Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning

Sunday, February 23, 2003, 5:00 PM ET St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4–1 on Sunday, February 23, 2003 on the road.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Buffalo Sabres	4	27-37-10-8
at Tampa Bay Lightning	1	36-25-16-5

Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	2	0	2	4
Tampa Bay Lightning	0	0	1	1

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	8	4	13	25
Tampa Bay Lightning	12	7	12	31

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	03:24	Buffalo Sabres	Maxim Afinogenov (1)	Unassisted	Even strength	BUF 1, TBL 0
1st	09:25	Buffalo Sabres	Alexei Zhitnik (2)	Dmitri Kalinin (9), Stu Barnes (20)	Even strength	BUF 2, TBL 0
3rd	00:24	Tampa Bay Lightning	Brad Richards (13)	Martin St. Louis (28), Vinny Prospal (42)	Power play	BUF 2, TBL 1
3rd	12:14	Buffalo Sabres	Miroslav Satan (21)	Chris Gratton (27), Brian Campbell (13)	Power play	BUF 3, TBL 1
3rd	19:14	Buffalo Sabres	Vaclav Varada (7)	Chris Gratton (28), Alexei Zhitnik (13)	Even strength, Empty net	BUF 4, TBL 1

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	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		11:06
Number 18 T. Connolly	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	50%	12:44
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	+1	2	2	0	0	0	25%	11:11
Number 24 T. Pyatt	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		15:29
Number 25 V. Varada	R	1	0	1	+1	7	4	1	0	0		15:58
Number 26 E. Boulton	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	1	0	100%	08:38
Number 37 C. Brown	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	72%	19:42
Number 41 S. Barnes	C	0	1	1	+2	0	0	0	0	0	40%	17:37
Number 55 D. Hamel	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	0		12:13
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0	0		10:53
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	0	2	2	+1	0	2	4	0	0	81.8%	14:41
Number 81 M. Satan	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0	1		18:29
Number 3 J. Patrick	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	0		17:30
Number 8 R. Fitzpatrick	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		16:56
Number 21 R. Hecl	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		08:58
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	1	1	2	+2	2	3	4	1	0		28:21
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	1	1	+2	2	0	1	1	0		27:29
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0		19:10

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 43 M. Biron	31	30	1	.968	60:00	Win

Tampa Bay Lightning 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 4 V. Lecavalier	C	0	0	0	-3	0	1	2	0	0	38.9%	19:30
Number 7 B. Clymer	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2	0	0		15:12
Number 11 C. Dingman	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		05:35
Number 15 N. Alexeev	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		13:08
Number 16 A. Svitov	C	0	0	0	-1	2	2	2	0	0	40%	11:29
Number 17 R. Fedotenko	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		10:50
Number 19 B. Richards	C	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	35.7%	21:25
Number 20 V. Prospal	L	0	1	1	-2	0	1	0	0	0	66.7%	20:04
Number 25 D. Andreychuk	L	0	0	0	-1	2	4	0	1	0	35.3%	16:43
Number 26 M. St. Louis	R	0	1	1	-2	0	2	0	0	0		21:34
Number 27 T. Taylor	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	60%	05:47
Number 33 F. Modin	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		18:36
Number 2 S. Neckar	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	2	0		20:31
Number 21 C. Sarich	D	0	0	0	-1	2	2	2	1	0		21:03
Number 22 D. Boyle	D	0	0	0	-1	2	3	1	1	0		30:12
Number 37 B. Lukowich	D	0	0	0	-1	12	1	0	0	0		12:16
Number 38 D. Rumble	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		10:01
Number 44 N. Pratt	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		13:48

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 47 J. Grahame	24	21	3	.875	58:48	Loss

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	06:35	Tampa Bay Lightning	Alexander Svitov	Hooking	2
1st	08:39	Buffalo Sabres	Adam Mair	Roughing	2
1st	08:39	Tampa Bay Lightning	Dan Boyle	Roughing	2
1st	10:05	Buffalo Sabres	Alexei Zhitnik	Tripping	2
1st	15:49	Buffalo Sabres	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	02:16	Buffalo Sabres	Dmitri Kalinin	Slashing	2
2nd	19:06	Buffalo Sabres	Vaclav Varada	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	19:06	Buffalo Sabres	Martin Biron	Goalie leave crease	2
2nd	19:06	Buffalo Sabres	Denis Hamel	Roughing	2
2nd	19:06	Tampa Bay Lightning	Brad Lukowich	Roughing	2
2nd	19:06	Tampa Bay Lightning	Brad Lukowich	Game misconduct (game misconduct)	10
2nd	19:06	Tampa Bay Lightning	John Grahame	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	11:17	Tampa Bay Lightning	Cory Sarich	Interference	2
3rd	16:15	Buffalo Sabres	Vaclav Varada	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
3rd	16:15	Tampa Bay Lightning	Dave Andreychuk	Roughing	2

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: John Tortorella
Referees: Mark Faucette, Dean Warren
Linesmen: Danny McCourt, Jonny Murray
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Doug Houda, Rob Ray, Chris Taylor, Jason Botterill, Rhett Warrener, Jay McKee, Jochen Hecht, J-P Dumont, Henrik Tallinder, Norman Milley, Jaroslav Kristek, Milan Bartovic, Doug Janik, Ryan Miller, Paul Gaustad, Sean McMorrow
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Jassen Cullimore, Brian Holzinger, Kevin Hodson, Andre Roy, Pavel Kubina, Sheldon Keefe, Evgeny Konstantinov, Jimmie Olvestad

Every Buffalo Sabres and Tampa Bay Lightning game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Buffalo Sabres 1	Final/OT	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Nov 27, 2002
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sun, Feb 23, 2003
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sun, Mar 9, 2003
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Mar 14, 2003

Other NHL games on Sunday, February 23, 2003
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 4 at New York Islanders 4	Final/OT	Game page: Boston Bruins at New York Islanders, Sun, Feb 23, 2003
Anaheim Ducks 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 0	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Carolina Hurricanes, Sun, Feb 23, 2003
New Jersey Devils 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sun, Feb 23, 2003
Dallas Stars 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 0	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Chicago Blackhawks, Sun, Feb 23, 2003
Calgary Flames 4 at Phoenix Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Phoenix Coyotes, Sun, Feb 23, 2003
Nashville Predators 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sun, Feb 23, 2003
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Edmonton Oilers 3	Final/OT	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Edmonton Oilers, Sun, Feb 23, 2003
St. Louis Blues 1 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Minnesota Wild, Sun, Feb 23, 2003
New York Rangers 1 at Colorado Avalanche 4	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Colorado Avalanche, Sun, Feb 23, 2003
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Vancouver Canucks 7	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Vancouver Canucks, Sun, Feb 23, 2003