Buffalo Sabres vs Minnesota Wild

Regular season · Sunday, January 6, 2002 · Xcel Energy Center

BuffaloSabresAway

4–1

16–18

MinnesotaWildHome

Game summary

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Minnesota Wild 4–1 on Sunday, January 6, 2002 at Xcel Energy Center. The Wild outshot the Sabres 18–16.

Goals came from Antti Laaksonen, Jason Woolley, Vaclav Varada, Maxim Afinogenov and J-P Dumont.

Martin Biron made 17 saves on 18 shots for the win; Dwayne Roloson stopped 12 of 16.

Goals
BUF	1	2	1	4	16
MIN	1	0	0	1	18

Scoring

1st period

Antti Laaksonen (4)Wes Walz (7)0–104:13 MIN
Jason Woolley (5)Tim Connolly (19), Stu Barnes (17)1–116:06 BUF ·

2nd period

Vaclav Varada (4)Curtis Brown (7)2–106:04 BUF
Maxim Afinogenov (15)Unassisted3–109:54 BUF

3rd period

J-P Dumont (17)Tim Connolly (20), Stu Barnes (18)4–107:48 BUF ·

Team stats

BUFMIN

1618

50%50%

2/80/6

2125

1319

1312

1021

39

Penalties

0:38 into the first periodWillie Mitchell · roughing2 min
10:21 into the first periodMaxim Afinogenov · tripping obstruction2 min
14:05 into the first periodTaylor Pyatt · high sticking2 min
15:55 into the first periodJason Marshall · hooking2 min
1:02 into the second periodAntti Laaksonen · slashing2 min
3:55 into the second periodRob Ray · roughing2 min
3:55 into the second periodMatt Johnson · roughing2 min
3:55 into the second periodMatt Johnson · roughing2 min
7:25 into the second periodRhett Warrener · interference2 min
12:02 into the second periodMatt Johnson · interference goalkeeper2 min
2:15 into the third periodMatt Johnson · slashing2 min
3:44 into the third periodMaxim Afinogenov · tripping2 min
7:23 into the third periodMatt Johnson · roughing2 min
8:35 into the third periodJay McKee · interference2 min
11:08 into the third periodDenis Hamel · hooking2 min
14:49 into the third periodMaxim Afinogenov · fighting5 min
14:49 into the third periodAaron Gavey · fighting5 min
14:49 into the third periodSylvain Blouin · charging2 min
19:17 into the third periodVaclav Varada · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
19:17 into the third periodJason Marshall · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters

18Tim ConnollyC	0	2	2	+1	1	1	0	0	54	18:37
41Stu BarnesC	0	2	2	−1	1	0	0	0	52	18:16
17J-P DumontR	1	0	1	−1	2	1	0	0	–	12:41
25Vaclav VaradaR	1	0	1	+1	2	0	0	2	–	17:12
37Curtis BrownC	0	1	1	+1	3	2	3	0	47	16:05
61Maxim AfinogenovR	1	0	1	+1	2	0	0	9	–	12:17
5Jason WoolleyD	1	0	1	−1	2	1	2	0	–	16:40
9Erik RasmussenC	0	0	0	+1	1	2	0	0	100	14:58
24Taylor PyattL	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	2	–	11:12
32Rob RayR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	–	03:39
55Denis HamelL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	29	10:20
77Chris GrattonC	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	55	12:40
81Miroslav SatanR	0	0	0	−1	0	0	0	0	–	20:16
4Rhett WarrenerD	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	2	–	20:11
42Richard SmehlikD	0	0	0	−1	0	0	3	0	–	17:49
44Alexei ZhitnikD	0	0	0	+1	0	2	2	0	–	25:00
45Dmitri KalininD	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	0	–	15:18
74Jay McKeeD	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	2	–	17:43

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
31Bob EssensaG		0	0	0	–	00:00
43Martin BironG	W	18	17	1	.944	60:00

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild skaters

24Antti LaaksonenL	1	0	1	0	2	3	1	2	–	13:49
37Wes WalzC	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	40	15:04
10Marian GaborikR	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	–	13:23
11Pascal DupuisR	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	100	18:24
12Matt JohnsonL	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	10	–	06:38
14Darby HendricksonC	0	0	0	−1	1	0	0	0	50	19:45
15Andrew BrunetteL	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	100	16:35
18Richard ParkR	0	0	0	−1	3	0	1	0	–	17:51
33Sergei ZholtokC	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	50	14:19
34Jim DowdC	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	53	15:47
36Sylvain BlouinL	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	–	10:05
44Aaron GaveyC	0	0	0	−1	2	1	0	5	–	10:38
2Willie MitchellD	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	–	19:28
3Ladislav BenysekD	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	–	15:57
5Brad BombardirD	0	0	0	−1	1	1	2	0	–	20:10
17Filip KubaD	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	–	22:43
23Jason MarshallD	0	0	0	−1	1	2	0	4	–	14:14
77Lubomir SekerasD	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	–	21:47

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie
30Dwayne RolosonG	L	16	12	4	.750	60:00
35Manny FernandezG		0	0	0	–	00:00