New York Islanders at Buffalo Sabres

Tuesday, March 12, 2002, 7:00 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The New York Islanders beat the Buffalo Sabres 3–0 on Tuesday, March 12, 2002 on the road.

Final score, New York Islanders at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
New York Islanders	3	42-28-8-4
at Buffalo Sabres	0	35-35-11-1

Goals by period, New York Islanders at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Islanders	1	1	1	3
Buffalo Sabres	0	0	0	0

Shots on goal by period, New York Islanders at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Islanders	10	13	5	28
Buffalo Sabres	9	9	10	28

Scoring summary

Every goal, New York Islanders at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	17:30	New York Islanders	Kip Miller (4)	Dick Tarnstrom (16), Brad Isbister (16)	Even strength	NYI 1, BUF 0
2nd	19:00	New York Islanders	Dave Scatchard (9)	Kip Miller (10), Brad Isbister (17)	Even strength	NYI 2, BUF 0
3rd	19:23	New York Islanders	Jason Blake (7)	Mats Lindgren (11), Roman Hamrlik (22)	Even strength, Empty net	NYI 3, BUF 0

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

New York Islanders skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 M. Lindgren	C	0	1	1	+1	2	0	3	0	63.6%	12:07
Number 11 K. Miller	C	1	1	2	+2	0	4	0	0	25%	11:20
Number 12 O. Kvasha	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	66.7%	14:46
Number 13 C. Lapointe	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	1	50%	15:45
Number 15 B. Isbister	L	0	2	2	+2	0	1	0	1		11:54
Number 17 S. Bates	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0		17:48
Number 21 M. Czerkawski	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		14:28
Number 27 M. Peca	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	52.6%	17:12
Number 37 M. Parrish	R	0	0	0	0	4	0	4	0		16:23
Number 38 D. Scatchard	C	1	0	1	+2	0	2	4	0	72.7%	11:45
Number 55 J. Blake	L	1	0	1	+1	0	4	0	0		15:32
Number 79 A. Yashin	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	55.6%	14:59
Number 2 B. Mezei	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		00:37
Number 3 A. Aucoin	D	0	0	0	+1	0	4	0	0		16:45
Number 4 R. Hamrlik	D	0	1	1	+2	0	3	0	3		28:58
Number 8 D. Tarnstrom	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0		12:08
Number 29 K. Jonsson	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1		27:51
Number 33 E. Cairns	D	0	0	0	+1	5	1	3	0		16:57

New York Islanders goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 C. Osgood	28	28	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	-1	0	2	4	0	46.7%	12:49
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	-1	2	1	1	0		14:50
Number 18 T. Connolly	C	-3	0	2	1	2	22.2%	14:57
Number 24 T. Pyatt	L	-1	0	0	1	0		10:45
Number 25 V. Varada	R	0	0	2	0	0		15:11
Number 26 E. Boulton	L	0	22	0	1	0		07:31
Number 32 R. Ray	R	0	5	1	2	0		07:37
Number 37 C. Brown	C	-1	2	3	0	1	47.6%	16:22
Number 41 S. Barnes	C	0	0	2	1	0	100%	22:03
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	-3	0	5	1	0		15:16
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	0	0	2	0	2	37.5%	19:31
Number 81 M. Satan	R	0	0	3	0	0		21:04
Number 3 J. Patrick	D	-2	0	0	1	1		15:03
Number 4 R. Warrener	D	-1	0	1	4	1		19:06
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	-1	0	2	4	0		24:44
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	0	1		23:41
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	-2	0	1	0	0		17:09
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	0	1	1	1		18:55

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 43 M. Biron	27	25	2	.926	59:03	Loss

Penalties, New York Islanders at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:45	Buffalo Sabres	J-P Dumont	Tripping	2
1st	09:53	New York Islanders	Chris Osgood	Roughing	2
1st	19:36	New York Islanders	Mark Parrish	Holding	2
2nd	12:11	Buffalo Sabres	Curtis Brown	High sticking	2
3rd	13:14	New York Islanders	Mats Lindgren	Interference	2
3rd	19:55	Buffalo Sabres	Rob Ray	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	19:55	New York Islanders	Eric Cairns	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	19:55	New York Islanders	Mark Parrish	Roughing	2
3rd	19:59	Buffalo Sabres	Eric Boulton	Roughing	2
3rd	19:59	Buffalo Sabres	Eric Boulton	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	19:59	Buffalo Sabres	Eric Boulton	Game misconduct (game misconduct)	10
3rd	19:59	New York Islanders	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2

New York Islanders head coach: Peter Laviolette
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Paul Devorski, Kelly Sutherland
Linesmen: Randy Mitton, Danny McCourt
New York Islanders scratches: Kevin Haller, Ken Sutton, Jim Cummins, Marko Tuomainen, Dave Roche, Jason Podollan, Marko Kiprusoff, Steve Webb, Raymond Giroux, Ray Schultz, Evgeny Korolev, Jason Krog, Juraj Kolnik, Radek Martinek, Rick DiPietro, Raffi Torres, Alexandre Kharitonov, Dusan Salficky
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Vyacheslav Kozlov, Richard Smehlik, Jason Woolley, Rory Fitzpatrick, Denis Hamel, Mika Noronen, Henrik Tallinder, Norman Milley, Ales Kotalik

Every New York Islanders and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2001-2002 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 4 at New York Islanders 2	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders, Sat, Dec 1, 2001
Buffalo Sabres 5 at New York Islanders 0	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders, Thu, Mar 7, 2002
New York Islanders 3 at Buffalo Sabres 0	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Mar 12, 2002
New York Islanders 1 at Buffalo Sabres 1	Final/OT	Game page: New York Islanders at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Apr 3, 2002

Other NHL games on Tuesday, March 12, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Dallas Stars 5 at Washington Capitals 2	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Washington Capitals, Tue, Mar 12, 2002
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1	Final/OT	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Toronto Maple Leafs, Tue, Mar 12, 2002
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Atlanta Thrashers 4	Final/OT	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Atlanta Thrashers, Tue, Mar 12, 2002
Vancouver Canucks 5 at Nashville Predators 0	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Nashville Predators, Tue, Mar 12, 2002
Ottawa Senators 4 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final/OT	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Minnesota Wild, Tue, Mar 12, 2002
Chicago Blackhawks 1 at Phoenix Coyotes 3	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Phoenix Coyotes, Tue, Mar 12, 2002