 81 | 37 | 36 | 73 | +14 | 33 | 15 | 262 | 14.1 | 21:15 | 32 | 31 |
| Stu Barnes | C | 67 | 17 | 31 | 48 | +7 | 26 | 5 | 126 | 13.5 | 18:37 | 24 | 33 |
| Tim Connolly | C | 81 | 10 | 35 | 45 | +5 | 34 | 3 | 125 | 8.0 | 17:00 | 44 | 36 |
| J-P Dumont | R | 75 | 23 | 21 | 44 | -9 | 40 | 7 | 154 | 14.9 | 15:14 | 127 | 17 |
| Maxim Afinogenov | R | 80 | 21 | 19 | 40 | -7 | 69 | 3 | 233 | 9.0 | 15:23 | 47 | 11 |
| Chris Gratton | C | 81 | 15 | 23 | 38 | -1 | 75 | 1 | 138 | 10.9 | 14:57 | 117 | 29 |
| Curtis Brown | C | 81 | 20 | 17 | 37 | -3 | 32 | 4 | 170 | 11.8 | 17:48 | 70 | 93 |
| Alexei Zhitnik | D | 81 | 1 | 33 | 34 | 0 | 80 | 1 | 148 | 0.7 | 25:40 | 182 | 94 |
| Jason Woolley | D | 58 | 8 | 20 | 28 | -6 | 32 | 6 | 88 | 9.1 | 17:16 | 32 | 54 |
| Vaclav Varada | R | 75 | 7 | 15 | 22 | -7 | 82 | 1 | 137 | 5.1 | 16:31 | 116 | 30 |
| Vyacheslav Kozlov | L | 38 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 68 | 13.2 | 16:31 | 20 | 9 |
| Erik Rasmussen | C | 68 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 88 | 9.1 | 12:59 | 164 | 19 |
| Taylor Pyatt | L | 47 | 9 | 10 | 19 | +4 | 35 | 0 | 60 | 15.0 | 13:29 | 61 | 20 |
| Jay McKee | D | 80 | 2 | 11 | 13 | +18 | 43 | 0 | 48 | 4.2 | 19:21 | 138 | 172 |
| Dmitri Kalinin | D | 57 | 2 | 11 | 13 | -4 | 26 | 0 | 64 | 3.1 | 18:04 | 82 | 68 |
| James Patrick | D | 56 | 5 | 8 | 13 | +3 | 16 | 1 | 45 | 11.1 | 16:27 | 35 | 70 |
| Rhett Warrener | D | 64 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +15 | 96 | 0 | 66 | 7.6 | 19:44 | 116 | 90 |
| Richard Smehlik | D | 59 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -8 | 22 | 0 | 52 | 5.8 | 20:17 | 72 | 74 |
| Denis Hamel | L | 60 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -1 | 24 | 0 | 80 | 2.5 | 10:59 | 85 | 26 |
| Brian Campbell | D | 29 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 30 | 10.0 | 15:18 | 21 | 13 |
| Rob Ray | R | 70 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 200 | 0 | 23 | 8.7 | 5:07 | 77 | 6 |
| Eric Boulton | L | 35 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 129 | 0 | 21 | 9.5 | 6:08 | 48 | 7 |
| Ales Kotalik | R | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 4.8 | 12:35 | 24 | 0 |
| Bob Corkum | C | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0.0 | 10:44 | 16 | 2 |
| Norman Milley | R | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.0 | 13:12 | 6 | 3 |
| Rory Fitzpatrick | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 11:54 | 6 | 4 |
| Henrik Tallinder | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 18:10 | 1 | 3 |
Goaltenders
| Player | GP | GS | W | L | OTL | SA | SV% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Biron | 71 | 68 | 31 | 27 | 0 | 1768 | .917 | 2.18 | 4 |
| Mika Noronen | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 217 | .894 | 2.66 | 0 |
| Bob Essensa | 8 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 109 | .844 | 3.09 | 0 |
Schedule & results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4 | vs ATL | L 1–2 | Final |
| Oct 6 | vs OTT | W 3–2 | Final |
| Oct 7 | @ NYR | L 4–5 | Final/OT |
| Oct 10 | vs PHI | W 2–1 | Final |
| Oct 12 | @ DET | L 2–4 | Final |
| Oct 14 | vs PIT | W 4–1 | Final |
| Oct 16 | vs NSH | T 3–3 | Final/OT |
| Oct 19 | vs CBJ | L 1–3 | Final |
| Oct 20 | @ MTL | W 3–1 | Final |
| Oct 23 | vs SJS | W 4–1 | Final |
| Oct 26 | vs MTL | L 2–5 | Final |
| Oct 27 | @ NJD | L 1–3 | Final |
| Oct 30 | vs PHX | L 2–3 | Final |
| Nov 2 | vs TBL | W 4–1 | Final |
| Nov 3 | @ OTT | L 0–3 | Final |
| Nov 8 | vs ATL | W 8–0 | Final |
| Nov 10 | vs NYR | L 2–4 | Final |
| Nov 12 | @ FLA | W 5–3 | Final |
| Nov 13 | @ NSH | L 1–4 | Final |
| Nov 16 | vs FLA | L 0–2 | Final |
| Nov 17 | @ BOS | L 1–3 | Final |
| Nov 19 | @ ATL | L 2–3 | Final |
| Nov 21 | vs TOR | W 4–2 | Final |
| Nov 23 | vs CGY | W 5–2 | Final |
| Nov 24 | @ PIT | L 1–3 | Final |
| Nov 27 | vs NYR | T 2–2 | Final/OT |
| Nov 28 | @ WSH | W 5–2 | Final |
| Dec 1 | @ NYI | W 4–2 | Final |
| Dec 4 | @ CAR | W 4–2 | Final |
| Dec 7 | vs COL | L 1–4 | Final |
| Dec 8 | @ BOS | L 2–4 | Final |
| Dec 12 | @ DAL | L 3–4 | Final |
| Dec 14 | vs CAR | W 3–2 | Final/OT |
| Dec 15 | @ NYR | L 2–4 | Final |
| Dec 19 | vs CHI | L 5–6 | Final |
| Dec 21 | vs TOR | T 3–3 | Final/OT |
| Dec 22 | @ TOR | L 2–3 | Final |
| Dec 26 | vs MTL | W 3–1 | Final |
| Dec 29 | @ CBJ | T 2–2 | Final/OT |
| Dec 31 | vs CAR | L 4–5 | Final |
| Jan 3 | @ CGY | L 1–3 | Final |
| Jan 6 | @ MIN | W 4–1 | Final |
| Jan 8 | vs VAN | W 3–2 | Final |
| Jan 10 | vs PIT | L 0–2 | Final |
| Jan 12 | vs NJD | W 2–1 | Final |
| Jan 16 | @ ANA | W 3–1 | Final |
| Jan 17 | @ LAK | L 2–4 | Final |
| Jan 19 | @ PHX | W 3–1 | Final |
| Jan 21 | @ COL | L 2–3 | Final |
| Jan 23 | vs STL | L 2–5 | Final |
| Jan 25 | vs TBL | W 4–1 | Final |
| Jan 27 | @ WSH | W 3–2 | Final/OT |
| Jan 29 | @ CAR | T 2–2 | Final/OT |
| Feb 5 | @ BOS | T 2–2 | Final/OT |
| Feb 8 | vs OTT | W 3–2 | Final/OT |
| Feb 12 | vs NJD | T 2–2 | Final/OT |
| Feb 26 | @ ATL | L 1–2 | Final |
| Mar 1 | vs BOS | W 4–3 | Final |
| Mar 2 | @ TOR | T 3–3 | Final/OT |
| Mar 4 | vs EDM | L 0–3 | Final |
| Mar 7 | @ NYI | W 5–0 | Final |
| Mar 8 | vs MTL | W 3–0 | Final |
| Mar 10 | vs DET | W 5–1 | Final |
| Mar 12 | vs NYI | L 0–3 | Final |
| Mar 14 | @ PHI | W 3–1 | Final |
| Mar 15 | @ FLA | L 2–5 | Final |
| Mar 17 | @ TBL | T 2–2 | Final/OT |
| Mar 19 | vs OTT | W 5–1 | Final |
| Mar 21 | vs BOS | L 1–2 | Final |
| Mar 23 | @ TOR | L 0–2 | Final |
| Mar 24 | @ OTT | W 3–2 | Final/OT |
| Mar 26 | vs WSH | L 3–4 | Final |
| Mar 28 | @ STL | L 1–4 | Final |
| Mar 30 | @ PHI | W 3–1 | Final |
| Apr 1 | vs PHI | W 3–1 | Final |
| Apr 3 | vs NYI | T 1–1 | Final/OT |
| Apr 5 | vs FLA | W 3–1 | Final |
| Apr 7 | @ TBL | W 5–3 | Final |
| Apr 10 | @ PIT | T 4–4 | Final/OT |
| Apr 12 | vs WSH | L 1–3 | Final |
| Apr 13 | @ MTL | W 3–0 | Final |