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New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres

HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the New York Rangers 5–4 on Saturday, February 15, 2003 at home.

Team Goals 2002-2003 record
New York Rangers 4 32-36-10-4
at Buffalo Sabres 5 27-37-10-8

Goals by period

Team Total
New York Rangers 1 2 1 4
Buffalo Sabres 3 1 1 5

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
New York Rangers 15 22 15 52
Buffalo Sabres 9 9 14 32

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 05:22 New York Rangers Darius Kasparaitis (3) Ronald Petrovicky (7), Petr Nedved (21) Even strength NYR 1, BUF 0
1st 07:17 Buffalo Sabres Chris Gratton (15) Miroslav Satan (28), Taylor Pyatt (9) Even strength NYR 1, BUF 1
1st 08:37 Buffalo Sabres Rory Fitzpatrick (1) Ales Kotalik (9), Brian Campbell (9) Even strength NYR 1, BUF 2
1st 18:20 Buffalo Sabres Adam Mair (5) Brian Campbell (10), Ales Kotalik (10) Even strength NYR 1, BUF 3
2nd 01:15 Buffalo Sabres Miroslav Satan (19) Unassisted Shorthanded, Penalty shot NYR 1, BUF 4
2nd 08:00 New York Rangers Petr Nedved (21) Darius Kasparaitis (10), Eric Lindros (25) Even strength NYR 2, BUF 4
2nd 14:37 New York Rangers Vladimir Malakhov (3) Radek Dvorak (15), Sandy McCarthy (7) Even strength NYR 3, BUF 4
3rd 01:29 Buffalo Sabres Curtis Brown (10) Unassisted Shorthanded NYR 3, BUF 5
3rd 10:40 New York Rangers Matthew Barnaby (12) Mark Messier (17), Jamie Lundmark (5) Even strength NYR 4, BUF 5

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

Team stats

Stat New York Rangers Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal 52 32
Power play 0 of 6 0 of 4
Penalty minutes 10 14
Hits 12 8
Blocked shots 4 4
Giveaways 9 7
Takeaways 2 4
Faceoffs won 33/79 (41.8%) 46/79 (58.2%)

Box score

New York Rangers

New York Rangers skaters
Player
8 T. Donato L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 14.3% 06:33
10 S. McCarthy R 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 04:58
11 M. Messier C 0 1 1 +1 0 4 0 0 47.8% 22:15
16 B. Holik C 0 0 0 -1 0 6 1 0 42.9% 13:51
20 R. Dvorak R 0 1 1 +1 2 2 0 1 14:18
26 J. Lundmark C 0 1 1 +1 0 7 0 0 17:00
27 A. Kovalev R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 23:59
36 M. Barnaby R 1 0 1 0 2 4 3 0 12:28
38 R. Petrovicky R 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 07:35
39 D. Lacouture L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 06:33
88 E. Lindros C 0 1 1 -1 2 0 0 0 50% 20:58
93 P. Nedved C 1 1 2 +1 0 3 0 0 42.9% 22:08
2 B. Leetch D 0 0 0 -2 0 6 1 0 26:36
3 T. Poti D 0 0 0 -3 0 3 1 1 24:28
5 D. Purinton D 0 0 0 +2 0 5 0 0 13:18
6 D. Kasparaitis D 1 1 2 +2 0 3 0 0 12:40
23 V. Malakhov D 1 0 1 0 2 5 0 0 20:38
29 B. Mironov D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 6 1 20:19
New York Rangers goalies
Goalie
30 M. Dunham 10 6 4 .600 22:10
31 D. Blackburn 22 21 1 .955 37:15 Loss

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
12 A. Kotalik R 0 2 2 +2 4 3 0 0 13:42
17 J. Dumont R 0 0 0 -1 2 2 1 0 12:43
18 T. Connolly C 0 0 0 +2 0 3 0 0 47.4% 15:53
22 A. Mair C 1 0 1 +2 2 1 0 0 14:59
24 T. Pyatt L 0 1 1 +1 0 4 0 1 12:55
32 R. Ray R 0 0 0 -3 0 0 2 0 04:47
37 C. Brown C 1 0 1 -3 0 1 0 1 70% 14:32
41 S. Barnes C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 50% 17:17
55 D. Hamel L 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 10:52
61 M. Afinogenov R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 11:59
77 C. Gratton C 1 0 1 +1 2 2 0 0 65% 16:59
81 M. Satan R 1 1 2 +2 0 2 1 0 21:17
3 J. Patrick D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 1 25:20
8 R. Fitzpatrick D 1 0 1 -3 0 2 3 0 17:02
44 A. Zhitnik D 0 0 0 +1 2 5 1 1 30:11
45 D. Kalinin D 0 0 0 +2 2 1 0 0 24:05
51 B. Campbell D 0 2 2 -1 0 1 0 0 14:02
74 J. McKee D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 07:25
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
43 M. Biron 52 48 4 .923 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 01:14 New York Rangers Eric Lindros Interference 2
1st 09:15 Buffalo Sabres Ales Kotalik Hooking obstruction 2
1st 09:15 New York Rangers Radek Dvorak Diving 2
1st 09:59 Buffalo Sabres Chris Gratton Hooking 2
1st 15:40 Buffalo Sabres Dmitri Kalinin High sticking 2
2nd 00:58 Buffalo Sabres Alexei Zhitnik Cross checking 2
2nd 12:18 New York Rangers Sandy McCarthy Slashing 2
2nd 19:56 Buffalo Sabres Adam Mair Slashing 2
3rd 02:41 Buffalo Sabres Ales Kotalik Roughing 2
3rd 05:20 Buffalo Sabres J-P Dumont Boarding 2
3rd 14:41 New York Rangers Vladimir Malakhov Hooking 2
3rd 17:46 New York Rangers Matthew Barnaby Interference 2

Game information

New York Rangers head coach
Glen Sather
Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Referees
Eric Furlatt, Craig Spada
Linesmen
Steve Barton, Steve Miller
New York Rangers scratches
Sylvain Lefebvre, Mike Richter, Pavel Bure, Dixon Ward, Dave Karpa, Cory Cross, Mike Wilson, John Tripp, Gordie Dwyer, Richard Lintner, Roman Lyashenko, Johan Holmqvist, Jason LaBarbera, Billy Tibbetts
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Doug Houda, Chris Taylor, Jason Botterill, Rhett Warrener, Vaclav Varada, Eric Boulton, Jochen Hecht, Mika Noronen, Henrik Tallinder, Norman Milley, Jaroslav Kristek, Milan Bartovic, Doug Janik, Paul Gaustad, Sean McMorrow, Radoslav Hecl

2002-2003 season series

Matchup Status Details
New York Rangers 4 at Buffalo Sabres 4 Final/OT Game page
Buffalo Sabres 4 at New York Rangers 1 Final Game page
New York Rangers 4 at Buffalo Sabres 5 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 0 at New York Rangers 3 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Feb 15

Matchup Status Details
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3 Final Game page
New York Islanders 3 at Los Angeles Kings 2 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 2 Final/OT Game page
Detroit Red Wings 6 at Atlanta Thrashers 2 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 7 at Columbus Blue Jackets 1 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at New Jersey Devils 1 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 2 at Florida Panthers 1 Final Game page
Phoenix Coyotes 5 at St. Louis Blues 3 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 1 at Nashville Predators 2 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 2 at Colorado Avalanche 3 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 2 at Calgary Flames 2 Final/OT Game page

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