Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers

Saturday, March 8, 2003, 7:30 PM ET Office Depot Center, Sunrise Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Florida Panthers 4–0 on Saturday, March 8, 2003 on the road.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Buffalo Sabres	4	27-37-10-8
at Florida Panthers	0	24-36-13-9

Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	1	2	1	4
Florida Panthers	0	0	0	0

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	9	11	5	25
Florida Panthers	4	12	13	29

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	16:33	Buffalo Sabres	Brian Campbell (2)	Maxim Afinogenov (2), Eric Boulton (1)	Even strength	BUF 1, FLA 0
2nd	09:56	Buffalo Sabres	Stu Barnes (11)	Rhett Warrener (5)	Even strength	BUF 2, FLA 0
2nd	10:33	Buffalo Sabres	Jochen Hecht (6)	Rory Fitzpatrick (3), Taylor Pyatt (11)	Power play	BUF 3, FLA 0
3rd	03:47	Buffalo Sabres	Ales Kotalik (17)	Curtis Brown (14), Miroslav Satan (37)	Even strength	BUF 4, FLA 0

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	1	0	1	+1	0	3	2	0	0		11:57
Number 18 T. Connolly	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0		13:46
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0	70%	10:49
Number 24 T. Pyatt	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0	0		14:06
Number 26 E. Boulton	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0		09:05
Number 28 J. Botterill	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		10:15
Number 37 C. Brown	C	0	1	1	+1	2	2	0	0	0	40%	17:16
Number 41 S. Barnes	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0	0	53.3%	20:12
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	1	0		11:46
Number 71 J. Hecht	C	1	0	1	+1	0	5	0	0	1		19:11
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	0	0	42.9%	13:39
Number 81 M. Satan	R	0	1	1	+1	2	1	0	1	0		18:40
Number 4 R. Warrener	D	0	1	1	+1	4	1	0	0	0		18:53
Number 8 R. Fitzpatrick	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	0		16:52
Number 21 R. Hecl	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		07:56
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2	2	2	0		28:34
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	2	0		26:24
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	1	0	1	+2	0	1	0	0	0		18:31

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 M. Noronen	29	29	0	1.000	60:00	Win

Florida Panthers skaters
Player	Position	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 S. Weiss	C	-2	0	0	1	0	50%	13:00
Number 12 O. Jokinen	C	-1	2	5	1	0	53.3%	20:32
Number 14 N. Hagman	L	-2	0	0	0	0		11:22
Number 16 M. Cullen	C	0	6	2	1	1	72.2%	15:10
Number 18 M. Nilson	L	0	0	2	0	0	50%	12:48
Number 19 B. Ritchie	C	-1	0	2	3	0		10:47
Number 22 K. Huselius	L	0	0	2	1	0		24:01
Number 25 V. Kozlov	C	0	0	2	0	0	100%	21:45
Number 27 J. Bednar	C	-1	0	0	0	0	50%	11:00
Number 32 S. Matteau	L	0	0	1	1	0		09:37
Number 38 E. Beaudoin	L	0	0	1	0	0	33.3%	10:55
Number 39 I. Novoseltsev	R	-2	0	2	1	0		10:57
Number 4 J. Bouwmeester	D	-1	0	5	1	1		24:15
Number 6 A. Lilja	D	-1	2	2	3	3		19:47
Number 7 P. Trnka	D	0	0	1	2	1		15:46
Number 34 M. Biron	D	-2	0	1	1	2		24:11
Number 55 I. Ulanov	D	-1	0	0	2	0		14:11
Number 56 I. Majesky	D	-1	0	1	4	1		20:09

Florida Panthers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 J. Hurme	25	21	4	.840	59:56	Loss

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:44	Florida Panthers	Matt Cullen	High sticking	2
1st	04:29	Florida Panthers	Olli Jokinen	Boarding	2
1st	18:10	Florida Panthers	Matt Cullen	Holding	2
2nd	04:10	Florida Panthers	Andreas Lilja	Tripping	2
2nd	10:05	Florida Panthers	Matt Cullen	Tripping	2
2nd	14:44	Buffalo Sabres	Rhett Warrener	Holding	2
2nd	19:02	Buffalo Sabres	Rhett Warrener	Hooking obstruction	2
3rd	04:52	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Botterill	Hooking obstruction	2
3rd	10:21	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Gratton	Holding the stick	2
3rd	11:46	Buffalo Sabres	Miroslav Satan	Closing hand on puck	2
3rd	17:53	Buffalo Sabres	Curtis Brown	High sticking	2

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Florida Panthers head coach: Mike Keenan
Referees: Blaine Angus, Tom Kowal
Linesmen: Kevin Collins, Brad Kovachik
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Doug Houda, James Patrick, Rob Ray, Chris Taylor, Jay McKee, Denis Hamel, J-P Dumont, Henrik Tallinder, Norman Milley, Jaroslav Kristek, Milan Bartovic, Doug Janik, Ryan Miller, Paul Gaustad, Sean McMorrow
Florida Panthers scratches: Wade Flaherty, Jim Campbell, Valeri Bure, Jeff Toms, Jamie Rivers, Peter Worrell, Pierre Dagenais, Kyle Rossiter, Branislav Mezei, Denis Shvidki, Juraj Kolnik

Every Buffalo Sabres and Florida Panthers game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Florida Panthers 3 at Buffalo Sabres 0	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Dec 20, 2002
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Florida Panthers 2	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers, Mon, Feb 24, 2003
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Florida Panthers 0	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers, Sat, Mar 8, 2003
Florida Panthers 1 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Mar 26, 2003

Other NHL games on Saturday, March 8, 2003
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 4 at Boston Bruins 5	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins, Sat, Mar 8, 2003
Vancouver Canucks 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3	Final/OT	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Mar 8, 2003
New Jersey Devils 4 at New York Islanders 2	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at New York Islanders, Sat, Mar 8, 2003
Calgary Flames 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2	Final/OT	Game page: Calgary Flames at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Mar 8, 2003
Ottawa Senators 5 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Mar 8, 2003
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 1	Final/OT	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Mar 8, 2003
San Jose Sharks 4 at Phoenix Coyotes 6	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Mar 8, 2003
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Los Angeles Kings 2	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Mar 8, 2003