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November 24, 2001

Mellon Arena | Pittsburgh

BUF 13 PIT

FINAL

Head-to-Head vs PIT all-time
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Shots on goal BUF 19, PIT 27W J. HedbergL M. Biron
Summary

PIT had more shots on goal in all situations and won 3-1.

IN NET
Buffalo M. Biron .889
PIT J. Hedberg .947
POWER PLAY
Buffalo 1 of 6
PIT 0 of 3
TURNING POINT
J. Hrdina goal (P2 16:19), Sabres win chance drops from 51% to 23%
WIN DNA
1 of 4 winning traits
Game Leaders
A. Zhitnik
1 (1G)
POINTS
M. Satan
21:11
TOI (F)
A. Zhitnik
29:45
TOI (D)
M. Biron
.889 (24/27)
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.

Tied for only 16 minutes, too few for a score-tied view.

P3 20:00
+12+60-6-12shot 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 51%.

P3 20:00
100%75%50%25%0%Buffalo win chanceBUFPIT
BIGGEST SWINGS
  1. P2 16:19J. Hrdina (6) 51% to 23%-28
  2. P2 05:32I. Moran (1) 74% to 51%-23
  3. P1 04:52A. Zhitnik (1) 56% to 72%+16
  4. P3 12:30K. Beech (1) 11% to 1%-10

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

1 of 4 winning traits showed up tonight. Win rates are over the full 2001–02 regular season (82 games).

Wins (35)Losses (36, 1 in overtime)This game
3+ scorersD combined 3+ ptsScored firstDepth goal50%100%
No
3+ different scorers
Sabres win 87% when yes, 22% when no
No
Defensemen combined for 3+ points
too few games to split
Yes
Scored first
Sabres win 76% when yes, 21% when no
No
Depth forward scored
Sabres win 69% when yes, 33% when no

Box Score

Player
G
A
P
+/-
PIM
SOG
Game Score
TOI
GS
#17 J. Dumont (RW)
0
1
1
-2
2
0
0.7
13:29
#81 M. Satan (RW)
0
1
1
-2
2
1
0.8
21:11
#44 A. Zhitnik (D)
1
0
1
-1
0
3
1.0
29:45
#9 E. Rasmussen (C)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.4
15:14
#13 V. Kozlov (LW)
0
0
0
-1
0
0
0.0
10:55
#18 T. Connolly (C)
0
0
0
-1
0
4
0.3
18:25
#25 V. Varada (RW)
0
0
0
0
2
2
0.1
19:06
#32 R. Ray (RW)
0
0
0
0
2
0
-0.1
6:01
#37 C. Brown (C)
0
0
0
-1
0
2
0.2
16:55
#41 S. Barnes (C)
0
0
0
-1
2
1
0.1
19:08
#55 D. Hamel (LW)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.1
10:34
#61 M. Afinogenov (RW)
0
0
0
-1
0
0
0.0
13:43
#77 C. Gratton (C)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
11:56
#3 J. Patrick (D)
0
0
0
-1
0
0
0.1
19:29
#5 J. Woolley (D)
0
0
0
-1
0
1
0.2
16:58
#42 R. Smehlik (D)
0
0
0
-1
2
1
0.1
16:30
#51 B. Campbell (D)
0
0
0
-1
0
2
0.2
12:47
#74 J. McKee (D)
0
0
0
-1
0
0
0.2
16:14
Total
1
2
3
12
19
4.1
GoalieSAGAxGASV%GSAxGSTOIDec
#43 M. Biron273.8890.258:48L

Team Stats

BUFPIT
19Shots on Goal27
6Power Play Chances3
17%PP%0%
100%PK%83%
1PPG0
12Penalty Minutes18
14Hits28
7Blocked Shots14
2Giveaways4
4Takeaways2

Full Game Log

1ST
04:52GOAL (BUF): Alexei Zhitnik (1), assists: Miroslav Satan, J-P Dumont
2ND
05:32GOAL (PIT): Ian Moran (1), assists: Wayne Primeau, Darius Kasparaitis
16:19GOAL (PIT): Jan Hrdina (6), assists: Aleksey Morozov, Michal Rozsival
3RD
12:30GOAL (PIT): Kris Beech (1), assists: Michal Rozsival, Billy Tibbetts
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