Edmonton Oilers at Buffalo Sabres

Monday, March 4, 2002, 7:00 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Edmonton Oilers beat the Buffalo Sabres 3–0 on Monday, March 4, 2002 on the road.

Final score, Edmonton Oilers at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
Edmonton Oilers	3	38-28-12-4
at Buffalo Sabres	0	35-35-11-1

Goals by period, Edmonton Oilers at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Edmonton Oilers	0	1	2	3
Buffalo Sabres	0	0	0	0

Shots on goal by period, Edmonton Oilers at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Edmonton Oilers	13	13	10	36
Buffalo Sabres	12	5	8	25

Scoring summary

Every goal, Edmonton Oilers at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	12:20	Edmonton Oilers	Todd Marchant (7)	Ryan Smyth (23), Daniel Cleary (17)	Even strength	EDM 1, BUF 0
3rd	04:34	Edmonton Oilers	Mike Comrie (25)	Tom Poti (15), Jason Smith (10)	Even strength	EDM 2, BUF 0
3rd	05:17	Edmonton Oilers	Todd Marchant (8)	Unassisted	Even strength	EDM 3, BUF 0

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

Edmonton Oilers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 D. Cleary	R	0	1	1	+2	0	2	0	0		12:40
Number 10 S. Horcoff	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		11:38
Number 15 M. Reasoner	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	83.3%	12:55
Number 16 R. Murray	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	50%	12:39
Number 18 E. Moreau	L	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	2		10:59
Number 20 J. Hecht	C	0	0	0	+1	0	4	0	0		14:32
Number 22 A. Carter	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0		16:07
Number 25 M. Grier	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		11:29
Number 26 T. Marchant	C	2	0	2	+2	0	7	0	0	28%	20:01
Number 27 G. Laraque	R	0	0	0	+1	0	3	4	0		13:45
Number 89 M. Comrie	C	1	0	1	+1	2	4	0	1	46.2%	13:03
Number 94 R. Smyth	L	0	1	1	+2	0	0	0	0		15:16
Number 2 E. Brewer	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	5	3		25:11
Number 5 T. Poti	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0	1		21:46
Number 21 J. Smith	D	0	1	1	+1	2	1	4	4		20:09
Number 24 S. Staios	D	0	0	0	+1	4	2	0	0		14:44
Number 32 S. Ferguson	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1		15:47
Number 44 J. Niinimaa	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	3	1		23:13

Edmonton Oilers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 J. Markkanen	25	25	0	1.000	60:00	Win

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 E. Rasmussen	C	-2	0	2	4	0	40%	14:12
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	0	0	0	3	0		14:40
Number 18 T. Connolly	C	-1	0	2	0	0	71.4%	17:35
Number 24 T. Pyatt	L	-1	0	0	3	0		11:29
Number 25 V. Varada	R	0	0	1	1	1		15:06
Number 32 R. Ray	R	-1	14	0	1	0		06:42
Number 37 C. Brown	C	0	2	2	0	1	41.2%	14:47
Number 41 S. Barnes	C	0	0	3	0	0	60%	20:07
Number 55 D. Hamel	L	0	0	0	0	1		11:10
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	-1	0	5	0	0		14:53
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	-2	0	1	1	2	77.3%	19:01
Number 81 M. Satan	R	-1	2	3	1	1		19:55
Number 3 J. Patrick	D	0	0	3	1	0		12:57
Number 4 R. Warrener	D	-2	0	1	0	0		18:39
Number 5 J. Woolley	D	-1	0	1	1	1		16:55
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	0	0	0	0	1		24:51
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	-1	0	0	1	3		22:44
Number 74 J. McKee	D	-2	0	1	0	3		18:07

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 B. Essensa	3	3	0	1.000	14:43
Number 43 M. Biron	33	30	3	.909	45:13	Loss

Penalties, Edmonton Oilers at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:22	Buffalo Sabres	Rob Ray	Roughing	2
1st	03:22	Edmonton Oilers	Scott Ferguson	Elbowing	2
1st	04:51	Edmonton Oilers	Jason Smith	Roughing	2
1st	09:56	Buffalo Sabres	Curtis Brown	Holding	2
1st	16:17	Edmonton Oilers	Ethan Moreau	Slashing	2
2nd	12:26	Edmonton Oilers	Mike Comrie	Holding the stick	2
3rd	02:14	Buffalo Sabres	Miroslav Satan	Roughing	2
3rd	06:11	Edmonton Oilers	Steve Staios	Holding	2
3rd	06:32	Edmonton Oilers	Janne Niinimaa	Holding the stick	2
3rd	10:09	Edmonton Oilers	Steve Staios	Tripping	2
3rd	19:46	Buffalo Sabres	Rob Ray	Boarding	2
3rd	19:46	Buffalo Sabres	Rob Ray	Game misconduct (game misconduct)	10

Edmonton Oilers head coach: Craig MacTavish
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Tom Kowal, Rob Shick
Linesmen: Brian Murphy, Tim Nowak
Edmonton Oilers scratches: Domenic Pittis, Sven Butenschon, Brian Swanson, Sean Brown, Josh Green, Jason Chimera, Jani Rita, Ty Conklin, Ales Pisa
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Vyacheslav Kozlov, Richard Smehlik, Rory Fitzpatrick, Eric Boulton, Mika Noronen, Henrik Tallinder, Brian Campbell, Norman Milley, Ales Kotalik

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Philadelphia Flyers 4 at Boston Bruins 1	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Boston Bruins, Mon, Mar 4, 2002
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Calgary Flames 5 at New York Rangers 3	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at New York Rangers, Mon, Mar 4, 2002
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Washington Capitals 2	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Washington Capitals, Mon, Mar 4, 2002
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Montreal Canadiens 5	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Montreal Canadiens, Mon, Mar 4, 2002
New Jersey Devils 0 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Colorado Avalanche, Mon, Mar 4, 2002
Ottawa Senators 1 at Los Angeles Kings 1	Final/OT	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Los Angeles Kings, Mon, Mar 4, 2002