New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres

Thursday, October 17, 2002, 7:00 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The New York Rangers and Buffalo Sabres tied 4–4 on Thursday, October 17, 2002.

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

Goals by period, New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
New York Rangers	2	1	1	0	4
Buffalo Sabres	0	4	0	0	4

Shots on goal by period, New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
New York Rangers	9	13	10	4	36
Buffalo Sabres	4	11	9	4	28

Scoring summary

Every goal, New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	14:39	New York Rangers	Eric Lindros (1)	Petr Nedved (1), Brian Leetch (5)	Power play	NYR 1, BUF 0
1st	15:05	New York Rangers	Eric Lindros (2)	Tom Poti (4), Pavel Bure (2)	Power play	NYR 2, BUF 0
2nd	01:06	Buffalo Sabres	Miroslav Satan (2)	Jochen Hecht (1), Jason Woolley (1)	Power play	NYR 2, BUF 1
2nd	03:11	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Gratton (2)	Unassisted	Even strength	NYR 2, BUF 2
2nd	07:57	New York Rangers	Bobby Holik (1)	Darius Kasparaitis (1), Mikael Samuelsson (1)	Even strength	NYR 3, BUF 2
2nd	12:27	Buffalo Sabres	Tim Connolly (3)	Jason Woolley (2), Jochen Hecht (2)	Power play	NYR 3, BUF 3
2nd	16:01	Buffalo Sabres	Miroslav Satan (3)	Chris Gratton (4), Taylor Pyatt (1)	Even strength	NYR 3, BUF 4
3rd	11:09	New York Rangers	Pavel Bure (3)	Brian Leetch (6), Tom Poti (5)	Power play	NYR 4, BUF 4

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

New York Rangers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 P. Bure	R	1	1	2	-1	0	3	0	1		25:55
Number 10 S. McCarthy	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		06:03
Number 11 M. Messier	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	55.6%	17:08
Number 12 D. Ward	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		07:21
Number 16 B. Holik	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	48%	16:35
Number 17 R. Murray	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		14:19
Number 20 R. Dvorak	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		13:24
Number 26 J. Lundmark	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	66.7%	06:21
Number 36 M. Barnaby	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		10:15
Number 37 M. Samuelsson	R	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0		11:53
Number 88 E. Lindros	C	2	0	2	-1	2	4	0	2	47.1%	25:32
Number 93 P. Nedved	C	0	1	1	-1	2	1	0	0	63.6%	25:05
Number 2 B. Leetch	D	0	2	2	0	0	7	1	0		31:42
Number 3 T. Poti	D	0	2	2	0	2	5	0	0		29:21
Number 5 D. Purinton	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		15:15
Number 6 D. Kasparaitis	D	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	0		17:25
Number 23 V. Malakhov	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		20:53
Number 24 S. Lefebvre	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		15:19

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 D. Blackburn	28	24	4	.857	64:45	T

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		13:26
Number 18 T. Connolly	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	37.5%	17:18
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	66.7%	04:03
Number 24 T. Pyatt	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0		13:30
Number 25 V. Varada	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		20:43
Number 26 E. Boulton	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		04:54
Number 32 R. Ray	R	0	0	0	0	6	0	0		03:41
Number 37 C. Brown	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	40%	19:54
Number 41 S. Barnes	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	46.2%	22:17
Number 71 J. Hecht	C	0	2	2	0	0	1	0		16:48
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	1	1	2	+1	0	5	0	69.6%	18:24
Number 81 M. Satan	R	2	0	2	+1	0	6	1		23:58
Number 3 J. Patrick	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		16:13
Number 4 R. Warrener	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0		22:49
Number 5 J. Woolley	D	0	2	2	0	0	4	0		17:47
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		20:41
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	0	0	0	0	2	3	0		26:32
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	0	0	+1	6	0	0		21:24

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 43 M. Biron	36	32	4	.889	64:53	T

Penalties, New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:36	New York Rangers	Eric Lindros	Holding the stick	2
1st	09:25	Buffalo Sabres	Jay McKee	Hooking	2
1st	12:41	Buffalo Sabres	Rob Ray	Elbowing	2
1st	12:41	Buffalo Sabres	Rob Ray	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
1st	14:21	Buffalo Sabres	Alexei Zhitnik	Interference	2
1st	17:59	Buffalo Sabres	Rob Ray	Slashing	2
2nd	00:30	New York Rangers	Petr Nedved	Hooking	2
2nd	04:25	Buffalo Sabres	Rhett Warrener	Roughing	2
2nd	04:25	Buffalo Sabres	Jay McKee	Roughing	2
2nd	04:25	New York Rangers	Matthew Barnaby	Roughing	2
2nd	09:42	Buffalo Sabres	Jay McKee	Hooking	2
2nd	10:28	New York Rangers	Tom Poti	Hooking	2
3rd	04:12	New York Rangers	Dixon Ward	Holding the stick	2
3rd	07:10	Buffalo Sabres	Curtis Brown	Hooking	2
3rd	10:08	Buffalo Sabres	J-P Dumont	Holding the stick	2
3rd	16:32	New York Rangers	Sylvain Lefebvre	Hooking	2

New York Rangers head coach: Bryan Trottier
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Stephane Auger, Terry Gregson
Linesmen: Steve Barton, Brad Lazarowich
New York Rangers scratches: Ted Donato, Dave Karpa, Krzysztof Oliwa, Gordie Dwyer, Ronald Petrovicky, Richard Lintner, Roman Lyashenko, Mike Mottau
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Doug Houda, Chris Taylor, Jason Botterill, Denis Hamel, Maxim Afinogenov, Brian Campbell, Dmitri Kalinin, Norman Milley, Jaroslav Kristek, Ales Kotalik, Milan Bartovic, Doug Janik, Paul Gaustad, Sean McMorrow, Radoslav Hecl

Every New York Rangers and Buffalo Sabres 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

Other NHL games on Thursday, October 17, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Islanders 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 3	Final/OT	Game page: New York Islanders at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Oct 17, 2002
Washington Capitals 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 1	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes, Thu, Oct 17, 2002
Phoenix Coyotes 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Toronto Maple Leafs, Thu, Oct 17, 2002
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Detroit Red Wings 2	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Detroit Red Wings, Thu, Oct 17, 2002
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at St. Louis Blues 7	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Oct 17, 2002
Dallas Stars 1 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Minnesota Wild, Thu, Oct 17, 2002
Florida Panthers 1 at Chicago Blackhawks 4	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Chicago Blackhawks, Thu, Oct 17, 2002
Boston Bruins 3 at Calgary Flames 3	Final/OT	Game page: Boston Bruins at Calgary Flames, Thu, Oct 17, 2002
Colorado Avalanche 4 at Los Angeles Kings 1	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Oct 17, 2002
Edmonton Oilers 3 at San Jose Sharks 4	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Oct 17, 2002