Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins

Monday, January 12, 2004, 7:00 PM ET FleetCenter, Boston Regular Season Final

Final score

The Boston Bruins beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–3 on Monday, January 12, 2004 at home.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins
Team	Goals	2003-2004 record
Buffalo Sabres	3	37-34-7-4
at Boston Bruins	4	41-19-15-7

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

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	9	5	8	22
Boston Bruins	8	6	9	23

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	04:08	Buffalo Sabres	Daniel Brière (14)	Jochen Hecht (15)	Even strength	BUF 1, BOS 0
1st	09:35	Boston Bruins	Joe Thornton (10)	Brian Rolston (15)	Even strength	BUF 1, BOS 1
1st	13:00	Buffalo Sabres	Jochen Hecht (4)	Unassisted	Shorthanded	BUF 2, BOS 1
2nd	02:35	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Botterill (1)	Adam Mair (10), Derek Roy (4)	Even strength	BUF 3, BOS 1
2nd	15:08	Boston Bruins	Patrice Bergeron (12)	Joe Thornton (31), Sergei Samsonov (13)	Even strength	BUF 3, BOS 2
3rd	04:23	Boston Bruins	Patrice Bergeron (13)	Mike Knuble (16), Nick Boynton (13)	Even strength	BUF 3, BOS 3
3rd	12:48	Boston Bruins	Sergei Samsonov (8)	Dan Mcgillis (11), Brian Rolston (16)	Power play	BUF 3, BOS 4

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

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	1	1	0	2	1	1	1	58.8%	13:57
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	100%	08:41
Number 16 C. Taylor	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	62.5%	06:54
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0		19:53
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0		11:42
Number 23 C. Drury	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	45.5%	15:53
Number 26 E. Boulton	L	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0		03:44
Number 28 J. Botterill	L	1	0	1	0	0	3	1	1		12:55
Number 37 C. Brown	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	50%	15:43
Number 48 D. Brière	C	1	0	1	0	2	2	1	1	59.1%	21:43
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	1	1	2	+1	0	2	1	1		20:54
Number 81 M. Satan	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		17:51
Number 8 R. Fitzpatrick	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0		19:48
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		12:44
Number 33 D. Janik	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		08:43
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	2	3		30:08
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1		29:07
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0		19:47

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 43 M. Biron	23	19	4	.826	59:17	Loss

Boston Bruins 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 S. McCarthy	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		01:33
Number 12 B. Rolston	R	0	2	2	-1	2	1	1	0	0	36.8%	18:58
Number 14 S. Samsonov	L	1	1	2	-1	2	3	1	0	1		18:11
Number 19 J. Thornton	C	1	1	2	0	2	2	0	0	0	58.3%	22:11
Number 20 M. Lapointe	R	0	0	0	+1	0	1	3	0	0		18:11
Number 26 M. Knuble	R	0	1	1	+1	0	4	0	0	0	50%	18:06
Number 27 G. Murray	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	50%	17:47
Number 36 I. Huml	L	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0		11:59
Number 37 P. Bergeron	C	2	0	2	+2	0	2	2	0	0	37.5%	22:20
Number 39 T. Green	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	66.7%	03:31
Number 40 T. Donato	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	2	0	33.3%	14:02
Number 56 D. Doull	L	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0		01:42
Number 6 D. Mcgillis	D	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	2	0		18:15
Number 21 S. O'Donnell	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	2	0		20:46
Number 23 J. Jillson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	3	0		18:53
Number 25 H. Gill	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	3	0		18:02
Number 28 S. Morrisonn	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	2	0		19:40
Number 44 N. Boynton	D	0	1	1	+1	2	3	2	1	0		20:57

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 A. Raycroft	22	19	3	.864	60:00	Win

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	07:21	Boston Bruins	Brian Rolston	Tripping	2
1st	10:08	Boston Bruins	Doug Doull	Fighting (major)	5
1st	10:08	Buffalo Sabres	Eric Boulton	Fighting (major)	5
1st	11:01	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Taylor	Interference	2
2nd	10:36	Boston Bruins	Nick Boynton	Roughing	2
2nd	10:36	Buffalo Sabres	Ales Kotalik	Roughing	2
2nd	11:57	Boston Bruins	Sergei Samsonov	Hooking obstruction	2
2nd	12:52	Buffalo Sabres	Alexei Zhitnik	Holding	2
2nd	17:53	Boston Bruins	Joe Thornton	Roughing	2
2nd	18:36	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Drury	Slashing	2
2nd	19:13	Boston Bruins	Dan Mcgillis	Roughing	2
2nd	19:13	Buffalo Sabres	Derek Roy	Roughing	2
2nd	19:17	Buffalo Sabres	Daniel Brière	High sticking	2
3rd	09:10	Boston Bruins	Ivan Huml	Tripping	2
3rd	12:23	Buffalo Sabres	Doug Janik	Slashing	2

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Boston Bruins head coach: Mike Sullivan
Referees: Brad Watson, Eric Furlatt
Linesmen: Kevin Collins, Tony Sericolo
Buffalo Sabres scratches: James Patrick, Domenic Pittis, Jay McKee, Andy Delmore, Maxim Afinogenov, Andrew Peters, Norman Milley, Taylor Pyatt, Milan Bartovic, Ryan Miller, Jason Pominville
Boston Bruins scratches: Ian Moran, Rob Zamuner, Michal Grosek, P.J. Axelsson, P.J. Stock, Patrick Leahy, Martin Samuelsson, Andy Hilbert, Kris Vernarsky, Sergei Zinovjev, Zdenek Kutlak, Colton Orr, Carl Corazzini

Every Buffalo Sabres and Boston Bruins game in the 2003-2004 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Boston Bruins 4	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins, Mon, Jan 12, 2004
Boston Bruins 1 at Buffalo Sabres 0	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Jan 15, 2004
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Boston Bruins 2	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins, Thu, Jan 22, 2004
Boston Bruins 6 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Feb 5, 2004
Boston Bruins 3 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final/OT	Game page: Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Mar 11, 2004
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Boston Bruins 3	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins, Sat, Mar 13, 2004

Other NHL games on Monday, January 12, 2004
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 1	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Philadelphia Flyers, Mon, Jan 12, 2004
Chicago Blackhawks 4 at St. Louis Blues 7	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at St. Louis Blues, Mon, Jan 12, 2004
Nashville Predators 3 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final/OT	Game page: Nashville Predators at Minnesota Wild, Mon, Jan 12, 2004