Buffalo Sabres at St. Louis Blues

Thursday, January 30, 2003, 8:00 PM ET Savvis Center, St. Louis Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The St. Louis Blues beat the Buffalo Sabres 2–1 in overtime on Thursday, January 30, 2003 at home.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at St. Louis Blues
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Buffalo Sabres	1	27-37-10-8
at St. Louis Blues	2	41-24-11-6

Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at St. Louis Blues
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Buffalo Sabres	0	1	0	0	1
St. Louis Blues	0	0	1	1	2

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at St. Louis Blues
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Buffalo Sabres	7	5	3	2	17
St. Louis Blues	6	12	11	3	32

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at St. Louis Blues. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	13:53	Buffalo Sabres	J-P Dumont (11)	Stu Barnes (18)	Even strength	BUF 1, STL 0
3rd	07:16	St. Louis Blues	Dallas Drake (12)	Doug Weight (44), Cory Stillman (27)	Even strength	BUF 1, STL 1
OT	03:26	St. Louis Blues	Keith Tkachuk (20)	Pavol Demitra (35), Christian Laflamme (8)	Even strength	BUF 1, STL 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	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		16:12
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	1	0	1	0	2	3	0		14:38
Number 18 T. Connolly	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	50%	18:57
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	33.3%	12:02
Number 24 T. Pyatt	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		14:03
Number 26 E. Boulton	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		07:14
Number 37 C. Brown	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	28.6%	17:26
Number 41 S. Barnes	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	90.9%	18:16
Number 55 D. Hamel	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		09:10
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		12:33
Number 71 J. Hecht	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		16:34
Number 81 M. Satan	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0		20:22
Number 3 J. Patrick	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0		17:56
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		20:11
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	1		27:40
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		26:53
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0		11:15
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2		23:06

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 43 M. Biron	32	30	2	.938	63:26	Loss

St. Louis Blues skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 K. Tkachuk	L	1	0	1	+1	2	3	0	57.1%	20:35
Number 9 T. Nash	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		09:35
Number 10 D. Drake	R	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0		13:43
Number 12 S. Martins	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	58.3%	14:32
Number 19 S. Mellanby	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		16:50
Number 22 M. Rucinsky	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		19:19
Number 25 S. Podein	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	33.3%	08:20
Number 33 E. Boguniecki	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0		13:09
Number 34 R. Low	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	100%	07:26
Number 38 P. Demitra	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	25%	22:03
Number 39 D. Weight	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	33.3%	20:43
Number 61 C. Stillman	L	0	1	1	0	0	3	0		17:08
Number 2 A. MacInnis	D	0	0	0	0	0	8	0		28:59
Number 5 B. Jackman	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		22:27
Number 27 B. Salvador	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0		19:55
Number 29 A. Khavanov	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		21:49
Number 37 J. Finley	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1		15:36
Number 46 C. Laflamme	D	0	1	1	+1	2	0	0		14:06

St. Louis Blues goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 B. Johnson	17	16	1	.941	63:26	Win

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at St. Louis Blues
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	15:00	Buffalo Sabres	Alexei Zhitnik	High sticking	2
2nd	05:44	St. Louis Blues	Christian Laflamme	Holding	2
2nd	16:48	Buffalo Sabres	J-P Dumont	Slashing	2
2nd	20:00	Buffalo Sabres	Adam Mair	Roughing	2
2nd	20:00	St. Louis Blues	Barret Jackman	Roughing	2
3rd	10:12	Buffalo Sabres	Adam Mair	Holding	2
3rd	10:12	St. Louis Blues	Tyson Nash	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
3rd	18:50	Buffalo Sabres	Taylor Pyatt	Hooking	2
3rd	18:50	St. Louis Blues	Keith Tkachuk	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
St. Louis Blues head coach: Joel Quenneville
Referees: Rob Martell, Brad Watson
Linesmen: David Brisebois, Mark Pare
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Doug Houda, Rob Ray, Chris Taylor, Chris Gratton, Rory Fitzpatrick, Jason Botterill, Rhett Warrener, Vaclav Varada, Mika Noronen, Norman Milley, Jaroslav Kristek, Milan Bartovic, Doug Janik, Paul Gaustad, Sean McMorrow, Radoslav Hecl
St. Louis Blues scratches: Tom Barrasso, Steve Dubinsky, Chris Pronger, Jamal Mayers, Eric Nickulas, Daniel Corso, Sergei Varlamov, Christian Backman, Mike Van Ryn, Justin Papineau, Matt Walker, Cody Rudkowsky, Curtis Sanford, Reinhard Divis, Petr Cajanek, Tom Koivisto

Every Buffalo Sabres and St. Louis Blues game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 1 at St. Louis Blues 2	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Jan 30, 2003
St. Louis Blues 3 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Feb 11, 2003

Other NHL games on Thursday, January 30, 2003
Matchup	Status	Details
Montreal Canadiens 1 at New York Islanders 3	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at New York Islanders, Thu, Jan 30, 2003
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Washington Capitals 2	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals, Thu, Jan 30, 2003
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Jan 30, 2003
Nashville Predators 1 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Columbus Blue Jackets, Thu, Jan 30, 2003
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at New Jersey Devils 5	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at New Jersey Devils, Thu, Jan 30, 2003
Toronto Maple Leafs 5 at Atlanta Thrashers 2	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Atlanta Thrashers, Thu, Jan 30, 2003
Florida Panthers 2 at Detroit Red Wings 2	Final/OT	Game page: Florida Panthers at Detroit Red Wings, Thu, Jan 30, 2003
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Boston Bruins 1	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Boston Bruins, Thu, Jan 30, 2003
Colorado Avalanche 4 at New York Rangers 3	Final/OT	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at New York Rangers, Thu, Jan 30, 2003
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Vancouver Canucks 3	Final/OT	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Vancouver Canucks, Thu, Jan 30, 2003
Ottawa Senators 0 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Jan 30, 2003
Anaheim Ducks 4 at San Jose Sharks 3	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Jan 30, 2003