Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres

Tuesday, March 18, 2003, 7:00 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Philadelphia Flyers 5–2 on Tuesday, March 18, 2003 at home.

Final score, Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Philadelphia Flyers	2	45-20-13-4
at Buffalo Sabres	5	27-37-10-8

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

Shots on goal by period, Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Philadelphia Flyers	8	11	13	32
Buffalo Sabres	9	8	6	23

Scoring summary

Every goal, Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	03:30	Buffalo Sabres	Daniel Brière (19)	Rhett Warrener (7), J-P Dumont (16)	Power play	PHI 0, BUF 1
1st	06:14	Buffalo Sabres	J-P Dumont (13)	Jochen Hecht (13), Rhett Warrener (8)	Even strength	PHI 0, BUF 2
1st	10:16	Philadelphia Flyers	John LeClair (14)	Eric Desjardins (22), Mark Recchi (28)	Even strength	PHI 1, BUF 2
2nd	06:00	Philadelphia Flyers	Tony Amonte (16)	Eric Weinrich (15), Jeremy Roenick (26)	Power play	PHI 2, BUF 2
2nd	07:02	Buffalo Sabres	Maxim Afinogenov (3)	Taylor Pyatt (13)	Even strength	PHI 2, BUF 3
2nd	18:09	Buffalo Sabres	Jochen Hecht (7)	Adam Mair (9), Curtis Brown (15)	Even strength	PHI 2, BUF 4
3rd	00:39	Buffalo Sabres	James Patrick (3)	Jason Botterill (3), Eric Boulton (3)	Even strength	PHI 2, BUF 5

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

Philadelphia Flyers 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 8 M. Recchi	R	0	1	1	-2	0	0	0	0	0	100%	14:13
Number 10 J. LeClair	L	1	0	1	-2	2	4	1	0	0		17:44
Number 11 T. Amonte	R	1	0	1	0	0	4	0	1	1		17:54
Number 13 C. Lapointe	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	84.6%	13:18
Number 15 J. Sacco	L	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	0		08:49
Number 19 E. Chouinard	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		08:21
Number 24 S. Kapanen	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	0	0		17:30
Number 25 K. Primeau	C	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	1	0	58.3%	19:32
Number 26 M. Handzus	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	2	0	0	37.5%	11:13
Number 39 M. Murray	C	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	28.6%	11:06
Number 87 D. Brashear	L	0	0	0	-1	7	1	1	0	0		12:34
Number 97 J. Roenick	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	83.3%	18:43
Number 2 E. Weinrich	D	0	1	1	-2	0	1	0	0	0		20:27
Number 5 K. Johnsson	D	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	3	0		17:17
Number 6 C. Therien	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		21:04
Number 22 D. Yushkevich	D	0	0	0	-2	0	3	3	2	0		19:00
Number 28 M. Ragnarsson	D	0	0	0	-1	4	2	0	1	0		15:55
Number 37 E. Desjardins	D	0	1	1	+1	0	4	0	0	0		24:31

Philadelphia Flyers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 42 R. Esche	23	18	5	.783	60:00	Loss

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	0	0	0	-1	0	4	1	0	0		18:22
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	1	1	2	+1	0	5	2	0	0		16:24
Number 18 T. Connolly	C	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	20%	18:23
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	1	1	+2	4	0	1	0	0	47.1%	10:48
Number 24 T. Pyatt	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0	0		06:48
Number 26 E. Boulton	L	0	1	1	+1	5	1	2	0	0		08:53
Number 28 J. Botterill	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0		11:03
Number 37 C. Brown	C	0	1	1	+2	4	1	0	0	0	25%	15:08
Number 48 D. Brière	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	1	1	75%	17:42
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	1	0	1	+1	5	1	3	0	0		14:03
Number 71 J. Hecht	C	1	1	2	+2	0	3	0	2	0		15:21
Number 81 M. Satan	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0		22:10
Number 3 J. Patrick	D	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	1	0		21:32
Number 4 R. Warrener	D	0	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0		09:05
Number 8 R. Fitzpatrick	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	3	1	0		22:32
Number 33 D. Janik	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1	0		11:25
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	0	0	0	+2	0	1	5	0	0		31:07
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		23:27

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 43 M. Biron	32	30	2	.938	60:00	Win

Penalties, Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	00:11	Buffalo Sabres	Eric Boulton	Fighting (major)	5
1st	00:11	Philadelphia Flyers	Donald Brashear	Fighting (major)	5
1st	02:00	Philadelphia Flyers	Joe Sacco	Holding the stick	2
1st	08:16	Buffalo Sabres	Tim Connolly	Slashing	2
1st	08:16	Philadelphia Flyers	Marcus Ragnarsson	Slashing	2
2nd	04:12	Buffalo Sabres	Adam Mair	Interference	2
2nd	08:12	Philadelphia Flyers	Marcus Ragnarsson	Tripping	2
2nd	12:44	Buffalo Sabres	Adam Mair	Interference	2
2nd	13:35	Buffalo Sabres	Curtis Brown	Roughing	2
2nd	13:35	Philadelphia Flyers	Kim Johnsson	Roughing	2
2nd	15:22	Philadelphia Flyers	John LeClair	Hooking	2
3rd	06:47	Buffalo Sabres	Curtis Brown	Roughing	2
3rd	06:47	Buffalo Sabres	Maxim Afinogenov	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	06:47	Philadelphia Flyers	Joe Sacco	Roughing	2
3rd	06:47	Philadelphia Flyers	Marty Murray	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	19:08	Philadelphia Flyers	Donald Brashear	Elbowing	2

Philadelphia Flyers head coach: Ken Hitchcock
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Greg Kimmerly, Bob Langdon
Linesmen: Derek Amell, Steve Miller
Philadelphia Flyers scratches: Mark Greig, Jamie Wright, Tomi Kallio, Ian MacNeil, Radovan Somik, Todd Fedoruk, Andre Savage, Simon Gagne, Mike Siklenka, Kirby Law, Jim Vandermeer, Justin Williams, Patrick Sharp, Dennis Seidenberg
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Doug Houda, Chris Taylor, Jay McKee, Denis Hamel, Henrik Tallinder, Dmitri Kalinin, Norman Milley, Jaroslav Kristek, Milan Bartovic, Ryan Miller, Paul Gaustad, Sean McMorrow, Radoslav Hecl

Every Philadelphia Flyers and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Oct 22, 2002
Buffalo Sabres 0 at Philadelphia Flyers 2	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Dec 14, 2002
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Philadelphia Flyers, Tue, Jan 7, 2003
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Buffalo Sabres 5	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Mar 18, 2003

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New Jersey Devils 1 at Montreal Canadiens 0	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Mar 18, 2003
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Vancouver Canucks 4 at St. Louis Blues 6	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at St. Louis Blues, Tue, Mar 18, 2003
Boston Bruins 1 at Phoenix Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Phoenix Coyotes, Tue, Mar 18, 2003
Calgary Flames 4 at Los Angeles Kings 1	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Los Angeles Kings, Tue, Mar 18, 2003