2001–02 Buffalo Sabres season

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The 2001–02 Buffalo Sabres season was the 32nd for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on May 22, 1970.[1] The Sabres finished in 5th place in the Northeast Division and failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 1996.

Division5th Northeast
Conference10th Eastern
2001–02 record35–35–11–1
Home record20–16–5–0
Quick facts Buffalo Sabres, Division ...
2001–02 Buffalo Sabres
Division5th Northeast
Conference10th Eastern
2001–02 record35–35–11–1
Home record20–16–5–0
Road record15–19–6–1
Goals for213
Goals against200
Team information
General managerDarcy Regier
CoachLindy Ruff
CaptainStu Barnes
Alternate captainsRob Ray
Jason Woolley
ArenaHSBC Arena
Average attendance17,206
Minor league affiliatesRochester Americans
South Carolina Stingrays
Team leaders
GoalsMiroslav Satan (37)
AssistsMiroslav Satan (36)
PointsMiroslav Satan (73)
Penalty minutesRob Ray (200)
Plus/minusJay McKee (+18)
WinsMartin Biron (31)
Goals against averageMartin Biron (2.22)
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Offseason

The Sabres traded both of their stars, Mike Peca, their former captain and Dominik Hasek in the offseason. Peca was sent to the Islanders for Tim Connolly and Taylor Pyatt. Forward Stu Barnes was named team captain.[2]

Regular season

On October 7, 2001 the Sabres played the New York Rangers in the first pro sports game played in Manhattan after the September 11 attacks. In the game both teams wore special one time jerseys with "New York" written diagonally on the front of the jersey. The jerseys were later auctioned off to raise money for the 9/11 victims fund. The Sabres lost the game 5–4 in overtime.[3]

Final standings

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Northeast Division
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
11Boston Bruins82432469236201101
24Toronto Maple Leafs824325104249207100
37Ottawa Senators8239279724320894
48Montreal Canadiens82363112320720987
510Buffalo Sabres82353511121320082
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Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

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Eastern Conference[4]
R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 Z- Boston BruinsNE82432469236201101
2 Y- Philadelphia FlyersAT82422710323419297
3 Y- Carolina HurricanesSE82352616521721791
4 X- Toronto Maple LeafsNE824325104249207100
5 X- New York IslandersAT8242288423922096
6 X- New Jersey DevilsAT8241289420518795
7 X- Ottawa SenatorsNE8239279724320894
8 X- Montreal CanadiensNE82363112320720987
8.5
9 Washington CapitalsSE82363311222824085
10 Buffalo SabresNE82353511121320082
11 New York RangersAT8236384422725880
12 Pittsburgh PenguinsAT8228418519824969
13 Tampa Bay LightningSE82274011417821969
14 Florida PanthersSE82224410618025060
15 Atlanta ThrashersSE82194711518728854
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Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

Z – Clinched conference; Y – Clinched division; X – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

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2001–02 regular season[5]
October: 5–6–1–1 (home: 4–4–1–0; road: 1–2–0–1)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1October 4, 20011–2Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02)0–1–0–0L
2October 6, 20013–2Ottawa Senators (2001–02)1–1–0–0W
3October 7, 20014–5 OT@ New York Rangers (2001–02)1–1–0–1OTL
4October 10, 20012–1Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02)2–1–0–1W
5October 12, 20012–4@ Detroit Red Wings (2001–02)2–2–0–1L
6October 14, 20014–1Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02)3–2–0–1W
7October 16, 20013–3 OTNashville Predators (2001–02)3–2–1–1T
8October 19, 20011–3Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02)3–3–1–1L
9October 20, 20013–1@ Montreal Canadiens (2001–02)4–3–1–1W
10October 23, 20014–1San Jose Sharks (2001–02)5–3–1–1W
11October 26, 20012–5Montreal Canadiens (2001–02)5–4–1–1L
12October 27, 20011–3@ New Jersey Devils (2001–02)5–5–1–1L
13October 30, 20012–3Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02)5–6–1–1L
November: 6–7–1–0 (home: 4–2–1–0; road: 2–5–0–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
14November 2, 20014–1Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02)6–6–1–1W
15November 3, 20010–3@ Ottawa Senators (2001–02)6–7–1–1L
16November 8, 20018–0Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02)7–7–1–1W
17November 10, 20012–4New York Rangers (2001–02)7–8–1–1L
18November 12, 20015–3@ Florida Panthers (2001–02)8–8–1–1W
19November 13, 20011–4@ Nashville Predators (2001–02)8–9–1–1L
20November 16, 20010–2Florida Panthers (2001–02)8–10–1–1L
21November 17, 20011–3@ Boston Bruins (2001–02)8–11–1–1L
22November 19, 20012–3@ Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02)8–12–1–1L
23November 21, 20014–2Toronto Maple Leafs (2001–02)9–12–1–1W
24November 23, 20015–2Calgary Flames (2001–02)10–12–1–1W
25November 24, 20011–3@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02)10–13–1–1L
26November 27, 20012–2 OTNew York Rangers (2001–02)10–13–2–1T
27November 28, 20015–2@ Washington Capitals (2001–02)11–13–2–1W
December: 4–7–2–0 (home: 2–3–1–0; road: 2–4–1–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
28December 1, 20014–2@ New York Islanders (2001–02)12–13–2–1W
29December 4, 20014–2@ Carolina Hurricanes (2001–02)13–13–2–1W
30December 7, 20011–4Colorado Avalanche (2001–02)13–14–2–1L
31December 8, 20012–4@ Boston Bruins (2001–02)13–15–2–1L
32December 12, 20013–4@ Dallas Stars (2001–02)13–16–2–1L
33December 14, 20013–2 OTCarolina Hurricanes (2001–02)14–16–2–1W
34December 15, 20012–4@ New York Rangers (2001–02)14–17–2–1L
35December 19, 20015–6Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02)14–18–2–1L
36December 21, 20013–3 OTToronto Maple Leafs (2001–02)14–18–3–1T
37December 22, 20012–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2001–02)14–19–3–1L
38December 26, 20013–1Montreal Canadiens (2001–02)15–19–3–1W
39December 29, 20012–2 OT@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02)15–19–4–1T
40December 31, 20014–5Carolina Hurricanes (2001–02)15–20–4–1L
January: 7–5–1–0 (home: 3–2–0–0; road: 4–3–1–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
41January 3, 20021–3@ Calgary Flames (2001–02)15–21–4–1L
42January 6, 20024–1@ Minnesota Wild (2001–02)16–21–4–1W
43January 8, 20023–2Vancouver Canucks (2001–02)17–21–4–1W
44January 10, 20020–2Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02)17–22–4–1L
45January 12, 20022–1New Jersey Devils (2001–02)18–22–4–1W
46January 16, 20023–1@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02)19–22–4–1W
47January 17, 20022–4@ Los Angeles Kings (2001–02)19–23–4–1L
48January 19, 20023–1@ Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02)20–23–4–1W
49January 21, 20022–3@ Colorado Avalanche (2001–02)20–24–4–1L
50January 23, 20022–5St. Louis Blues (2001–02)20–25–4–1L
51January 25, 20024–1Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02)21–25–4–1W
52January 27, 20023–2 OT@ Washington Capitals (2001–02)22–25–4–1W
53January 29, 20022–2 OT@ Carolina Hurricanes (2001–02)22–25–5–1T
February: 1–2–2–0 (home: 1–0–1–0; road: 0–2–1–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
54February 5, 20022–2 OT@ Boston Bruins (2001–02)22–25–6–1T
55February 8, 20023–2 OTOttawa Senators (2001–02)23–25–6–1W
56February 10, 20021–4@ New Jersey Devils (2001–02)23–26–6–1L
57February 12, 20022–2 OTNew Jersey Devils (2001–02)23–26–7–1T
58February 26, 20021–2@ Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02)23–27–7–1L
March: 8–7–2–0 (home: 4–4–0–0; road: 4–3–2–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
59March 1, 20024–3Boston Bruins (2001–02)24–27–7–1W
60March 2, 20023–3 OT@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2001–02)24–27–8–1T
61March 4, 20020–3Edmonton Oilers (2001–02)24–28–8–1L
62March 7, 20025–0@ New York Islanders (2001–02)25–28–8–1W
63March 8, 20023–0Montreal Canadiens (2001–02)26–28–8–1W
64March 10, 20025–1Detroit Red Wings (2001–02)27–28–8–1W
65March 12, 20020–3New York Islanders (2001–02)27–29–8–1L
66March 14, 20023–1@ Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02)28–29–8–1W
67March 15, 20022–5@ Florida Panthers (2001–02)28–30–8–1L
68March 17, 20022–2 OT@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02)28–30–9–1T
69March 19, 20025–1Ottawa Senators (2001–02)29–30–9–1W
70March 21, 20021–2Boston Bruins (2001–02)29–31–9–1L
71March 23, 20020–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2001–02)29–32–9–1L
72March 24, 20023–2 OT@ Ottawa Senators (2001–02)30–32–9–1W
73March 26, 20023–4Washington Capitals (2001–02)30–33–9–1L
74March 28, 20021–4@ St. Louis Blues (2001–02)30–34–9–1L
75March 30, 20023–1@ Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02)31–34–9–1W
April: 4–1–2–0 (home: 2–1–1–0; road: 2–0–1–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
76April 1, 20023–1Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02)32–34–9–1W
77April 3, 20021–1 OTNew York Islanders (2001–02)32–34–10–1T
78April 5, 20023–1Florida Panthers (2001–02)33–34–10–1W
79April 7, 20025–3@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02)34–34–10–1W
80April 10, 20024–4 OT@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02)34–34–11–1T
81April 12, 20021–3Washington Capitals (2001–02)34–35–11–1L
82April 13, 20023–0@ Montreal Canadiens (2001–02)35–35–11–1W

Legend: W Win (2 points) L Loss (0 points) T Tie (1 point) OTL Overtime loss (1 point)

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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.
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No. Player Pos Regular season
GP G A Pts +/- PIM
81Miroslav SatanLW823736731433
41Stu BarnesC68173148626
18Tim ConnollyC82103545434
17Jean-Pierre DumontRW76232144−1042
61Maxim AfinogenovRW81211940−969
77Chris GrattonC82152439075
37Curtis BrownC82201737−432
44Alexei ZhitnikD8213334−180
5Jason WoolleyD5982028−634
25Vaclav VaradaRW7671623−782
13Vyacheslav KozlovLW3891322016
24Taylor PyattLW48101020435
9Erik RasmussenLW6981119−134
3James PatrickD565813316
45Dmitri KalininD5821113−626
74Jay McKeeD81211131843
4Rhett WarrenerD65551015113
42Richard SmehlikD60369−922
55Denis HamelLW61268−128
51Brian CampbellD29336012
26Eric BoultonLW35235−1129
32Rob RayRW71235−3200
12[a]Ales KotalikRW13134−12
43Martin BironG720118
29Bob Corkum†C10011−24
19Norm MilleyRW501100
31Bob EssensaG90000
8Rory FitzpatrickD5000−24
35Mika NoronenG100002
10Henrik TallinderD2000−10
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Goaltending

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No. Player Regular season
GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
43Martin Biron7231281017811512.22.91544084:57
35Mika Noronen10431217232.66.8940518:00
31Bob Essensa9050113172.91.8500350:22
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Awards and records

Awards

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Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(in-season)		 NHL All-Star Game selection Alexei Zhitnik [6]
NHL YoungStars Game selection Tim Connolly [7]
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Milestones

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Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Ales Kotalik November 12, 2001 [8]
Norm Milley January 25, 2002
Henrik Tallinder April 12, 2002
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Transactions

The Sabres were involved in the following transactions from June 10, 2001, the day after the deciding game of the 2001 Stanley Cup Final, through June 13, 2002, the day of the deciding game of the 2002 Stanley Cup Final.[9]

Trades

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Date Details Ref
June 24, 2001 (2001-06-24) To Buffalo Sabres
  • 5th-round pick in 2001
  • 8th-round pick in 2001
  • 9th-round pick in 2001
 To San Jose Sharks
  • 5th-round pick in 2001
 [9]
To Buffalo Sabres
To New York Islanders
[10]
June 30, 2001 (2001-06-30) To Buffalo Sabres
To Detroit Red Wings
[11]
March 19, 2002 (2002-03-19) To Buffalo Sabres
To Atlanta Thrashers
  • 5th-round pick in 2002
 [12]
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Players acquired

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DatePlayerFormer teamTermViaRef
August 2, 2001 (2001-08-02) Christian MatteMinnesota WildFree agency[13]
August 3, 2001 (2001-08-03) Bob EssensaVancouver CanucksFree agency[14]
August 9, 2001 (2001-08-09) Tom AskeyRochester Americans (AHL)Free agency[15]
Mario LarocqueTampa Bay LightningFree agency[15]
August 14, 2001 (2001-08-14) Rory FitzpatrickEdmonton OilersFree agency[16]
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Players lost

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DatePlayerNew teamVia[b]Ref
N/A Vladimir TsyplakovAk Bars Kazan (RSL)Free agency (III)[18]
July 2, 2001 (2001-07-02) Donald AudetteDallas StarsFree agency (III)[19]
July 4, 2001 (2001-07-04) Steve HeinzeLos Angeles KingsFree agency (III)[20]
July 13, 2001 (2001-07-13) Dave AndreychukTampa Bay LightningFree agency (III)[21]
August 23, 2001 (2001-08-23) Jason HollandLos Angeles KingsFree agency (VI)[22]
October 6, 2001 (2001-10-06) Doug GilmourMontreal CanadiensFree agency (III)[23]
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Signings

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DatePlayerTermContract typeRef
June 26, 2001 (2001-06-26) Stu Barnes1-yearOption exercised[24]
James Patrick1-yearRe-signing[24]
June 28, 2001 (2001-06-28) Richard Smehlik1-yearOption exercised[25]
Vaclav Varada1-yearOption exercised[25]
June 30, 2001 (2001-06-30) Dominik Hasek1-yearOption exercised[11]
July 3, 2001 (2001-07-03) Rob Ray1-yearRe-signing[26]
July 16, 2001 (2001-07-16) Ales KotalikEntry-level[27]
Henrik TallinderEntry-level[27]
July 23, 2001 (2001-07-23) Doug JanikEntry-level[28]
July 30, 2001 (2001-07-30) Chris Taylormulti-yearRe-signing[29]
July 31, 2001 (2001-07-31) Rhett Warrener1-yearRe-signing[30]
August 2, 2001 (2001-08-02) Doug HoudaRe-signing[13]
August 8, 2001 (2001-08-08) Miroslav Satan2-yearArbitration award[31]
August 20, 2001 (2001-08-20) Eric Boultonmulti-yearRe-signing[32]
September 6, 2001 (2001-09-06) Jean-Pierre Dumont3-yearRe-signing[33]
September 7, 2001 (2001-09-07) Denis Hamel2-yearRe-signing[34]
September 11, 2001 (2001-09-11) Alexei Zhitnik2-year[c]Re-signing[35]
October 2, 2001 (2001-10-02) Erik Rasmussen2-year[d]Re-signing[36]
January 15, 2002 (2002-01-15) Stu Barnes3-yearExtension[37]
June 1, 2002 (2002-06-01) Paul Gaustad3-yearEntry-level[38]
Sean McMorrow3-yearEntry-level[38]
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Draft picks

Buffalo's draft picks at the 2001 NHL entry draft held at the National Car Rental Center in Sunrise, Florida.[39]

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Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
122Jiri Novotny Czech RepublicHC České Budějovice (Czech Republic)
232Derek Roy CanadaKitchener Rangers (OHL)
250Chris Thorburn CanadaNorth Bay Centennials (OHL)
255Jason Pominville United StatesShawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
5155Michal Vondrka Czech RepublicHC České Budějovice (Czech Republic)
8234Carl Aslund SwedenHuddinge IK (Sweden)
8247Marek Dubec SlovakiaVsetín HC (Czech Republic)
9279Ryan Jorde CanadaTri-City Americans (WHL)
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See also

Notes

  1. [a]
    Kotalik wore number 20 in his first game.
  2. [b]
    In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[17]
  3. [c]
    Club option for a third year.
  4. [d]
    Option for a third year.

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