Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins

Wednesday, April 10, 2002, 7:30 PM ET Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres and Pittsburgh Penguins tied 4–4 on Wednesday, April 10, 2002.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
Buffalo Sabres	4	35-35-11-1
at Pittsburgh Penguins	4	28-41-8-5

Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Buffalo Sabres	2	2	0	0	4
Pittsburgh Penguins	1	1	2	0	4

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Buffalo Sabres	15	9	11	2	37
Pittsburgh Penguins	16	8	14	3	41

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	05:55	Buffalo Sabres	Miroslav Satan (34)	Taylor Pyatt (7)	Even strength	BUF 1, PIT 0
1st	11:54	Buffalo Sabres	Richard Smehlik (3)	Tim Connolly (35), Maxim Afinogenov (18)	Even strength	BUF 2, PIT 0
1st	14:28	Pittsburgh Penguins	Kris Beech (10)	Dan Lacouture (11), Andrew Ference (7)	Even strength	BUF 2, PIT 1
2nd	07:41	Pittsburgh Penguins	Alex Kovalev (31)	Randy Robitaille (22), Jan Hrdina (32)	Even strength	BUF 2, PIT 2
2nd	09:26	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Gratton (15)	Taylor Pyatt (8), Rhett Warrener (4)	Even strength	BUF 3, PIT 2
2nd	17:41	Buffalo Sabres	Miroslav Satan (35)	Taylor Pyatt (9)	Even strength	BUF 4, PIT 2
3rd	00:59	Pittsburgh Penguins	Randy Robitaille (14)	Rick Berry (2), Ville Nieminen (16)	Even strength	BUF 4, PIT 3
3rd	13:01	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jeff Toms (9)	Tom Kostopoulos (2)	Even strength	BUF 4, PIT 4

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	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	21.4%	15:36
Number 18 T. Connolly	C	0	1	1	+1	2	1	1	0	28.6%	18:05
Number 24 T. Pyatt	L	0	3	3	+2	2	2	0	2		16:05
Number 25 V. Varada	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1		18:31
Number 26 E. Boulton	L	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	0		06:53
Number 29 R. Corkum	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	0	66.7%	09:40
Number 32 R. Ray	R	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0		06:10
Number 37 C. Brown	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	80%	21:58
Number 55 D. Hamel	L	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	0		14:53
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	1	1	+1	0	5	1	0		18:29
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	1	0	1	+2	0	2	0	1	43.8%	17:59
Number 81 M. Satan	R	2	0	2	+2	0	4	0	1		19:38
Number 4 R. Warrener	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0		18:32
Number 5 J. Woolley	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	1	1		16:38
Number 42 R. Smehlik	D	1	0	1	0	0	3	1	0		21:38
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	2		27:15
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2	0		26:04
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	0		19:58

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 43 M. Biron	41	37	4	.902	65:00	T

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 J. Toms	L	1	0	1	+1	2	0	0	66.7%	13:18
Number 10 V. Nieminen	L	0	1	1	0	1	0	0		19:30
Number 14 M. Kraft	C	0	0	0	-1	1	0	0	42.9%	10:17
Number 16 K. Beech	C	1	0	1	0	5	1	2	36.4%	18:33
Number 17 T. Petersen	C	0	0	0	-1	3	0	0	33.3%	11:34
Number 22 R. Robitaille	C	1	1	2	0	5	0	1	54.5%	21:44
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	1	0	1	0	3	0	0		23:53
Number 29 K. Oliwa	L	0	0	0	+1	3	0	0		13:34
Number 33 D. Lacouture	L	0	1	1	0	2	0	0		15:48
Number 37 T. Kostopoulos	R	0	1	1	0	1	1	0		10:35
Number 38 J. Hrdina	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	50%	20:05
Number 95 A. Morozov	R	0	0	0	-1	1	0	0		16:42
Number 3 J. Pushor	D	0	0	0	+1	1	4	0		21:30
Number 4 M. Wilson	D	0	0	0	-1	1	1	1		18:05
Number 5 J. Laukkanen	D	0	0	0	0	4	0	5		19:40
Number 6 R. Berry	D	0	1	1	-2	3	3	1		21:58
Number 7 A. Ference	D	0	1	1	+2	5	1	0		22:32
Number 8 H. Jonsson	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	2		20:44

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 J. Hedberg	9	9	0	1.000	17:52	T
Number 30 J. Aubin	28	24	4	.857	47:06

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	16:06	Buffalo Sabres	Tim Connolly	Hooking	2
2nd	18:26	Buffalo Sabres	Taylor Pyatt	Holding	2
3rd	04:26	Buffalo Sabres	Jay McKee	Delaying game	2

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Rick Kehoe
Referees: Jay Sharrers, Kelly Sutherland
Linesmen: Derek Amell, Pierre Champoux
Buffalo Sabres scratches: James Patrick, Stu Barnes, Vyacheslav Kozlov, Rory Fitzpatrick, J-P Dumont, Mika Noronen, Henrik Tallinder, Brian Campbell, Norman Milley, Ales Kotalik
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Mario Lemieux, Kevin Stevens, Robert Lang, Kent Manderville, Ian Moran, Martin Straka, Shean Donovan, John Jakopin, Wayne Primeau, Michal Rozsival, Eric Meloche, Josef Melichar, Shane Endicott

Every Buffalo Sabres and Pittsburgh Penguins game in the 2001-2002 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres, Sun, Oct 14, 2001
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Nov 24, 2001
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Buffalo Sabres 0	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Jan 10, 2002
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins, Wed, Apr 10, 2002

Other NHL games on Wednesday, April 10, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Philadelphia Flyers 0 at New Jersey Devils 1	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at New Jersey Devils, Wed, Apr 10, 2002
Toronto Maple Leafs 7 at New York Rangers 2	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at New York Rangers, Wed, Apr 10, 2002
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 4	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Carolina Hurricanes, Wed, Apr 10, 2002
San Jose Sharks 5 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Columbus Blue Jackets, Wed, Apr 10, 2002
Florida Panthers 4 at Atlanta Thrashers 4	Final/OT	Game page: Florida Panthers at Atlanta Thrashers, Wed, Apr 10, 2002
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Detroit Red Wings 3	Final/OT	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Detroit Red Wings, Wed, Apr 10, 2002
Minnesota Wild 4 at Dallas Stars 4	Final/OT	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Dallas Stars, Wed, Apr 10, 2002
Phoenix Coyotes 0 at Edmonton Oilers 3	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Edmonton Oilers, Wed, Apr 10, 2002