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Pittsburgh Penguins @ Buffalo Sabres
PIT leads series 2-0
Pittsburgh Penguins
Penguins
PIT
42-28-3
, 18-13-3 Away
3
42-28-3
, 18-13-3 Away
Final
1
2
3
T
Penguins
PIT
0
1
2
3
Sabres
BUF
0
1
0
1
Buffalo Sabres
Sabres
BUF
46-30-1
, 26-12-0 Home
1
46-30-1
, 26-12-0 Home
Gamecast
Box Score
Team Stats
Team Stats
PIT
BUF
Shots
15
22
Hits
0
0
Penalty Minutes
14
8
Faceoff %
47.4
%
52.6
47.4
52.6
%
Game Information
KeyBank Center
3:00 AM, 29 April 2001
Buffalo, NY
Attendance: 18,690
Referees:
Terry Gregson
Michael McGeough
Linesmen:
Ray Scapinello
Tim Nowak
Scoring Summary
Penalties
No Scoring Plays
Regular Season Series
Playoff Series
PIT leads 2-0
Penguins
3
Sabres
0
Game 1
27/4
Penguins
3
Sabres
1
Game 2
29/4
Sabres
4
Penguins
1
Game 3
1/5
Sabres
5
Penguins
2
Game 4
3/5
Penguins
2
Sabres
3
Game 5
6/5
Sabres
2
Penguins
3
Game 6
9/5
Penguins
3
Sabres
2
Game 7
11/5
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