Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres

Tuesday, October 22, 2002, 7:00 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Philadelphia Flyers 2–1 on Tuesday, October 22, 2002 at home.

Final score, Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Philadelphia Flyers	1	45-20-13-4
at Buffalo Sabres	2	27-37-10-8

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

Shots on goal by period, Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Philadelphia Flyers	7	9	6	22
Buffalo Sabres	9	9	13	31

Scoring summary

Every goal, Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	02:47	Buffalo Sabres	Vaclav Varada (2)	Taylor Pyatt (3), Chris Gratton (6)	Even strength	PHI 0, BUF 1
2nd	08:13	Philadelphia Flyers	Eric Weinrich (1)	Kim Johnsson (5), Mark Recchi (5)	Power play	PHI 1, BUF 1
3rd	10:42	Buffalo Sabres	Miroslav Satan (4)	Chris Gratton (7)	Even strength	PHI 1, BUF 2

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

Philadelphia Flyers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 M. Recchi	R	0	1	1	-2	0	2	0	0	20%	18:08
Number 10 J. LeClair	L	0	0	0	-2	0	5	0	0		17:10
Number 12 S. Gagne	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		19:10
Number 14 J. Williams	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		19:35
Number 19 P. Ranheim	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		03:14
Number 24 C. McAllister	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		09:21
Number 25 K. Primeau	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	38.9%	19:14
Number 26 M. Handzus	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	31.3%	17:57
Number 29 T. Fedoruk	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		08:35
Number 39 M. Murray	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	57.1%	14:14
Number 55 P. Brendl	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		04:27
Number 87 D. Brashear	L	0	0	0	0	4	3	0	0		10:31
Number 97 J. Roenick	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	52.9%	15:56
Number 2 E. Weinrich	D	1	0	1	-2	0	2	0	1		27:49
Number 3 D. Mcgillis	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	0		16:00
Number 5 K. Johnsson	D	0	1	1	-1	0	3	0	0		26:30
Number 6 C. Therien	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		18:53
Number 37 E. Desjardins	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		21:46

Philadelphia Flyers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 R. Cechmanek	31	29	2	.936	59:28	Loss

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		13:30
Number 18 T. Connolly	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	42.9%	16:38
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	40%	09:37
Number 24 T. Pyatt	L	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0		17:21
Number 25 V. Varada	R	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1		17:12
Number 26 E. Boulton	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		06:12
Number 32 R. Ray	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		05:09
Number 37 C. Brown	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	53.3%	19:27
Number 41 S. Barnes	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	61.5%	22:12
Number 55 D. Hamel	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		09:45
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	0	2	2	+2	0	1	1	76%	18:35
Number 81 M. Satan	R	1	0	1	+1	0	10	0		22:39
Number 3 J. Patrick	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		16:03
Number 4 R. Warrener	D	0	0	0	+1	4	2	0		17:19
Number 5 J. Woolley	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		17:28
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0		19:59
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0		23:41
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1		18:32

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 43 M. Biron	22	21	1	.955	60:00	Win

Penalties, Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	06:02	Philadelphia Flyers	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
1st	09:25	Buffalo Sabres	Rhett Warrener	Holding	2
1st	12:25	Philadelphia Flyers	Paul Ranheim	Hooking	2
1st	14:01	Buffalo Sabres	Curtis Brown	Interference	2
1st	19:43	Philadelphia Flyers	Donald Brashear	Closing hand on puck	2
2nd	07:00	Buffalo Sabres	Henrik Tallinder	Hooking	2
2nd	08:33	Philadelphia Flyers	Todd Fedoruk	Roughing	2
2nd	17:56	Buffalo Sabres	Rhett Warrener	Interference	2
3rd	08:00	Philadelphia Flyers	Donald Brashear	Tripping	2
3rd	17:05	Philadelphia Flyers	Dan Mcgillis	Holding	2

Philadelphia Flyers head coach: Ken Hitchcock
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Don VanMassenhoven, Scott Zelkin
Linesmen: Kevin Collins, Thor Nelson
Philadelphia Flyers scratches: Mark Greig, Ian MacNeil, Radovan Somik, Andre Savage, Kirby Law, Jim Vandermeer, Guillaume Lefebvre, Patrick Sharp, Dennis Seidenberg
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Doug Houda, Chris Taylor, Jason Botterill, Jochen Hecht, Maxim Afinogenov, Brian Campbell, Dmitri Kalinin, Norman Milley, Jaroslav Kristek, Ales Kotalik, Milan Bartovic, Doug Janik, Paul Gaustad, Sean McMorrow, Radoslav Hecl

Every Philadelphia Flyers and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Oct 22, 2002
Buffalo Sabres 0 at Philadelphia Flyers 2	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Dec 14, 2002
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Philadelphia Flyers, Tue, Jan 7, 2003
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Buffalo Sabres 5	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Mar 18, 2003

Other NHL games on Tuesday, October 22, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at New York Islanders 1	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at New York Islanders, Tue, Oct 22, 2002
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final/OT	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Oct 22, 2002
Phoenix Coyotes 2 at Nashville Predators 1	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Nashville Predators, Tue, Oct 22, 2002
Calgary Flames 3 at Minnesota Wild 4	Final/OT	Game page: Calgary Flames at Minnesota Wild, Tue, Oct 22, 2002
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Colorado Avalanche 3	Final/OT	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Colorado Avalanche, Tue, Oct 22, 2002