Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres

Friday, December 20, 2002, 7:00 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Florida Panthers beat the Buffalo Sabres 3–0 on Friday, December 20, 2002 on the road.

Final score, Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Florida Panthers	3	24-36-13-9
at Buffalo Sabres	0	27-37-10-8

Goals by period, Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Florida Panthers	2	0	1	3
Buffalo Sabres	0	0	0	0

Shots on goal by period, Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Florida Panthers	14	9	8	31
Buffalo Sabres	11	8	11	30

Scoring summary

Every goal, Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	10:21	Florida Panthers	Jaroslav Bednar (3)	Sandis Ozolinsh (15), Kristian Huselius (8)	Power play	FLA 1, BUF 0
1st	14:45	Florida Panthers	Ryan Johnson (2)	Niklas Hagman (6)	Even strength	FLA 2, BUF 0
3rd	19:46	Florida Panthers	Viktor Kozlov (6)	Jaroslav Bednar (13)	Even strength, Empty net	FLA 3, BUF 0

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

Florida Panthers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 P. Worrell	L	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0		11:33
Number 9 S. Weiss	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	38.9%	16:40
Number 12 O. Jokinen	C	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	33.3%	08:29
Number 14 N. Hagman	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0		13:53
Number 17 R. Johnson	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0	50%	12:01
Number 18 M. Nilson	L	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	0	46.7%	13:45
Number 22 K. Huselius	L	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	0		16:21
Number 23 J. Kolnik	R	0	0	0	+1	0	4	1	0		13:53
Number 25 V. Kozlov	C	1	0	1	+1	0	5	0	0	53.3%	24:19
Number 27 J. Bednar	C	1	1	2	+1	0	1	0	1		21:29
Number 39 I. Novoseltsev	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		16:39
Number 49 L. Ward	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		10:57
Number 4 J. Bouwmeester	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		18:14
Number 5 B. Mezei	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		16:52
Number 6 A. Lilja	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0		16:42
Number 44 S. Ozolinsh	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0		25:40
Number 55 I. Ulanov	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0		16:33
Number 56 I. Majesky	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0		19:30

Florida Panthers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 R. Luongo	30	30	0	1.000	60:00	Win

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	-2	2	6	1		17:10
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	0	4	2	0		17:21
Number 18 T. Connolly	C	-1	0	3	0	70%	18:34
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	1	77.8%	06:51
Number 24 T. Pyatt	L	0	0	3	0		15:58
Number 25 V. Varada	R	0	2	1	0		19:19
Number 26 E. Boulton	L	0	5	0	0		02:55
Number 32 R. Ray	R	0	2	0	1		03:27
Number 37 C. Brown	C	-1	0	0	0	54.5%	17:28
Number 41 S. Barnes	C	-1	0	3	0	44.4%	18:12
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	-1	0	3	1	47.8%	18:53
Number 81 M. Satan	R	-2	0	3	0		21:05
Number 4 R. Warrener	D	0	0	0	0		14:39
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	-1	0	1	0		17:13
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	-1	0	2	0		28:08
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	1	0		21:36
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	-1	0	2	0		15:08
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	0	0	0		18:09

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 43 M. Biron	30	28	2	.933	58:40	Loss

Penalties, Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:41	Buffalo Sabres	Eric Boulton	Fighting (major)	5
1st	02:41	Florida Panthers	Peter Worrell	Fighting (major)	5
1st	03:12	Florida Panthers	Olli Jokinen	Hooking	2
1st	09:23	Buffalo Sabres	Vaclav Varada	Roughing	2
1st	09:23	Buffalo Sabres	J-P Dumont	Elbowing	2
1st	17:22	Florida Panthers	Olli Jokinen	Roughing	2
2nd	09:05	Buffalo Sabres	Rob Ray	Roughing	2
2nd	11:51	Buffalo Sabres	J-P Dumont	Roughing	2
2nd	15:21	Buffalo Sabres	Ales Kotalik	Closing hand on puck	2
3rd	10:20	Florida Panthers	Lance Ward	Holding	2

Florida Panthers head coach: Mike Keenan
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Mike Hasenfratz, Don Koharski
Linesmen: Don Henderson, Steve Miller
Florida Panthers scratches: Stephane Matteau, Wade Flaherty, Jim Campbell, Valeri Bure, Jeff Toms, Jamie Rivers, Byron Ritchie, Pierre Dagenais, Joey Tetarenko, Brad Ference, Mathieu Biron, Kyle Rossiter, Eric Beaudoin, Denis Shvidki
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 Florida Panthers and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Florida Panthers 3 at Buffalo Sabres 0	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Dec 20, 2002
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Florida Panthers 2	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers, Mon, Feb 24, 2003
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Florida Panthers 0	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers, Sat, Mar 8, 2003
Florida Panthers 1 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Mar 26, 2003

Other NHL games on Friday, December 20, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 2	Final/OT	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers, Fri, Dec 20, 2002
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Chicago Blackhawks 3	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Chicago Blackhawks, Fri, Dec 20, 2002
St. Louis Blues 3 at Phoenix Coyotes 3	Final/OT	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Phoenix Coyotes, Fri, Dec 20, 2002