Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres

Wednesday, March 26, 2003, 7:00 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Florida Panthers 2–1 on Wednesday, March 26, 2003 at home.

Final score, Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Florida Panthers	1	24-36-13-9
at Buffalo Sabres	2	27-37-10-8

Goals by period, Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Florida Panthers	1	0	0	1
Buffalo Sabres	1	1	0	2

Shots on goal by period, Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Florida Panthers	9	10	11	30
Buffalo Sabres	11	9	6	26

Scoring summary

Every goal, Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	05:31	Florida Panthers	Kristian Huselius (20)	Pavel Trnka (7), Niklas Hagman (14)	Even strength	FLA 1, BUF 0
1st	12:05	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Taylor (1)	Norman Milley (2), Eric Boulton (4)	Even strength	FLA 1, BUF 1
2nd	19:21	Buffalo Sabres	Daniel Brière (21)	Miroslav Satan (43), Jochen Hecht (15)	Power play	FLA 1, BUF 2

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

Florida Panthers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 S. Weiss	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	57.1%	13:18
Number 12 O. Jokinen	C	0	0	0	0	4	4	2	1	50%	22:07
Number 14 N. Hagman	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0		13:34
Number 16 M. Cullen	C	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	0	33.3%	16:31
Number 18 M. Nilson	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		17:23
Number 19 B. Ritchie	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	62.5%	09:47
Number 21 D. Shvidki	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0		12:43
Number 22 K. Huselius	L	1	0	1	+1	0	5	0	0		17:39
Number 25 V. Kozlov	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	75%	20:35
Number 26 P. Dagenais	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		09:40
Number 32 S. Matteau	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0		09:40
Number 39 I. Novoseltsev	R	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0		15:13
Number 4 J. Bouwmeester	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		22:16
Number 6 A. Lilja	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2		24:06
Number 7 P. Trnka	D	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	1		11:33
Number 29 I. Kravchuk	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		13:36
Number 34 M. Biron	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	2		20:08
Number 56 I. Majesky	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0		23:20

Florida Panthers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 R. Luongo	26	24	2	.923	56:36	Loss
Number 30 J. Hurme	0	0	0		02:24

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	0	0	2	3	0	0		17:20
Number 16 C. Taylor	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	2	0	0	57.1%	12:28
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0		17:37
Number 18 T. Connolly	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	53.3%	13:14
Number 19 N. Milley	R	0	1	1	+1	0	3	2	0	0		11:39
Number 26 E. Boulton	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	3	0	0		10:36
Number 28 J. Botterill	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		12:57
Number 37 C. Brown	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	52.9%	16:19
Number 48 D. Brière	C	1	0	1	-1	0	1	0	1	1	43.8%	18:10
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		11:11
Number 71 J. Hecht	C	0	1	1	-1	0	4	0	0	0		17:36
Number 81 M. Satan	R	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0		17:41
Number 3 J. Patrick	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		21:35
Number 4 R. Warrener	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0		20:24
Number 8 R. Fitzpatrick	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	4	2	0		18:46
Number 21 R. Hecl	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		08:01
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	0	0	0	+1	2	4	1	0	0		29:24
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	2	0		21:02

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 M. Noronen	30	29	1	.967	60:00	Win

Penalties, Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
2nd	00:28	Florida Panthers	Olli Jokinen	Hooking	2
2nd	10:21	Buffalo Sabres	Alexei Zhitnik	Delaying game	2
2nd	14:13	Florida Panthers	Pavel Trnka	Tripping	2
2nd	18:58	Florida Panthers	Olli Jokinen	Hooking	2
3rd	02:06	Florida Panthers	Ivan Novoseltsev	Tripping	2
3rd	11:05	Buffalo Sabres	Rory Fitzpatrick	Holding	2

Florida Panthers head coach: Mike Keenan
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Mike Hasenfratz, Dean Morton
Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Darren Gibbs
Florida Panthers scratches: Jim Campbell, Igor Ulanov, Jeff Toms, Jamie Rivers, Peter Worrell, Kyle Rossiter, Eric Beaudoin, Branislav Mezei, Juraj Kolnik, Darcy Hordichuk, Jaroslav Bednar
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Doug Houda, Jay McKee, Denis Hamel, Henrik Tallinder, Adam Mair, Dmitri Kalinin, Jaroslav Kristek, Taylor Pyatt, Milan Bartovic, Doug Janik, Ryan Miller, Paul Gaustad, Sean McMorrow

Every Florida Panthers and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Florida Panthers 3 at Buffalo Sabres 0	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Dec 20, 2002
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Florida Panthers 2	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers, Mon, Feb 24, 2003
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Florida Panthers 0	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers, Sat, Mar 8, 2003
Florida Panthers 1 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Mar 26, 2003

Other NHL games on Wednesday, March 26, 2003
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at New York Rangers 1	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers, Wed, Mar 26, 2003
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Atlanta Thrashers 5	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers, Wed, Mar 26, 2003
St. Louis Blues 1 at Minnesota Wild 0	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Minnesota Wild, Wed, Mar 26, 2003
Phoenix Coyotes 3 at Edmonton Oilers 4	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Edmonton Oilers, Wed, Mar 26, 2003