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Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals

MCI Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Buffalo Sabres 3–2 on Wednesday, February 26, 2003 at home.

Team Goals 2002-2003 record
Buffalo Sabres 2 27-37-10-8
at Washington Capitals 3 39-29-8-6

Goals by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 0 0 2 2
Washington Capitals 2 1 0 3

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 12 6 19 37
Washington Capitals 10 14 7 31

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 04:58 Washington Capitals Jaromir Jagr (34) Robert Lang (34), Kip Miller (36) Even strength BUF 0, WSH 1
1st 14:23 Washington Capitals Brendan Witt (1) Michael Nylander (37), Dainius Zubrus (11) Even strength BUF 0, WSH 2
2nd 14:59 Washington Capitals Peter Bondra (24) Kip Miller (37), Robert Lang (35) Power play BUF 0, WSH 3
3rd 02:57 Buffalo Sabres Curtis Brown (12) Maxim Afinogenov (1) Even strength BUF 1, WSH 3
3rd 14:50 Buffalo Sabres Dmitri Kalinin (6) Miroslav Satan (30), Ales Kotalik (11) Power play BUF 2, WSH 3

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

Team stats

Stat Buffalo Sabres Washington Capitals
Shots on goal 37 31
Power play 1 of 3 1 of 5
Penalty minutes 25 21
Hits 6 7
Blocked shots 8 21
Giveaways 17 34
Takeaways 9 7
Faceoffs won 31/60 (51.7%) 29/60 (48.3%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
12 A. Kotalik R 0 1 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 19:50
17 J. Dumont R 0 0 0 -2 2 1 1 0 0 15:20
18 T. Connolly C 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 27.3% 15:42
22 A. Mair C 0 0 0 0 7 0 1 0 0 71.4% 06:14
24 T. Pyatt L 0 0 0 +1 0 3 1 1 0 14:27
26 E. Boulton L 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 05:06
37 C. Brown C 1 0 1 -1 0 4 0 1 0 75% 16:46
41 S. Barnes C 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 33.3% 19:29
55 D. Hamel L 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 07:04
61 M. Afinogenov R 0 1 1 -1 2 3 0 0 0 12:35
77 C. Gratton C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 58.8% 18:19
81 M. Satan R 0 1 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 23:47
3 J. Patrick D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 22:19
4 R. Warrener D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 1 0 13:10
8 R. Fitzpatrick D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17:10
44 A. Zhitnik D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 0 23:32
45 D. Kalinin D 1 0 1 -2 0 3 0 0 1 24:17
51 B. Campbell D 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 17:52
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
43 M. Biron 31 28 3 .903 58:51 Loss

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
9 D. Zubrus C 0 1 1 +1 2 2 0 2 0 57.1% 16:59
11 J. Halpern C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 36.8% 19:43
12 P. Bondra R 1 0 1 +1 0 3 0 1 1 18:55
14 K. Miller C 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 16:45
20 R. Lang C 0 2 2 +1 2 1 0 3 0 76.5% 19:43
22 S. Konowalchuk L 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 17:58
25 M. Grier R 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 21:38
27 I. Ciernik L 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 05:51
46 B. Sutherby C 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 50% 07:00
68 J. Jagr R 1 0 1 +1 0 6 0 1 0 21:52
92 M. Nylander C 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 25% 13:26
4 R. Berry D 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 05:25
6 C. Johansson D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 1 0 24:02
19 B. Witt D 1 0 1 +1 0 8 0 3 0 23:09
29 J. Kwiatkowski D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 19:40
45 A. Henry D 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 02:19
54 J. Doig D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11:54
55 S. Gonchar D 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 28:12
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
37 O. Kolzig 37 35 2 .946 59:49 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 05:26 Buffalo Sabres Adam Mair Cross checking 2
1st 13:23 Buffalo Sabres Eric Boulton Fighting (major) 5
1st 13:23 Washington Capitals Alex Henry Fighting (major) 5
2nd 03:10 Buffalo Sabres Maxim Afinogenov Interference 2
2nd 14:50 Buffalo Sabres Stu Barnes Hooking 2
2nd 17:08 Buffalo Sabres Adam Mair Fighting (major) 5
2nd 17:08 Washington Capitals Brian Sutherby Fighting (major) 5
2nd 17:40 Buffalo Sabres Denis Hamel Fighting (major) 5
2nd 17:40 Washington Capitals Rick Berry Fighting (major) 5
2nd 19:56 Washington Capitals Robert Lang Holding obstruction 2
3rd 05:27 Buffalo Sabres Tim Connolly Tripping 2
3rd 08:49 Buffalo Sabres J-P Dumont Roughing 2
3rd 10:47 Washington Capitals Ivan Ciernik Holding the stick 2
3rd 13:35 Washington Capitals Dainius Zubrus Hooking obstruction 2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Washington Capitals head coach
Bruce Cassidy
Referees
Bob Langdon, Dan O'Halloran
Linesmen
Derek Amell, Thor Nelson
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Doug Houda, Rob Ray, Chris Taylor, Jason Botterill, Vaclav Varada, Jay McKee, Jochen Hecht, Henrik Tallinder, Norman Milley, Jaroslav Kristek, Milan Bartovic, Doug Janik, Ryan Miller, Paul Gaustad, Sean McMorrow, Radoslav Hecl
Washington Capitals scratches
Craig Billington, Sylvain Cote, Ken Klee, Colin Forbes, Glen Metropolit, Josh Green, Josef Boumedienne, Trent Whitfield, Jean-Francois Fortin, Stephen Peat, Michael Farrell, Matt Pettinger, Andreas Salomonsson, Steve Eminger

2002-2003 season series

Matchup Status Details
Washington Capitals 3 at Buffalo Sabres 4 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Washington Capitals 4 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Washington Capitals 3 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 2 at Buffalo Sabres 1 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Feb 26

Matchup Status Details
Anaheim Ducks 2 at Florida Panthers 1 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Phoenix Coyotes 4 Final Game page

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