Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes

Saturday, March 29, 2003, 7:00 PM ET RBC Center, Raleigh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3–1 on Saturday, March 29, 2003 on the road.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Buffalo Sabres	3	27-37-10-8
at Carolina Hurricanes	1	22-43-11-6

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

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	8	7	0	15
Carolina Hurricanes	12	17	10	39

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	10:02	Carolina Hurricanes	Brad Defauw (3)	Jeff Daniels (4), Bruno St. Jacques (5)	Even strength	BUF 0, CAR 1
1st	13:10	Buffalo Sabres	Miroslav Satan (25)	Daniel Brière (32), Tim Connolly (12)	Power play	BUF 1, CAR 1
1st	19:17	Buffalo Sabres	Maxim Afinogenov (5)	Taylor Pyatt (14), Miroslav Satan (46)	Power play	BUF 2, CAR 1
2nd	00:34	Buffalo Sabres	Daniel Brière (22)	Jochen Hecht (16), J-P Dumont (19)	Power play	BUF 3, CAR 1

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 16 C. Taylor	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	40%	16:13
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0		15:32
Number 18 T. Connolly	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	37.5%	16:28
Number 19 N. Milley	R	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	0	0		07:35
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	66.7%	11:59
Number 24 T. Pyatt	L	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0		17:29
Number 26 E. Boulton	L	0	0	0	-1	4	1	1	0	0		05:40
Number 28 J. Botterill	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0		12:45
Number 48 D. Brière	C	1	1	2	0	0	2	0	1	1	45.5%	17:15
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	1	0	1	0	4	3	0	1	1		08:58
Number 71 J. Hecht	C	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	0		18:47
Number 81 M. Satan	R	1	1	2	0	0	3	0	0	1		23:34
Number 3 J. Patrick	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		21:48
Number 8 R. Fitzpatrick	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	3	0		13:09
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		02:40
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		16:37
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0		19:20
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0		22:46

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 M. Noronen	39	38	1	.974	59:57	Win

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 R. Francis	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	33.3%	20:53
Number 11 J. Daniels	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	46.2%	10:13
Number 12 C. MacDonald	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	100%	12:06
Number 19 R. Vrbata	R	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0		20:43
Number 27 C. Adams	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0		15:11
Number 37 T. Kurka	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		16:39
Number 39 B. Defauw	L	1	0	1	+1	0	4	1	0		11:44
Number 46 M. Zigomanis	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	66.7%	11:50
Number 47 R. Bayda	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		15:55
Number 63 J. Vasicek	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	83.3%	20:38
Number 92 J. O'Neill	C	0	0	0	0	0	9	1	0	61.5%	19:17
Number 4 A. Ward	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	1		18:26
Number 6 B. Hedican	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		22:03
Number 7 N. Wallin	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		12:16
Number 21 D. Tanabe	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		17:04
Number 22 S. Hill	D	0	0	0	0	4	3	1	0		23:28
Number 25 B. St. Jacques	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	1		19:02
Number 71 T. Malec	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0		04:41

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 80 K. Weekes	15	12	3	.800	58:51	Loss

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	11:46	Carolina Hurricanes	Ryan Bayda	Cross checking	2
1st	12:22	Carolina Hurricanes	Bret Hedican	Roughing	2
1st	17:46	Carolina Hurricanes	Craig MacDonald	Slashing	2
1st	18:50	Carolina Hurricanes	Sean Hill	Tripping	2
2nd	01:01	Buffalo Sabres	Maxim Afinogenov	Boarding	2
2nd	08:21	Buffalo Sabres	Norman Milley	Hooking obstruction	2
2nd	14:44	Carolina Hurricanes	Sean Hill	Slashing	2
2nd	19:10	Buffalo Sabres	Eric Boulton	Interference	2
2nd	19:10	Buffalo Sabres	Eric Boulton	Roughing	2
3rd	03:31	Buffalo Sabres	James Patrick	Tripping	2
3rd	06:11	Buffalo Sabres	Maxim Afinogenov	Slashing	2

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Paul Maurice
Referees: Shane Heyer, Ian Walsh
Linesmen: Tim Nowak, Pierre Racicot
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Doug Houda, Rhett Warrener, Curtis Brown, Denis Hamel, Brian Campbell, Jaroslav Kristek, Ales Kotalik, Milan Bartovic, Doug Janik, Ryan Miller, Paul Gaustad, Sean McMorrow, Radoslav Hecl
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Rod Brind'Amour, Steven Halko, Kevyn Adams, Mike Watt, Jan Hlavac, Jesse Boulerice, Harold Druken, Jeff Heerema, Patrick Desrochers, Erik Cole, Tommy Vestlund, Jaroslav Svoboda, Pavel Brendl, Damian Surma

Every Buffalo Sabres and Carolina Hurricanes game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 0 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes, Thu, Nov 7, 2002
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Buffalo Sabres 6	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Jan 3, 2003
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final/OT	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Mar 12, 2003
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 1	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes, Sat, Mar 29, 2003

Other NHL games on Saturday, March 29, 2003
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Rangers 3 at Boston Bruins 1	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Boston Bruins, Sat, Mar 29, 2003
Detroit Red Wings 6 at St. Louis Blues 2	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Mar 29, 2003
Phoenix Coyotes 1 at Colorado Avalanche 6	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Mar 29, 2003
Pittsburgh Penguins 0 at Philadelphia Flyers 3	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Mar 29, 2003
Washington Capitals 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Mar 29, 2003
Ottawa Senators 3 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Mar 29, 2003
Florida Panthers 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	Final/OT	Game page: Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Mar 29, 2003
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Nashville Predators 2	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Nashville Predators, Sat, Mar 29, 2003
Columbus Blue Jackets 6 at Calgary Flames 4	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Calgary Flames, Sat, Mar 29, 2003
Vancouver Canucks 5 at Los Angeles Kings 1	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Mar 29, 2003
Dallas Stars 4 at San Jose Sharks 3	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Mar 29, 2003