Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning

Sunday, April 7, 2002, 6:00 PM ET Ice Palace, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5–3 on Sunday, April 7, 2002 on the road.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
Buffalo Sabres	5	35-35-11-1
at Tampa Bay Lightning	3	27-40-11-4

Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	3	1	1	5
Tampa Bay Lightning	0	2	1	3

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	10	10	4	24
Tampa Bay Lightning	5	10	13	28

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	01:26	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Woolley (8)	Tim Connolly (34), Miroslav Satan (34)	Power play	BUF 1, TBL 0
1st	06:36	Buffalo Sabres	Curtis Brown (19)	Jason Woolley (19)	Even strength	BUF 2, TBL 0
1st	08:55	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Gratton (14)	Miroslav Satan (35), Erik Rasmussen (11)	Even strength	BUF 3, TBL 0
2nd	00:56	Tampa Bay Lightning	Shane Willis (9)	Nolan Pratt (3)	Even strength	BUF 3, TBL 1
2nd	06:35	Tampa Bay Lightning	Pavel Kubina (11)	Brad Richards (42), Vinny Prospal (34)	Power play	BUF 3, TBL 2
2nd	10:32	Buffalo Sabres	Curtis Brown (20)	Miroslav Satan (36), Jason Woolley (20)	Power play	BUF 4, TBL 2
3rd	12:22	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vincent Lecavalier (17)	Dan Boyle (15), Pavel Kubina (21)	Power play	BUF 4, TBL 3
3rd	19:54	Buffalo Sabres	Miroslav Satan (33)	Curtis Brown (17)	Even strength, Empty net	BUF 5, TBL 3

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	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 E. Rasmussen	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	3	0	0		13:49
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		08:06
Number 18 T. Connolly	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	50%	16:27
Number 24 T. Pyatt	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	2	0		16:03
Number 25 V. Varada	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		15:43
Number 26 E. Boulton	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		05:42
Number 29 R. Corkum	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	42.9%	10:38
Number 37 C. Brown	C	2	1	3	+1	0	6	0	2	1	60%	20:27
Number 55 D. Hamel	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	100%	14:23
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	0	0	+1	4	1	0	0	0		12:56
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	3	1	0	40.9%	20:09
Number 81 M. Satan	R	1	3	4	+1	0	3	0	1	0		23:59
Number 3 J. Patrick	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1	0		12:24
Number 4 R. Warrener	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		20:17
Number 5 J. Woolley	D	1	2	3	+1	0	3	0	2	1		16:11
Number 42 R. Smehlik	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1	0		20:59
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	4	0	0		25:27
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	0		19:13

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 43 M. Biron	28	25	3	.893	59:39	Win

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	1	0	1	0	2	4	1	0	1	54.5%	18:43
Number 7 B. Clymer	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		11:22
Number 15 N. Alexeev	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		11:14
Number 19 B. Richards	C	0	1	1	-2	0	2	1	0	0	45.5%	16:41
Number 20 V. Prospal	L	0	1	1	-2	2	1	0	1	0	16.7%	17:49
Number 24 S. Willis	R	1	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0		14:29
Number 25 D. Andreychuk	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	1	0	59.3%	25:11
Number 26 M. St. Louis	R	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	0	0		16:43
Number 28 S. Keefe	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0		08:46
Number 33 F. Modin	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		15:02
Number 41 J. Olvestad	L	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0		11:33
Number 46 M. Cibak	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	40%	06:52
Number 3 G. Ledyard	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		14:55
Number 5 J. Cullimore	D	0	0	0	-1	2	2	1	0	0		20:55
Number 13 P. Kubina	D	1	1	2	-1	2	3	1	1	1		22:26
Number 21 C. Sarich	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		18:37
Number 22 D. Boyle	D	0	1	1	-1	0	3	0	0	0		23:11
Number 44 N. Pratt	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	0		15:09

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 N. Khabibulin	23	19	4	.826	58:54	Loss

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	00:31	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vinny Prospal	High sticking	2
1st	11:26	Buffalo Sabres	Maxim Afinogenov	Illegal stick	2
2nd	01:48	Buffalo Sabres	Maxim Afinogenov	Slashing	2
2nd	06:17	Buffalo Sabres	Jay McKee	Holding	2
2nd	07:31	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vincent Lecavalier	Slashing	2
2nd	09:18	Tampa Bay Lightning	Pavel Kubina	Slashing	2
2nd	09:39	Tampa Bay Lightning	Jassen Cullimore	Cross checking	2
2nd	10:32	Tampa Bay Lightning	Jimmie Olvestad	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
3rd	05:26	Tampa Bay Lightning	Sheldon Keefe	Interference	2
3rd	10:39	Buffalo Sabres	Bob Corkum	Slashing	2

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: John Tortorella
Referees: Tim Peel, Paul Stewart
Linesmen: Mark Pare, Lyle Seitz
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Bob Essensa, Rob Ray, Stu Barnes, Vyacheslav Kozlov, Rory Fitzpatrick, J-P Dumont, Henrik Tallinder, Brian Campbell, Dmitri Kalinin, Norman Milley
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Zdeno Ciger, Tim Taylor, Brian Holzinger, Chris Dingman, Stan Neckar, Andre Roy, Gaetan Royer, Ryan Tobler, Gordie Dwyer, Josef Boumedienne, Sascha Goc, 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, April 7, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 2 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final/OT	Game page: Boston Bruins at New Jersey Devils, Sun, Apr 7, 2002
Atlanta Thrashers 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 1	Final/OT	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Carolina Hurricanes, Sun, Apr 7, 2002
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Ottawa Senators 1	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Ottawa Senators, Sun, Apr 7, 2002
Colorado Avalanche 4 at St. Louis Blues 2	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at St. Louis Blues, Sun, Apr 7, 2002
Calgary Flames 2 at Chicago Blackhawks 3	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Chicago Blackhawks, Sun, Apr 7, 2002
Dallas Stars 1 at Anaheim Ducks 4	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Anaheim Ducks, Sun, Apr 7, 2002
Phoenix Coyotes 3 at Vancouver Canucks 4	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Vancouver Canucks, Sun, Apr 7, 2002