Buffalo Sabres at Atlanta Thrashers

Saturday, March 15, 2003, 7:00 PM ET Philips Arena, Atlanta Regular Season Final

Final score

The Atlanta Thrashers beat the Buffalo Sabres 5–3 on Saturday, March 15, 2003 at home.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Buffalo Sabres	3	27-37-10-8
at Atlanta Thrashers	5	31-39-7-5

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

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Atlanta Thrashers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	12	15	12	39
Atlanta Thrashers	9	5	10	24

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Atlanta Thrashers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	10:09	Buffalo Sabres	Ales Kotalik (19)	Tim Connolly (11), Miroslav Satan (39)	Even strength	BUF 1, ATL 0
2nd	03:00	Atlanta Thrashers	Lubos Bartecko (5)	Dany Heatley (36), Chris Tamer (7)	Even strength	BUF 1, ATL 1
2nd	08:19	Atlanta Thrashers	Dany Heatley (31)	Unassisted	Even strength	BUF 1, ATL 2
2nd	16:39	Buffalo Sabres	Tim Connolly (11)	Miroslav Satan (40)	Power play	BUF 2, ATL 2
2nd	18:43	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk (33)	Pasi Nurminen (2)	Even strength	BUF 2, ATL 3
3rd	02:48	Buffalo Sabres	Taylor Pyatt (10)	Maxim Afinogenov (4)	Even strength	BUF 3, ATL 3
3rd	15:58	Atlanta Thrashers	Vyacheslav Kozlov (20)	Chris Tamer (8)	Even strength	BUF 3, ATL 4
3rd	19:53	Atlanta Thrashers	Marc Savard (12)	Unassisted	Even strength, Empty net	BUF 3, ATL 5

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	0	0	3	1	0	0	100%	18:47
Number 16 C. Taylor	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	58.3%	12:34
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	0	0	0	-1	0	4	1	0	0		18:01
Number 18 T. Connolly	C	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	50%	18:30
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	0	0	58.3%	10:00
Number 24 T. Pyatt	L	1	0	1	-1	0	1	0	0	0		11:48
Number 26 E. Boulton	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		06:37
Number 28 J. Botterill	L	0	0	0	-1	2	3	0	0	0		08:28
Number 48 D. Brière	C	0	0	0	-2	0	6	0	0	0	53.3%	17:25
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	0		12:01
Number 71 J. Hecht	C	0	0	0	-2	0	8	0	0	0		20:17
Number 81 M. Satan	R	0	2	2	-1	2	1	0	1	0		18:48
Number 3 J. Patrick	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	0		21:08
Number 4 R. Warrener	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		22:14
Number 8 R. Fitzpatrick	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	2	0		19:08
Number 33 D. Janik	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		07:41
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	0	0	0	-1	2	3	3	1	0		23:46
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	0	0	-4	0	2	1	0	0		26:05

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 43 M. Biron	23	19	4	.826	59:58	Loss

Atlanta Thrashers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 3 M. Hartigan	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	62.5%	07:00
Number 9 M. Savard	C	1	0	1	+2	2	3	0	0	59.1%	16:26
Number 12 A. Hrkac	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	66.7%	16:11
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	1	0	1	+2	0	2	1	0		19:15
Number 15 D. Heatley	L	1	1	2	+3	2	3	0	0		18:53
Number 16 J. Cowan	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1		06:54
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	1	0	1	0	0	6	0	0		20:45
Number 20 J. Odgers	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		08:50
Number 23 L. Bartecko	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	2	0		15:09
Number 27 P. Stefan	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	23.5%	17:59
Number 37 D. Snyder	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	50%	16:17
Number 39 P. Svartvadet	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		10:19
Number 2 G. Exelby	D	0	0	0	+2	4	0	3	3		15:06
Number 4 C. Tamer	D	0	2	2	+2	0	0	2	2		21:37
Number 8 F. Kaberle	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	0		18:59
Number 29 K. Safronov	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1		13:44
Number 36 D. Tjarnqvist	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		20:10
Number 38 Y. Tremblay	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		27:43

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 P. Nurminen	39	36	3	.923	60:00	Win

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Atlanta Thrashers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:36	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Botterill	Hooking obstruction	2
1st	12:17	Buffalo Sabres	Alexei Zhitnik	Hooking	2
1st	14:43	Atlanta Thrashers	Jeff Odgers	Interference	2
1st	17:11	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Taylor	Interference goalkeeper	2
2nd	00:45	Buffalo Sabres	Miroslav Satan	Tripping	2
2nd	05:13	Atlanta Thrashers	Dany Heatley	Interference goalkeeper	2
2nd	15:57	Atlanta Thrashers	Garnet Exelby	Elbowing	2
2nd	19:07	Atlanta Thrashers	Garnet Exelby	Holding the stick	2
3rd	05:17	Atlanta Thrashers	Marc Savard	Tripping	2

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Bob Hartley
Referees: Mike Hasenfratz, Greg Kimmerly
Linesmen: Thor Nelson, Pierre Racicot
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
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Uwe Krupp, Byron Dafoe, Shawn McEachern, Chris Herperger, Frederic Cassivi, Yuri Butsayev, Jeff Farkas, Francis Lessard, Benjamin Simon, Kamil Piros, Andy Sutton, Joe Dipenta, Jean-Pierre Vigier, Brad Tapper, Mike Weaver, Kurtis Foster, Simon Gamache

Every Buffalo Sabres and Atlanta Thrashers game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Atlanta Thrashers 6 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Nov 9, 2002
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 4	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Atlanta Thrashers, Mon, Feb 17, 2003
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 5	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Atlanta Thrashers, Sat, Mar 15, 2003
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Apr 2, 2003

Other NHL games on Saturday, March 15, 2003
Matchup	Status	Details
Florida Panthers 1 at Boston Bruins 4	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Boston Bruins, Sat, Mar 15, 2003
New York Rangers 1 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Mar 15, 2003
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Mar 15, 2003
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Detroit Red Wings 5	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Detroit Red Wings, Sat, Mar 15, 2003
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Mar 15, 2003
New York Islanders 5 at Ottawa Senators 2	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Mar 15, 2003
Los Angeles Kings 0 at Carolina Hurricanes 0	Final/OT	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Carolina Hurricanes, Sat, Mar 15, 2003
Minnesota Wild 0 at Columbus Blue Jackets 5	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Mar 15, 2003
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Vancouver Canucks 0	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Mar 15, 2003
St. Louis Blues 1 at Nashville Predators 0	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Nashville Predators, Sat, Mar 15, 2003
Anaheim Ducks 2 at Phoenix Coyotes 4	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Mar 15, 2003
Dallas Stars 3 at Edmonton Oilers 4	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Mar 15, 2003
Calgary Flames 2 at San Jose Sharks 3	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Mar 15, 2003