Nashville Predators at Buffalo Sabres

Monday, January 27, 2003, 7:00 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Nashville Predators beat the Buffalo Sabres 5–1 on Monday, January 27, 2003 on the road.

Final score, Nashville Predators at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Nashville Predators	5	27-35-13-7
at Buffalo Sabres	1	27-37-10-8

Goals by period, Nashville Predators at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Nashville Predators	3	1	1	5
Buffalo Sabres	0	0	1	1

Shots on goal by period, Nashville Predators at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Nashville Predators	9	11	7	27
Buffalo Sabres	8	7	6	21

Scoring summary

Every goal, Nashville Predators at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	05:03	Nashville Predators	Adam Hall (12)	Kimmo Timonen (19), Scott Hartnell (15)	Even strength	NSH 1, BUF 0
1st	13:08	Nashville Predators	Vitali Yachmenev (1)	Vladimir Orszagh (7), Denis Arkhipov (18)	Even strength	NSH 2, BUF 0
1st	14:06	Nashville Predators	Rem Murray (7)	Scott Hartnell (16), Adam Hall (8)	Even strength	NSH 3, BUF 0
2nd	12:46	Nashville Predators	Jason York (4)	Unassisted	Even strength	NSH 4, BUF 0
3rd	00:19	Nashville Predators	David Legwand (13)	Andreas Johansson (16), Jason York (9)	Even strength	NSH 5, BUF 0
3rd	04:38	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Gratton (14)	Miroslav Satan (27), Taylor Pyatt (8)	Even strength	NSH 5, BUF 1

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

Nashville Predators skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 C. Wilm	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0		14:26
Number 11 D. Legwand	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	42.9%	15:19
Number 12 R. Simpson	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		11:56
Number 15 R. Murray	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	71.4%	15:24
Number 17 S. Hartnell	L	0	2	2	+1	0	3	0		15:23
Number 18 A. Hall	R	1	1	2	+1	0	3	0		12:44
Number 21 A. Johansson	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1		14:43
Number 22 G. Johnson	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	60%	14:50
Number 24 S. Walker	R	0	0	0	+2	0	1	0		16:41
Number 25 D. Arkhipov	C	0	1	1	+1	2	4	0	45.5%	14:34
Number 33 V. Orszagh	L	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0		14:52
Number 43 V. Yachmenev	R	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0		15:09
Number 3 K. Skrastins	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		20:07
Number 5 A. Delmore	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		19:00
Number 23 B. Houlder	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		19:56
Number 27 J. York	D	1	1	2	+4	0	2	0		19:52
Number 32 C. Hulse	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		19:01
Number 44 K. Timonen	D	0	1	1	+4	2	2	0		22:11

Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 T. Vokoun	21	20	1	.952	60:00	Win

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	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1		14:08
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	0	0	0	-3	0	0	1		15:29
Number 18 T. Connolly	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	10%	17:16
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	50%	14:41
Number 24 T. Pyatt	L	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0		12:45
Number 32 R. Ray	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		07:32
Number 37 C. Brown	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	62.5%	14:02
Number 41 S. Barnes	C	0	0	0	-3	0	2	0	41.2%	17:05
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		15:56
Number 71 J. Hecht	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		17:14
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	1	0	1	-1	0	1	0	50%	14:36
Number 81 M. Satan	R	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0		19:23
Number 3 J. Patrick	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0		16:38
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0		21:04
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	0	0	0	-3	2	2	0		23:15
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0		21:20
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0		14:08
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0		21:28

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	27	22	5	.815	60:00	Loss

Penalties, Nashville Predators at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	15:18	Nashville Predators	Denis Arkhipov	Slashing	2
1st	19:40	Nashville Predators	Kimmo Timonen	Holding	2
2nd	18:14	Buffalo Sabres	Alexei Zhitnik	Hooking	2

Nashville Predators head coach: Barry Trotz
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Wes McCauley, Jay Sharrers
Linesmen: Angelo D'Amico, Brad Kovachik
Nashville Predators scratches: Brent Gilchrist, Denis Pederson, Domenic Pittis, Pascal Trepanier, Nathan Perrott, Cameron Mann, Andy Berenzweig, Francis Bouillon, Robert Schnabel, Wyatt Smith, Tomas Kloucek, Mark Eaton, Brian Finley, Martin Erat, Darren Haydar, Greg Classen, Vernon Fiddler, Scottie Upshall
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Doug Houda, Chris Taylor, Rory Fitzpatrick, Jason Botterill, Rhett Warrener, Vaclav Varada, Eric Boulton, Denis Hamel, Mika Noronen, Norman Milley, Jaroslav Kristek, Milan Bartovic, Doug Janik, Paul Gaustad, Sean McMorrow, Radoslav Hecl

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Ottawa Senators 3 at Dallas Stars 5	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Dallas Stars, Mon, Jan 27, 2003
San Jose Sharks 3 at Los Angeles Kings 0	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Los Angeles Kings, Mon, Jan 27, 2003