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December 22, 2001

Air Canada Centre | Toronto

BUF 23 TOR

FINAL

Head-to-Head vs TOR all-time
1ST2ND3RDT
BUF2002
TOR1203
Shots on goal BUF 18, TOR 28W C. JosephL M. Biron
Summary

TOR had more shots on goal in all situations and won 3-2.

IN NET
Buffalo M. Biron .893
TOR C. Joseph .889
POWER PLAY
Buffalo 1 of 3
TOR 0 of 4
TURNING POINT
G. Roberts goal (P2 19:40), Sabres win chance drops from 45% to 17%
WIN DNA
0 of 4 winning traits
Game Leaders
J. Patrick
1 (1G)
POINTS
M. Satan
4
SHOTS
M. Satan
22:48
TOI (F)
A. Zhitnik
23:00
TOI (D)
M. Biron
.893 (25/28)
SAVE %

Stats by Period

All situations, by period.

BUFTOR

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 18 minutes, too few for a score-tied view.

P3 20:00
+15+80-8-15shot attemptsBUFTOR

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 41%.

P3 20:00
100%75%50%25%0%Buffalo win chanceBUFTOR
BIGGEST SWINGS
  1. P2 19:40G. Roberts (10) 45% to 17%-28
  2. P2 11:48T. Green (5) 70% to 44%-26
  3. P1 14:41R. Warrener (2) 42% to 64%+22
  4. P1 13:25J. Patrick (4) 23% to 42%+19

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

0 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
No
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
#24 T. Pyatt (LW)
0
1
1
+1
2
1
0.5
13:52
#61 M. Afinogenov (RW)
0
1
1
-2
2
3
0.6
16:22
#77 C. Gratton (C)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0.9
14:25
#81 M. Satan (RW)
0
1
1
-1
0
4
1.2
22:48
#3 J. Patrick (D)
1
0
1
-2
0
1
0.8
15:49
#4 R. Warrener (D)
1
0
1
+1
0
2
1.0
22:44
#13 V. Kozlov (LW)
0
0
0
-2
0
0
0.0
14:52
#17 J. Dumont (RW)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
9:19
#18 T. Connolly (C)
0
0
0
-2
0
2
0.3
15:20
#25 V. Varada (RW)
0
0
0
+1
0
1
0.1
16:56
#32 R. Ray (RW)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
5:28
#37 C. Brown (C)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
17:03
#41 S. Barnes (C)
0
0
0
-1
0
2
0.2
20:25
#55 D. Hamel (LW)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
7:52
#42 R. Smehlik (D)
0
0
0
-1
0
0
0.1
18:55
#44 A. Zhitnik (D)
0
0
0
-1
2
2
0.3
23:00
#45 D. Kalinin (D)
0
0
0
-2
0
0
0.0
17:32
#74 J. McKee (D)
0
0
0
+1
0
0
0.1
21:56
Total
2
4
6
6
18
5.9
GoalieSAGAxGASV%GSAxGSTOIDec
#43 M. Biron283.8930.358:45L

Team Stats

BUFTOR
18Shots on Goal28
3Power Play Chances4
33%PP%0%
100%PK%67%
1PPG0
8Penalty Minutes18
34Hits31
7Blocked Shots7
16Giveaways21
2Takeaways4

Full Game Log

1ST
09:00GOAL (TOR): Alexander Mogilny (11), assists: Darcy Tucker, Shayne Corson
13:25GOAL (BUF): James Patrick (4), assists: Miroslav Satan, Maxim Afinogenov
14:41GOAL (BUF): Rhett Warrener (2), assists: Chris Gratton, Taylor Pyatt
2ND
11:48GOAL (TOR): Travis Green (5), assists: Tomas Kaberle, Alexander Mogilny
19:40GOAL (TOR): Gary Roberts (10), assists: Mats Sundin, Alexander Mogilny
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