Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres

Friday, March 14, 2003, 7:00 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–2 on Friday, March 14, 2003 on the road.

Final score, Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Tampa Bay Lightning	4	36-25-16-5
at Buffalo Sabres	2	27-37-10-8

Goals by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	2	1	1	4
Buffalo Sabres	1	1	0	2

Shots on goal by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	16	7	10	33
Buffalo Sabres	10	14	4	28

Scoring summary

Every goal, Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	06:23	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vinny Prospal (19)	Vincent Lecavalier (39)	Even strength	TBL 1, BUF 0
1st	10:25	Tampa Bay Lightning	Dave Andreychuk (18)	Vinny Prospal (51), Brad Richards (49)	Power play	TBL 2, BUF 0
1st	13:37	Buffalo Sabres	Daniel Brière (18)	Unassisted	Even strength	TBL 2, BUF 1
2nd	12:26	Tampa Bay Lightning	Brad Richards (16)	Martin St. Louis (32), Cory Sarich (9)	Even strength	TBL 3, BUF 1
2nd	16:49	Buffalo Sabres	Taylor Pyatt (9)	Brian Campbell (15), Rhett Warrener (6)	Even strength	TBL 3, BUF 2
3rd	19:45	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vinny Prospal (20)	Unassisted	Even strength, Empty net	TBL 4, BUF 2

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

Tampa Bay Lightning 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 4 V. Lecavalier	C	0	1	1	+2	0	2	0	1	0	25%	18:23
Number 7 B. Clymer	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	2	0		14:13
Number 15 N. Alexeev	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0		12:55
Number 16 A. Svitov	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0	66.7%	11:40
Number 17 R. Fedotenko	L	0	0	0	+2	2	1	1	1	0		14:07
Number 19 B. Richards	C	1	1	2	+1	0	4	0	1	0	70%	17:06
Number 20 V. Prospal	L	2	1	3	+2	0	2	0	0	0		18:23
Number 25 D. Andreychuk	L	1	0	1	-1	0	6	1	0	1	66.7%	17:08
Number 26 M. St. Louis	R	0	1	1	+1	2	6	0	1	0		17:56
Number 27 T. Taylor	C	0	0	0	-1	2	1	2	1	0	50%	12:14
Number 33 F. Modin	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	33.3%	15:23
Number 36 A. Roy	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0		08:42
Number 2 S. Neckar	D	0	0	0	+2	2	0	0	0	0		16:45
Number 13 P. Kubina	D	0	0	0	+2	0	3	0	0	0		19:30
Number 21 C. Sarich	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	5	2	0		19:32
Number 22 D. Boyle	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		21:14
Number 37 B. Lukowich	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	2	1	0		16:54
Number 44 N. Pratt	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0		19:33

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 47 J. Grahame	28	26	2	.929	60:00	Win

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	-1	0	1	2	1	100%	19:19
Number 16 C. Taylor	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	56.3%	15:26
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	0		15:22
Number 18 T. Connolly	C	0	0	0	-2	0	3	1	1	26.7%	19:48
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	66.7%	08:57
Number 24 T. Pyatt	L	1	0	1	0	0	3	3	1		12:40
Number 26 E. Boulton	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		07:06
Number 28 J. Botterill	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	33.3%	06:31
Number 48 D. Brière	C	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	45.5%	17:43
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	0	100%	15:43
Number 71 J. Hecht	C	0	0	0	0	8	4	0	0	40%	15:56
Number 81 M. Satan	R	0	0	0	-2	0	3	1	0		22:34
Number 3 J. Patrick	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1		18:48
Number 4 R. Warrener	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	2		22:55
Number 8 R. Fitzpatrick	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		16:03
Number 33 D. Janik	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	2		08:06
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	0	0	0	-1	2	2	2	0		26:17
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	1	1	-1	0	2	0	1		22:57

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 M. Noronen	32	29	3	.906	59:09	Loss

Penalties, Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	00:37	Tampa Bay Lightning	Tim Taylor	Cross checking	2
1st	02:38	Buffalo Sabres	Jochen Hecht	Holding	2
1st	09:45	Buffalo Sabres	Alexei Zhitnik	Tripping	2
1st	19:10	Tampa Bay Lightning	Martin St. Louis	Hooking obstruction	2
2nd	11:12	Buffalo Sabres	Jochen Hecht	Roughing	2
2nd	11:12	Tampa Bay Lightning	Stan Neckar	Holding the stick	2
3rd	09:53	Buffalo Sabres	Jochen Hecht	Roughing	2
3rd	09:53	Buffalo Sabres	Jochen Hecht	Roughing	2
3rd	09:53	Tampa Bay Lightning	Brad Lukowich	Roughing	2
3rd	13:08	Buffalo Sabres	Maxim Afinogenov	Slashing	2
3rd	17:11	Tampa Bay Lightning	Freddy Modin	High sticking	2
3rd	20:00	Tampa Bay Lightning	Ruslan Fedotenko	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: John Tortorella
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Marc Joannette, Dan O'Halloran
Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Mark Wheler
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Darren Rumble, Jassen Cullimore, Kevin Hodson, Chris Dingman, Sheldon Keefe, Evgeny Konstantinov, Jimmie Olvestad
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Doug Houda, Curtis Brown, Jay McKee, Denis Hamel, Henrik Tallinder, Dmitri Kalinin, Norman Milley, Jaroslav Kristek, Milan Bartovic, Ryan Miller, Paul Gaustad, Sean McMorrow, Radoslav Hecl

Every Tampa Bay Lightning and Buffalo Sabres 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 Friday, March 14, 2003
Matchup	Status	Details
Los Angeles Kings 3 at Washington Capitals 1	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Washington Capitals, Fri, Mar 14, 2003
Nashville Predators 1 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Minnesota Wild, Fri, Mar 14, 2003
Chicago Blackhawks 4 at Phoenix Coyotes 0	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Phoenix Coyotes, Fri, Mar 14, 2003