Atlanta Thrashers at Buffalo Sabres

Saturday, November 9, 2002, 7:00 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Atlanta Thrashers beat the Buffalo Sabres 6–4 on Saturday, November 9, 2002 on the road.

Final score, Atlanta Thrashers at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Atlanta Thrashers	6	31-39-7-5
at Buffalo Sabres	4	27-37-10-8

Goals by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Atlanta Thrashers	2	2	2	6
Buffalo Sabres	2	1	1	4

Shots on goal by period, Atlanta Thrashers at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Atlanta Thrashers	7	8	5	20
Buffalo Sabres	7	9	12	28

Scoring summary

Every goal, Atlanta Thrashers at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	08:05	Buffalo Sabres	Jochen Hecht (5)	Rhett Warrener (2), Stu Barnes (1)	Even strength	ATL 0, BUF 1
1st	11:19	Buffalo Sabres	Ales Kotalik (2)	Chris Gratton (10), Curtis Brown (2)	Even strength	ATL 0, BUF 2
1st	15:47	Atlanta Thrashers	Ilya Kovalchuk (8)	Frantisek Kaberle (5), Patrik Stefan (6)	Even strength	ATL 1, BUF 2
1st	19:44	Atlanta Thrashers	Pascal Rheaume (1)	Per Svartvadet (1)	Shorthanded	ATL 2, BUF 2
2nd	03:59	Buffalo Sabres	J-P Dumont (2)	Jochen Hecht (6), Stu Barnes (2)	Even strength	ATL 2, BUF 3
2nd	04:33	Atlanta Thrashers	Dany Heatley (4)	Unassisted	Even strength	ATL 3, BUF 3
2nd	12:24	Atlanta Thrashers	Chris Herperger (1)	Vyacheslav Kozlov (8), Tony Hrkac (3)	Even strength	ATL 4, BUF 3
3rd	13:28	Atlanta Thrashers	Pascal Rheaume (2)	Unassisted	Even strength	ATL 5, BUF 3
3rd	18:13	Atlanta Thrashers	Dany Heatley (5)	Tony Hrkac (4)	Even strength, Empty net	ATL 6, BUF 3
3rd	19:18	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Gratton (4)	Stu Barnes (3), Tim Connolly (3)	Power play	ATL 6, BUF 4

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

Atlanta Thrashers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 6 F. Lessard	R	0	0	0	0	7	0	0		03:59
Number 7 C. Herperger	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	71.4%	13:12
Number 10 Y. Butsayev	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0		15:16
Number 12 A. Hrkac	C	0	2	2	+2	0	1	0	44%	21:37
Number 13 V. Kozlov	L	0	1	1	+1	2	2	0		17:18
Number 15 D. Heatley	L	2	0	2	+2	0	3	1	40%	22:24
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	1	0	1	-1	0	2	0		10:33
Number 19 S. McEachern	L	0	0	0	+2	0	3	0		22:39
Number 20 J. Odgers	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		03:31
Number 26 P. Rheaume	C	2	0	2	+2	0	3	0	57.1%	14:17
Number 27 P. Stefan	C	0	1	1	-1	2	0	0	33.3%	14:38
Number 39 P. Svartvadet	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		13:09
Number 4 C. Tamer	D	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0		13:24
Number 8 F. Kaberle	D	0	1	1	+4	0	0	0		29:08
Number 36 D. Tjarnqvist	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0		24:58
Number 38 Y. Tremblay	D	0	0	0	-3	0	1	0		08:38
Number 42 R. Smehlik	D	0	0	0	+6	0	1	0		23:56
Number 43 M. Weaver	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		18:35

Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 P. Nurminen	28	24	4	.857	60:00	Win

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	0		14:29
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0		16:44
Number 18 T. Connolly	C	0	1	1	-4	0	3	0	0	57.1%	17:25
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	70%	08:24
Number 24 T. Pyatt	L	0	0	0	-4	2	0	0	0		15:18
Number 25 V. Varada	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0		15:58
Number 26 E. Boulton	L	0	0	0	0	5	2	0	0		04:58
Number 32 R. Ray	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		04:27
Number 37 C. Brown	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	28.6%	16:58
Number 41 S. Barnes	C	0	3	3	0	2	5	0	0	50%	20:48
Number 71 J. Hecht	C	1	1	2	0	2	3	0	0		21:24
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	1	1	2	-1	0	4	1	1	61.5%	18:02
Number 3 J. Patrick	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		17:55
Number 4 R. Warrener	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0		19:24
Number 5 J. Woolley	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0		18:33
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	-3	2	0	0	0		20:02
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		20:24
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0		19:42

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 M. Noronen	7	6	1	.857	26:14	Loss
Number 43 M. Biron	12	8	4	.667	32:35

Penalties, Atlanta Thrashers at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:02	Atlanta Thrashers	Mike Weaver	Tripping	2
1st	16:44	Buffalo Sabres	Jochen Hecht	High sticking	2
1st	19:31	Atlanta Thrashers	Jeff Odgers	Slashing	2
2nd	04:22	Atlanta Thrashers	Francis Lessard	Roughing	2
2nd	04:22	Buffalo Sabres	Rob Ray	Roughing	2
2nd	08:03	Atlanta Thrashers	Vyacheslav Kozlov	Tripping	2
2nd	08:19	Buffalo Sabres	Stu Barnes	Interference	2
2nd	10:13	Buffalo Sabres	Dmitri Kalinin	Slashing	2
2nd	13:53	Atlanta Thrashers	Francis Lessard	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	13:53	Buffalo Sabres	Eric Boulton	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	01:57	Buffalo Sabres	Taylor Pyatt	Tripping	2
3rd	18:52	Atlanta Thrashers	Patrik Stefan	Hooking obstruction	2
3rd	19:44	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Woolley	Roughing	2

Atlanta Thrashers head coach: Curt Fraser
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Blaine Angus, Dennis LaRue
Linesmen: Steve Barton, Don Henderson
Atlanta Thrashers scratches: Uwe Krupp, Tomi Kallio, Jeff Cowan, Benjamin Simon, Kamil Piros, Lubos Bartecko, Andy Sutton, Joe Dipenta, Dan Snyder, Kirill Safronov, Garnet Exelby, Jean-Pierre Vigier, Brad Tapper, Kurtis Foster, Mark Hartigan
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Doug Houda, Chris Taylor, Alexei Zhitnik, Miroslav Satan, Jason Botterill, Denis Hamel, Henrik Tallinder, Maxim Afinogenov, Norman Milley, Jaroslav Kristek, Milan Bartovic, Doug Janik, Paul Gaustad, Sean McMorrow, Radoslav Hecl

Every Atlanta Thrashers and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Atlanta Thrashers 6 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Nov 9, 2002
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 4	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Atlanta Thrashers, Mon, Feb 17, 2003
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 5	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Atlanta Thrashers, Sat, Mar 15, 2003
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Apr 2, 2003

Other NHL games on Saturday, November 9, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Ottawa Senators 1 at Boston Bruins 7	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Boston Bruins, Sat, Nov 9, 2002
Los Angeles Kings 1 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Nov 9, 2002
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Washington Capitals 4	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Washington Capitals, Sat, Nov 9, 2002
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes, Sat, Nov 9, 2002
New York Rangers 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 6	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Nov 9, 2002
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at St. Louis Blues 6	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Nov 9, 2002
Edmonton Oilers 6 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Nov 9, 2002
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	Final/OT	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Nov 9, 2002
Calgary Flames 0 at Florida Panthers 3	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Florida Panthers, Sat, Nov 9, 2002
Vancouver Canucks 5 at Phoenix Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Nov 9, 2002
Minnesota Wild 4 at San Jose Sharks 2	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Nov 9, 2002