New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres

Friday, October 25, 2002, 7:00 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The New Jersey Devils beat the Buffalo Sabres 2–1 on Friday, October 25, 2002 on the road.

Final score, New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
New Jersey Devils	2	46-20-10-6
at Buffalo Sabres	1	27-37-10-8

Goals by period, New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New Jersey Devils	1	0	1	2
Buffalo Sabres	0	1	0	1

Shots on goal by period, New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New Jersey Devils	11	6	9	26
Buffalo Sabres	4	12	8	24

Scoring summary

Every goal, New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	17:07	New Jersey Devils	Ken Daneyko (1)	Oleg Tverdovsky (3), Patrik Elias (1)	Even strength	NJD 1, BUF 0
2nd	05:56	Buffalo Sabres	Stu Barnes (2)	Curtis Brown (1), Vaclav Varada (1)	Even strength	NJD 1, BUF 1
3rd	01:00	New Jersey Devils	Sergei Brylin (3)	Brian Rafalski (3)	Even strength	NJD 2, BUF 1

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

New Jersey Devils skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 S. Guolla	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		12:58
Number 11 J. Madden	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	37.5%	15:26
Number 12 J. Friesen	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	1		14:46
Number 14 B. Gionta	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		17:27
Number 15 J. Langenbrunner	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	33.3%	16:03
Number 18 S. Brylin	L	1	0	1	0	2	3	0		16:54
Number 19 J. McKenzie	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0		08:43
Number 22 M. Danton	C	0	0	0	+1	4	2	0	35.7%	09:07
Number 23 S. Gomez	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	64.7%	15:50
Number 24 T. Stevenson	R	0	0	0	0	5	0	0		08:02
Number 25 J. Nieuwendyk	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	63.2%	19:29
Number 26 P. Elias	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0		17:04
Number 3 K. Daneyko	D	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0		17:01
Number 4 S. Stevens	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		22:35
Number 5 C. White	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0		21:16
Number 10 O. Tverdovsky	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0		14:52
Number 27 S. Niedermayer	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		24:40
Number 28 B. Rafalski	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0		19:51

New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Brodeur	24	23	1	.958	59:57	Win

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	-1	0	1	0		14:50
Number 18 T. Connolly	C	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	25%	14:32
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	58.8%	09:37
Number 24 T. Pyatt	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		15:46
Number 25 V. Varada	R	0	1	1	0	0	3	1		18:32
Number 26 E. Boulton	L	0	0	0	0	7	0	0		07:04
Number 32 R. Ray	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		07:03
Number 37 C. Brown	C	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	30%	15:48
Number 41 S. Barnes	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	57.1%	17:34
Number 71 J. Hecht	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1		17:09
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	65.2%	19:02
Number 81 M. Satan	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		21:57
Number 3 J. Patrick	D	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0		16:22
Number 4 R. Warrener	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0		19:41
Number 5 J. Woolley	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	0		19:16
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		18:04
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0		23:21
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0		19:24

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 43 M. Biron	26	24	2	.923	58:58	Loss

Penalties, New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	07:11	New Jersey Devils	Michael Danton	Slashing	2
1st	13:07	Buffalo Sabres	Eric Boulton	Fighting (major)	5
1st	13:07	New Jersey Devils	Turner Stevenson	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	00:50	New Jersey Devils	Sergei Brylin	Holding obstruction	2
2nd	05:59	New Jersey Devils	Stephen Guolla	Tripping	2
2nd	16:01	Buffalo Sabres	Eric Boulton	Hooking obstruction	2
2nd	18:52	Buffalo Sabres	James Patrick	Tripping	2
3rd	03:10	Buffalo Sabres	Tim Connolly	High sticking	2
3rd	11:44	New Jersey Devils	Michael Danton	Holding	2

New Jersey Devils head coach: Pat Burns
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Chris Lee, Michael McGeough
Linesmen: Tim Nowak, Ray Scapinello
New Jersey Devils scratches: Tommy Albelin, Craig Darby, Jay Pandolfo, Raymond Giroux, Andrei Zyuzin, Jiri Bicek, Mike Rupp, Christian Berglund, Mikko Jokela
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 Jersey Devils and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
New Jersey Devils 2 at Buffalo Sabres 1	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Oct 25, 2002
Buffalo Sabres 3 at New Jersey Devils 4	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at New Jersey Devils, Tue, Nov 19, 2002
Buffalo Sabres 1 at New Jersey Devils 4	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at New Jersey Devils, Tue, Feb 4, 2003
New Jersey Devils 2 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final/OT	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres, Sun, Apr 6, 2003

Other NHL games on Friday, October 25, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Los Angeles Kings 6 at New York Rangers 2	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at New York Rangers, Fri, Oct 25, 2002
San Jose Sharks 5 at Columbus Blue Jackets 4	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Columbus Blue Jackets, Fri, Oct 25, 2002
Washington Capitals 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning, Fri, Oct 25, 2002
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Detroit Red Wings 7	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Detroit Red Wings, Fri, Oct 25, 2002