Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers

Wednesday, March 19, 2003, 7:00 PM ET Madison Square Garden, New York Regular Season Final

Final score

The New York Rangers beat the Buffalo Sabres 3–0 on Wednesday, March 19, 2003 at home.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Buffalo Sabres	0	27-37-10-8
at New York Rangers	3	32-36-10-4

Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	0	0	0	0
New York Rangers	0	2	1	3

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	6	8	13	27
New York Rangers	16	12	8	36

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	06:12	New York Rangers	Tom Poti (11)	Dan Lacouture (5), Eric Lindros (31)	Even strength	BUF 0, NYR 1
2nd	15:01	New York Rangers	Bobby Holik (16)	Eric Lindros (32)	Even strength	BUF 0, NYR 2
3rd	11:08	New York Rangers	Anson Carter (26)	Mark Messier (21), Petr Nedved (27)	Even strength	BUF 0, NYR 3

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

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	-2	0	1	0	1		14:26
Number 16 C. Taylor	C	-1	0	0	1	0	37.5%	08:58
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	-1	2	2	2	0		14:33
Number 18 T. Connolly	C	-2	0	0	0	1	43.8%	15:47
Number 22 A. Mair	C	-1	0	0	1	2	80%	09:38
Number 26 E. Boulton	L	0	4	2	0	2		08:38
Number 28 J. Botterill	L	0	4	0	1	2		09:20
Number 37 C. Brown	C	0	0	2	0	0	50%	17:27
Number 48 D. Brière	C	0	0	5	1	1	66.7%	14:58
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	-1	0	3	0	0		14:37
Number 71 J. Hecht	C	0	2	3	1	1		16:13
Number 81 M. Satan	R	-1	0	2	0	1		17:14
Number 3 J. Patrick	D	-1	0	0	0	2		21:19
Number 6 D. Houda	D	-2	2	1	0	2		12:39
Number 8 R. Fitzpatrick	D	0	2	2	2	2		22:49
Number 33 D. Janik	D	-1	0	0	0	0		08:32
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	-1	2	2	0	1		27:33
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	-1	0	2	0	2		23:22

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 43 M. Biron	36	33	3	.917	59:28	Loss

New York Rangers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 T. Donato	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25%	07:12
Number 10 S. McCarthy	R	0	0	0	0	4	1	4	2		07:58
Number 11 M. Messier	C	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	2	54.5%	19:54
Number 16 B. Holik	C	1	0	1	+2	2	6	2	0	59.1%	16:43
Number 22 A. Carter	R	1	0	1	+1	0	4	0	0		19:16
Number 26 J. Lundmark	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		07:49
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	0	0	0	+1	0	4	2	0	100%	20:28
Number 36 M. Barnaby	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	4	0		06:37
Number 38 R. Petrovicky	R	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	0		07:38
Number 39 D. Lacouture	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	1		09:57
Number 88 E. Lindros	C	0	2	2	+2	4	1	3	0	100%	14:08
Number 93 P. Nedved	C	0	1	1	+1	2	1	3	1	46.7%	21:23
Number 2 B. Leetch	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		18:18
Number 3 T. Poti	D	1	0	1	+1	0	4	0	2		22:48
Number 5 D. Purinton	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	1	2		15:04
Number 6 D. Kasparaitis	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	2	3		17:45
Number 23 V. Malakhov	D	0	0	0	+2	0	3	2	2		24:21
Number 29 B. Mironov	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	2	2		23:53

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Dunham	27	27	0	1.000	60:00	Win

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	10:20	New York Rangers	Eric Lindros	Interference	2
1st	15:47	Buffalo Sabres	Doug Houda	Tripping obstruction	2
1st	18:39	Buffalo Sabres	Alexei Zhitnik	Hooking	2
2nd	01:07	New York Rangers	Eric Lindros	Interference goalkeeper	2
2nd	01:32	Buffalo Sabres	J-P Dumont	Slashing	2
2nd	02:36	New York Rangers	Bobby Holik	High sticking	2
2nd	07:15	New York Rangers	Dale Purinton	Interference	2
2nd	07:51	Buffalo Sabres	Rory Fitzpatrick	Tripping	2
2nd	11:42	New York Rangers	Ronald Petrovicky	High sticking	2
2nd	16:13	New York Rangers	Sandy McCarthy	Interference	2
2nd	20:00	Buffalo Sabres	Eric Boulton	Roughing	2
2nd	20:00	New York Rangers	Sandy McCarthy	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
3rd	03:17	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Botterill	High sticking	2
3rd	05:58	Buffalo Sabres	Eric Boulton	High sticking	2
3rd	12:55	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Botterill	Roughing	2
3rd	12:55	New York Rangers	Matthew Barnaby	Roughing	2
3rd	15:04	New York Rangers	Petr Nedved	Interference	2
3rd	19:12	Buffalo Sabres	Jochen Hecht	Roughing	2
3rd	19:12	New York Rangers	Ronald Petrovicky	Roughing	2

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
New York Rangers head coach: Glen Sather
Referees: Stephane Auger, Paul Stewart
Linesmen: Brian Murphy, Lyle Seitz
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Rhett Warrener, Jay McKee, Denis Hamel, Henrik Tallinder, Dmitri Kalinin, Norman Milley, Jaroslav Kristek, Taylor Pyatt, Milan Bartovic, Ryan Miller, Paul Gaustad, Sean McMorrow, Radoslav Hecl
New York Rangers scratches: Sylvain Lefebvre, Mike Richter, Pavel Bure, Dixon Ward, Dave Karpa, Mike Wilson, John Tripp, Roman Lyashenko, Johan Holmqvist, Jason LaBarbera, Billy Tibbetts

Every Buffalo Sabres and New York Rangers game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Rangers 4 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final/OT	Game page: New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Oct 17, 2002
Buffalo Sabres 4 at New York Rangers 1	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers, Fri, Dec 6, 2002
New York Rangers 4 at Buffalo Sabres 5	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Feb 15, 2003
Buffalo Sabres 0 at New York Rangers 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers, Wed, Mar 19, 2003

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Matchup	Status	Details
Dallas Stars 5 at Atlanta Thrashers 4	Final/OT	Game page: Dallas Stars at Atlanta Thrashers, Wed, Mar 19, 2003
Minnesota Wild 3 at Florida Panthers 1	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Florida Panthers, Wed, Mar 19, 2003
Anaheim Ducks 4 at Chicago Blackhawks 3	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Chicago Blackhawks, Wed, Mar 19, 2003