Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres

Tuesday, November 12, 2002, 7:00 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Boston Bruins beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–3 on Tuesday, November 12, 2002 on the road.

Final score, Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Boston Bruins	4	36-31-11-4
at Buffalo Sabres	3	27-37-10-8

Goals by period, Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Boston Bruins	1	3	0	4
Buffalo Sabres	1	0	2	3

Shots on goal by period, Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Boston Bruins	5	12	3	20
Buffalo Sabres	11	13	13	37

Scoring summary

Every goal, Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	00:21	Boston Bruins	Joe Thornton (7)	Hal Gill (5)	Even strength	BOS 1, BUF 0
1st	13:53	Buffalo Sabres	J-P Dumont (3)	Adam Mair (1)	Even strength	BOS 1, BUF 1
2nd	03:30	Boston Bruins	Marty Mcinnis (3)	Jozef Stumpel (9), Michal Grosek (5)	Even strength	BOS 2, BUF 1
2nd	07:30	Boston Bruins	Joe Thornton (8)	Mike Knuble (8), Glen Murray (10)	Even strength	BOS 3, BUF 1
2nd	08:38	Boston Bruins	P.J. Axelsson (4)	Michal Grosek (6), Bryan Berard (4)	Even strength	BOS 4, BUF 1
3rd	17:26	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Gratton (5)	J-P Dumont (4), Tim Connolly (4)	Power play	BOS 4, BUF 2
3rd	19:28	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Gratton (6)	Jochen Hecht (7), Taylor Pyatt (4)	Even strength	BOS 4, BUF 3

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

Boston Bruins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 M. Mcinnis	L	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	44.4%	18:07
Number 11 P. Axelsson	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0		11:42
Number 12 B. Rolston	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	46.2%	18:44
Number 16 J. Stumpel	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	42.9%	18:32
Number 17 R. Zamuner	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		14:23
Number 19 J. Thornton	C	2	0	2	0	0	5	0	53.3%	21:08
Number 22 M. Grosek	L	0	2	2	+2	0	1	0		10:00
Number 26 M. Knuble	R	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0		10:22
Number 27 G. Murray	R	0	1	1	0	2	1	0		21:20
Number 42 P. Stock	C	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	16.7%	07:30
Number 55 B. Myhres	R	0	0	0	0	31	0	0		05:26
Number 21 S. O'Donnell	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0		19:39
Number 23 S. Brown	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		06:50
Number 25 H. Gill	D	0	1	1	+2	0	0	0		24:39
Number 32 D. Sweeney	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0		12:45
Number 34 B. Berard	D	0	1	1	+1	2	1	1		16:33
Number 44 N. Boynton	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0		24:23
Number 46 J. Girard	D	0	0	0	+2	4	0	0		17:03

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 S. Shields	37	34	3	.919	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	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	100%	11:03
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	1	1	2	+1	0	4	0	0		16:35
Number 18 T. Connolly	C	0	1	1	-1	0	7	0	0	50%	17:59
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	81.8%	13:28
Number 24 T. Pyatt	L	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	0		10:41
Number 25 V. Varada	R	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0		13:16
Number 26 E. Boulton	L	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0		05:27
Number 32 R. Ray	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		05:27
Number 41 S. Barnes	C	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	44%	20:58
Number 71 J. Hecht	C	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	0		21:05
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	2	0	2	0	4	5	0	1	68.4%	19:02
Number 81 M. Satan	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		21:58
Number 3 J. Patrick	D	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	0		19:52
Number 4 R. Warrener	D	0	0	0	-1	2	2	1	0		16:57
Number 5 J. Woolley	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		15:11
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		23:34
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0		17:42
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	0	0	-3	0	2	0	0		16:38

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 M. Noronen	14	10	4	.714	28:38	Loss
Number 43 M. Biron	6	6	0	1.000	30:29

Penalties, Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:53	Boston Bruins	Jonathan Girard	Cross checking	2
1st	05:00	Buffalo Sabres	Bench	Delaying game bench (bench minor)	2
1st	07:40	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Gratton	High sticking	2
1st	07:40	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Gratton	High sticking	2
1st	12:02	Boston Bruins	Jonathan Girard	Slashing	2
1st	12:11	Buffalo Sabres	Stu Barnes	Slashing	2
1st	19:45	Boston Bruins	Bryan Berard	Hooking	2
2nd	04:35	Boston Bruins	Brantt Myhres	Interference	2
2nd	09:30	Boston Bruins	Brantt Myhres	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	09:30	Buffalo Sabres	Rhett Warrener	Interference obstruction	2
2nd	11:29	Boston Bruins	Brian Rolston	Tripping	2
2nd	13:11	Buffalo Sabres	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
3rd	02:59	Boston Bruins	Glen Murray	Hooking	2
3rd	05:17	Buffalo Sabres	James Patrick	Hooking	2
3rd	08:44	Boston Bruins	P.J. Stock	Hooking	2
3rd	12:23	Boston Bruins	Brantt Myhres	Instigator	2
3rd	12:23	Boston Bruins	Brantt Myhres	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	12:23	Boston Bruins	Brantt Myhres	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	12:23	Boston Bruins	Brantt Myhres	Game misconduct (game misconduct)	10
3rd	12:23	Boston Bruins	P.J. Stock	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	12:23	Buffalo Sabres	Eric Boulton	Game misconduct (game misconduct)	10

Boston Bruins head coach: Robbie Ftorek
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Dennis LaRue, Tim Peel
Linesmen: Troy Sartison, Mark Wheler
Boston Bruins scratches: Martin Lapointe, Matthew Herr, Tim Thomas, Sergei Samsonov, Lee Goren, Martin Samuelsson, Andy Hilbert, Kris Vernarsky, Ivan Huml, Jarno Kultanen, Zdenek Kutlak, Shaone Morrisonn
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Doug Houda, Chris Taylor, Alexei Zhitnik, Jason Botterill, Curtis Brown, Denis Hamel, Henrik Tallinder, Maxim Afinogenov, Norman Milley, Jaroslav Kristek, Milan Bartovic, Doug Janik, Paul Gaustad, Sean McMorrow, Radoslav Hecl

Every Boston Bruins and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 4 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Nov 12, 2002
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Boston Bruins 4	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins, Sat, Nov 23, 2002
Boston Bruins 2 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Dec 18, 2002
Boston Bruins 2 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Jan 10, 2003
Buffalo Sabres 5 at Boston Bruins 8	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins, Sat, Apr 5, 2003

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Ottawa Senators 5 at New York Islanders 3	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at New York Islanders, Tue, Nov 12, 2002
Phoenix Coyotes 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Carolina Hurricanes, Tue, Nov 12, 2002
Los Angeles Kings 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4	Final/OT	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Toronto Maple Leafs, Tue, Nov 12, 2002
Dallas Stars 4 at Montreal Canadiens 2	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Nov 12, 2002
Anaheim Ducks 2 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final/OT	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at New Jersey Devils, Tue, Nov 12, 2002
Nashville Predators 1 at Detroit Red Wings 4	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Detroit Red Wings, Tue, Nov 12, 2002
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Minnesota Wild, Tue, Nov 12, 2002
Columbus Blue Jackets 4 at Colorado Avalanche 5	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Colorado Avalanche, Tue, Nov 12, 2002
St. Louis Blues 3 at Vancouver Canucks 6	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Vancouver Canucks, Tue, Nov 12, 2002