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Atlanta Thrashers at Buffalo Sabres

HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Atlanta Thrashers 4–3 on Wednesday, April 2, 2003 at home.

Team Goals 2002-2003 record
Atlanta Thrashers 3 31-39-7-5
at Buffalo Sabres 4 27-37-10-8

Goals by period

Team Total
Atlanta Thrashers 2 1 0 3
Buffalo Sabres 0 0 4 4

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Atlanta Thrashers 11 6 6 23
Buffalo Sabres 8 13 19 40

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 10:49 Atlanta Thrashers Lubos Bartecko (7) Kamil Piros (1) Even strength ATL 1, BUF 0
1st 11:12 Atlanta Thrashers Yannick Tremblay (8) Marc Savard (31), Vyacheslav Kozlov (45) Even strength ATL 2, BUF 0
2nd 06:32 Atlanta Thrashers Dany Heatley (38) Vyacheslav Kozlov (46), Marc Savard (32) Power play ATL 3, BUF 0
3rd 06:43 Buffalo Sabres Dmitri Kalinin (7) J-P Dumont (20), Daniel Brière (33) Even strength ATL 3, BUF 1
3rd 12:56 Buffalo Sabres Ales Kotalik (20) Tim Connolly (13) Even strength ATL 3, BUF 2
3rd 18:01 Buffalo Sabres Daniel Brière (23) Miroslav Satan (47), J-P Dumont (21) Power play ATL 3, BUF 3
3rd 19:06 Buffalo Sabres Tim Connolly (12) Miroslav Satan (48), Alexei Zhitnik (18) Power play ATL 3, BUF 4

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

Team stats

Stat Atlanta Thrashers Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal 23 40
Power play 1 of 4 2 of 5
Penalty minutes 32 30
Hits 22 31
Blocked shots 10 5
Giveaways 11 9
Takeaways 2 3
Faceoffs won 27/63 (42.9%) 36/63 (57.1%)

Box score

Atlanta Thrashers

Atlanta Thrashers skaters
Player
6 F. Lessard R 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 07:04
9 M. Savard C 0 2 2 -1 0 3 0 0 0 57.9% 23:25
12 A. Hrkac C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44.4% 16:48
13 V. Kozlov L 0 2 2 -1 2 2 0 0 0 20:23
15 D. Heatley L 1 0 1 -1 4 1 0 1 1 20:26
16 J. Cowan L 0 0 0 0 12 0 2 0 0 05:49
17 I. Kovalchuk L 0 0 0 +1 0 4 1 1 0 100% 22:25
20 J. Odgers R 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 09:51
22 K. Piros R 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 0 0 22.2% 17:02
23 L. Bartecko L 1 0 1 +1 0 1 1 1 0 15:59
39 P. Svartvadet C 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 11:33
45 B. Simon L 0 0 0 0 5 1 6 1 0 42.9% 08:20
2 G. Exelby D 0 0 0 -1 4 0 2 0 0 16:13
8 F. Kaberle D 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 19:52
29 K. Safronov D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 3 0 19:29
38 Y. Tremblay D 1 0 1 +1 0 3 0 0 0 27:56
47 K. Foster D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 0 12:49
50 J. Dipenta D 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 2 0 15:48
Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie
31 P. Nurminen 40 36 4 .900 59:35 Loss

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
12 A. Kotalik R 1 0 1 0 0 2 4 0 0 15:00
15 M. Bartovic R 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 100% 08:17
16 C. Taylor C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 64.7% 16:35
17 J. Dumont R 0 2 2 +1 0 3 3 0 0 16:14
18 T. Connolly C 1 1 2 0 4 3 0 0 1 47.1% 15:42
22 A. Mair C 0 0 0 0 5 0 6 0 0 66.7% 09:57
24 T. Pyatt L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 13:22
26 E. Boulton L 0 0 0 0 15 0 2 0 0 06:49
48 D. Brière C 1 1 2 +1 2 2 2 0 1 55.6% 19:02
61 M. Afinogenov R 0 0 0 -1 0 6 0 0 0 13:50
71 J. Hecht C 0 0 0 +1 0 5 0 0 0 21:04
81 M. Satan R 0 2 2 0 0 3 2 0 0 20:11
4 R. Warrener D 0 0 0 +1 0 5 0 0 0 16:24
8 R. Fitzpatrick D 0 0 0 -1 2 3 2 0 0 15:32
10 H. Tallinder D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 17:10
44 A. Zhitnik D 0 1 1 0 2 4 0 2 0 27:09
45 D. Kalinin D 1 0 1 0 0 1 4 2 0 22:49
74 J. McKee D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 1 0 17:10
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
35 M. Noronen 23 20 3 .870 59:58 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 00:13 Atlanta Thrashers Francis Lessard Fighting (major) 5
1st 00:13 Buffalo Sabres Eric Boulton Fighting (major) 5
1st 16:44 Buffalo Sabres Tim Connolly Hooking obstruction 2
2nd 04:47 Buffalo Sabres Tim Connolly High sticking 2
2nd 08:12 Buffalo Sabres Daniel Brière Charging 2
2nd 12:19 Buffalo Sabres Alexei Zhitnik Cross checking 2
2nd 12:39 Atlanta Thrashers Vyacheslav Kozlov Slashing 2
2nd 13:32 Atlanta Thrashers Dany Heatley Cross checking 2
2nd 17:25 Atlanta Thrashers Garnet Exelby Elbowing 2
3rd 06:57 Atlanta Thrashers Jeff Cowan Roughing 2
3rd 06:57 Atlanta Thrashers Jeff Cowan Misconduct (misconduct) 10
3rd 06:57 Atlanta Thrashers Benjamin Simon Fighting (major) 5
3rd 06:57 Buffalo Sabres Rory Fitzpatrick Roughing 2
3rd 06:57 Buffalo Sabres Eric Boulton Misconduct (misconduct) 10
3rd 06:57 Buffalo Sabres Adam Mair Fighting (major) 5
3rd 16:51 Atlanta Thrashers Garnet Exelby Cross checking 2
3rd 17:17 Atlanta Thrashers Dany Heatley High sticking 2

Game information

Atlanta Thrashers head coach
Bob Hartley
Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Referees
Wes McCauley, Scott Zelkin
Linesmen
Steve Barton, Darren Gibbs
Atlanta Thrashers scratches
Uwe Krupp, Byron Dafoe, Shawn McEachern, Chris Tamer, Chris Herperger, Frederic Cassivi, Daniel Tjarnqvist, Yuri Butsayev, Jeff Farkas, Patrik Stefan, Andy Sutton, Dan Snyder, Zdenek Blatny, Jean-Pierre Vigier, Brad Tapper, Mike Weaver, Simon Gamache, Mark Hartigan
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Doug Houda, James Patrick, Jason Botterill, Curtis Brown, Denis Hamel, Brian Campbell, Norman Milley, Jaroslav Kristek, Doug Janik, Ryan Miller, Paul Gaustad, Sean McMorrow, Radoslav Hecl

2002-2003 season series

Matchup Status Details
Atlanta Thrashers 6 at Buffalo Sabres 4 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 4 Final/OT Game page
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 5 Final Game page
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Buffalo Sabres 4 Final Game page

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Matchup Status Details
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Minnesota Wild 0 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 1 at Dallas Stars 2 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 2 at Calgary Flames 2 Final/OT Game page
Vancouver Canucks 3 at Phoenix Coyotes 3 Final/OT Game page
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Los Angeles Kings 5 Final Game page

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