Buffalo Sabres vs Los Angeles Kings

Regular season · Thursday, January 17, 2002 · STAPLES Center

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2–4

Final

SOG 23–19

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Game summary

The Los Angeles Kings beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-2 on Thursday, January 17, 2002 at STAPLES Center. The Sabres outshot the Kings 23-19.

Goals came from Dmitri Kalinin, Brad Chartrand, Curtis Brown, Ziggy Palffy, Adam Deadmarsh and Bryan Smolinski.

Jamie Storr made 21 saves on 23 shots for the win; Bob Essensa stopped 15 of 18.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
BUF	2	0	0	2	23
LAK	1	0	3	4	19

Scoring

1st period

Dmitri Kalinin (2)Miroslav Satan (21), Erik Rasmussen (7)1–004:19 BUF
Brad Chartrand (3)Mikko Eloranta (5), Philippe Boucher (19)1–105:58 LAK
Curtis Brown (10)Taylor Pyatt (4), Dmitri Kalinin (5)2–109:36 BUF

3rd period

Ziggy Palffy (11)Unassisted2–206:09 LAK
Adam Deadmarsh (16)Bryan Smolinski (15), Jaroslav Modry (25)2–318:44 LAK
Bryan Smolinski (12)Ziggy Palffy (11)2–419:13 LAK · EN

Team stats

BUFLAK

23Shots on goal19

43%Faceoff %57%

0/5Power play0/5

12Penalty minutes12

29Hits29

8Blocked shots14

14Giveaways13

4Takeaways7

Penalties

1st 02:07Miroslav Satan · high sticking2 min
1st 10:23Erik Rasmussen · roughing2 min
1st 12:08Miroslav Satan · interference2 min
1st 12:08Mathieu Schneider · elbowing2 min
1st 13:05Mikko Eloranta · roughing2 min
1st 14:58Alexei Zhitnik · boarding2 min
1st 19:29Bryan Smolinski · interference2 min
2nd 13:27Bryan Smolinski · roughing2 min
2nd 14:14Alexei Zhitnik · tripping2 min
2nd 15:53Mathieu Schneider · high sticking2 min
2nd 19:48Alexei Zhitnik · hooking2 min
3rd 07:09Mathieu Schneider · interference2 min

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters

45Dmitri KalininD	1	1	2	+1	3	2	2	0	–	14:37
9Erik RasmussenC	0	1	1	+1	2	3	1	2	33	14:09
24Taylor PyattL	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	–	11:56
37Curtis BrownC	1	0	1	-1	2	0	0	0	56	17:10
81Miroslav SatanR	0	1	1	0	2	0	1	4	–	18:02
17J-P DumontR	0	0	0	-2	1	1	1	0	–	14:38
18Tim ConnollyC	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	27	17:29
25Vaclav VaradaR	0	0	0	-2	1	2	0	0	–	15:29
32Rob RayR	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	–	04:25
41Stu BarnesC	0	0	0	-2	3	2	0	0	35	18:27
55Denis HamelL	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	100	10:51
61Maxim AfinogenovR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	16:52
77Chris GrattonC	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	53	11:15
4Rhett WarrenerD	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	–	22:34
5Jason WoolleyD	0	0	0	+1	1	1	0	0	–	19:33
42Richard SmehlikD	0	0	0	-3	0	3	2	0	–	17:36
44Alexei ZhitnikD	0	0	0	-3	0	5	0	6	–	23:41
74Jay McKeeD	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	0	–	21:46

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
31Bob EssensaG	L	18	15	3	.833	59:17
43Martin BironG		0	0	0	–	00:00

Los Angeles Kings

Los Angeles Kings skaters

21Bryan SmolinskiC	1	1	2	+2	2	1	0	4	60	18:51
33Ziggy PalffyR	1	1	2	+2	2	0	0	0	–	20:59
28Adam DeadmarshR	1	0	1	+2	3	2	3	0	100	18:46
29Brad ChartrandR	1	0	1	+1	1	1	1	0	55	11:12
42Mikko ElorantaL	0	1	1	+1	2	0	1	2	–	11:11
43Philippe BoucherD	0	1	1	0	3	3	0	0	–	13:11
44Jaroslav ModryD	0	1	1	+1	1	1	0	0	–	18:48
9Kelly BuchbergerR	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	–	10:26
19Nelson EmersonR	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	–	04:18
22Ian LaperriereR	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	–	14:32
23Craig JohnsonL	0	0	0	-1	3	1	0	0	–	17:11
24Adam MairC	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	–	04:17
41Jason AllisonC	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	0	65	20:49
57Steve HeinzeR	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	–	17:22
3Aaron MillerD	0	0	0	+1	0	3	2	0	–	26:13
10Mathieu SchneiderD	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	6	–	20:06
14Mattias NorstromD	0	0	0	+3	0	1	3	0	–	27:12
17Lubomir VisnovskyD	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	–	14:36

Los Angeles Kings goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
1Jamie StorrG	W	23	21	2	.913	60:00
39Felix PotvinG		0	0	0	–	00:00