Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders

Saturday, March 1, 2003, 7:00 PM ET Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The New York Islanders beat the Buffalo Sabres 2–1 in overtime on Saturday, March 1, 2003 at home.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Buffalo Sabres	1	27-37-10-8
at New York Islanders	2	35-34-11-2

Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Buffalo Sabres	0	0	1	0	1
New York Islanders	0	1	0	1	2

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Buffalo Sabres	11	9	13	4	37
New York Islanders	9	12	10	2	33

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	01:21	New York Islanders	Shawn Bates (12)	Unassisted	Even strength	BUF 0, NYI 1
3rd	15:07	Buffalo Sabres	Miroslav Satan (23)	Brian Campbell (14), Curtis Brown (12)	Even strength	BUF 1, NYI 1
OT	02:42	New York Islanders	Jason Blake (20)	Unassisted	Even strength	BUF 1, NYI 2

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	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		17:22
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		12:46
Number 18 T. Connolly	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	62.5%	13:56
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0		11:11
Number 24 T. Pyatt	L	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	3		17:00
Number 26 E. Boulton	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		06:37
Number 28 J. Botterill	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0		14:33
Number 37 C. Brown	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	38.9%	18:28
Number 41 S. Barnes	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	1	33.3%	20:26
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		13:26
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	37.5%	14:37
Number 81 M. Satan	R	1	0	1	+1	0	5	0	0		22:06
Number 4 R. Warrener	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1		17:03
Number 8 R. Fitzpatrick	D	0	0	0	-1	2	4	2	2		19:28
Number 21 R. Hecl	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		09:55
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	1		30:25
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3		25:41
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	1	1	-1	0	2	0	2		19:49

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 M. Noronen	33	31	2	.939	62:41	Loss

New York Islanders skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 12 O. Kvasha	C	0	0	+1	2	1	0	0	100%	14:11
Number 13 C. Lapointe	C	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	66.7%	10:18
Number 15 B. Isbister	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		05:48
Number 17 S. Bates	C	1	1	+1	0	1	3	2	50%	18:10
Number 27 M. Peca	C	0	0	0	0	3	2	1	61.9%	19:23
Number 28 J. Wiemer	C	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	60%	14:19
Number 37 M. Parrish	R	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0		18:32
Number 38 D. Scatchard	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	70%	16:45
Number 45 A. Asham	R	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	100%	15:42
Number 49 E. Godard	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		03:49
Number 55 J. Blake	L	1	1	+1	0	4	1	0		22:45
Number 79 A. Yashin	C	0	0	+1	0	6	0	0		19:43
Number 2 M. Timander	D	0	0	0	0	1	0	4		23:25
Number 3 A. Aucoin	D	0	0	0	2	2	1	1		26:28
Number 4 R. Hamrlik	D	0	0	+1	2	4	1	4		26:31
Number 24 R. Martinek	D	0	0	+1	0	4	2	3		21:32
Number 32 A. Letang	D	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		12:22
Number 44 S. Butenschon	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		12:29

New York Islanders goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 G. Snow	37	36	1	.973	62:42	Win

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:03	New York Islanders	Oleg Kvasha	Holding	2
1st	07:01	Buffalo Sabres	Taylor Pyatt	Holding the stick	2
1st	16:25	New York Islanders	Roman Hamrlik	Cross checking	2
2nd	18:18	Buffalo Sabres	Adam Mair	Interference goalkeeper	2
3rd	09:02	Buffalo Sabres	Rory Fitzpatrick	Tripping	2
3rd	12:42	New York Islanders	Adrian Aucoin	Holding the stick	2

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
New York Islanders head coach: Peter Laviolette
Referees: Mark Faucette, Rob Martell
Linesmen: Brian Murphy, Tony Sericolo
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Doug Houda, James Patrick, Rob Ray, Chris Taylor, Jay McKee, Jochen Hecht, Denis Hamel, Henrik Tallinder, Norman Milley, Jaroslav Kristek, Milan Bartovic, Doug Janik, Ryan Miller, Paul Gaustad, Sean McMorrow
New York Islanders scratches: Chris Osgood, Eric Cairns, Brandon Smith, Kenny Jonsson, Eric Manlow, Alain Nasreddine, Steve Webb, Ray Schultz, Steve Valiquette, Trent Hunter, Mattias Weinhandl, Justin Mapletoft, Raffi Torres, Tomi Pettinen

Every Buffalo Sabres and New York Islanders game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Islanders 1 at Buffalo Sabres 5	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Oct 10, 2002
New York Islanders 1 at Buffalo Sabres 0	Final/OT	Game page: New York Islanders at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Dec 31, 2002
Buffalo Sabres 1 at New York Islanders 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders, Sat, Feb 8, 2003
Buffalo Sabres 1 at New York Islanders 2	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders, Sat, Mar 1, 2003

Other NHL games on Saturday, March 1, 2003
Matchup	Status	Details
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Boston Bruins 2	Final/OT	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Boston Bruins, Sat, Mar 1, 2003
Chicago Blackhawks 4 at Nashville Predators 5	Final/OT	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Nashville Predators, Sat, Mar 1, 2003
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Colorado Avalanche 4	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Mar 1, 2003
Atlanta Thrashers 1 at Los Angeles Kings 4	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Mar 1, 2003
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Mar 1, 2003
Vancouver Canucks 1 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final/OT	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Mar 1, 2003
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Ottawa Senators 1	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Mar 1, 2003
Florida Panthers 2 at New York Rangers 5	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at New York Rangers, Sat, Mar 1, 2003
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3	Final/OT	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Mar 1, 2003
Washington Capitals 1 at New Jersey Devils 2	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Mar 1, 2003
Minnesota Wild 0 at St. Louis Blues 2	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Mar 1, 2003
San Jose Sharks 3 at Calgary Flames 4	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Calgary Flames, Sat, Mar 1, 2003