Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres

Wednesday, December 18, 2002, 7:00 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Boston Bruins 4–2 on Wednesday, December 18, 2002 at home.

Final score, Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Boston Bruins	2	36-31-11-4
at Buffalo Sabres	4	27-37-10-8

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

Shots on goal by period, Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Boston Bruins	6	8	15	29
Buffalo Sabres	6	15	4	25

Scoring summary

Every goal, Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	04:50	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Gratton (9)	J-P Dumont (7), Henrik Tallinder (4)	Even strength	BOS 0, BUF 1
1st	06:26	Buffalo Sabres	Taylor Pyatt (6)	Tim Connolly (5), Chris Gratton (14)	Even strength	BOS 0, BUF 2
2nd	05:55	Boston Bruins	Mike Knuble (7)	Joe Thornton (25), Glen Murray (16)	Power play	BOS 1, BUF 2
2nd	09:01	Buffalo Sabres	J-P Dumont (6)	Chris Gratton (15), Tim Connolly (6)	Power play	BOS 1, BUF 3
3rd	00:18	Boston Bruins	Sergei Samsonov (4)	Joe Thornton (26)	Even strength	BOS 2, BUF 3
3rd	14:53	Buffalo Sabres	Stu Barnes (6)	J-P Dumont (8), Chris Gratton (16)	Power play	BOS 2, BUF 4

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	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 M. Mcinnis	L	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	40%	15:11
Number 12 B. Rolston	R	0	0	0	-1	2	4	0	0	50%	18:18
Number 14 S. Samsonov	L	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0		18:34
Number 16 J. Stumpel	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	42.1%	16:42
Number 17 R. Zamuner	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		09:05
Number 19 J. Thornton	C	0	2	2	+1	4	2	0	0	46.2%	20:46
Number 20 M. Lapointe	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		15:14
Number 26 M. Knuble	R	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	1		13:27
Number 27 G. Murray	R	0	1	1	+1	0	4	1	0	50%	22:19
Number 36 I. Huml	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		12:22
Number 42 P. Stock	C	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	33.3%	04:24
Number 21 S. O'Donnell	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0		19:27
Number 23 S. Brown	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		06:11
Number 25 H. Gill	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		22:32
Number 32 D. Sweeney	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		12:50
Number 34 B. Berard	D	0	0	0	-1	10	2	0	0		16:56
Number 44 N. Boynton	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		19:13
Number 46 J. Girard	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0		25:36

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 S. Shields	25	21	4	.840	60:00	Loss

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	2	2	0	0		16:04
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	1	2	3	+1	0	2	0	1		14:55
Number 18 T. Connolly	C	0	2	2	+1	0	0	0	0	50%	14:55
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	50%	07:30
Number 24 T. Pyatt	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0		14:31
Number 25 V. Varada	R	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0		15:25
Number 26 E. Boulton	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		05:25
Number 32 R. Ray	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	100%	04:35
Number 37 C. Brown	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	50%	18:57
Number 41 S. Barnes	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	50%	18:53
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	1	3	4	+2	0	1	0	0	68.4%	17:28
Number 81 M. Satan	R	0	0	0	-1	0	5	0	0		23:04
Number 4 R. Warrener	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		15:44
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		19:42
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	0	0	0	+1	2	3	0	0		26:28
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	+1	2	2	0	0		20:26
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		19:34
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	0	0	0	10	1	0	0		17:30

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 43 M. Biron	29	27	2	.931	59:47	Win

Penalties, Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:02	Boston Bruins	P.J. Stock	Roughing	2
1st	03:02	Buffalo Sabres	Rob Ray	Roughing	2
1st	14:12	Buffalo Sabres	Ales Kotalik	Holding the stick	2
1st	18:47	Boston Bruins	Brian Rolston	Holding the stick	2
2nd	00:58	Boston Bruins	Nick Boynton	Interference	2
2nd	04:48	Buffalo Sabres	Alexei Zhitnik	Interference	2
2nd	08:55	Boston Bruins	Marty Mcinnis	Hooking	2
2nd	09:48	Buffalo Sabres	Dmitri Kalinin	Tripping	2
2nd	10:50	Buffalo Sabres	Vaclav Varada	Interference goalkeeper	2
3rd	13:45	Boston Bruins	P.J. Stock	Roughing	2
3rd	15:49	Boston Bruins	Bryan Berard	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	15:49	Boston Bruins	Joe Thornton	Roughing	2
3rd	15:49	Boston Bruins	Joe Thornton	Roughing	2
3rd	15:49	Buffalo Sabres	Vaclav Varada	Roughing	2
3rd	15:49	Buffalo Sabres	Jay McKee	Misconduct (misconduct)	10

Boston Bruins head coach: Robbie Ftorek
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Michael McGeough, Paul Stewart
Linesmen: Pierre Champoux, Ryan Galloway
Boston Bruins scratches: Brantt Myhres, Michal Grosek, Matthew Herr, Tim Thomas, P.J. Axelsson, Lee Goren, Martin Samuelsson, Andy Hilbert, Kris Vernarsky, Jarno Kultanen, Zdenek Kutlak, Shaone Morrisonn
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Doug Houda, James Patrick, Chris Taylor, Rory Fitzpatrick, Jason Botterill, Jochen Hecht, Denis Hamel, Maxim Afinogenov, Norman Milley, Jaroslav Kristek, Milan Bartovic, Doug Janik, Ryan Miller, 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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Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 1	Final/OT	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Carolina Hurricanes, Wed, Dec 18, 2002
Ottawa Senators 3 at New Jersey Devils 0	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at New Jersey Devils, Wed, Dec 18, 2002
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 1	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Atlanta Thrashers, Wed, Dec 18, 2002
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Florida Panthers 2	Final/OT	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Florida Panthers, Wed, Dec 18, 2002
St. Louis Blues 2 at Anaheim Ducks 5	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Anaheim Ducks, Wed, Dec 18, 2002