Buffalo Sabres at Detroit Red Wings

Thursday, February 13, 2003, 7:30 PM ET Joe Louis Arena, Detroit Regular Season Final

Final score

The Detroit Red Wings beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–2 on Thursday, February 13, 2003 at home.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Detroit Red Wings
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Buffalo Sabres	2	27-37-10-8
at Detroit Red Wings	4	48-20-10-4

Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Detroit Red Wings
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	0	1	1	2
Detroit Red Wings	1	2	1	4

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Detroit Red Wings
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	8	12	13	33
Detroit Red Wings	10	7	7	24

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Detroit Red Wings. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	12:34	Detroit Red Wings	Jason Woolley (5)	Brett Hull (22), Igor Larionov (15)	Power play	BUF 0, DET 1
2nd	00:53	Detroit Red Wings	Sergei Fedorov (21)	Brendan Shanahan (24), Kirk Maltby (16)	Even strength	BUF 0, DET 2
2nd	04:22	Detroit Red Wings	Sergei Fedorov (22)	Brendan Shanahan (25), Nicklas Lidstrom (29)	Even strength	BUF 0, DET 3
2nd	05:02	Buffalo Sabres	Tim Connolly (8)	Ales Kotalik (8), Jay McKee (5)	Even strength	BUF 1, DET 3
3rd	03:11	Detroit Red Wings	Igor Larionov (5)	Tomas Holmstrom (9), Nicklas Lidstrom (30)	Power play	BUF 1, DET 4
3rd	05:47	Buffalo Sabres	Denis Hamel (2)	Adam Mair (8), Dmitri Kalinin (6)	Even strength	BUF 2, DET 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 12 A. Kotalik	R	0	1	1	+1	0	4	1	0		15:16
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	0	0	0	-2	0	4	1	0		16:01
Number 18 T. Connolly	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	2	29.4%	17:08
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	3	0		11:38
Number 24 T. Pyatt	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0		12:18
Number 26 E. Boulton	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		10:30
Number 37 C. Brown	C	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	1	63.2%	18:38
Number 41 S. Barnes	C	0	0	0	-2	0	2	2	0	40%	18:02
Number 55 D. Hamel	L	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	1		14:44
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1		15:25
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	42.9%	13:53
Number 81 M. Satan	R	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0		19:41
Number 3 J. Patrick	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1		20:10
Number 8 R. Fitzpatrick	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4		15:01
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	2		25:28
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	1	1	-1	0	3	0	1		23:24
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		14:16
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	1	1	+1	2	0	5	3		16:51

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	24	20	4	.833	58:19	Loss

Detroit Red Wings skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 I. Larionov	C	1	1	2	-1	0	1	0	0	1	57.1%	13:23
Number 11 M. Dandenault	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0		19:25
Number 13 P. Datsyuk	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0	35.7%	16:41
Number 14 B. Shanahan	L	0	2	2	+1	0	3	1	0	0		19:35
Number 17 B. Hull	R	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0		15:42
Number 18 K. Maltby	L	0	1	1	+2	0	0	2	1	0		19:49
Number 20 L. Robitaille	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0		14:10
Number 21 B. Devereaux	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		10:16
Number 33 K. Draper	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	0	0	33.3%	16:01
Number 40 H. Zetterberg	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	100%	13:35
Number 42 S. Avery	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	85.7%	07:17
Number 91 S. Fedorov	C	2	0	2	+2	0	4	1	0	0	63%	21:11
Number 96 T. Holmstrom	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0		10:07
Number 5 N. Lidstrom	D	0	2	2	+1	0	2	0	1	0		29:50
Number 15 J. Woolley	D	1	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	1		18:09
Number 27 P. Boileau	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	2	0		19:57
Number 32 M. Kuznetsov	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	1	0		11:07
Number 55 D. Bykov	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	4	0		20:43

Detroit Red Wings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 C. Joseph	33	31	2	.939	60:00	Win

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Detroit Red Wings
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	10:42	Buffalo Sabres	Jay McKee	Hooking	2
2nd	11:52	Detroit Red Wings	Jason Woolley	Slashing	2
2nd	17:17	Detroit Red Wings	Mathieu Dandenault	Hooking	2
3rd	02:09	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Gratton	Hooking	2

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Detroit Red Wings head coach: Dave Lewis
Referees: Rob Shick, Kelly Sutherland
Linesmen: Pierre Champoux, Danny McCourt
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Doug Houda, Rob Ray, Chris Taylor, Jason Botterill, Rhett Warrener, Vaclav Varada, Jochen Hecht, Mika Noronen, Henrik Tallinder, Norman Milley, Jaroslav Kristek, Milan Bartovic, Doug Janik, Paul Gaustad, Sean McMorrow, Radoslav Hecl
Detroit Red Wings scratches: Chris Chelios, Steve Yzerman, Darren McCarty, Marc Lamothe, Stacy Roest, Jesse Wallin, Jiri Fischer, Jason Williams

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