New York Islanders at Buffalo Sabres

Tuesday, December 31, 2002, 7:00 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The New York Islanders beat the Buffalo Sabres 1–0 in overtime on Tuesday, December 31, 2002 on the road.

Final score, New York Islanders at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
New York Islanders	1	35-34-11-2
at Buffalo Sabres	0	27-37-10-8

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

Shots on goal by period, New York Islanders at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
New York Islanders	9	9	6	2	26
Buffalo Sabres	16	7	14	1	38

Every goal, New York Islanders at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
OT	01:36	New York Islanders	Jason Blake (9)	Kenny Jonsson (9)	Even strength	NYI 1, BUF 0

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

New York Islanders skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 M. Weinhandl	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		16:59
Number 12 O. Kvasha	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0		07:54
Number 13 C. Lapointe	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	57.1%	11:42
Number 15 B. Isbister	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		13:33
Number 27 M. Peca	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	48%	22:18
Number 28 J. Wiemer	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	75%	11:35
Number 37 M. Parrish	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		17:58
Number 38 D. Scatchard	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	36.4%	14:37
Number 45 A. Asham	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		12:26
Number 49 E. Godard	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		01:38
Number 55 J. Blake	L	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	100%	17:43
Number 79 A. Yashin	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	47.1%	19:28
Number 2 M. Timander	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		12:38
Number 3 A. Aucoin	D	0	0	0	0	4	1	0		30:31
Number 4 R. Hamrlik	D	0	0	0	0	4	2	0		29:42
Number 24 R. Martinek	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0		15:07
Number 29 K. Jonsson	D	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0		28:19
Number 33 E. Cairns	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		07:59

New York Islanders goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 C. Osgood	38	38	0	1.000	61:19	Win

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	0	0	2	0	100%	15:34
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	-1	0	1	0		14:06
Number 18 T. Connolly	C	0	0	2	0	50%	13:36
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	2	0		09:58
Number 24 T. Pyatt	L	0	4	2	0		12:18
Number 25 V. Varada	R	0	0	4	0	100%	17:15
Number 32 R. Ray	R	0	0	0	0		02:00
Number 37 C. Brown	C	0	2	6	0	57.9%	18:10
Number 41 S. Barnes	C	0	4	2	0	31.3%	16:42
Number 55 D. Hamel	L	0	0	3	0		11:57
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	-1	0	3	1	80%	13:31
Number 81 M. Satan	R	0	0	4	0		23:47
Number 3 J. Patrick	D	0	0	0	0		21:46
Number 8 R. Fitzpatrick	D	-1	0	1	1		13:24
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	4	1	0		21:35
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	0	0	2	0		29:03
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	2	0	1		23:52
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	-1	0	3	0		13:50

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	26	25	1	.962	61:36	Loss

Penalties, New York Islanders at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:30	New York Islanders	Radek Martinek	Cross checking	2
1st	07:37	New York Islanders	Chris Osgood	Tripping	2
1st	09:40	Buffalo Sabres	Stu Barnes	Cross checking	2
1st	09:40	New York Islanders	Adrian Aucoin	High sticking	2
1st	13:30	New York Islanders	Roman Hamrlik	Interference	2
1st	14:27	Buffalo Sabres	Henrik Tallinder	Hooking obstruction	2
1st	18:25	New York Islanders	Michael Peca	Roughing	2
2nd	04:45	Buffalo Sabres	Taylor Pyatt	Hooking	2
2nd	07:01	Buffalo Sabres	Dmitri Kalinin	Hooking	2
2nd	15:11	New York Islanders	Adrian Aucoin	Holding	2
2nd	18:05	Buffalo Sabres	Curtis Brown	Hooking obstruction	2
2nd	18:16	Buffalo Sabres	Stu Barnes	Diving	2
2nd	18:16	New York Islanders	Roman Hamrlik	Hooking	2
3rd	03:09	Buffalo Sabres	Henrik Tallinder	Interference	2
3rd	06:56	Buffalo Sabres	Taylor Pyatt	Interference	2
3rd	15:03	New York Islanders	Dave Scatchard	Hooking obstruction	2

New York Islanders head coach: Peter Laviolette
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Craig Spada, Don VanMassenhoven
Linesmen: Scott Driscoll, Stephane Provost
New York Islanders scratches: Brandon Smith, Eric Manlow, Shawn Bates, Alain Nasreddine, Alan Letang, Sven Butenschon, Steve Webb, Ray Schultz, Trent Hunter, Justin Mapletoft, Rick DiPietro, Raffi Torres, Tomi Pettinen
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Doug Houda, Chris Taylor, Jason Botterill, Rhett Warrener, Eric Boulton, Jay McKee, Jochen Hecht, Mika Noronen, Maxim Afinogenov, Norman Milley, Jaroslav Kristek, Milan Bartovic, Doug Janik, Paul Gaustad, Sean McMorrow, Radoslav Hecl

Every New York Islanders and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Islanders 1 at Buffalo Sabres 5	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Oct 10, 2002
New York Islanders 1 at Buffalo Sabres 0	Final/OT	Game page: New York Islanders at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Dec 31, 2002
Buffalo Sabres 1 at New York Islanders 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders, Sat, Feb 8, 2003
Buffalo Sabres 1 at New York Islanders 2	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders, Sat, Mar 1, 2003

Other NHL games on Tuesday, December 31, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Anaheim Ducks 1 at Minnesota Wild 4	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Minnesota Wild, Tue, Dec 31, 2002
Ottawa Senators 6 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tue, Dec 31, 2002
St. Louis Blues 1 at Detroit Red Wings 5	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Detroit Red Wings, Tue, Dec 31, 2002
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 5	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Columbus Blue Jackets, Tue, Dec 31, 2002
New York Rangers 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 0	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Carolina Hurricanes, Tue, Dec 31, 2002
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Calgary Flames 1	Final/OT	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Calgary Flames, Tue, Dec 31, 2002
Edmonton Oilers 1 at Dallas Stars 4	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Dallas Stars, Tue, Dec 31, 2002
Toronto Maple Leafs 5 at Vancouver Canucks 3	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Vancouver Canucks, Tue, Dec 31, 2002