Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres

Friday, April 5, 2002, 7:00 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Florida Panthers 3–1 on Friday, April 5, 2002 at home.

Final score, Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
Florida Panthers	1	22-44-10-6
at Buffalo Sabres	3	35-35-11-1

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

Shots on goal by period, Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Florida Panthers	7	8	7	22
Buffalo Sabres	14	14	6	34

Scoring summary

Every goal, Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	05:42	Buffalo Sabres	Taylor Pyatt (9)	Jay McKee (11)	Even strength	FLA 0, BUF 1
2nd	17:21	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Woolley (7)	Taylor Pyatt (6), Curtis Brown (16)	Even strength	FLA 0, BUF 2
3rd	16:05	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Gratton (13)	Miroslav Satan (33), Maxim Afinogenov (17)	Even strength	FLA 0, BUF 3
3rd	18:33	Florida Panthers	Kristian Huselius (21)	Marcus Nilson (18), Olli Jokinen (17)	Power play	FLA 1, BUF 3

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

Florida Panthers 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 8 P. Worrell	L	0	0	0	0	9	1	1	0	0		09:58
Number 12 O. Jokinen	C	0	1	1	-1	0	2	2	0	0	51.9%	25:03
Number 14 N. Hagman	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		16:04
Number 18 M. Nilson	L	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	2	0	33.3%	19:44
Number 19 S. Weiss	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	2	0	30.8%	17:31
Number 22 K. Huselius	L	1	0	1	-1	0	3	0	0	1		23:52
Number 26 P. Dagenais	R	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	0		11:02
Number 28 J. Wiemer	C	0	0	0	0	5	2	1	0	0		08:00
Number 32 R. Jardine	L	0	0	0	-2	0	0	2	0	0	100%	14:03
Number 36 J. Tetarenko	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		05:47
Number 41 N. Smith	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	57.1%	04:07
Number 43 B. Ritchie	C	0	0	0	-1	2	2	1	2	0	50%	16:43
Number 2 L. Pitlick	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		10:36
Number 5 I. Ulanov	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	3	0		19:39
Number 23 K. Rossiter	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	2	0		16:56
Number 24 R. Svehla	D	0	0	0	-2	2	3	5	1	0		29:51
Number 42 B. Norton	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	2	0		09:57
Number 44 S. Ozolinsh	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	2	1	0		16:43

Florida Panthers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 37 T. Kidd	34	31	3	.912	57:41	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	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		09:28
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0		11:44
Number 18 T. Connolly	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	38.5%	16:33
Number 24 T. Pyatt	L	1	1	2	+2	2	2	1	1		14:41
Number 25 V. Varada	R	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	1		17:26
Number 26 E. Boulton	L	0	0	0	0	10	1	2	1		04:43
Number 29 R. Corkum	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	66.7%	11:09
Number 37 C. Brown	C	0	1	1	+2	0	2	0	2	52%	18:10
Number 55 D. Hamel	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		11:56
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	1	1	+1	0	5	0	0		17:50
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	1	1	63.2%	16:59
Number 81 M. Satan	R	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	0		22:55
Number 3 J. Patrick	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	2	1		14:37
Number 4 R. Warrener	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	1		21:39
Number 5 J. Woolley	D	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	3		16:36
Number 42 R. Smehlik	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2	0	2		19:03
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		27:19
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	1	1	+2	0	0	1	2		17:45

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 43 M. Biron	22	21	1	.955	59:53	Win

Penalties, Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	06:08	Florida Panthers	Robert Svehla	Hooking	2
1st	10:39	Buffalo Sabres	Taylor Pyatt	High sticking	2
1st	18:00	Florida Panthers	Peter Worrell	Cross checking	2
2nd	06:32	Buffalo Sabres	Eric Boulton	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	06:32	Florida Panthers	Jason Wiemer	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	07:30	Buffalo Sabres	James Patrick	Holding stick obstruction	2
2nd	12:25	Florida Panthers	Brad Norton	Tripping	2
2nd	18:02	Buffalo Sabres	Rhett Warrener	Slashing	2
2nd	18:02	Florida Panthers	Peter Worrell	Slashing	2
3rd	00:44	Buffalo Sabres	Alexei Zhitnik	Hooking	2
3rd	07:40	Buffalo Sabres	Eric Boulton	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	07:40	Florida Panthers	Peter Worrell	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	08:15	Florida Panthers	Byron Ritchie	Slashing	2
3rd	17:02	Buffalo Sabres	Tim Connolly	Interference	2

Florida Panthers head coach: Mike Keenan
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Dave Jackson, Brad Meier
Linesmen: Wayne Bonney, Steve Miller
Florida Panthers scratches: Paul Laus, Valeri Bure, Viktor Kozlov, Ryan Johnson, Matthew Herr, Rocky Thompson, Lance Ward, Roberto Luongo, Brad Ference, Ivan Novoseltsev, Eric Beaudoin, Denis Shvidki, David Morisset
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Bob Essensa, Rob Ray, Stu Barnes, Vyacheslav Kozlov, Rory Fitzpatrick, J-P Dumont, Henrik Tallinder, Brian Campbell, Dmitri Kalinin, Norman Milley

Every Florida Panthers and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2001-2002 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 5 at Florida Panthers 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers, Mon, Nov 12, 2001
Florida Panthers 2 at Buffalo Sabres 0	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Nov 16, 2001
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Florida Panthers 5	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers, Fri, Mar 15, 2002
Florida Panthers 1 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Apr 5, 2002

Other NHL games on Friday, April 5, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Ottawa Senators 0 at Washington Capitals 0	Final/OT	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Washington Capitals, Fri, Apr 5, 2002
Colorado Avalanche 1 at Dallas Stars 3	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars, Fri, Apr 5, 2002
New Jersey Devils 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 1	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Atlanta Thrashers, Fri, Apr 5, 2002
Chicago Blackhawks 1 at St. Louis Blues 5	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at St. Louis Blues, Fri, Apr 5, 2002
Minnesota Wild 4 at Vancouver Canucks 5	Final/OT	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Vancouver Canucks, Fri, Apr 5, 2002
Edmonton Oilers 0 at Anaheim Ducks 2	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Anaheim Ducks, Fri, Apr 5, 2002