Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning

Sunday, March 17, 2002, 6:00 PM ET Ice Palace, Tampa Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres and Tampa Bay Lightning tied 2–2 on Sunday, March 17, 2002.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
Buffalo Sabres	2	35-35-11-1
at Tampa Bay Lightning	2	27-40-11-4

Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Buffalo Sabres	0	2	0	0	2
Tampa Bay Lightning	1	1	0	0	2

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Buffalo Sabres	8	14	2	0	24
Tampa Bay Lightning	4	8	8	4	24

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	07:54	Tampa Bay Lightning	Dave Andreychuk (15)	Brad Richards (35), Ben Clymer (16)	Power play	BUF 0, TBL 1
2nd	02:47	Buffalo Sabres	Taylor Pyatt (7)	Alexei Zhitnik (32), Miroslav Satan (29)	Even strength	BUF 1, TBL 1
2nd	08:29	Buffalo Sabres	James Patrick (5)	Eric Boulton (2), Erik Rasmussen (10)	Even strength	BUF 2, TBL 1
2nd	17:50	Tampa Bay Lightning	Sheldon Keefe (3)	Vinny Prospal (30), Nolan Pratt (2)	Even strength	BUF 2, TBL 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	+2	0	2	4	0	100%	16:27
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	1		17:59
Number 18 T. Connolly	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20%	19:16
Number 24 T. Pyatt	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0		14:37
Number 25 V. Varada	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1		17:24
Number 26 E. Boulton	L	0	1	1	+1	2	0	1	0		07:07
Number 32 R. Ray	R	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0		05:17
Number 37 C. Brown	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	1	39.1%	22:11
Number 41 S. Barnes	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		00:35
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		18:13
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	0	0	0	-1	2	1	4	0	52.2%	21:22
Number 81 M. Satan	R	0	1	1	+1	0	4	0	0		23:49
Number 3 J. Patrick	D	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	0		16:12
Number 4 R. Warrener	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	3		20:13
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	0	1	1	+1	4	1	3	1		28:08
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		20:05
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	0		18:15
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	2		19:16

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 43 M. Biron	24	22	2	.917	64:36	T

Tampa Bay Lightning 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 4 V. Lecavalier	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	50%	11:41
Number 7 B. Clymer	R	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0		17:30
Number 11 C. Dingman	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0		11:26
Number 15 N. Alexeev	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		08:24
Number 19 B. Richards	C	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	0	0	62.5%	21:13
Number 20 V. Prospal	L	0	1	1	-1	2	0	2	1	0		23:56
Number 24 S. Willis	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		10:34
Number 25 D. Andreychuk	L	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	2	1	61.3%	25:19
Number 28 S. Keefe	R	1	0	1	+1	0	1	3	0	0	50%	10:53
Number 36 A. Roy	R	0	0	0	-2	2	0	2	0	0		08:02
Number 41 J. Olvestad	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	0	0	100%	18:16
Number 46 M. Cibak	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	25%	11:11
Number 2 S. Neckar	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	0		19:16
Number 5 J. Cullimore	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0		19:35
Number 13 P. Kubina	D	0	0	0	-1	4	3	1	1	0		24:48
Number 21 C. Sarich	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	3	1	0		16:43
Number 22 D. Boyle	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	0		24:41
Number 44 N. Pratt	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	1	0		20:40

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 N. Khabibulin	24	22	2	.917	64:57	T

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:09	Tampa Bay Lightning	Cory Sarich	Roughing	2
1st	04:29	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Gratton	High sticking	2
1st	06:44	Buffalo Sabres	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
1st	10:31	Buffalo Sabres	Eric Boulton	Roughing	2
1st	14:11	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vinny Prospal	Tripping	2
1st	15:20	Buffalo Sabres	Alexei Zhitnik	High sticking	2
2nd	00:45	Tampa Bay Lightning	Andre Roy	Holding the stick	2
2nd	04:42	Tampa Bay Lightning	Pavel Kubina	Holding	2
2nd	14:35	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vincent Lecavalier	Hooking	2
2nd	18:56	Buffalo Sabres	Alexei Zhitnik	Holding the stick	2
3rd	05:37	Tampa Bay Lightning	Pavel Kubina	Tripping obstruction	2

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: John Tortorella
Referees: Blaine Angus, Tom Kowal
Linesmen: Brian Murphy, Jonny Murray
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Bob Essensa, Vyacheslav Kozlov, Richard Smehlik, Jason Woolley, Rory Fitzpatrick, Denis Hamel, Henrik Tallinder, Norman Milley, Ales Kotalik
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Zdeno Ciger, Grant Ledyard, Tim Taylor, Brian Holzinger, Freddy Modin, Gaetan Royer, Ryan Tobler, Gordie Dwyer, Josef Boumedienne, Sascha Goc, Martin St. Louis, Mathieu Biron, Dimitri Afanasenkov, Kristian Kudroc, Evgeny Konstantinov

Every Buffalo Sabres and Tampa Bay Lightning game in the 2001-2002 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Nov 2, 2001
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Jan 25, 2002
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sun, Mar 17, 2002
Buffalo Sabres 5 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sun, Apr 7, 2002

Other NHL games on Sunday, March 17, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Phoenix Coyotes 2 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final/OT	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Minnesota Wild, Sun, Mar 17, 2002
Detroit Red Wings 5 at New York Rangers 3	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at New York Rangers, Sun, Mar 17, 2002
Colorado Avalanche 5 at Nashville Predators 4	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Nashville Predators, Sun, Mar 17, 2002
Florida Panthers 0 at Ottawa Senators 2	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Ottawa Senators, Sun, Mar 17, 2002
Vancouver Canucks 3 at New Jersey Devils 2	Final/OT	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at New Jersey Devils, Sun, Mar 17, 2002
St. Louis Blues 3 at Anaheim Ducks 2	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Anaheim Ducks, Sun, Mar 17, 2002