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Richard Smehlik's 2001-2002 season

Points
9
NHL#500
Goals
3
NHL#472
Assists
6
NHL#488
Plus/minus
-9
NHL#732
Games
60
73%
73% of 82

Defenceman Richard Smehlik was 31 years old when the 2001-2002 season began, his 9th in the NHL, and played it for Buffalo Sabres. He played 60 of a possible 82 games and scored 3 goals and 6 assists for 9 points, 0.15 points per game. Buffalo Sabres did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

2001-2002
  1. Season opener

    Richard Smehlik plays the 2001-2002 season for Buffalo Sabres

    Richard was 31 years old when the 2001-2002 season began. It was his 9th season with the team. His 9th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      ATL2–1BUF
      L
      game 1/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG20:25TOI
    • The game
      OTT2–3BUF
      W
      game 2/822
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-2SOG22:31TOI
    • The game
      BUF4–5NYR
      L
      game 3/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG21:12TOI
    • The game
      PHI1–2BUF
      W
      game 4/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG20:43TOI
    • The game
      BUF2–4DET
      L
      game 5/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG20:45TOI
    • The game
      PIT1–4BUF
      W
      game 6/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG20:09TOI
    • The game
      NSH3–3BUF
      game 7/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-3SOG22:17TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CBJ3–1BUF
      L
      game 8/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG22:18TOI
    • The game
      BUF3–1MTL
      W
      game 9/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG20:40TOI
    • The game
      PHX3–2BUF
      L
      game 13/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG20:06TOI
    • November 2001
    • The game
      TBL1–4BUF
      W
      game 14/821
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG23:09TOI
    • The game
      BUF0–3OTT
      L
      game 15/822
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG17:31TOI
    • The game
      ATL0–8BUF
      W
      game 16/823
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-1SOG22:44TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      NYR4–2BUF
      L
      game 17/822
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG19:31TOI
    • The game
      BUF5–3FLA
      W
      game 18/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG23:17TOI
    • The game
      BUF1–4NSH
      L
      game 19/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG24:34TOI
    • The game
      FLA2–0BUF
      L
      game 20/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG21:41TOI
    • The game
      BUF1–3BOS
      L
      game 21/821
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG19:09TOI
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 8218 of 21 played
      3
      points
      NHL#384
      1
      goals
      NHL#306
      2
      assists
      NHL#367
      -3
      +/-
      NHL#185
      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
      0+/-0SOG20:52TOI
    • The game
      TOR2–4BUF
      W
      game 23/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG22:41TOI
    • The game
      CGY2–5BUF
      W
      game 24/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG20:50TOI
    • The game
      BUF1–3PIT
      L
      game 25/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG16:30TOI
    • The game
      NYR2–2BUF
      game 26/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG21:18TOI
    • The game
      BUF5–2WSH
      W
      game 27/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-0SOG24:53TOI
      +1 assist
    • December 2001
    • The game
      BUF4–2NYI
      W
      game 28/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG21:25TOI
    • The game
      BUF4–2CAR
      W
      game 29/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG19:38TOI
    • The game
      COL4–1BUF
      L
      game 30/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG21:08TOI
    • The game
      BUF2–4BOS
      L
      game 31/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG18:44TOI
    • The game
      BUF3–4DAL
      L
      game 32/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG19:04TOI
    • The game
      CAR2–3BUF
      W
      game 33/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG19:16TOI
    • The game
      BUF2–4NYR
      L
      game 34/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG17:37TOI
    • The game
      CHI6–5BUF
      L
      game 35/821
      His night
      No points
      -5+/-1SOG19:32TOI
    • The game
      TOR3–3BUF
      game 36/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG19:49TOI
    • The game
      BUF2–3TOR
      L
      game 37/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG18:55TOI
    • The game
      MTL1–3BUF
      W
      game 38/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG19:52TOI
    • The game
      BUF2–2CBJ
      game 39/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG22:42TOI
    • The game
      CAR5–4BUF
      L
      game 40/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG19:07TOI
    • The game
      BUF1–3CGY
      L
      game 41/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG22:28TOI
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 8238 of 41 played
      4
      points
      NHL#500
      1
      goals
      NHL#452
      3
      assists
      NHL#465
      -7
      +/-
      NHL#237
      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+/-0SOG17:49TOI
    • The game
      VAN2–3BUF
      W
      game 43/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG25:00TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT2–0BUF
      L
      game 44/822
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG20:35TOI
    • The game
      NJD1–2BUF
      W
      game 45/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG23:54TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF3–1ANA
      W
      game 46/823
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG22:17TOI
    • The game
      BUF2–4LAK
      L
      game 47/821
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-0SOG17:36TOI
    • The game
      BUF3–1PHX
      W
      game 48/82
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG17:31TOI
    • The game
      BUF2–3COL
      L
      game 49/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG17:18TOI
    • The game
      STL5–2BUF
      L
      game 50/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG18:46TOI
    • February 2002
    • The game
      BUF2–2BOS
      game 54/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG15:56TOI
    • The game
      OTT2–3BUF
      W
      game 55/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG17:19TOI
    • The game
      BUF1–4NJD
      L
      game 56/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG26:02TOI
    • The game
      NJD2–2BUF
      game 57/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG19:42TOI
    • The game
      BUF1–2ATL
      L
      game 58/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG19:39TOI
    • March 2002
    • The game
      BOS3–4BUF
      W
      game 59/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG08:13TOI
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 8253 of 62 played
      6
      points
      NHL#510
      1
      goals
      NHL#541
      5
      assists
      NHL#464
      -15
      +/-
      NHL#272
      BUF
      25-28-1W-L-OT59Points
      5th in the Northeast·12th in the Eastern Conference·24th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BUF3–1PHI
      W
      game 75/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG20:26TOI
      +1 goal
    • April 2002
    • The game
      PHI1–3BUF
      W
      game 76/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG20:59TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI1–1BUF
      game 77/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG20:55TOI
    • The game
      FLA1–3BUF
      W
      game 78/822
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-2SOG19:03TOI
    • The game
      BUF5–3TBL
      W
      game 79/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG20:59TOI
    • The game
      BUF4–4PIT
      game 80/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG21:38TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF3–0MTL
      W
      game 82/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG21:40TOI
    The season in numbers

    Richard Smehlik closes the 2001-2002 season with 9 points

    Buffalo Sabres did not reach the playoffs
    Points
    9
    NHL#500
    Games
    60of 82
    73%
    Goals
    3
    NHL#472
    Assists
    6
    NHL#488
    P/GP
    0.15
    NHL#512
    +/-
    -9
    NHL#732
    Events
    1×
    Second star
    1×
    Third star