Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres

Friday, March 28, 2003, 7:00 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Montreal Canadiens 4–1 on Friday, March 28, 2003 at home.

Final score, Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Montreal Canadiens	1	30-35-8-9
at Buffalo Sabres	4	27-37-10-8

Goals by period, Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	0	0	1	1
Buffalo Sabres	1	3	0	4

Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	9	13	5	27
Buffalo Sabres	10	11	10	31

Scoring summary

Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	01:00	Buffalo Sabres	Taylor Pyatt (11)	Daniel Brière (30), Alexei Zhitnik (16)	Even strength	MTL 0, BUF 1
2nd	00:30	Buffalo Sabres	Jochen Hecht (10)	J-P Dumont (18), Daniel Brière (31)	Even strength	MTL 0, BUF 2
2nd	10:43	Buffalo Sabres	Taylor Pyatt (12)	Alexei Zhitnik (17), Miroslav Satan (44)	Power play	MTL 0, BUF 3
2nd	12:16	Buffalo Sabres	Taylor Pyatt (13)	Miroslav Satan (45)	Even strength	MTL 0, BUF 4
3rd	08:07	Montreal Canadiens	Yanic Perreault (22)	Andreas Dackell (16), Patrice Brisebois (25)	Even strength	MTL 1, BUF 4

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

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 S. Koivu	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	52.4%	17:42
Number 20 R. Zednik	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		18:37
Number 21 H. Mckay	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		08:10
Number 24 A. Dackell	R	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	2		15:05
Number 25 C. Kilger	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	1	53.8%	13:11
Number 37 N. Sundstrom	R	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0		14:04
Number 38 J. Bulis	C	0	0	0	-3	0	1	1	0	50%	15:56
Number 71 M. Ribeiro	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	57.1%	15:22
Number 81 M. Hossa	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		16:27
Number 82 D. Audette	R	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0		16:55
Number 94 Y. Perreault	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	80%	13:29
Number 5 S. Quintal	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		17:47
Number 8 M. Komisarek	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	5		17:37
Number 28 K. Dykhuis	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1		08:19
Number 43 P. Brisebois	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	0		21:26
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	0	0	-3	0	2	0	1		20:19
Number 54 P. Traverse	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	1		20:09
Number 79 A. Markov	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	2		21:58

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Garon	31	27	4	.871	59:39	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 17 J. Dumont	R	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0	0		15:53
Number 18 T. Connolly	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	0	0	45.5%	15:48
Number 19 N. Milley	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		10:27
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	1	0	44.4%	12:30
Number 24 T. Pyatt	L	3	0	3	+1	0	4	1	1	1		16:57
Number 26 E. Boulton	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0		12:19
Number 28 J. Botterill	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		10:30
Number 37 C. Brown	C	0	0	0	+1	2	1	1	1	0	15.4%	13:45
Number 48 D. Brière	C	0	2	2	+2	0	2	0	0	0	55%	17:24
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		14:25
Number 71 J. Hecht	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	1	0		17:05
Number 81 M. Satan	R	0	2	2	+1	0	3	0	0	0		20:37
Number 3 J. Patrick	D	0	0	0	+2	0	1	0	2	0		20:19
Number 4 R. Warrener	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		20:49
Number 8 R. Fitzpatrick	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		18:04
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	0	2	2	+2	0	2	0	0	0		23:44
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	0		21:11
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0		14:30

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 43 M. Biron	27	26	1	.963	59:43	Win

Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	10:17	Buffalo Sabres	Adam Mair	Cross checking	2
2nd	09:20	Montreal Canadiens	Andreas Dackell	Holding	2
2nd	18:57	Buffalo Sabres	Curtis Brown	Holding the stick	2
3rd	03:23	Montreal Canadiens	Stephane Quintal	Slashing	2
3rd	10:11	Montreal Canadiens	Marcel Hossa	Diving	2
3rd	17:41	Montreal Canadiens	Patrick Traverse	High sticking	2

Montreal Canadiens head coach: Claude Julien
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Kelly Sutherland, Dean Warren
Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Darren Gibbs
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Joe Juneau, Bill Lindsay, Mariusz Czerkawski, Sylvain Blouin, Eric Fichaud, Gordie Dwyer, Francis Bouillon, Jason Ward, Francois Beauchemin, Ron Hainsey
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Doug Houda, Chris Taylor, Denis Hamel, Henrik Tallinder, Dmitri Kalinin, Jaroslav Kristek, Ales Kotalik, Milan Bartovic, Doug Janik, Ryan Miller, Paul Gaustad, Sean McMorrow, Radoslav Hecl

Every Montreal Canadiens and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 6 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Oct 12, 2002
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Montreal Canadiens 6	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Dec 21, 2002
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Montreal Canadiens 2	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Jan 11, 2003
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final/OT	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Feb 19, 2003
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Mar 28, 2003

Other NHL games on Friday, March 28, 2003
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 3 at Ottawa Senators 2	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Ottawa Senators, Fri, Mar 28, 2003
Toronto Maple Leafs 5 at New York Islanders 2	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at New York Islanders, Fri, Mar 28, 2003
New Jersey Devils 1 at Atlanta Thrashers 1	Final/OT	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Atlanta Thrashers, Fri, Mar 28, 2003
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Minnesota Wild 4	Final/OT	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Minnesota Wild, Fri, Mar 28, 2003
Columbus Blue Jackets 0 at Edmonton Oilers 4	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Edmonton Oilers, Fri, Mar 28, 2003