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February 16, 2000

Mellon Arena | Pittsburgh

BUF 11 PIT

FINAL / OT

Head-to-Head vs PIT all-time
1ST2ND3RDT
BUF0101
PIT0011
Shots on goal BUF 36, PIT 29
Summary

Buffalo had more shots on goal in all situations and tied 1-1 in overtime.

IN NET
Buffalo D. Hasek .966
PIT J. Aubin .972
POWER PLAY
Buffalo 1 of 3
PIT 0 of 5
TURNING POINT
A. Kovalev goal (P3 14:37), Sabres win chance drops from 90% to 48%
WIN DNA
2 of 4 winning traits
Game Leaders
G. Sanderson
1 (1G)
POINTS
M. Satan
7
SHOTS
M. Satan
24:11
TOI (F)
A. Zhitnik
26:05
TOI (D)
D. Hasek
.966 (28/29)
SAVE %

Stats by Period

All situations, by period.

BUFPIT

Shots on goal are counted from the play-by-play, which on a few games sits one shot off the box score line in the header and Team Stats.

Game Flow

Running shot attempts for and against, all situations. Shading shows who led.

OT 1:26
+11+60-6-11shot attemptsBUFPIT

Dots are goals, navy for Buffalo.

How this is measured

Score-adjusted weights each attempt by how often teams take one in that score state, home or away, at that point of the game, league-wide (2016-17 to 2025-26): the share as if the game were tied at a neutral site. Score-tied counts only attempts while tied, and needs 15 tied minutes and 30 attempts.

Win Probability

Buffalo's chance of winning, from the score, the time left and the strength state.

Opened at 44%.

OT 1:26
100%75%50%25%0%Buffalo win chanceBUFPIT
BIGGEST SWINGS
  1. P3 14:37A. Kovalev (17) 90% to 48%-42
  2. P2 19:38G. Sanderson (10) 50% to 76%+26
  3. P3 10:32Tripping on Vaclav Varada, 2 min 85% to 79%-6
  4. P3 04:38Roughing on Richard Smehlik, 2 min 79% to 74%-5

Dots are goals, diamonds penalties, squares a goalie pull; navy for Buffalo.

How this is measured

Each team is expected to score at the league rate for the season, tilted for home ice and scaled for the strength state. The chance Buffalo ends regulation ahead follows from the score and the time left, with a tie going to 3-on-3 overtime and a shootout. The opening value comes from both teams' goals for and against to that date, regressed toward the league average early in a season, plus home ice. This feed carries no on-ice strength codes, so power plays are read from the penalty calls alone.

Win DNA

2 of 4 winning traits showed up tonight. Win rates are over the full 1999–00 regular season (82 games).

Wins (35)Losses (36, 4 in overtime)This game
3+ scorersD combined 3+ ptsScored firstDepth goal50%100%
No
3+ different scorers
Sabres win 81% when yes, 23% when no
No
Defensemen combined for 3+ points
too few games to split
Yes
Scored first
Sabres win 72% when yes, 22% when no
Yes
Depth forward scored
Sabres win 63% when yes, 32% when no

Box Score

Player
G
A
P
+/-
PIM
SOG
Game Score
TOI
GS
#8 G. Sanderson (LW)
1
0
1
0
0
4
1.1
13:51
#19 B. Holzinger (C)
0
1
1
-1
0
2
0.9
18:22
#5 J. Woolley (D)
0
1
1
0
0
2
0.7
16:08
#9 E. Rasmussen (C)
0
0
0
0
0
2
0.2
14:44
#15 D. Ward (LW)
0
0
0
0
0
4
0.5
14:05
#18 M. Grosek (LW)
0
0
0
-1
0
2
0.2
15:06
#25 V. Varada (RW)
0
0
0
0
2
1
-0.1
15:58
#27 M. Peca (C)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.3
22:24
#29 V. Tsyplakov (LW)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
11:42
#32 R. Ray (RW)
0
0
0
0
4
0
-0.3
1:12
#41 S. Barnes (C)
0
0
0
-1
0
5
0.6
19:09
#61 M. Afinogenov (RW)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
7:14
#81 M. Satan (RW)
0
0
0
0
2
7
0.5
24:11
#3 J. Patrick (D)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.1
15:51
#4 R. Warrener (D)
0
0
0
-1
2
0
0.0
22:38
#42 R. Smehlik (D)
0
0
0
0
2
0
-0.1
24:21
#44 A. Zhitnik (D)
0
0
0
0
0
2
0.2
26:05
#74 J. McKee (D)
0
0
0
-1
2
3
0.1
22:49
Total
1
2
3
14
36
4.7
GoalieSAGAxGASV%GSAxGSTOIDec
#39 D. Hasek291.9662.165:00T

Team Stats

BUFPIT
36Shots on Goal29
3Power Play Chances5
33%PP%0%
100%PK%67%
1PPG0
14Penalty Minutes10
20Hits28
8Blocked Shots13
8Giveaways18
2Takeaways4

Full Game Log

2ND
19:38GOAL (BUF): Geoff Sanderson (10), assists: Brian Holzinger, Jason Woolley
3RD
14:37GOAL (PIT): Alex Kovalev (17), assists: Robert Lang
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