Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres

Friday, February 8, 2002, 7:00 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Ottawa Senators 3–2 in overtime on Friday, February 8, 2002 at home.

Final score, Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
Ottawa Senators	2	39-27-9-7
at Buffalo Sabres	3	35-35-11-1

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

Shots on goal by period, Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Ottawa Senators	6	7	5	2	20
Buffalo Sabres	6	11	3	5	25

Scoring summary

Every goal, Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	03:54	Ottawa Senators	Chris Neil (7)	Sami Salo (12)	Even strength	OTT 1, BUF 0
2nd	07:00	Buffalo Sabres	Erik Rasmussen (4)	Unassisted	Even strength	OTT 1, BUF 1
2nd	08:04	Buffalo Sabres	Miroslav Satan (19)	Tim Connolly (25), Curtis Brown (9)	Power play	OTT 1, BUF 2
3rd	02:04	Ottawa Senators	Magnus Arvedson (8)	Todd White (22)	Even strength	OTT 2, BUF 2
OT	04:21	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Woolley (6)	Stu Barnes (24), Chris Gratton (12)	Power play	OTT 2, BUF 3

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

Ottawa Senators skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 M. Havlat	R	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0		15:48
Number 11 D. Alfredsson	R	0	0	0	+1	4	1	1	1		21:25
Number 12 M. Fisher	C	0	0	0	+1	2	2	4	0	52.6%	17:03
Number 14 R. Bonk	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	68.2%	19:30
Number 15 S. McEachern	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		20:41
Number 16 J. Hull	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		10:22
Number 17 B. Muckalt	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		04:54
Number 18 M. Hossa	R	0	0	0	-1	2	4	0	1		19:21
Number 20 M. Arvedson	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0		17:44
Number 25 C. Neil	R	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0		08:20
Number 28 T. White	C	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	1	39.1%	20:03
Number 33 C. Herperger	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	50%	06:15
Number 3 Z. Chara	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1		25:03
Number 4 C. Phillips	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		21:29
Number 5 S. Salo	D	0	1	1	-1	0	0	1	1		16:11
Number 6 W. Redden	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	2		27:50
Number 23 K. Rachunek	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	1	2		23:03
Number 27 R. Persson	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	1		15:08

Ottawa Senators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 P. Lalime	25	22	3	.880	64:19	Loss

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 E. Rasmussen	C	1	0	1	0	0	3	4	0	0		15:24
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	0	0	0	-1	2	3	3	0	0		13:26
Number 18 T. Connolly	C	0	1	1	-1	0	2	0	1	0	61.5%	16:44
Number 24 T. Pyatt	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		15:05
Number 25 V. Varada	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	1	0		17:23
Number 32 R. Ray	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		04:28
Number 37 C. Brown	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	35.7%	20:16
Number 41 S. Barnes	C	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	44.4%	18:46
Number 55 D. Hamel	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		07:20
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	1	0		15:59
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	1	0	70%	12:46
Number 81 M. Satan	R	1	0	1	-1	0	3	0	0	1		22:09
Number 4 R. Warrener	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	2	1	0		23:02
Number 5 J. Woolley	D	1	0	1	-1	0	3	2	0	1		17:13
Number 42 R. Smehlik	D	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	3	0		17:19
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	2	1	0		24:23
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	2	0		20:08
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0		23:33

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 43 M. Biron	20	18	2	.900	64:21	Win

Penalties, Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	10:34	Buffalo Sabres	J-P Dumont	Slashing	2
2nd	05:30	Buffalo Sabres	Maxim Afinogenov	Interference goalkeeper	2
2nd	06:43	Ottawa Senators	Daniel Alfredsson	Interference	2
2nd	12:11	Buffalo Sabres	Richard Smehlik	High sticking	2
2nd	12:11	Buffalo Sabres	Richard Smehlik	High sticking	2
3rd	07:11	Buffalo Sabres	Alexei Zhitnik	Roughing	2
3rd	07:11	Ottawa Senators	Marian Hossa	Roughing	2
3rd	09:21	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Gratton	High sticking	2
3rd	15:23	Ottawa Senators	Daniel Alfredsson	High sticking	2
OT	02:26	Ottawa Senators	Mike Fisher	Tripping	2

Ottawa Senators head coach: Jacques Martin
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Stephen Walkom, Dean Warren
Linesmen: Lonnie Cameron, Tim Nowak
Ottawa Senators scratches: Curtis Leschyshyn, Steve Martins, Andre Roy, Shane Hnidy, Joel Kwiatkowski, Josh Langfeld, Chris Bala, Petr Schastlivy, Toni Dahlman
Buffalo Sabres scratches: James Patrick, Vyacheslav Kozlov, Rory Fitzpatrick, Eric Boulton, Mika Noronen, Henrik Tallinder, Brian Campbell, Norman Milley, Ales Kotalik

Every Ottawa Senators and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2001-2002 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Ottawa Senators 2 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Oct 6, 2001
Buffalo Sabres 0 at Ottawa Senators 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Nov 3, 2001
Ottawa Senators 2 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final/OT	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Feb 8, 2002
Ottawa Senators 1 at Buffalo Sabres 5	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Mar 19, 2002
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Ottawa Senators 2	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators, Sun, Mar 24, 2002

Other NHL games on Friday, February 8, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Rangers 2 at Atlanta Thrashers 1	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Atlanta Thrashers, Fri, Feb 8, 2002
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Detroit Red Wings 2	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Detroit Red Wings, Fri, Feb 8, 2002
Washington Capitals 3 at Nashville Predators 3	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at Nashville Predators, Fri, Feb 8, 2002
Colorado Avalanche 6 at Minnesota Wild 0	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild, Fri, Feb 8, 2002
Edmonton Oilers 1 at Dallas Stars 1	Final/OT	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Dallas Stars, Fri, Feb 8, 2002
Vancouver Canucks 4 at Calgary Flames 1	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Calgary Flames, Fri, Feb 8, 2002
Los Angeles Kings 5 at Phoenix Coyotes 6	Final/OT	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Phoenix Coyotes, Fri, Feb 8, 2002
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Anaheim Ducks 1	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Anaheim Ducks, Fri, Feb 8, 2002
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at San Jose Sharks 4	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at San Jose Sharks, Fri, Feb 8, 2002