Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres

Friday, January 9, 2004, 8:00 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Ottawa Senators 3–2 on Friday, January 9, 2004 at home.

Final score, Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2003-2004 record
Ottawa Senators	2	43-23-10-6
at Buffalo Sabres	3	37-34-7-4

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

Shots on goal by period, Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Ottawa Senators	9	6	10	25
Buffalo Sabres	11	10	11	32

Scoring summary

Every goal, Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	17:25	Buffalo Sabres	J-P Dumont (12)	Daniel Brière (16), Jochen Hecht (14)	Power play	OTT 0, BUF 1
3rd	04:51	Buffalo Sabres	Daniel Brière (13)	Dmitri Kalinin (13), Alexei Zhitnik (14)	Power play	OTT 0, BUF 2
3rd	14:04	Ottawa Senators	Martin Havlat (9)	Marian Hossa (25), Bryan Smolinski (15)	Power play	OTT 1, BUF 2
3rd	14:29	Ottawa Senators	Todd White (8)	Daniel Alfredsson (23), Jason Spezza (18)	Even strength	OTT 2, BUF 2
3rd	17:13	Buffalo Sabres	Rory Fitzpatrick (2)	Miroslav Satan (9), Chris Drury (17)	Power play	OTT 2, BUF 3

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

Ottawa Senators 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 9 M. Havlat	R	1	0	1	0	0	3	1	0	1		17:20
Number 11 D. Alfredsson	R	0	1	1	+1	2	4	1	3	0		22:16
Number 14 R. Bonk	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	30%	11:34
Number 15 P. Schaefer	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		16:55
Number 18 M. Hossa	R	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0		19:58
Number 19 P. Schastlivy	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		07:44
Number 21 B. Smolinski	C	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	1	0	18.2%	18:17
Number 22 S. Van Allen	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	35.7%	11:01
Number 25 C. Neil	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		12:10
Number 28 T. White	C	1	0	1	+1	2	2	1	0	0	45%	17:28
Number 33 J. Langfeld	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		05:50
Number 39 J. Spezza	C	0	1	1	+1	2	0	0	0	0	53.8%	16:53
Number 2 B. Pothier	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	0		12:06
Number 3 Z. Chara	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0	0		22:36
Number 4 C. Phillips	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0		19:14
Number 6 W. Redden	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0		26:31
Number 7 C. Leschyshyn	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		13:49
Number 23 K. Rachunek	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0		21:47

Ottawa Senators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 P. Lalime	32	29	3	.906	58:54	Loss

Buffalo Sabres 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 9 D. Roy	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	50%	16:53
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		08:09
Number 16 C. Taylor	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	42.9%	05:04
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	1	0	1	0	0	4	1	1	1		17:18
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	0	0	25%	13:49
Number 23 C. Drury	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	94.4%	16:24
Number 26 E. Boulton	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		04:10
Number 37 C. Brown	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	55.6%	17:47
Number 48 D. Brière	C	1	1	2	0	0	4	1	0	1	60%	19:52
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	0	1	1	0	2	4	0	0	0		21:09
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		15:21
Number 81 M. Satan	R	0	1	1	0	0	5	0	1	0		18:15
Number 8 R. Fitzpatrick	D	1	0	1	-1	6	2	0	0	1		21:37
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	2	0		16:43
Number 33 D. Janik	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		10:07
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	0		23:01
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	2	0		25:22
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		22:41

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 43 M. Biron	25	23	2	.920	59:54	Win

Penalties, Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	15:09	Ottawa Senators	Radek Bonk	Hooking	2
1st	16:41	Ottawa Senators	Daniel Alfredsson	Slashing	2
2nd	14:47	Buffalo Sabres	Rory Fitzpatrick	Hooking obstruction	2
2nd	15:29	Ottawa Senators	Wade Redden	Tripping	2
2nd	19:47	Buffalo Sabres	Rory Fitzpatrick	Interference	2
3rd	04:34	Ottawa Senators	Todd White	Tripping	2
3rd	08:26	Buffalo Sabres	Rory Fitzpatrick	High sticking	2
3rd	13:40	Buffalo Sabres	Jochen Hecht	Hooking	2
3rd	15:58	Ottawa Senators	Jason Spezza	Cross checking	2

Ottawa Senators head coach: Jacques Martin
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Rob Shick, Brad Meier
Linesmen: Ray Scapinello, Brad Kovachik
Ottawa Senators scratches: Jody Hull, Vaclav Varada, Shane Hnidy, Denis Hamel, Serge Payer, Mike Fisher, Julien Vauclair, Chris Kelly, Anton Volchenkov, Antoine Vermette, Ray Emery
Buffalo Sabres scratches: James Patrick, Domenic Pittis, Jason Botterill, Jay McKee, Andy Delmore, Mika Noronen, Andrew Peters, Norman Milley, Taylor Pyatt, Milan Bartovic, Jason Pominville

Every Ottawa Senators and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2003-2004 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Ottawa Senators 1	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Nov 1, 2003
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Ottawa Senators 1	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators, Mon, Nov 17, 2003
Ottawa Senators 2 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final/OT	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Dec 23, 2003
Ottawa Senators 2 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Jan 9, 2004
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Ottawa Senators 7	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Feb 28, 2004
Ottawa Senators 3 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Mar 3, 2004

Other NHL games on Friday, January 9, 2004
Matchup	Status	Details
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Washington Capitals 4	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals, Fri, Jan 9, 2004
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at New Jersey Devils 1	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at New Jersey Devils, Fri, Jan 9, 2004
Phoenix Coyotes 2 at Minnesota Wild 0	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Minnesota Wild, Fri, Jan 9, 2004
Vancouver Canucks 5 at Anaheim Ducks 2	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Anaheim Ducks, Fri, Jan 9, 2004