Los Angeles Kings at Buffalo Sabres

Friday, February 21, 2003, 7:00 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Los Angeles Kings beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–1 on Friday, February 21, 2003 on the road.

Final score, Los Angeles Kings at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Los Angeles Kings	4	33-37-6-6
at Buffalo Sabres	1	27-37-10-8

Goals by period, Los Angeles Kings at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Los Angeles Kings	2	1	1	4
Buffalo Sabres	0	1	0	1

Shots on goal by period, Los Angeles Kings at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Los Angeles Kings	12	12	17	41
Buffalo Sabres	10	13	9	32

Scoring summary

Every goal, Los Angeles Kings at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	08:56	Los Angeles Kings	Ziggy Palffy (25)	Unassisted	Even strength	LAK 1, BUF 0
1st	15:03	Los Angeles Kings	Bryan Smolinski (13)	Steve Heinze (7), Lubomir Visnovsky (9)	Even strength	LAK 2, BUF 0
2nd	02:58	Buffalo Sabres	Eric Boulton (1)	Brian Campbell (12), Chris Gratton (26)	Even strength	LAK 2, BUF 1
2nd	04:11	Los Angeles Kings	Bryan Smolinski (14)	Alex Frolov (12), Eric Belanger (14)	Even strength	LAK 3, BUF 1
3rd	13:52	Los Angeles Kings	Ziggy Palffy (26)	Unassisted	Shorthanded	LAK 4, BUF 1

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

Los Angeles Kings skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 21 B. Smolinski	C	2	0	2	+3	0	5	1	2	35.3%	16:10
Number 22 I. Laperriere	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	62.5%	16:46
Number 23 C. Johnson	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		18:42
Number 24 A. Frolov	L	0	1	1	+3	0	2	0	0		09:15
Number 25 E. Belanger	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	4	1	41.2%	19:24
Number 27 E. Rasmussen	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	45.5%	16:34
Number 32 D. Armstrong	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	50%	11:32
Number 33 Z. Palffy	R	2	0	2	+3	0	8	0	0		16:49
Number 42 M. Eloranta	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0		14:02
Number 51 C. Schmidt	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	1		13:16
Number 57 S. Heinze	R	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0		13:35
Number 3 A. Miller	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	3	2		22:27
Number 10 M. Schneider	D	0	0	0	+3	0	2	2	1		20:32
Number 14 M. Norstrom	D	0	0	0	+1	0	6	3	2		22:08
Number 17 L. Visnovsky	D	0	1	1	-1	4	1	0	1		18:18
Number 36 D. Yushkevich	D	0	0	0	+3	0	1	0	2		17:27
Number 44 J. Modry	D	0	0	0	-1	4	0	0	0		18:43
Number 63 B. Norton	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		04:10

Los Angeles Kings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 J. Storr	32	31	1	.969	60:00	Win

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	0	0	-3	0	1	2	0		14:47
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2	0		15:52
Number 18 T. Connolly	C	0	0	0	-3	0	2	0	1	45.5%	15:41
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	-2	0	4	1	2	80%	12:00
Number 24 T. Pyatt	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		17:19
Number 25 V. Varada	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1		16:22
Number 26 E. Boulton	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	0		09:48
Number 37 C. Brown	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	33.3%	13:38
Number 41 S. Barnes	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	66.7%	15:12
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	0	0	-2	0	4	0	0		14:21
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	68.8%	19:08
Number 81 M. Satan	R	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	0		20:00
Number 3 J. Patrick	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1		15:12
Number 8 R. Fitzpatrick	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1		17:41
Number 21 R. Hecl	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		12:16
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	0	0	0	-3	0	3	0	2		26:49
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	0		22:48
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1		19:11

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	41	37	4	.902	59:55	Loss

Penalties, Los Angeles Kings at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	10:52	Los Angeles Kings	Lubomir Visnovsky	Holding the stick	2
2nd	07:42	Los Angeles Kings	Ian Laperriere	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	10:47	Buffalo Sabres	Curtis Brown	Tripping	2
2nd	19:07	Los Angeles Kings	Lubomir Visnovsky	Tripping	2
3rd	11:28	Los Angeles Kings	Jaroslav Modry	High sticking	2
3rd	11:28	Los Angeles Kings	Jaroslav Modry	High sticking	2

Los Angeles Kings head coach: Andy Murray
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Dan Marouelli, Jay Sharrers
Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Derek Nansen
Los Angeles Kings scratches: Chris Mcalpine, Felix Potvin, Ken Belanger, Adam Deadmarsh, Jason Allison, Jason Holland, Travis Scott, Steve Kelly, Pavel Rosa, Derek Bekar, Scott Barney, Joe Corvo, Kip Brennan, Ryan Flinn, Tomas Zizka, Brad Chartrand, Jerred Smithson, Jared Aulin, Michael Cammalleri
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Doug Houda, Rob Ray, Chris Taylor, Jason Botterill, Rhett Warrener, Jay McKee, Jochen Hecht, Denis Hamel, Mika Noronen, Henrik Tallinder, Norman Milley, Jaroslav Kristek, Milan Bartovic, Doug Janik, Paul Gaustad, Sean McMorrow

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