Dallas Stars at Buffalo Sabres

Friday, February 28, 2003, 7:00 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Dallas Stars 5–3 on Friday, February 28, 2003 at home.

Final score, Dallas Stars at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Dallas Stars	3	46-17-15-4
at Buffalo Sabres	5	27-37-10-8

Goals by period, Dallas Stars at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Dallas Stars	1	2	0	3
Buffalo Sabres	2	1	2	5

Shots on goal by period, Dallas Stars at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Dallas Stars	16	11	7	34
Buffalo Sabres	6	7	7	20

Scoring summary

Every goal, Dallas Stars at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	04:42	Buffalo Sabres	Ales Kotalik (15)	Miroslav Satan (31), Alexei Zhitnik (14)	Even strength	DAL 0, BUF 1
1st	05:33	Buffalo Sabres	Brian Campbell (1)	Miroslav Satan (32), Jason Botterill (1)	Even strength	DAL 0, BUF 2
1st	09:24	Dallas Stars	Philippe Boucher (5)	Mike Modano (44), Scott Young (16)	Even strength	DAL 1, BUF 2
2nd	12:17	Buffalo Sabres	Stu Barnes (10)	Rhett Warrener (4), Miroslav Satan (33)	Shorthanded	DAL 1, BUF 3
2nd	17:48	Dallas Stars	Jere Lehtinen (26)	Niko Kapanen (24), Steve Ott (2)	Even strength	DAL 2, BUF 3
2nd	19:09	Dallas Stars	Derian Hatcher (6)	Mike Modano (45), Philippe Boucher (17)	Power play	DAL 3, BUF 3
3rd	07:38	Buffalo Sabres	Curtis Brown (13)	Ales Kotalik (12), Dmitri Kalinin (11)	Even strength	DAL 3, BUF 4
3rd	18:31	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Botterill (1)	J-P Dumont (15), Stu Barnes (21)	Power play	DAL 3, BUF 5

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

Dallas Stars 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 9 M. Modano	C	0	2	2	-1	2	2	0	0	0	52.2%	20:51
Number 11 U. Dahlen	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		10:40
Number 26 J. Lehtinen	R	1	0	1	0	0	6	0	0	0		17:07
Number 27 M. Malhotra	C	0	0	0	-1	0	4	2	0	0		17:28
Number 29 S. Ott	C	0	1	1	+1	2	2	0	0	0		09:59
Number 32 C. Lemieux	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		15:10
Number 39 N. Kapanen	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0	44.4%	19:56
Number 44 J. Arnott	C	0	0	0	-2	0	3	3	1	0	44.4%	17:46
Number 47 A. Downey	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		09:31
Number 48 S. Young	R	0	1	1	-2	0	1	1	0	0		18:25
Number 77 P. Turgeon	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		17:12
Number 2 D. Hatcher	D	1	0	1	-1	0	2	1	3	1		25:00
Number 3 J. Erskine	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	0		05:57
Number 5 D. Sydor	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0		17:11
Number 17 S. Robidas	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2	0	0		13:36
Number 24 R. Matvichuk	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0		14:46
Number 43 P. Boucher	D	1	1	2	+1	0	6	0	2	0		18:33
Number 56 S. Zubov	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0		23:52

Dallas Stars goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 R. Tugnutt	20	15	5	.750	59:06	Loss

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	1	1	2	+2	2	2	1	0	0		18:28
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0		13:19
Number 18 T. Connolly	C	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	2	0	40%	11:29
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	-1	2	1	3	1	0		11:10
Number 24 T. Pyatt	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		14:41
Number 28 J. Botterill	L	1	1	2	0	0	3	3	0	1		13:57
Number 32 R. Ray	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		03:28
Number 37 C. Brown	C	1	0	1	+2	0	3	0	0	0	60.9%	18:08
Number 41 S. Barnes	C	1	1	2	+1	0	3	0	1	0	52.9%	20:23
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0		14:29
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	58.8%	15:14
Number 81 M. Satan	R	0	3	3	+4	0	0	0	3	0		23:17
Number 4 R. Warrener	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	1	2	0		17:59
Number 8 R. Fitzpatrick	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1	0		15:52
Number 21 R. Hecl	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		09:42
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	0	1	1	-1	0	2	1	0	0		28:10
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	1	1	0	2	0	2	0	0		25:39
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	1	0	1	+2	0	2	0	0	0		18:57

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 43 M. Biron	34	31	3	.912	59:57	Win

Penalties, Dallas Stars at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	05:59	Dallas Stars	Darryl Sydor	Boarding	2
1st	12:37	Buffalo Sabres	Tim Connolly	Hooking	2
1st	16:03	Buffalo Sabres	Dmitri Kalinin	Hooking	2
1st	18:54	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Gratton	Slashing	2
2nd	11:54	Buffalo Sabres	Adam Mair	Holding	2
2nd	15:39	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Gratton	Roughing	2
2nd	15:39	Dallas Stars	Aaron Downey	Roughing	2
2nd	15:39	Dallas Stars	Steve Ott	Kneeing	2
2nd	18:28	Buffalo Sabres	Ales Kotalik	Interference	2
3rd	03:49	Dallas Stars	Bench	Delaying game bench (bench minor)	2
3rd	17:53	Dallas Stars	Mike Modano	Tripping	2

Dallas Stars head coach: Dave Tippett
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Eric Furlatt, Dean Warren
Linesmen: Tim Nowak, Ray Scapinello
Dallas Stars scratches: Rob DiMaio, Kirk Muller, Bill Guerin, David Oliver, Sami Helenius, Jim Montgomery, Marty Turco, Brenden Morrow
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Doug Houda, James Patrick, Chris Taylor, Eric Boulton, Jay McKee, Jochen Hecht, Denis Hamel, Henrik Tallinder, Norman Milley, Jaroslav Kristek, Milan Bartovic, Doug Janik, Ryan Miller, Paul Gaustad, Sean McMorrow

Every Dallas Stars and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Dallas Stars 3 at Buffalo Sabres 5	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Feb 28, 2003
Buffalo Sabres 0 at Dallas Stars 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Dallas Stars, Mon, Mar 31, 2003

Other NHL games on Friday, February 28, 2003
Matchup	Status	Details
Anaheim Ducks 1 at Phoenix Coyotes 3	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Phoenix Coyotes, Fri, Feb 28, 2003