2000–01 Buffalo Sabres season

The 2000–01 Buffalo Sabres season was the 31st season for the team in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Sabres finished with a 46-30-5-1 record in the regular season, and won the Conference Quarter-Finals (4-2) over Philadelphia Flyers, but lost the Conference Semi-Finals (4-3) to Pittsburgh Penguins. It was also the final time the they made they made the playoffs before the 2004-05 NHL Lockout.
==Offseason==
==Regular season==
===Final standings===
===Game log===
No.	R	Date 	Score 	Opponent 	Record
1 	W	October 5, 2000 	4–2 	Chicago Blackhawks (2000–01) 	1–0–0–0
2 	W	October 7, 2000 	5–3 	Los Angeles Kings (2000–01) 	2–0–0–0
3 	L	October 13, 2000 	2–3 	@ Edmonton Oilers (2000–01) 	2–1–0–0
4 	L	October 14, 2000 	0–4 	@ Vancouver Canucks (2000–01) 	2–2–0–0
5 	L	October 17, 2000 	3–4 	@ Montreal Canadiens (2000–01) 	2–3–0–0
6 	T	October 20, 2000 	2–2 OT	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01) 	2–3–1–0
7 	L	October 21, 2000 	4–5 OT	@ Detroit Red Wings (2000–01) 	2–3–1–1
8 	W	October 25, 2000 	4–1 	Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01) 	3–3–1–1
9 	W	October 27, 2000 	2–1 	Toronto Maple Leafs (2000–01) 	4–3–1–1
10 	W	October 28, 2000 	3–1 	@ Chicago Blackhawks (2000–01) 	5–3–1–1
11 	W	November 3, 2000 	5–4 	Montreal Canadiens (2000–01) 	6–3–1–1
12 	L	November 4, 2000 	0–3 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (2000–01) 	6–4–1–1
13 	W	November 9, 2000 	3–0 	New York Islanders (2000–01) 	7–4–1–1
14 	W	November 11, 2000	4–0 	@ New Jersey Devils (2000–01) 	8–4–1–1
15 	W	November 13, 2000	3–2 OT	Calgary Flames (2000–01) 	9–4–1–1
16 	T	November 15, 2000	2–2 OT	Dallas Stars (2000–01) 	9–4–2–1
17 	W	November 17, 2000	3–1 	Minnesota Wild (2000–01) 	10–4–2–1
18 	L	November 18, 2000	1–4 	@ St. Louis Blues (2000–01) 	10–5–2–1
19 	L	November 22, 2000	1–3 	Philadelphia Flyers (2000–01) 	10–6–2–1
20 	W	November 24, 2000	3–2 	New York Rangers (2000–01) 	11–6–2–1
21 	W	November 25, 2000	5–3 	@ Montreal Canadiens (2000–01) 	12–6–2–1
22 	L	November 28, 2000	1–3 	@ Ottawa Senators (2000–01) 	12–7–2–1
23 	L	December 1, 2000 	4–6 	Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01) 	12–8–2–1
24 	W	December 2, 2000 	3–2 	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01) 	13–8–2–1
25 	W	December 5, 2000 	3–2 	@ Montreal Canadiens (2000–01) 	14–8–2–1
26 	W	December 7, 2000 	5–2 	New Jersey Devils (2000–01) 	15–8–2–1
27 	L	December 8, 2000 	2–5 	@ New York Rangers (2000–01) 	15–9–2–1
28 	W	December 12, 2000	3–0 	@ Boston Bruins (2000–01) 	16–9–2–1
29 	L	December 15, 2000	3–5 	@ Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01) 	16–10–2–1
30 	W	December 16, 2000	3–2 	Florida Panthers (2000–01) 	17–10–2–1
31 	T	December 20, 2000	2–2 OT	@ Washington Capitals (2000–01) 	17–10–3–1
32 	L	December 21, 2000	1–3 	Washington Capitals (2000–01) 	17–11–3–1
33 	W	December 23, 2000	5–2 	San Jose Sharks (2000–01) 	18–11–3–1
34 	L	December 26, 2000	3–5 	Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01) 	18–12–3–1
35 	W	December 29, 2000	2–0 	Ottawa Senators (2000–01) 	19–12–3–1
36 	W	December 30, 2000	2–0 	@ New York Islanders (2000–01) 	20–12–3–1
37 	L	January 1, 2001 	3–4 	Boston Bruins (2000–01) 	20–13–3–1
38 	T	January 3, 2001 	1–1 OT	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2000–01) 	20–13–4–1
39 	T	January 5, 2001 	3–3 OT	Toronto Maple Leafs (2000–01) 	20–13–5–1
40 	W	January 6, 2001 	2–0 	@ Nashville Predators (2000–01) 	21–13–5–1
41 	L	January 9, 2001 	1–2 	@ San Jose Sharks (2000–01) 	21–14–5–1
42 	L	January 11, 2001 	2–3 	@ Los Angeles Kings (2000–01) 	21–15–5–1
43 	W	January 12, 2001 	4–0 	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2000–01)	22–15–5–1
44 	W	January 16, 2001 	3–1 	Tampa Bay Lightning (2000–01) 	23–15–5–1
45 	W	January 19, 2001 	1–0 	Florida Panthers (2000–01) 	24–15–5–1
46 	L	January 20, 2001 	0–2 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2000–01) 	24–16–5–1
47 	L	January 23, 2001 	1–2 	Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–01) 	24–17–5–1
48 	L	January 26, 2001 	1–2 	Boston Bruins (2000–01) 	24–18–5–1
49 	W	January 27, 2001 	2–1 	@ New York Islanders (2000–01) 	25–18–5–1
50 	L	January 31, 2001 	2–5 	@ Florida Panthers (2000–01) 	25–19–5–1
51 	L	February 1, 2001 	2–4 	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2000–01) 	25–20–5–1
52 	W	February 6, 2001 	6–3 	@ New York Rangers (2000–01) 	26–20–5–1
53 	W	February 7, 2001 	2–1 OT	New York Islanders (2000–01) 	27–20–5–1
54 	W	February 10, 2001	2–1 OT	@ Ottawa Senators (2000–01) 	28–20–5–1
55 	L	February 11, 2001	3–4 	Montreal Canadiens (2000–01) 	28–21–5–1
56 	L	February 13, 2001	4–5 	@ Atlanta Thrashers (2000–01) 	28–22–5–1
57 	W	February 15, 2001	3–1 	Atlanta Thrashers (2000–01) 	29–22–5–1
58 	W	February 17, 2001	5–1 	New Jersey Devils (2000–01) 	30–22–5–1
59 	W	February 19, 2001	2–0 	Ottawa Senators (2000–01) 	31–22–5–1
60 	W	February 22, 2001	1–0 	@ New Jersey Devils (2000–01) 	32–22–5–1
61 	L	February 23, 2001	3–7 	Phoenix Coyotes (2000–01) 	32–23–5–1
62 	W	February 25, 2001	5–4 	Tampa Bay Lightning (2000–01) 	33–23–5–1
63 	W	February 27, 2001	4–1 	@ Ottawa Senators (2000–01) 	34–23–5–1
64 	L	March 1, 2001 	0–2 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (2000–01) 	34–24–5–1
65 	W	March 3, 2001 	3–2 OT	@ Colorado Avalanche (2000–01) 	35–24–5–1
66 	L	March 4, 2001 	1–4 	@ Dallas Stars (2000–01) 	35–25–5–1
67 	W	March 6, 2001 	3–1 	@ Boston Bruins (2000–01) 	36–25–5–1
68 	L	March 9, 2001 	0–4 	Edmonton Oilers (2000–01) 	36–26–5–1
69 	W	March 14, 2001 	6–3 	New York Rangers (2000–01) 	37–26–5–1
70 	W	March 16, 2001 	4–2 	Vancouver Canucks (2000–01) 	38–26–5–1
71 	W	March 17, 2001 	3–2 	@ Washington Capitals (2000–01) 	39–26–5–1
72 	W	March 20, 2001 	3–0 	Toronto Maple Leafs (2000–01) 	40–26–5–1
73 	L	March 21, 2001 	0–1 	@ Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01) 	40–27–5–1
74 	W	March 24, 2001 	3–1 	Carolina Hurricanes (2000–01) 	41–27–5–1
75 	W	March 26, 2001 	4–0 	@ Atlanta Thrashers (2000–01) 	42–27–5–1
76 	L	March 27, 2001 	1–4 	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2000–01) 	42–28–5–1
77 	W	March 30, 2001 	4–0 	Atlanta Thrashers (2000–01) 	43–28–5–1
78 	W	April 1, 2001 	4–2 	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2000–01) 	44–28–5–1
79 	W	April 2, 2001 	5–3 	@ Florida Panthers (2000–01) 	45–28–5–1
80 	L	April 4, 2001 	2–3 	Boston Bruins (2000–01) 	45–29–5–1
81 	W	April 6, 2001 	2–1 	Washington Capitals (2000–01) 	46–29–5–1
82 	L	April 8, 2001 	1–2 	Philadelphia Flyers (2000–01) 	46–30–5–1
==Playoffs==
==Player stats==
===Regular season===
;Scoring
Player	Pos 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
 	LW 	82	29	33	62 	36 	5 	8 	2 	4
 	RW 	79	23	28	51 	54 	1 	9 	0 	5
 	C 	75	19	24	43 	26 	-2 	3 	2 	5
 	C 	82	19	21	40 	102	0 	5 	0 	5
 	C 	71	7 	31	38 	70 	3 	4 	0 	0
 	D 	78	8 	29	37 	75 	-3 	5 	0 	1
 	RW 	78	14	22	36 	40 	1 	3 	0 	5
 	LW 	74	20	13	33 	32 	0 	8 	0 	4
 	C/LW	70	10	22	32 	34 	15 	2 	1 	0
 	LW/C	82	12	19	31 	51 	0 	1 	0 	3
 	RW 	75	10	21	31 	81 	-2 	2 	0 	2
 	D 	67	5 	18	23 	46 	0 	4 	0 	3
 	D 	79	4 	18	22 	38 	-2 	2 	0 	0
 	D 	77	3 	16	19 	78 	10 	0 	0 	2
 	D 	56	3 	12	15 	4 	6 	0 	0 	1
 	LW 	36	7 	7 	14 	10 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	54	4 	9 	13 	12 	9 	1 	0 	0
 	RW 	14	5 	7 	12 	8 	6 	1 	0 	1
 	LW 	41	8 	3 	11 	22 	-2 	1 	1 	3
 	D 	74	1 	10	11 	76 	9 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	63	4 	6 	10 	210	2 	0 	0 	1
 	RW 	12	2 	6 	8 	12 	1 	1 	0 	1
 	LW 	35	1 	2 	3 	94 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	67	0 	3 	3 	22 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	14	0 	2 	2 	6 	1 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	18	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	8 	0 	0 	0 	2 	-2 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN 	GP	W 	L 	T/OT	GA 	GAA 	SO	SA 	SV 	SV%
 	3904	67	37	24	4 	137	2.11	11	1726	1589	.921
 	918 	18	7 	7 	1 	39 	2.55	2 	427 	388 	.909
 	108 	2 	2 	0 	0 	5 	2.78	0 	39 	34 	.872
 	1 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0.00	0 	0 	0 	
Team: 	4931	82	46	31	5 	181	2.20	13	2192	2011	.917
===Playoffs===
;Scoring
Player	Pos 	GP	G	A 	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
 	LW 	13	3	10	13 	8 	4 	1 	0 	0
 	C 	13	6	4 	10 	14 	0 	2 	0 	1
 	RW 	13	3	6 	9 	4 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	13	4	4 	8 	2 	0 	2 	0 	2
 	RW 	13	4	3 	7 	8 	4 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	13	3	4 	7 	10 	0 	3 	0 	0
 	D 	13	1	6 	7 	12 	-3 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	13	2	4 	6 	12 	-1 	1 	0 	1
 	D 	8 	1	5 	6 	2 	1 	0 	0 	1
 	C/LW	13	5	0 	5 	8 	4 	0 	2 	1
 	RW 	11	2	3 	5 	4 	1 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	13	0	4 	4 	8 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	13	1	2 	3 	4 	0 	1 	0 	0
 	D 	13	1	2 	3 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	13	0	2 	2 	4 	5 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	13	0	2 	2 	4 	5 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	8 	1	0 	1 	6 	3 	0 	0 	1
 	LW 	9 	1	0 	1 	4 	1 	0 	0 	0
 	LW/C	3 	0	1 	1 	0 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	10	0	1 	1 	4 	3 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	13	0	0 	0 	14 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	3 	0	0 	0 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA 	SO	SA 	SV 	SV%
 	833	13	7	6	29	2.09	1 	347	318	.916
Team: 	833	13	7	6	29	2.09	1 	347	318	.916
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
      MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T/OT = Ties/Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage; 
==Awards and records==
==Transactions==
==Roster==
==Draft picks==
==Farm teams==
==See also==
*2000–01 NHL season
==References==
*2000-01 Buffalo Sabres Statistics
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