Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins

Saturday, November 23, 2002, 7:00 PM ET FleetCenter, Boston Regular Season Final

Final score

The Boston Bruins beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–1 on Saturday, November 23, 2002 at home.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Buffalo Sabres	1	27-37-10-8
at Boston Bruins	4	36-31-11-4

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

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	7	9	7	23
Boston Bruins	11	7	12	30

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	05:21	Boston Bruins	Mike Knuble (3)	Joe Thornton (16), Glen Murray (12)	Power play	BUF 0, BOS 1
1st	19:28	Boston Bruins	Glen Murray (10)	Brian Rolston (7), Bryan Berard (6)	Power play	BUF 0, BOS 2
1st	19:48	Boston Bruins	Lee Goren (1)	Ivan Huml (8)	Power play	BUF 0, BOS 3
2nd	01:35	Buffalo Sabres	Curtis Brown (2)	Henrik Tallinder (1)	Even strength	BUF 1, BOS 3
3rd	05:26	Boston Bruins	Ivan Huml (3)	Andy Hilbert (1)	Even strength	BUF 1, BOS 4

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

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0		13:00
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0		15:58
Number 18 T. Connolly	C	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	33.3%	15:37
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	55.6%	12:37
Number 24 T. Pyatt	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		15:22
Number 25 V. Varada	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	100%	14:57
Number 26 E. Boulton	L	0	0	0	+1	12	1	0		07:06
Number 37 C. Brown	C	1	0	1	+1	2	1	1	65.2%	15:17
Number 41 S. Barnes	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	64.7%	18:36
Number 71 J. Hecht	C	0	0	0	0	2	3	0		15:15
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	0	0	0	-1	17	3	0	69.2%	13:56
Number 81 M. Satan	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		18:40
Number 3 J. Patrick	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	100%	20:56
Number 4 R. Warrener	D	0	0	0	0	5	1	0		15:20
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	1	1	+1	2	1	0		13:08
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0		19:23
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		24:52
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0		19:06

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 43 M. Biron	30	26	4	.867	60:00	Loss

Boston Bruins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 M. Mcinnis	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	25%	18:05
Number 12 B. Rolston	R	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	50%	20:52
Number 17 R. Zamuner	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		16:24
Number 19 J. Thornton	C	0	1	1	-1	0	3	0	0	36.4%	21:38
Number 22 M. Grosek	L	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0		05:34
Number 26 M. Knuble	R	1	0	1	-1	0	5	0	1		19:21
Number 27 G. Murray	R	1	1	2	0	0	6	0	1	50%	22:28
Number 29 A. Hilbert	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	27.3%	09:53
Number 36 I. Huml	L	1	1	2	+1	0	3	0	0		09:35
Number 37 L. Goren	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	1		10:02
Number 42 P. Stock	C	0	0	0	-1	16	0	0	0	36.4%	07:59
Number 21 S. O'Donnell	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		22:12
Number 23 S. Brown	D	0	0	0	0	7	0	1	0		06:38
Number 25 H. Gill	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		20:37
Number 32 D. Sweeney	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		14:47
Number 34 B. Berard	D	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0		18:42
Number 44 N. Boynton	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		22:23
Number 46 J. Girard	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		18:10

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 S. Shields	23	22	1	.957	60:00	Win

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:46	Buffalo Sabres	Jay McKee	Tripping	2
1st	05:01	Buffalo Sabres	Tim Connolly	Hooking obstruction	2
1st	07:25	Boston Bruins	Sean Brown	Roughing	2
1st	15:14	Boston Bruins	Michal Grosek	Boarding	2
1st	16:00	Boston Bruins	Sean O'Donnell	Interference	2
1st	17:31	Buffalo Sabres	Jochen Hecht	High sticking	2
1st	18:05	Buffalo Sabres	Dmitri Kalinin	Hooking	2
2nd	01:20	Boston Bruins	Michal Grosek	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	01:20	Buffalo Sabres	Rhett Warrener	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	01:37	Boston Bruins	P.J. Stock	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	01:37	Buffalo Sabres	Eric Boulton	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	12:05	Buffalo Sabres	Henrik Tallinder	Cross checking	2
2nd	16:56	Boston Bruins	P.J. Stock	Interference obstruction	2
3rd	08:57	Boston Bruins	Sean Brown	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	08:57	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Gratton	Instigator	2
3rd	08:57	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Gratton	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	08:57	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Gratton	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	09:45	Boston Bruins	Brian Rolston	Hooking	2
3rd	15:32	Boston Bruins	P.J. Stock	Roughing	2
3rd	18:04	Boston Bruins	P.J. Stock	Slashing	2
3rd	18:04	Boston Bruins	P.J. Stock	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	18:04	Buffalo Sabres	Eric Boulton	Slashing	2
3rd	18:04	Buffalo Sabres	Eric Boulton	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	19:10	Buffalo Sabres	Adam Mair	Elbowing	2
3rd	19:52	Buffalo Sabres	Curtis Brown	Hooking	2

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Boston Bruins head coach: Robbie Ftorek
Referees: Jay Sharrers, Stephen Walkom
Linesmen: Mark Pare, Lyle Seitz
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Doug Houda, Rob Ray, Chris Taylor, Alexei Zhitnik, Jason Botterill, Denis Hamel, Mika Noronen, Maxim Afinogenov, Norman Milley, Jaroslav Kristek, Milan Bartovic, Doug Janik, Paul Gaustad, Sean McMorrow, Radoslav Hecl
Boston Bruins scratches: Martin Lapointe, Jozef Stumpel, Brantt Myhres, Matthew Herr, Tim Thomas, P.J. Axelsson, Sergei Samsonov, Martin Samuelsson, Kris Vernarsky, Jarno Kultanen, Zdenek Kutlak, Shaone Morrisonn

Every Buffalo Sabres and Boston Bruins 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

Other NHL games on Saturday, November 23, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Islanders 3 at New York Rangers 1	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at New York Rangers, Sat, Nov 23, 2002
Nashville Predators 2 at Minnesota Wild 4	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Minnesota Wild, Sat, Nov 23, 2002
Philadelphia Flyers 0 at Toronto Maple Leafs 6	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Nov 23, 2002
Carolina Hurricanes 7 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Nov 23, 2002
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Ottawa Senators 5	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Nov 23, 2002
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Washington Capitals 6	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Washington Capitals, Sat, Nov 23, 2002
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at New Jersey Devils 1	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Nov 23, 2002
San Jose Sharks 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Nov 23, 2002
Colorado Avalanche 3 at St. Louis Blues 1	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Nov 23, 2002
Chicago Blackhawks 1 at Calgary Flames 3	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Calgary Flames, Sat, Nov 23, 2002
Detroit Red Wings 1 at Edmonton Oilers 1	Final/OT	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Nov 23, 2002
Dallas Stars 0 at Los Angeles Kings 2	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Nov 23, 2002