Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers

Friday, December 6, 2002, 7:00 PM ET Madison Square Garden, New York Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the New York Rangers 4–1 on Friday, December 6, 2002 on the road.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Buffalo Sabres	4	27-37-10-8
at New York Rangers	1	32-36-10-4

Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	1	2	1	4
New York Rangers	1	0	0	1

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	10	13	3	26
New York Rangers	12	7	14	33

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	17:00	New York Rangers	Eric Lindros (8)	Vladimir Malakhov (7), Darius Kasparaitis (6)	Power play	BUF 0, NYR 1
1st	19:38	Buffalo Sabres	Miroslav Satan (6)	Brian Campbell (2), Chris Gratton (12)	Power play	BUF 1, NYR 1
2nd	09:30	Buffalo Sabres	Miroslav Satan (7)	Jay McKee (3)	Even strength	BUF 2, NYR 1
2nd	10:28	Buffalo Sabres	Dmitri Kalinin (2)	Vaclav Varada (4), Jochen Hecht (9)	Even strength	BUF 3, NYR 1
3rd	18:21	Buffalo Sabres	Miroslav Satan (8)	Jochen Hecht (10)	Even strength, Empty net	BUF 4, NYR 1

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	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0		16:48
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		12:54
Number 18 T. Connolly	C	0	0	0	+2	0	1	0	0	22.2%	12:38
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	80%	10:22
Number 24 T. Pyatt	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		08:47
Number 25 V. Varada	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0		16:50
Number 32 R. Ray	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		03:32
Number 37 C. Brown	C	0	0	0	+1	2	2	0	0	39.1%	19:12
Number 41 S. Barnes	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	66.7%	15:56
Number 71 J. Hecht	C	0	2	2	+2	0	1	0	0		13:58
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	44.4%	14:20
Number 81 M. Satan	R	3	0	3	+2	0	5	1	1		19:51
Number 3 J. Patrick	D	0	0	0	+2	2	1	0	0		22:02
Number 8 R. Fitzpatrick	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		18:28
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0		18:57
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0		20:35
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	0		17:27
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0	0		19:09

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 43 M. Biron	33	32	1	.970	59:57	Win

New York Rangers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 T. Donato	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	33.3%	06:27
Number 9 P. Bure	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		08:52
Number 10 S. McCarthy	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		07:09
Number 11 M. Messier	C	0	0	0	-3	0	2	0	0	76.5%	20:06
Number 16 B. Holik	C	0	0	0	-1	4	4	1	0	61.5%	16:38
Number 17 R. Murray	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	33.3%	16:37
Number 20 R. Dvorak	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		13:56
Number 27 R. Fata	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		07:40
Number 37 M. Samuelsson	R	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0		18:26
Number 38 R. Petrovicky	R	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	0		14:36
Number 88 E. Lindros	C	1	0	1	-1	4	5	1	1	50%	18:06
Number 93 P. Nedved	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	50%	22:31
Number 3 T. Poti	D	0	0	0	-1	4	1	0	0		23:02
Number 5 D. Purinton	D	0	0	0	-1	12	1	0	0		19:36
Number 6 D. Kasparaitis	D	0	1	1	-1	2	3	0	0		18:07
Number 23 V. Malakhov	D	0	1	1	-2	0	2	2	0		25:34
Number 24 S. Lefebvre	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		16:39
Number 33 D. Karpa	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		15:42

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 D. Blackburn	25	22	3	.880	57:34	Loss

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	08:04	New York Rangers	Darius Kasparaitis	High sticking	2
1st	09:17	Buffalo Sabres	James Patrick	Tripping	2
1st	14:20	Buffalo Sabres	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
1st	14:20	Buffalo Sabres	Rob Ray	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
1st	17:54	New York Rangers	Bobby Holik	Hooking	2
1st	18:55	New York Rangers	Ronald Petrovicky	Cross checking	2
1st	19:20	Buffalo Sabres	J-P Dumont	Slashing	2
1st	19:20	New York Rangers	Tom Poti	Roughing	2
2nd	03:07	New York Rangers	Eric Lindros	High sticking	2
2nd	11:05	New York Rangers	Tom Poti	High sticking	2
2nd	13:52	New York Rangers	Eric Lindros	Tripping	2
3rd	06:40	Buffalo Sabres	Curtis Brown	Interference	2
3rd	15:22	Buffalo Sabres	Adam Mair	Cross checking	2
3rd	15:52	Buffalo Sabres	Martin Biron	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
3rd	15:52	New York Rangers	Bobby Holik	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
3rd	19:03	New York Rangers	Dale Purinton	Roughing	2
3rd	19:03	New York Rangers	Dale Purinton	Misconduct (misconduct)	10

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
New York Rangers head coach: Bryan Trottier
Referees: Mike Leggo, Don VanMassenhoven
Linesmen: Pierre Champoux, Kevin Collins
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Doug Houda, Chris Taylor, Alexei Zhitnik, Jason Botterill, Rhett Warrener, Eric Boulton, Denis Hamel, Maxim Afinogenov, Norman Milley, Jaroslav Kristek, Milan Bartovic, Doug Janik, Ryan Miller, Paul Gaustad, Sean McMorrow, Radoslav Hecl
New York Rangers scratches: Brian Leetch, Mike Richter, Dixon Ward, Matthew Barnaby, Krzysztof Oliwa, Gordie Dwyer, Richard Lintner, Roman Lyashenko, Johan Holmqvist, Mike Mottau, Jamie Lundmark

Every Buffalo Sabres and New York Rangers game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Rangers 4 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final/OT	Game page: New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Oct 17, 2002
Buffalo Sabres 4 at New York Rangers 1	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers, Fri, Dec 6, 2002
New York Rangers 4 at Buffalo Sabres 5	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Feb 15, 2003
Buffalo Sabres 0 at New York Rangers 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers, Wed, Mar 19, 2003

Other NHL games on Friday, December 6, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at New York Islanders 4	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at New York Islanders, Fri, Dec 6, 2002
Atlanta Thrashers 6 at Washington Capitals 7	Final/OT	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Washington Capitals, Fri, Dec 6, 2002
Florida Panthers 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 0	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes, Fri, Dec 6, 2002
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils, Fri, Dec 6, 2002
Anaheim Ducks 4 at Chicago Blackhawks 3	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Chicago Blackhawks, Fri, Dec 6, 2002
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Dallas Stars 3	Final/OT	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Dallas Stars, Fri, Dec 6, 2002
Montreal Canadiens 6 at Colorado Avalanche 7	Final/OT	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Colorado Avalanche, Fri, Dec 6, 2002
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at San Jose Sharks 3	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at San Jose Sharks, Fri, Dec 6, 2002