Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators

Saturday, January 4, 2003, 7:00 PM ET Corel Centre, Ottawa Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Ottawa Senators 2–1 in overtime on Saturday, January 4, 2003 on the road.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Buffalo Sabres	2	27-37-10-8
at Ottawa Senators	1	52-21-8-1

Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Buffalo Sabres	1	0	0	1	2
Ottawa Senators	0	1	0	0	1

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Buffalo Sabres	7	3	5	6	21
Ottawa Senators	8	16	5	4	33

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	00:48	Buffalo Sabres	Ales Kotalik (7)	J-P Dumont (10)	Even strength	BUF 1, OTT 0
2nd	12:01	Ottawa Senators	Shaun Van Allen (9)	Marian Hossa (16)	Even strength	BUF 1, OTT 1
OT	04:19	Buffalo Sabres	Ales Kotalik (8)	Stu Barnes (12), James Patrick (9)	Even strength	BUF 2, OTT 1

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	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	2	0	2	+2	0	2	2		16:53
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0		19:15
Number 18 T. Connolly	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	50%	14:34
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	50%	09:36
Number 24 T. Pyatt	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		14:41
Number 25 V. Varada	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0		18:10
Number 32 R. Ray	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		04:20
Number 37 C. Brown	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	46.2%	16:45
Number 41 S. Barnes	C	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	52.6%	19:07
Number 55 D. Hamel	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		13:37
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	75%	16:00
Number 81 M. Satan	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		20:25
Number 3 J. Patrick	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0		17:45
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0		23:54
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	0	0	0	+1	2	3	0		26:49
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	+1	2	2	2		21:56
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0		15:23
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0		21:15

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	33	32	1	.970	64:19	Win

Ottawa Senators skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 M. Havlat	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	100%	16:10
Number 11 D. Alfredsson	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0		20:48
Number 14 R. Bonk	C	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	47.8%	17:21
Number 15 P. Schaefer	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1		15:30
Number 16 J. Hull	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	100%	09:28
Number 18 M. Hossa	R	0	1	1	0	0	2	1		18:48
Number 19 P. Schastlivy	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		14:16
Number 20 M. Arvedson	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0		20:19
Number 21 S. Martins	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	40%	11:10
Number 22 S. Van Allen	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	33.3%	15:39
Number 25 C. Neil	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		09:16
Number 28 T. White	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	47.4%	19:40
Number 3 Z. Chara	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	1		25:51
Number 4 C. Phillips	D	0	0	0	+1	2	2	4		18:39
Number 6 W. Redden	D	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0		26:15
Number 7 C. Leschyshyn	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		16:19
Number 23 K. Rachunek	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0		23:52
Number 34 S. Hnidy	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		14:02

Ottawa Senators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 P. Lalime	21	19	2	.905	64:13	Loss

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	06:37	Ottawa Senators	Chris Phillips	Tripping	2
1st	09:13	Buffalo Sabres	Taylor Pyatt	Holding stick obstruction	2
2nd	13:27	Buffalo Sabres	Dmitri Kalinin	Hooking	2
3rd	05:29	Buffalo Sabres	Alexei Zhitnik	Holding	2
3rd	09:53	Ottawa Senators	Radek Bonk	Tripping	2

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Ottawa Senators head coach: Jacques Martin
Referees: Dan O'Halloran, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Mark Pare
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Doug Houda, Chris Taylor, Rory Fitzpatrick, Jason Botterill, Rhett Warrener, Eric Boulton, Jochen Hecht, Mika Noronen, Maxim Afinogenov, Norman Milley, Jaroslav Kristek, Milan Bartovic, Doug Janik, Paul Gaustad, Sean McMorrow, Radoslav Hecl
Ottawa Senators scratches: Dennis Bonvie, Brad Smyth, Joel Kwiatkowski, Josh Langfeld, Mike Fisher, Simon Lajeunesse, Martin Prusek, Brian Pothier, Anton Volchenkov, Jason Spezza, Toni Dahlman

Every Buffalo Sabres and Ottawa Senators game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Ottawa Senators 4	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Nov 16, 2002
Ottawa Senators 4 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Dec 10, 2002
Ottawa Senators 3 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Dec 26, 2002
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Ottawa Senators 1	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Jan 4, 2003
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Ottawa Senators 4	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Jan 25, 2003

Other NHL games on Saturday, January 4, 2003
Matchup	Status	Details
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Boston Bruins 2	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Boston Bruins, Sat, Jan 4, 2003
New Jersey Devils 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Jan 4, 2003
Washington Capitals 2 at New York Rangers 2	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Rangers, Sat, Jan 4, 2003
Phoenix Coyotes 0 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Jan 4, 2003
New York Islanders 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final/OT	Game page: New York Islanders at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Jan 4, 2003
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at St. Louis Blues 5	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Jan 4, 2003
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Nashville Predators 3	Final/OT	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Nashville Predators, Sat, Jan 4, 2003
Minnesota Wild 2 at Calgary Flames 3	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Calgary Flames, Sat, Jan 4, 2003
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Edmonton Oilers 5	Final/OT	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Jan 4, 2003
Florida Panthers 2 at Vancouver Canucks 3	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Jan 4, 2003
Dallas Stars 3 at Los Angeles Kings 2	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Jan 4, 2003
Colorado Avalanche 6 at San Jose Sharks 1	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Jan 4, 2003