Minnesota Wild at Buffalo Sabres

Saturday, December 28, 2002, 7:00 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Minnesota Wild beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–3 on Saturday, December 28, 2002 on the road.

Final score, Minnesota Wild at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Minnesota Wild	4	42-29-10-1
at Buffalo Sabres	3	27-37-10-8

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

Shots on goal by period, Minnesota Wild at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Minnesota Wild	15	10	4	29
Buffalo Sabres	14	10	16	40

Scoring summary

Every goal, Minnesota Wild at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	02:57	Buffalo Sabres	Miroslav Satan (12)	Curtis Brown (7), Alexei Zhitnik (7)	Power play	MIN 0, BUF 1
1st	03:24	Minnesota Wild	Marian Gaborik (23)	Jeremy Stevenson (1), Andrei Zyuzin (4)	Even strength	MIN 1, BUF 1
2nd	15:23	Minnesota Wild	Filip Kuba (3)	Jim Dowd (9), Marian Gaborik (13)	Power play	MIN 2, BUF 1
3rd	11:50	Minnesota Wild	Jim Dowd (3)	Andrew Brunette (12), Marian Gaborik (14)	Even strength	MIN 3, BUF 1
3rd	18:29	Buffalo Sabres	Ales Kotalik (6)	Miroslav Satan (16), Chris Gratton (19)	Even strength	MIN 3, BUF 2
3rd	18:46	Minnesota Wild	Antti Laaksonen (8)	Brad Bombardir (10)	Even strength, Empty net	MIN 4, BUF 2
3rd	19:04	Buffalo Sabres	Stu Barnes (7)	Chris Gratton (20), Brian Campbell (6)	Even strength	MIN 4, BUF 3

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

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 C. Ronning	C	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	0	40%	17:47
Number 10 M. Gaborik	R	1	2	3	+1	0	5	0	0		18:55
Number 11 P. Dupuis	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	100%	15:49
Number 12 M. Johnson	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		09:26
Number 15 A. Brunette	L	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	50%	14:41
Number 18 R. Park	R	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0		18:23
Number 19 S. Veilleux	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		10:05
Number 24 A. Laaksonen	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0		15:01
Number 28 J. Stevenson	L	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0		11:33
Number 33 S. Zholtok	C	0	0	0	+1	2	4	0	0	36.4%	19:19
Number 34 J. Dowd	C	1	1	2	0	0	3	0	0	31.8%	16:35
Number 37 W. Walz	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	27.3%	09:42
Number 4 B. Brown	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		11:40
Number 5 B. Bombardir	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0		22:27
Number 17 F. Kuba	D	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1		24:27
Number 20 A. Zyuzin	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0		21:49
Number 55 N. Schultz	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0		18:12
Number 77 L. Sekeras	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		17:17

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 M. Fernandez	40	37	3	.925	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	1	0	1	+1	0	4	0	0	50%	17:43
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		09:49
Number 18 T. Connolly	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	40%	08:21
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	-1	2	5	0	0	57.1%	12:59
Number 24 T. Pyatt	L	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0		13:24
Number 25 V. Varada	R	0	0	0	-2	2	2	1	0		17:17
Number 32 R. Ray	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		03:51
Number 37 C. Brown	C	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	0	66.7%	17:03
Number 41 S. Barnes	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0	66.7%	20:03
Number 55 D. Hamel	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		11:46
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	0	2	2	+1	2	2	0	0	73.7%	16:27
Number 81 M. Satan	R	1	1	2	+1	0	6	0	1		23:18
Number 3 J. Patrick	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0		17:25
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0	0		21:11
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0		22:12
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	0		21:03
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	1	1	+2	0	3	1	0		20:05
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0		18:01

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 43 M. Biron	28	25	3	.893	58:53	Loss

Penalties, Minnesota Wild at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:25	Minnesota Wild	Matt Johnson	Elbowing	2
1st	06:58	Buffalo Sabres	Adam Mair	Elbowing	2
1st	16:42	Buffalo Sabres	Vaclav Varada	Tripping	2
1st	17:16	Minnesota Wild	Sergei Zholtok	Holding	2
2nd	05:15	Buffalo Sabres	Rob Ray	High sticking	2
2nd	09:04	Minnesota Wild	Cliff Ronning	Tripping	2
2nd	14:24	Buffalo Sabres	Dmitri Kalinin	Tripping	2
3rd	02:42	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Gratton	Roughing	2
3rd	08:51	Minnesota Wild	Wes Walz	Tripping	2

Minnesota Wild head coach: Jacques Lemaire
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Terry Gregson, Dean Warren
Linesmen: Wayne Bonney, Danny McCourt
Minnesota Wild scratches: Darby Hendrickson, Jason Marshall, Hnat Domenichelli, Bill Muckalt, Ladislav Benysek, Willie Mitchell, Jean-Guy Trudel, Rickard Wallin, Curtis Murphy, Kyle Wanvig, Pierre-Marc Bouchard
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Doug Houda, Chris Taylor, Rory Fitzpatrick, Jason Botterill, Rhett Warrener, Eric Boulton, Jochen Hecht, Maxim Afinogenov, Norman Milley, Jaroslav Kristek, Milan Bartovic, Doug Janik, Ryan Miller, Paul Gaustad, Sean McMorrow, Radoslav Hecl

Every Minnesota Wild and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Minnesota Wild 4 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Dec 28, 2002
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Minnesota Wild 0	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Minnesota Wild, Tue, Jan 14, 2003

Other NHL games on Saturday, December 28, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Carolina Hurricanes 0 at New York Islanders 3	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at New York Islanders, Sat, Dec 28, 2002
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Dec 28, 2002
Boston Bruins 1 at Atlanta Thrashers 0	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Atlanta Thrashers, Sat, Dec 28, 2002
St. Louis Blues 6 at Columbus Blue Jackets 1	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Dec 28, 2002
New York Rangers 2 at Florida Panthers 1	Final/OT	Game page: New York Rangers at Florida Panthers, Sat, Dec 28, 2002
Washington Capitals 1 at New Jersey Devils 2	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Dec 28, 2002
Detroit Red Wings 4 at Nashville Predators 2	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Nashville Predators, Sat, Dec 28, 2002
Philadelphia Flyers 0 at Phoenix Coyotes 4	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Dec 28, 2002
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Edmonton Oilers 3	Final/OT	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Dec 28, 2002
Anaheim Ducks 3 at Vancouver Canucks 7	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Dec 28, 2002
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at San Jose Sharks 3	Final/OT	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Dec 28, 2002