Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres

Thursday, March 21, 2002, 7:30 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Boston Bruins beat the Buffalo Sabres 2–1 on Thursday, March 21, 2002 on the road.

Final score, Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
Boston Bruins	2	43-24-6-9
at Buffalo Sabres	1	35-35-11-1

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

Shots on goal by period, Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Boston Bruins	9	14	4	27
Buffalo Sabres	5	5	16	26

Scoring summary

Every goal, Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	06:49	Boston Bruins	Sergei Samsonov (26)	Jozef Stumpel (43), Nick Boynton (11)	Even strength	BOS 1, BUF 0
2nd	07:37	Buffalo Sabres	Maxim Afinogenov (21)	Brian Campbell (2), James Patrick (8)	Even strength	BOS 1, BUF 1
2nd	14:07	Boston Bruins	Nick Boynton (4)	P.J. Stock (2), Dennis Bonvie (2)	Even strength	BOS 2, BUF 1

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 10 M. Mcinnis	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	33.3%	18:18
Number 11 P. Axelsson	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1		15:58
Number 12 B. Rolston	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1	47.1%	20:00
Number 13 B. Guerin	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1		16:18
Number 14 S. Samsonov	L	1	0	1	+1	0	4	0	1		17:52
Number 16 J. Stumpel	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	1	61.9%	18:11
Number 17 R. Zamuner	L	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	2		15:40
Number 20 M. Lapointe	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		14:08
Number 22 D. Bonvie	R	0	1	1	+1	5	0	3	0		05:11
Number 27 G. Murray	R	0	0	0	+1	2	2	0	1		22:55
Number 42 P. Stock	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	28.6%	04:25
Number 18 K. McLaren	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	3		23:04
Number 23 S. Brown	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		18:06
Number 25 H. Gill	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1		19:37
Number 31 J. Rivers	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	0		04:57
Number 32 D. Sweeney	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	1		17:17
Number 33 J. Norton	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	1		15:52
Number 44 N. Boynton	D	1	1	2	+2	0	3	2	2		22:09

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 34 B. Dafoe	26	25	1	.962	60:00	Win

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	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	50%	08:58
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	0	0	0	0	2	5	3	0		14:56
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		15:46
Number 18 T. Connolly	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	60%	15:41
Number 24 T. Pyatt	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0		15:29
Number 25 V. Varada	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		16:33
Number 29 R. Corkum	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	63.6%	09:08
Number 32 R. Ray	R	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0		01:24
Number 37 C. Brown	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	2	2	57.1%	17:31
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0		19:16
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	57.7%	19:02
Number 81 M. Satan	R	0	0	0	-1	2	5	3	0		24:16
Number 3 J. Patrick	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	2		15:29
Number 4 R. Warrener	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		17:50
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	0	0	0	-1	2	3	0	2		25:14
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	1		18:33
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	1	1	0	2	1	1	0		17:13
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		19:19

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 43 M. Biron	27	25	2	.926	59:17	Loss

Penalties, Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:23	Boston Bruins	Dennis Bonvie	Fighting (major)	5
1st	02:23	Buffalo Sabres	Rob Ray	Fighting (major)	5
1st	05:21	Boston Bruins	Rob Zamuner	Tripping	2
1st	15:51	Buffalo Sabres	Alexei Zhitnik	Interference	2
2nd	11:25	Buffalo Sabres	Brian Campbell	Holding the stick	2
2nd	18:21	Boston Bruins	Glen Murray	Holding	2
2nd	19:48	Boston Bruins	Sean Brown	Hooking	2
3rd	04:58	Boston Bruins	Jeff Norton	Interference	2
3rd	15:06	Boston Bruins	Hal Gill	Slashing	2
3rd	15:57	Buffalo Sabres	Miroslav Satan	Holding	2
3rd	19:54	Buffalo Sabres	Ales Kotalik	Boarding	2

Boston Bruins head coach: Robbie Ftorek
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Dan Marouelli, Paul Stewart
Linesmen: David Brisebois, Greg Devorski
Boston Bruins scratches: Gord Murphy, Mike Knuble, Sean O'Donnell, Eric Manlow, John Emmons, Chris Kelleher, Tony Tuzzolino, Ric Jackman, Joe Thornton, Jonathan Girard, Andrew Raycroft, Andy Hilbert, Ivan Huml, Jarno Kultanen, Pavel Kolarik
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Bob Essensa, Stu Barnes, Vyacheslav Kozlov, Richard Smehlik, Jason Woolley, Rory Fitzpatrick, Eric Boulton, Denis Hamel, Henrik Tallinder, Norman Milley

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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Matchup	Status	Details
New York Rangers 5 at Ottawa Senators 2	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Ottawa Senators, Thu, Mar 21, 2002
Vancouver Canucks 2 at New York Islanders 3	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at New York Islanders, Thu, Mar 21, 2002
Anaheim Ducks 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 2	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Mar 21, 2002
Florida Panthers 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes, Thu, Mar 21, 2002
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2	Final/OT	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Columbus Blue Jackets, Thu, Mar 21, 2002
Washington Capitals 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Toronto Maple Leafs, Thu, Mar 21, 2002
New Jersey Devils 4 at Nashville Predators 3	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Nashville Predators, Thu, Mar 21, 2002
San Jose Sharks 4 at Calgary Flames 1	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Calgary Flames, Thu, Mar 21, 2002
Colorado Avalanche 1 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Mar 21, 2002