Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes

Thursday, November 7, 2002, 7:00 PM ET RBC Center, Raleigh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Buffalo Sabres 2–0 on Thursday, November 7, 2002 at home.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Buffalo Sabres	0	27-37-10-8
at Carolina Hurricanes	2	22-43-11-6

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

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	5	15	6	26
Carolina Hurricanes	8	6	7	21

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	17:23	Carolina Hurricanes	Jeff O'Neill (5)	Jan Hlavac (2), Ron Francis (4)	Even strength	BUF 0, CAR 1
3rd	17:46	Carolina Hurricanes	Craig Adams (1)	Unassisted	Even strength	BUF 0, CAR 2

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

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	-1	0	0	0		10:54
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	-2	0	2	0		14:29
Number 18 T. Connolly	C	0	0	0	0	40%	17:43
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	0	37.5%	10:09
Number 24 T. Pyatt	L	0	0	4	0		16:24
Number 25 V. Varada	R	0	0	3	0		17:57
Number 26 E. Boulton	L	0	5	0	1		02:26
Number 37 C. Brown	C	-1	0	3	0	38.1%	18:21
Number 41 S. Barnes	C	-1	0	1	1	27.3%	22:49
Number 71 J. Hecht	C	-1	2	1	0		20:56
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	0	2	5	0	40%	18:40
Number 3 J. Patrick	D	-1	0	3	0		19:29
Number 4 R. Warrener	D	0	0	1	1		16:11
Number 5 J. Woolley	D	0	0	1	0		17:13
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	-1	15	0	0		07:07
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	-1	0	0	0		22:06
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	0	1	0		13:22
Number 74 J. McKee	D	-1	0	1	0		20:30

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 M. Noronen	21	19	2	.905	59:58	Loss

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 R. Francis	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	60%	21:19
Number 13 B. Battaglia	L	0	0	0	+1	2	3	0		17:48
Number 14 K. Adams	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	58.3%	14:46
Number 15 H. Druken	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	100%	12:59
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	57.7%	22:53
Number 20 J. Hlavac	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0		05:34
Number 24 S. Kapanen	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	100%	20:23
Number 26 E. Cole	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		05:33
Number 27 C. Adams	R	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0		10:22
Number 36 J. Boulerice	R	0	0	0	0	5	0	0		02:27
Number 62 J. Svoboda	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		18:06
Number 92 J. O'Neill	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	76.9%	19:53
Number 2 G. Wesley	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0		21:43
Number 4 A. Ward	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1		17:10
Number 6 B. Hedican	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0		22:35
Number 7 N. Wallin	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0		15:23
Number 21 D. Tanabe	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0		21:24
Number 22 S. Hill	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		21:38

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 80 K. Weekes	26	26	0	1.000	60:00	Win

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Carolina Hurricanes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:49	Buffalo Sabres	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
1st	09:54	Buffalo Sabres	Jochen Hecht	High sticking	2
1st	13:07	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Gratton	Tripping	2
1st	17:23	Buffalo Sabres	Alexei Zhitnik	Kneeing (major)	5
1st	17:23	Buffalo Sabres	Alexei Zhitnik	Game misconduct (game misconduct)	10
2nd	03:53	Buffalo Sabres	Eric Boulton	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	03:53	Carolina Hurricanes	Jesse Boulerice	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	04:55	Carolina Hurricanes	Bates Battaglia	Hooking obstruction	2
2nd	05:20	Carolina Hurricanes	Jaroslav Svoboda	Tripping obstruction	2
2nd	13:06	Carolina Hurricanes	Rod Brind'Amour	Tripping	2
2nd	16:16	Carolina Hurricanes	Niclas Wallin	Holding	2
3rd	17:46	Buffalo Sabres	Bench	Unsportsmanlike conduct coach (bench minor)	2

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Paul Maurice
Referees: Blaine Angus, Kerry Fraser
Linesmen: Jonny Murray, Thor Nelson
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Doug Houda, Rob Ray, Chris Taylor, Miroslav Satan, Jason Botterill, Denis Hamel, Henrik Tallinder, Maxim Afinogenov, Norman Milley, Jaroslav Kristek, Milan Bartovic, Doug Janik, Paul Gaustad, Sean McMorrow, Radoslav Hecl
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Jeff Daniels, Mike Watt, Craig MacDonald, Brad Defauw, Josef Vasicek, Tommy Vestlund, Mike Zigomanis, Damian Surma, Tomas Kurka, Ryan Bayda

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 Thursday, November 7, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Calgary Flames 0 at New York Rangers 1	Final/OT	Game page: Calgary Flames at New York Rangers, Thu, Nov 7, 2002
New Jersey Devils 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 0	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Nov 7, 2002
Florida Panthers 1 at Washington Capitals 2	Final/OT	Game page: Florida Panthers at Washington Capitals, Thu, Nov 7, 2002
New York Islanders 0 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Nov 7, 2002
Boston Bruins 1 at Detroit Red Wings 2	Final/OT	Game page: Boston Bruins at Detroit Red Wings, Thu, Nov 7, 2002
Columbus Blue Jackets 5 at St. Louis Blues 2	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Nov 7, 2002
Atlanta Thrashers 0 at Chicago Blackhawks 5	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Chicago Blackhawks, Thu, Nov 7, 2002
Minnesota Wild 1 at Phoenix Coyotes 4	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Phoenix Coyotes, Thu, Nov 7, 2002
Nashville Predators 2 at San Jose Sharks 2	Final/OT	Game page: Nashville Predators at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Nov 7, 2002