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Buffalo Sabres at Atlanta Thrashers

Philips Arena, Atlanta Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Atlanta Thrashers beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–3 in overtime on Monday, February 17, 2003 at home.

Team Goals 2002-2003 record
Buffalo Sabres 3 27-37-10-8
at Atlanta Thrashers 4 31-39-7-5

Goals by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 1 1 1 0 3
Atlanta Thrashers 0 1 2 1 4

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 11 9 7 0 27
Atlanta Thrashers 6 11 11 2 30

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 09:23 Buffalo Sabres J-P Dumont (12) Curtis Brown (10) Even strength BUF 1, ATL 0
2nd 02:30 Atlanta Thrashers Dan Snyder (4) Benjamin Simon (1), Chris Tamer (5) Even strength BUF 1, ATL 1
2nd 05:14 Buffalo Sabres Tim Connolly (9) Stu Barnes (19), Miroslav Satan (29) Power play BUF 2, ATL 1
3rd 12:03 Atlanta Thrashers Vyacheslav Kozlov (16) Tony Hrkac (14), Dany Heatley (29) Power play BUF 2, ATL 2
3rd 14:11 Atlanta Thrashers Dany Heatley (25) Ilya Kovalchuk (20) Power play BUF 2, ATL 3
3rd 15:41 Buffalo Sabres Curtis Brown (11) Jochen Hecht (12), Dmitri Kalinin (7) Shorthanded BUF 3, ATL 3
OT 03:54 Atlanta Thrashers Patrik Stefan (12) Marc Savard (20), Kirill Safronov (1) Power play BUF 3, ATL 4

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

Team stats

Stat Buffalo Sabres Atlanta Thrashers
Shots on goal 27 30
Power play 1 of 3 3 of 8
Penalty minutes 34 15
Hits 13 13
Blocked shots 12 16
Giveaways 5 11
Takeaways 6 6
Faceoffs won 40/70 (57.1%) 30/70 (42.9%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
12 A. Kotalik R 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 13:46
17 J. Dumont R 1 0 1 +1 0 1 1 0 0 12:43
18 T. Connolly C 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 37.5% 16:38
22 A. Mair C 0 0 0 0 17 1 1 0 0 100% 10:45
24 T. Pyatt L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 13:20
26 E. Boulton L 0 0 0 +1 4 1 0 1 0 07:37
37 C. Brown C 1 1 2 +1 2 3 1 2 0 43.8% 16:18
41 S. Barnes C 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 47.1% 18:50
61 M. Afinogenov R 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 12:39
71 J. Hecht C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 100% 15:58
77 C. Gratton C 0 0 0 0 7 2 1 1 0 88.9% 13:53
81 M. Satan R 0 1 1 -1 2 0 0 0 0 20:42
3 J. Patrick D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 1 0 22:47
8 R. Fitzpatrick D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 2 1 0 15:28
21 R. Hecl D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 0 0 09:16
44 A. Zhitnik D 0 0 0 +1 2 3 1 3 0 31:22
45 D. Kalinin D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 2 2 0 29:53
51 B. Campbell D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 16:23
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
43 M. Biron 30 26 4 .867 63:50 Loss

Atlanta Thrashers

Atlanta Thrashers skaters
Player
9 M. Savard C 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 33.3% 20:03
12 A. Hrkac C 0 1 1 -2 0 0 0 0 0 43.5% 17:59
13 V. Kozlov L 1 0 1 -1 0 3 0 0 1 23:45
15 D. Heatley L 1 1 2 -1 0 5 2 1 1 66.7% 26:27
17 I. Kovalchuk L 0 1 1 -2 0 6 2 1 0 23:13
18 B. Tapper R 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 2 0 100% 16:19
20 J. Odgers R 0 0 0 0 7 0 1 0 0 07:37
26 P. Rheaume C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 1 0 09:19
27 P. Stefan C 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 60% 17:58
37 D. Snyder C 1 0 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 25% 10:14
39 P. Svartvadet C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 2 0 10:32
45 B. Simon L 0 1 1 +1 0 0 3 0 0 07:13
4 C. Tamer D 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 2 0 20:49
8 F. Kaberle D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 24:54
29 K. Safronov D 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 21:34
36 D. Tjarnqvist D 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 16:55
38 Y. Tremblay D 0 0 0 -1 2 3 1 0 0 31:25
42 R. Smehlik D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 02:02
Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie
35 F. Cassivi 27 24 3 .889 63:47 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 03:04 Atlanta Thrashers Jeff Odgers Holding 2
1st 14:51 Buffalo Sabres Miroslav Satan Hooking 2
1st 18:42 Atlanta Thrashers Jeff Odgers Fighting (major) 5
1st 18:42 Buffalo Sabres Chris Gratton Fighting (major) 5
1st 19:20 Atlanta Thrashers Chris Tamer Unsportsmanlike conduct 2
1st 19:20 Buffalo Sabres Eric Boulton Unsportsmanlike conduct 2
2nd 04:41 Atlanta Thrashers Yannick Tremblay Hooking 2
2nd 08:30 Atlanta Thrashers Brad Tapper Unsportsmanlike conduct 2
2nd 08:30 Buffalo Sabres Curtis Brown Hooking obstruction 2
2nd 08:30 Buffalo Sabres Eric Boulton Roughing 2
2nd 19:48 Buffalo Sabres Chris Gratton Slashing 2
3rd 05:33 Buffalo Sabres Adam Mair Interference 2
3rd 08:02 Atlanta Thrashers Daniel Tjarnqvist Holding 2
3rd 11:22 Buffalo Sabres Adam Mair Elbowing (major) 5
3rd 11:22 Buffalo Sabres Adam Mair Game misconduct (game misconduct) 10
OT 01:56 Buffalo Sabres Alexei Zhitnik Interference 2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Atlanta Thrashers head coach
Bob Hartley
Referees
Dan O'Rourke, Brad Watson
Linesmen
Randy Mitton, Stephane Provost
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Doug Houda, Rob Ray, Chris Taylor, Jason Botterill, Rhett Warrener, Vaclav Varada, Jay McKee, Denis Hamel, Mika Noronen, Henrik Tallinder, Norman Milley, Jaroslav Kristek, Milan Bartovic, Doug Janik, Paul Gaustad, Sean McMorrow
Atlanta Thrashers scratches
Uwe Krupp, Shawn McEachern, Milan Hnilicka, Chris Herperger, Jeff Cowan, Yuri Butsayev, Jeff Farkas, Francis Lessard, Kamil Piros, Lubos Bartecko, Andy Sutton, Joe Dipenta, Garnet Exelby, Jean-Pierre Vigier, Mike Weaver, Kurtis Foster, Pasi Nurminen, Mark Hartigan

2002-2003 season series

Matchup Status Details
Atlanta Thrashers 6 at Buffalo Sabres 4 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 4 Final/OT Game page
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 5 Final Game page
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Buffalo Sabres 4 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Feb 17

Matchup Status Details
Calgary Flames 3 at St. Louis Blues 5 Final Game page
New York Rangers 2 at Ottawa Senators 3 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 1 at Nashville Predators 5 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 5 at Chicago Blackhawks 4 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 2 at Los Angeles Kings 3 Final Game page
New York Islanders 2 at Anaheim Ducks 2 Final/OT Game page

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