Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins

Tuesday, February 5, 2002, 7:00 PM ET FleetCenter, Boston Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres and Boston Bruins tied 2–2 on Tuesday, February 5, 2002.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
Buffalo Sabres	2	35-35-11-1
at Boston Bruins	2	43-24-6-9

Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Buffalo Sabres	1	0	1	0	2
Boston Bruins	1	1	0	0	2

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Buffalo Sabres	13	12	7	2	34
Boston Bruins	14	10	9	6	39

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	00:24	Buffalo Sabres	Curtis Brown (13)	Erik Rasmussen (8), Vaclav Varada (11)	Even strength	BUF 1, BOS 0
1st	18:14	Boston Bruins	Jozef Stumpel (8)	Bill Guerin (19), Don Sweeney (13)	Even strength	BUF 1, BOS 1
2nd	01:15	Boston Bruins	Glen Murray (24)	Rob Zamuner (10), Sean O'Donnell (14)	Even strength	BUF 1, BOS 2
3rd	04:30	Buffalo Sabres	Rhett Warrener (4)	Chris Gratton (11), Denis Hamel (5)	Even strength	BUF 2, BOS 2

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 E. Rasmussen	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0		16:06
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2	0		13:41
Number 18 T. Connolly	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	60%	17:47
Number 24 T. Pyatt	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		11:24
Number 25 V. Varada	R	0	1	1	+1	0	5	2	1		18:55
Number 32 R. Ray	R	0	0	0	+1	7	0	1	0		03:26
Number 37 C. Brown	C	1	0	1	+1	2	4	0	0	52.4%	17:22
Number 41 S. Barnes	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	47.1%	18:28
Number 55 D. Hamel	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	2	0	50%	12:15
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		17:49
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	1	53.3%	12:27
Number 81 M. Satan	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	1		20:27
Number 4 R. Warrener	D	1	0	1	+2	0	3	0	0		23:49
Number 5 J. Woolley	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3		16:16
Number 42 R. Smehlik	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		15:56
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	2	0		24:08
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	2	1		14:40
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	0	0	+2	0	1	1	5		22:49

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 43 M. Biron	39	37	2	.949	65:00	T

Boston Bruins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 P. Axelsson	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		15:52
Number 12 B. Rolston	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	41.2%	20:44
Number 13 B. Guerin	R	0	1	1	-1	0	1	1	0		22:26
Number 14 S. Samsonov	L	0	0	0	+1	0	6	1	0		19:32
Number 16 J. Stumpel	L	1	0	1	+2	2	5	0	0	57.9%	19:24
Number 17 R. Zamuner	L	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	25%	16:53
Number 19 J. Thornton	C	0	0	0	-2	4	1	2	0	50%	22:25
Number 26 M. Knuble	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0		11:38
Number 27 G. Murray	R	1	0	1	+1	0	7	0	0		24:05
Number 29 A. Hilbert	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		05:21
Number 33 B. Hogue	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	100%	03:01
Number 42 P. Stock	C	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0		00:15
Number 6 G. Murphy	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		14:40
Number 21 S. O'Donnell	D	0	1	1	+1	4	3	1	2		28:24
Number 25 H. Gill	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	3		31:01
Number 31 J. Rivers	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		04:47
Number 32 D. Sweeney	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	2	0		22:37
Number 44 N. Boynton	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	1		20:50

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 34 B. Dafoe	34	32	2	.941	65:00	T

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:45	Boston Bruins	P.J. Stock	Fighting (major)	5
1st	02:45	Buffalo Sabres	Rob Ray	Fighting (major)	5
1st	13:52	Boston Bruins	Joe Thornton	Tripping	2
2nd	06:21	Boston Bruins	Sean O'Donnell	Slashing	2
2nd	09:05	Buffalo Sabres	Rob Ray	Holding the stick	2
2nd	13:59	Boston Bruins	Sean O'Donnell	Elbowing	2
2nd	15:35	Buffalo Sabres	Curtis Brown	Tripping	2
3rd	01:29	Boston Bruins	Jozef Stumpel	Hooking	2
3rd	14:52	Boston Bruins	Joe Thornton	Elbowing	2

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Boston Bruins head coach: Robbie Ftorek
Referees: Stephane Auger, Michael McGeough
Linesmen: Ray Scapinello, Tony Sericolo
Buffalo Sabres scratches: James Patrick, Vyacheslav Kozlov, Rory Fitzpatrick, Eric Boulton, Mika Noronen, Henrik Tallinder, Brian Campbell, Norman Milley, Ales Kotalik
Boston Bruins scratches: Martin Lapointe, Eric Manlow, John Emmons, Chris Kelleher, Dennis Bonvie, Tony Tuzzolino, Kyle McLaren, Ric Jackman, Jonathan Girard, Ivan Huml, Jarno Kultanen, Pavel Kolarik

Every Buffalo Sabres and Boston Bruins game in the 2001-2002 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Boston Bruins 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins, Sat, Nov 17, 2001
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Boston Bruins 4	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins, Sat, Dec 8, 2001
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Boston Bruins 2	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins, Tue, Feb 5, 2002
Boston Bruins 3 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Mar 1, 2002
Boston Bruins 2 at Buffalo Sabres 1	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Mar 21, 2002

Other NHL games on Tuesday, February 5, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
St. Louis Blues 3 at New York Islanders 4	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at New York Islanders, Tue, Feb 5, 2002
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	Final/OT	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes, Tue, Feb 5, 2002
Minnesota Wild 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Toronto Maple Leafs, Tue, Feb 5, 2002
Montreal Canadiens 1 at New Jersey Devils 0	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at New Jersey Devils, Tue, Feb 5, 2002
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Atlanta Thrashers 3	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Atlanta Thrashers, Tue, Feb 5, 2002