Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres

Friday, March 1, 2002, 7:00 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Boston Bruins 4–3 on Friday, March 1, 2002 at home.

Final score, Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
Boston Bruins	3	43-24-6-9
at Buffalo Sabres	4	35-35-11-1

Goals by period, Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Boston Bruins	0	2	1	3
Buffalo Sabres	1	0	3	4

Shots on goal by period, Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Boston Bruins	8	14	10	32
Buffalo Sabres	15	8	9	32

Scoring summary

Every goal, Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	13:07	Buffalo Sabres	Curtis Brown (14)	Rob Ray (2), Rhett Warrener (2)	Even strength	BOS 0, BUF 1
2nd	06:31	Boston Bruins	Mike Knuble (7)	Unassisted	Even strength	BOS 1, BUF 1
2nd	10:18	Boston Bruins	Sergei Samsonov (23)	Sean O'Donnell (16), Jozef Stumpel (38)	Even strength	BOS 2, BUF 1
3rd	00:25	Buffalo Sabres	Maxim Afinogenov (19)	Chris Gratton (14), Stu Barnes (25)	Even strength	BOS 2, BUF 2
3rd	01:24	Boston Bruins	Sergei Samsonov (24)	Jozef Stumpel (39)	Even strength	BOS 3, BUF 2
3rd	08:06	Buffalo Sabres	Curtis Brown (15)	Unassisted	Even strength	BOS 3, BUF 3
3rd	16:24	Buffalo Sabres	Rhett Warrener (5)	Maxim Afinogenov (12), Erik Rasmussen (9)	Even strength	BOS 3, BUF 4

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

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	3	0	0		15:56
Number 12 B. Rolston	R	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	2	48.1%	22:54
Number 13 B. Guerin	R	0	0	0	-2	0	4	1	0		21:44
Number 14 S. Samsonov	L	2	0	2	+1	2	5	0	0		20:41
Number 16 J. Stumpel	L	0	2	2	+2	0	0	0	0	31.6%	19:14
Number 17 R. Zamuner	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	33.3%	13:19
Number 22 D. Bonvie	R	0	0	0	+1	5	0	2	0		06:09
Number 26 M. Knuble	R	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		08:11
Number 27 G. Murray	R	0	0	0	+1	0	4	1	0		19:10
Number 29 A. Hilbert	L	0	0	0	-2	0	4	1	0		14:51
Number 33 B. Hogue	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	2	50%	13:57
Number 6 G. Murphy	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	0		17:05
Number 21 S. O'Donnell	D	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	3		23:37
Number 25 H. Gill	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2	1		21:39
Number 31 J. Rivers	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0		06:41
Number 32 D. Sweeney	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	3		18:22
Number 44 N. Boynton	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		18:03
Number 64 J. Kultanen	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1		15:23

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 34 B. Dafoe	32	28	4	.875	58:52	Loss

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	0	5	0	50%	09:15
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	0	0	0	-2	2	1	0	0		13:20
Number 18 T. Connolly	C	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	1	41.7%	15:00
Number 24 T. Pyatt	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		15:01
Number 25 V. Varada	R	0	0	0	-1	2	2	1	0		16:08
Number 26 E. Boulton	L	0	0	0	0	5	1	1	0		05:24
Number 32 R. Ray	R	0	1	1	+1	0	0	2	0		06:12
Number 37 C. Brown	C	2	0	2	0	0	5	0	2	68.2%	18:29
Number 41 S. Barnes	C	0	1	1	0	0	8	0	0	85.7%	20:15
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	1	1	2	+1	0	6	0	0		19:38
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	0	1	1	0	0	3	4	1	53.3%	17:59
Number 81 M. Satan	R	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0		18:20
Number 3 J. Patrick	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	1		20:41
Number 4 R. Warrener	D	1	1	2	+3	2	2	0	0		25:09
Number 42 R. Smehlik	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1		08:13
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		26:02
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1		20:11
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4		18:36

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 43 M. Biron	32	29	3	.906	60:00	Win

Penalties, Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:03	Boston Bruins	Gord Murphy	Hooking	2
1st	12:40	Boston Bruins	Dennis Bonvie	Fighting (major)	5
1st	12:40	Buffalo Sabres	Eric Boulton	Fighting (major)	5
1st	16:20	Buffalo Sabres	J-P Dumont	Hooking	2
3rd	06:12	Boston Bruins	Sean O'Donnell	Hooking	2
3rd	06:22	Buffalo Sabres	Tim Connolly	Closing hand on puck	2
3rd	08:49	Buffalo Sabres	Rhett Warrener	Holding	2
3rd	19:53	Boston Bruins	Sergei Samsonov	Cross checking	2
3rd	19:53	Buffalo Sabres	Vaclav Varada	Roughing	2

Boston Bruins head coach: Robbie Ftorek
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Bill McCreary, Tim Peel
Linesmen: Thor Nelson, Tim Nowak
Boston Bruins scratches: Martin Lapointe, Eric Manlow, John Emmons, Chris Kelleher, Tony Tuzzolino, Kyle McLaren, Ric Jackman, P.J. Stock, Joe Thornton, Jonathan Girard, Andrew Raycroft, Ivan Huml, Pavel Kolarik
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Vyacheslav Kozlov, Jason Woolley, Rory Fitzpatrick, Denis Hamel, Mika Noronen, Henrik Tallinder, Brian Campbell, Norman Milley, Ales Kotalik

Every Boston Bruins and Buffalo Sabres 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

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Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at New Jersey Devils 4	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at New Jersey Devils, Fri, Mar 1, 2002
New York Islanders 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 4	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Atlanta Thrashers, Fri, Mar 1, 2002
San Jose Sharks 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Tampa Bay Lightning, Fri, Mar 1, 2002