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Alexei Zhitnik's 2001-2002 season

Points
34
NHL#187
Goals
1
NHL#582
Assists
33
NHL#71
Plus/minus
-1
NHL#421
Games
82
100%
100% of 82

Defenceman Alexei Zhitnik was 28 years old when the 2001-2002 season began, his 10th in the NHL, and played it for Buffalo Sabres. He played all 82 games and scored 1 goals and 33 assists for 34 points, 0.41 points per game. Buffalo Sabres did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

2001-2002
  1. Season opener

    Alexei Zhitnik plays the 2001-2002 season for Buffalo Sabres

    Alexei was 28 years old when the 2001-2002 season began. It was his 8th season with the team. His 10th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      ATL2–1BUF
      L
      game 1/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG23:25TOI
    • The game
      OTT2–3BUF
      W
      game 2/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-2SOG24:31TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF4–5NYR
      L
      game 3/821
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-1SOG2PPP22:42TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      PHI1–2BUF
      W
      game 4/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG25:31TOI
    • The game
      BUF2–4DET
      L
      game 5/823
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG26:21TOI
    • The game
      PIT1–4BUF
      W
      game 6/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP27:38TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NSH3–3BUF
      game 7/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG26:47TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CBJ3–1BUF
      L
      game 8/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG24:11TOI
    • The game
      BUF3–1MTL
      W
      game 9/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG26:10TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      SJS1–4BUF
      W
      game 10/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG24:50TOI
    • The game
      MTL5–2BUF
      L
      game 11/821
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG30:15TOI
    • The game
      BUF1–3NJD
      L
      game 12/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG24:10TOI
    • The game
      PHX3–2BUF
      L
      game 13/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG26:20TOI
    • November 2001
    • The game
      TBL1–4BUF
      W
      game 14/821
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-2SOG24:46TOI
    • The game
      BUF0–3OTT
      L
      game 15/822
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG24:08TOI
    • The game
      ATL0–8BUF
      W
      game 16/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-1SOG1PPP22:55TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR4–2BUF
      L
      game 17/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG27:19TOI
    • The game
      BUF5–3FLA
      W
      game 18/822
      His night
      +3P+3A
      0+/-2SOG2PPP28:34TOI
      +3 assists
    Milestone

    Alexei Zhitnik reaches 250 career assists

    in the game against Florida Panthers · November 12

    • The game
      BUF1–4NSH
      L
      game 19/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG31:03TOI
    • The game
      FLA2–0BUF
      L
      game 20/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG29:54TOI
    • The game
      BUF1–3BOS
      L
      game 21/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP29:04TOI
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 82
      11
      points
      NHL#109
      0
      goals
      NHL#469
      11
      assists
      NHL#27
      +2
      +/-
      NHL#67
      BUF
      8-11-1W-L-OT18Points
      5th in the Northeast·11th in the Eastern Conference·22nd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BUF2–3ATL
      L
      game 22/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-4SOG26:08TOI
    • The game
      TOR2–4BUF
      W
      game 23/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG22:42TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CGY2–5BUF
      W
      game 24/82
      His night
      +3P+3A
      0+/-0SOG2PPP23:48TOI
      +3 assists
    • The game
      BUF1–3PIT
      L
      game 25/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP29:45TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYR2–2BUF
      game 26/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG27:40TOI
    • The game
      BUF5–2WSH
      W
      game 27/821
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-2SOG28:04TOI
    • December 2001
    • The game
      BUF4–2NYI
      W
      game 28/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG25:48TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF4–2CAR
      W
      game 29/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG23:36TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      COL4–1BUF
      L
      game 30/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG25:27TOI
    • The game
      BUF2–4BOS
      L
      game 31/821
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG24:46TOI
    • The game
      BUF3–4DAL
      L
      game 32/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG23:09TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CAR2–3BUF
      W
      game 33/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG22:54TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF2–4NYR
      L
      game 34/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP26:30TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI6–5BUF
      L
      game 35/821
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG25:55TOI
    • The game
      TOR3–3BUF
      game 36/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP26:08TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF2–3TOR
      L
      game 37/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG23:00TOI
    • The game
      MTL1–3BUF
      W
      game 38/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG25:08TOI
    • The game
      BUF2–2CBJ
      game 39/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-4SOG26:29TOI
    • The game
      CAR5–4BUF
      L
      game 40/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG23:18TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF1–3CGY
      L
      game 41/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-5SOG25:56TOI
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 82
      24
      points
      NHL#102
      1
      goals
      NHL#452
      23
      assists
      NHL#15
      -2
      +/-
      NHL#166
      BUF
      15-21-1W-L-OT35Points
      5th in the Northeast·13th in the Eastern Conference·26th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BUF4–1MIN
      W
      game 42/82
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG25:00TOI
    • The game
      VAN2–3BUF
      W
      game 43/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-1SOG30:58TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT2–0BUF
      L
      game 44/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG29:05TOI
    • The game
      NJD1–2BUF
      W
      game 45/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG24:48TOI
    • The game
      BUF3–1ANA
      W
      game 46/823
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG24:48TOI
    • The game
      BUF2–4LAK
      L
      game 47/821
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-0SOG23:41TOI
    • The game
      BUF3–1PHX
      W
      game 48/82
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG20:43TOI
    • The game
      BUF2–3COL
      L
      game 49/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG23:16TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      STL5–2BUF
      L
      game 50/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG27:39TOI
    • The game
      TBL1–4BUF
      W
      game 51/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-3SOG25:32TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF3–2WSH
      W
      game 52/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG22:19TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF2–2CAR
      game 53/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-6SOG26:40TOI
    • February 2002
    • The game
      BUF2–2BOS
      game 54/821
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG24:08TOI
    • The game
      OTT2–3BUF
      W
      game 55/823
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG24:23TOI
    • The game
      BUF1–4NJD
      L
      game 56/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG21:10TOI
    • The game
      NJD2–2BUF
      game 57/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG28:06TOI
    • The game
      BUF1–2ATL
      L
      game 58/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG21:33TOI
    • March 2002
    • The game
      BOS3–4BUF
      W
      game 59/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG26:02TOI
    • The game
      BUF3–3TOR
      game 60/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP22:40TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      EDM3–0BUF
      L
      game 61/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG24:51TOI
    • The game
      BUF5–0NYI
      W
      game 62/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP24:35TOI
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 82
      30
      points
      NHL#160
      1
      goals
      NHL#541
      29
      assists
      NHL#46
      0
      +/-
      NHL#125
      BUF
      25-28-1W-L-OT59Points
      5th in the Northeast·12th in the Eastern Conference·24th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MTL0–3BUF
      W
      game 63/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-6SOG24:48TOI
    • The game
      DET1–5BUF
      W
      game 64/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG25:06TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI3–0BUF
      L
      game 65/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG24:44TOI
    • The game
      BUF3–1PHI
      W
      game 66/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG23:29TOI
    • The game
      BUF2–5FLA
      L
      game 67/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP26:34TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF2–2TBL
      game 68/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG28:08TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      OTT1–5BUF
      W
      game 69/822
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG22:45TOI
    • The game
      BOS2–1BUF
      L
      game 70/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG25:14TOI
    • The game
      BUF0–2TOR
      L
      game 71/823
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG27:25TOI
    • The game
      BUF3–2OTT
      W
      game 72/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG29:32TOI
    • The game
      WSH4–3BUF
      L
      game 73/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP23:36TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF1–4STL
      L
      game 74/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG28:34TOI
    • The game
      BUF3–1PHI
      W
      game 75/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG27:54TOI
    • April 2002
    • The game
      PHI1–3BUF
      W
      game 76/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG28:11TOI
    • The game
      NYI1–1BUF
      game 77/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG29:03TOI
    • The game
      FLA1–3BUF
      W
      game 78/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG27:19TOI
    • The game
      BUF5–3TBL
      W
      game 79/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG25:27TOI
    • The game
      BUF4–4PIT
      game 80/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG27:15TOI
    • The game
      WSH3–1BUF
      L
      game 81/822
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG23:53TOI
    • The game
      BUF3–0MTL
      W
      game 82/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG21:52TOI
    The season in numbers

    Alexei Zhitnik closes the 2001-2002 season with 34 points

    Buffalo Sabres did not reach the playoffs
    Points
    34
    NHL#187
    Games
    82of 82
    100%
    Goals
    1
    NHL#582
    Assists
    33
    NHL#71
    P/GP
    0.41
    NHL#229
    +/-
    -1
    NHL#421
    Events
    250
    career assists
    2×
    First star