Anaheim Ducks at Buffalo Sabres

Friday, January 2, 2004, 8:00 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Anaheim Ducks 5–2 on Friday, January 2, 2004 at home.

Final score, Anaheim Ducks at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2003-2004 record
Anaheim Ducks	2	29-35-10-8
at Buffalo Sabres	5	37-34-7-4

Goals by period, Anaheim Ducks at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Anaheim Ducks	1	1	0	2
Buffalo Sabres	1	3	1	5

Shots on goal by period, Anaheim Ducks at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Anaheim Ducks	13	8	5	26
Buffalo Sabres	7	13	13	33

Scoring summary

Every goal, Anaheim Ducks at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	09:42	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Drury (6)	Unassisted	Shorthanded	ANA 0, BUF 1
1st	10:03	Anaheim Ducks	Keith Carney (1)	Stanislav Chistov (14), Steve Rucchin (8)	Power play	ANA 1, BUF 1
2nd	00:16	Buffalo Sabres	Curtis Brown (6)	Chris Drury (16), Ales Kotalik (4)	Even strength	ANA 1, BUF 2
2nd	02:17	Buffalo Sabres	Dmitri Kalinin (5)	Curtis Brown (10)	Even strength	ANA 1, BUF 3
2nd	17:46	Anaheim Ducks	Andy McDonald (8)	Unassisted	Shorthanded	ANA 2, BUF 3
2nd	18:21	Buffalo Sabres	Miroslav Satan (14)	Daniel Brière (15), Jochen Hecht (10)	Even strength	ANA 2, BUF 4
3rd	14:15	Buffalo Sabres	Daniel Brière (12)	Jochen Hecht (11), Dmitri Kalinin (11)	Even strength	ANA 2, BUF 5

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

Anaheim Ducks skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 J. Krog	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	1	0	62.5%	11:34
Number 18 M. Holmqvist	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0		10:50
Number 19 A. McDonald	C	1	0	1	-1	2	2	0	1	0	100%	17:18
Number 20 S. Rucchin	C	0	1	1	-2	0	1	0	0	0	47.1%	17:17
Number 21 D. Bylsma	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		10:37
Number 23 S. Chistov	R	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	0	0		13:14
Number 26 S. Pahlsson	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25%	16:10
Number 27 C. Johnson	L	0	0	0	-2	0	0	2	1	0	100%	13:20
Number 39 P. Sykora	R	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0		16:00
Number 40 V. Prospal	L	0	0	0	-3	0	4	0	0	0		14:52
Number 44 R. Niedermayer	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0		16:25
Number 91 S. Fedorov	C	0	0	0	-2	2	6	0	1	0	42.1%	17:50
Number 2 T. Simpson	D	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	0		19:17
Number 3 K. Carney	D	1	0	1	-3	0	2	1	1	1		20:24
Number 5 V. Vishnevski	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	2	1	0		20:25
Number 24 R. Salei	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	3	0		25:19
Number 33 M. Popovic	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		13:48
Number 34 K. Sauer	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	0		18:32

Anaheim Ducks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Gerber	33	28	5	.849	60:00	Loss

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 D. Roy	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	2	75%	16:45
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	0	1	1	+2	0	2	1	0		15:31
Number 16 C. Taylor	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	40%	10:11
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	66.7%	10:46
Number 23 C. Drury	C	1	1	2	+3	0	4	0	0	47.4%	15:26
Number 24 T. Pyatt	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		15:50
Number 37 C. Brown	C	1	1	2	+2	0	4	0	2	80%	16:02
Number 48 D. Brière	C	1	1	2	+2	0	3	0	0	50%	16:50
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	0	2	2	+2	0	3	1	0	25%	18:34
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	0		14:52
Number 76 A. Peters	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0		08:53
Number 81 M. Satan	R	1	0	1	+2	0	2	0	0		18:52
Number 8 R. Fitzpatrick	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0		14:04
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	1		20:38
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	0	0	0	+4	0	0	0	1		25:25
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	1	1	2	+4	0	1	0	0		21:30
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		16:51
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	5	3		21:32

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 43 M. Biron	26	24	2	.923	60:00	Win

Penalties, Anaheim Ducks at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	08:35	Buffalo Sabres	Bench	Delaying game bench (bench minor)	2
2nd	03:12	Anaheim Ducks	Andy McDonald	Hooking	2
2nd	16:00	Anaheim Ducks	Petr Sykora	Closing hand on puck	2
3rd	02:07	Anaheim Ducks	Sergei Fedorov	Hooking	2
3rd	20:00	Anaheim Ducks	Todd Simpson	Boarding	2
3rd	20:00	Anaheim Ducks	Todd Simpson	Roughing	2
3rd	20:00	Buffalo Sabres	Maxim Afinogenov	Roughing	2

Anaheim Ducks head coach: Mike Babcock
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Terry Gregson, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Steve Miller
Anaheim Ducks scratches: Todd Reirden, Sandis Ozolinsh, Chris Armstrong, Mike Leclerc, Casey Hankinson, Lance Ward, Cam Severson, Garrett Burnett, Niclas Havelid, Alexei Smirnov, Tony Martensson, Joffrey Lupul, Chris Kunitz
Buffalo Sabres scratches: James Patrick, Domenic Pittis, Jason Botterill, Eric Boulton, Andy Delmore, J-P Dumont, Mika Noronen, Norman Milley, Milan Bartovic, Doug Janik, Jason Pominville

Every Anaheim Ducks and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2003-2004 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 5 at Anaheim Ducks 2	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Anaheim Ducks, Fri, Oct 24, 2003
Anaheim Ducks 2 at Buffalo Sabres 5	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Jan 2, 2004

Other NHL games on Friday, January 2, 2004
Matchup	Status	Details
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 0	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Tampa Bay Lightning, Fri, Jan 2, 2004
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Florida Panthers 1	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Florida Panthers, Fri, Jan 2, 2004
Detroit Red Wings 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 1	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Carolina Hurricanes, Fri, Jan 2, 2004
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Minnesota Wild 1	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Minnesota Wild, Fri, Jan 2, 2004
Phoenix Coyotes 6 at Dallas Stars 0	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Dallas Stars, Fri, Jan 2, 2004
San Jose Sharks 1 at Chicago Blackhawks 2	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Chicago Blackhawks, Fri, Jan 2, 2004
Colorado Avalanche 4 at Vancouver Canucks 2	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Vancouver Canucks, Fri, Jan 2, 2004