Buffalo Sabres at San Jose Sharks

Thursday, January 16, 2003, 10:30 PM ET HP Pavilion at San Jose, San Jose Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres and San Jose Sharks tied 2–2 on Thursday, January 16, 2003.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at San Jose Sharks
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Buffalo Sabres	2	27-37-10-8
at San Jose Sharks	2	28-37-9-8

Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at San Jose Sharks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Buffalo Sabres	0	0	2	0	2
San Jose Sharks	0	0	2	0	2

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at San Jose Sharks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Buffalo Sabres	10	9	4	2	25
San Jose Sharks	7	9	12	5	33

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at San Jose Sharks. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
3rd	00:30	Buffalo Sabres	James Patrick (2)	Miroslav Satan (22)	Power play	BUF 1, SJS 0
3rd	02:55	San Jose Sharks	Jonathan Cheechoo (5)	Mike Ricci (14), Shawn Heins (1)	Even strength	BUF 1, SJS 1
3rd	04:22	San Jose Sharks	Patrick Marleau (17)	Teemu Selanne (17), Marco Sturm (14)	Even strength	BUF 1, SJS 2
3rd	10:36	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Gratton (10)	Dmitri Kalinin (4), Adam Mair (6)	Even strength	BUF 2, SJS 2

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	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		13:32
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		18:07
Number 18 T. Connolly	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	35.7%	15:50
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0		12:44
Number 24 T. Pyatt	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		14:16
Number 29 J. Kristek	R	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0		09:59
Number 32 R. Ray	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		04:46
Number 37 C. Brown	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	65.2%	17:50
Number 41 S. Barnes	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	44%	19:25
Number 55 D. Hamel	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		12:54
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0	50%	15:53
Number 81 M. Satan	R	0	1	1	-1	0	3	0	0		25:31
Number 3 J. Patrick	D	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1		20:00
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		24:53
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	0	0	0	0	2	4	1	0		27:46
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	0		21:28
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		16:58
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0		19:15

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	33	31	2	.939	64:49	T

San Jose Sharks skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 T. Selanne	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	100%	17:56
Number 9 A. Graves	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		11:05
Number 11 O. Nolan	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	60%	18:17
Number 12 P. Marleau	C	1	0	1	+1	0	4	0	41.2%	17:25
Number 13 T. Harvey	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		07:34
Number 14 J. Cheechoo	R	1	0	1	0	0	2	0		10:42
Number 16 M. Smith	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	16.7%	10:23
Number 17 S. Thornton	L	0	0	0	0	8	2	1		14:16
Number 18 M. Ricci	C	0	1	1	+1	2	2	1	63.2%	18:11
Number 19 M. Sturm	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0		16:40
Number 24 N. Sundstrom	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		17:56
Number 25 V. Damphousse	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	58.3%	18:44
Number 2 M. Rathje	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1		25:55
Number 3 D. Mcgillis	D	0	0	0	+1	0	6	1		23:39
Number 21 J. Fahey	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0		20:11
Number 22 S. Hannan	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0		28:26
Number 23 S. Heins	D	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0		08:06
Number 27 B. Marchment	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0		23:47

San Jose Sharks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 20 E. Nabokov	25	23	2	.920	65:00	T

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at San Jose Sharks
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	13:02	Buffalo Sabres	Alexei Zhitnik	Tripping	2
1st	16:21	San Jose Sharks	Scott Thornton	Interference	2
2nd	06:37	Buffalo Sabres	Jaroslav Kristek	Hooking	2
2nd	08:58	San Jose Sharks	Mike Ricci	Interference goalkeeper	2
2nd	11:28	San Jose Sharks	Bryan Marchment	Interference	2
2nd	16:06	Buffalo Sabres	Jay McKee	Holding	2
2nd	17:33	San Jose Sharks	Scott Thornton	Hooking	2
2nd	17:33	San Jose Sharks	Scott Thornton	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
3rd	07:17	Buffalo Sabres	Dmitri Kalinin	Interference	2
3rd	18:46	Buffalo Sabres	Denis Hamel	Roughing	2
3rd	18:46	San Jose Sharks	Scott Thornton	Roughing	2

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
San Jose Sharks head coach: Ron Wilson
Referees: Rob Martell, Kelly Sutherland
Linesmen: Lonnie Cameron, Vaughan Rody
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Doug Houda, Chris Taylor, Rory Fitzpatrick, Jason Botterill, Rhett Warrener, Vaclav Varada, Eric Boulton, Jochen Hecht, Mika Noronen, Maxim Afinogenov, Norman Milley, Milan Bartovic, Doug Janik, Paul Gaustad, Sean McMorrow, Radoslav Hecl
San Jose Sharks scratches: John Jakopin, Vesa Toskala, Ryan Kraft, Matt Bradley, Brad Stuart, Rob Davison, Miroslav Zalesak, Jesse Fibiger, Jeff Jillson, Niko Dimitrakos, Lynn Loyns, Chad Wiseman

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