Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning

Sunday, March 9, 2003, 5:00 PM ET St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres and Tampa Bay Lightning tied 1–1 on Sunday, March 9, 2003.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Buffalo Sabres	1	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	Overtime	Total
Buffalo Sabres	0	1	0	0	1
Tampa Bay Lightning	0	1	0	0	1

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Buffalo Sabres	8	8	10	1	27
Tampa Bay Lightning	8	12	6	2	28

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	09:51	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vincent Lecavalier (26)	Brad Richards (47), Martin St. Louis (31)	Power play	BUF 0, TBL 1
2nd	11:38	Buffalo Sabres	Ales Kotalik (18)	Miroslav Satan (38), Alexei Zhitnik (15)	Power play	BUF 1, TBL 1

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

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	1	0	1	0	1	3	0	1	100%	17:16
Number 18 T. Connolly	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	50%	15:28
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	20%	08:35
Number 24 T. Pyatt	L	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		13:48
Number 26 E. Boulton	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		06:47
Number 28 J. Botterill	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		13:01
Number 32 R. Ray	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		02:53
Number 37 C. Brown	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	36.4%	18:49
Number 41 S. Barnes	C	0	0	0	2	1	1	2	0	56.3%	19:52
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	0	0	2	3	1	1	0		13:00
Number 71 J. Hecht	C	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0		19:48
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	54.5%	13:35
Number 81 M. Satan	R	0	1	1	0	3	0	1	0		20:37
Number 4 R. Warrener	D	0	0	0	4	2	3	0	0		20:22
Number 8 R. Fitzpatrick	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		17:52
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0		32:17
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		29:42
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0		28:39

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 M. Noronen	28	27	1	.964	65:00	T

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 4 V. Lecavalier	C	1	0	1	2	5	0	1	1	66.7%	21:04
Number 7 B. Clymer	R	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		14:17
Number 11 C. Dingman	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0		09:50
Number 15 N. Alexeev	R	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0		13:08
Number 16 A. Svitov	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	66.7%	09:26
Number 17 R. Fedotenko	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	100%	13:46
Number 19 B. Richards	C	0	1	1	0	4	0	0	0	30%	23:07
Number 20 V. Prospal	L	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	50%	21:36
Number 25 D. Andreychuk	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	43.8%	15:45
Number 26 M. St. Louis	R	0	1	1	0	3	1	1	0		19:40
Number 27 T. Taylor	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	83.3%	11:32
Number 33 F. Modin	L	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		19:32
Number 2 S. Neckar	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		20:12
Number 13 P. Kubina	D	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0		24:06
Number 21 C. Sarich	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		20:16
Number 22 D. Boyle	D	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	0		28:01
Number 37 B. Lukowich	D	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0		11:14
Number 44 N. Pratt	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		17:33

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 N. Khabibulin	27	26	1	.963	64:46	T

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	06:23	Tampa Bay Lightning	Nikolai Khabibulin	Delaying game	2
1st	09:14	Buffalo Sabres	Rhett Warrener	Hooking	2
2nd	08:23	Buffalo Sabres	Stu Barnes	Tripping	2
2nd	10:45	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vincent Lecavalier	Holding	2
2nd	13:39	Buffalo Sabres	Maxim Afinogenov	Hooking obstruction	2
3rd	01:18	Buffalo Sabres	Rhett Warrener	Hooking	2

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: John Tortorella
Referees: Tom Kowal, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: Jonny Murray, Pierre Racicot
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Doug Houda, James Patrick, 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, Radoslav Hecl
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Darren Rumble, Jassen Cullimore, Brian Holzinger, Kevin Hodson, Andre Roy, 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, March 9, 2003
Matchup	Status	Details
Minnesota Wild 6 at Atlanta Thrashers 4	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Atlanta Thrashers, Sun, Mar 9, 2003
Boston Bruins 5 at Chicago Blackhawks 8	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Chicago Blackhawks, Sun, Mar 9, 2003
Detroit Red Wings 1 at Anaheim Ducks 4	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Anaheim Ducks, Sun, Mar 9, 2003
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Ottawa Senators 4	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Ottawa Senators, Sun, Mar 9, 2003
San Jose Sharks 0 at Dallas Stars 3	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Dallas Stars, Sun, Mar 9, 2003