Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders

Saturday, January 17, 2004, 7:00 PM ET Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale Regular Season Final

Final score

The New York Islanders beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–2 on Saturday, January 17, 2004 at home.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders
Team	Goals	2003-2004 record
Buffalo Sabres	2	37-34-7-4
at New York Islanders	4	38-29-11-4

Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	1	0	1	2
New York Islanders	2	2	0	4

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	7	10	12	29
New York Islanders	10	8	5	23

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	03:45	New York Islanders	Cliff Ronning (1)	Adrian Aucoin (24), Mattias Weinhandl (3)	Power play	BUF 0, NYI 1
1st	05:27	New York Islanders	Kenny Jonsson (4)	Oleg Kvasha (20), Adrian Aucoin (25)	Power play	BUF 0, NYI 2
1st	12:29	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Taylor (5)	Alexei Zhitnik (16)	Even strength	BUF 1, NYI 2
2nd	03:28	New York Islanders	Dave Scatchard (6)	Arron Asham (8), Kenny Jonsson (8)	Even strength	BUF 1, NYI 3
2nd	09:09	New York Islanders	Janne Niinimaa (4)	Arron Asham (9), Roman Hamrlik (13)	Power play	BUF 1, NYI 4
3rd	15:01	Buffalo Sabres	James Patrick (3)	Adam Mair (11)	Even strength	BUF 2, NYI 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	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	33.3%	13:06
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1		15:20
Number 16 C. Taylor	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	2	50%	07:58
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0		18:21
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	1	1	+2	2	0	1	0	100%	07:11
Number 23 C. Drury	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	52.4%	18:55
Number 26 E. Boulton	L	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0		03:35
Number 28 J. Botterill	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0		12:54
Number 37 C. Brown	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	58.3%	14:31
Number 48 D. Brière	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	54.5%	18:56
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	0	0	0	0	2	5	0	0		22:20
Number 81 M. Satan	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0		19:02
Number 3 J. Patrick	D	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	1		18:44
Number 8 R. Fitzpatrick	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	1		20:56
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		17:02
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	0	1	1	+1	6	6	1	0		24:28
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2		23:19
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		15:53

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 M. Noronen	23	19	4	.826	58:36	Loss

New York Islanders 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 7 T. Hunter	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0		16:00
Number 11 M. Weinhandl	R	0	1	1	0	2	0	1	0	0		13:02
Number 12 O. Kvasha	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	40%	18:21
Number 17 S. Bates	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0	66.7%	15:43
Number 21 M. Czerkawski	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0		12:17
Number 26 J. Papineau	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		07:18
Number 27 M. Peca	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	1	0	46.4%	20:27
Number 38 D. Scatchard	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	2	0	60%	15:39
Number 45 A. Asham	R	0	2	2	0	0	2	2	0	0		16:13
Number 49 E. Godard	R	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0		03:26
Number 55 J. Blake	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		20:59
Number 77 C. Ronning	C	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	44.4%	11:04
Number 3 A. Aucoin	D	0	2	2	0	0	1	2	0	0		26:44
Number 4 R. Hamrlik	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	3	0		27:05
Number 24 R. Martinek	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0		12:08
Number 29 K. Jonsson	D	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	2	1		19:21
Number 33 E. Cairns	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	2	0		10:38
Number 44 J. Niinimaa	D	1	0	1	-1	0	1	0	3	1		23:10

New York Islanders goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 39 R. DiPietro	29	27	2	.931	59:53	Win

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:20	Buffalo Sabres	Jochen Hecht	High sticking	2
1st	03:00	Buffalo Sabres	Alexei Zhitnik	High sticking	2
1st	03:00	Buffalo Sabres	Alexei Zhitnik	High sticking	2
1st	06:44	Buffalo Sabres	Eric Boulton	Fighting (major)	5
1st	06:44	New York Islanders	Eric Godard	Fighting (major)	5
1st	13:39	New York Islanders	Mattias Weinhandl	Hooking	2
1st	16:05	New York Islanders	Eric Cairns	Boarding	2
2nd	05:06	New York Islanders	Radek Martinek	Cross checking	2
2nd	05:56	Buffalo Sabres	Curtis Brown	Holding the stick	2
2nd	07:51	Buffalo Sabres	Adam Mair	Elbowing	2
2nd	09:31	New York Islanders	Michael Peca	Slashing	2
2nd	14:18	Buffalo Sabres	Alexei Zhitnik	Interference goalkeeper	2
2nd	16:53	New York Islanders	Rick DiPietro	Delaying game	2

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
New York Islanders head coach: Steve Stirling
Referees: Stephane Auger, Brad Watson
Linesmen: Kevin Collins, Ray Scapinello
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Domenic Pittis, Jay McKee, Andy Delmore, Maxim Afinogenov, Andrew Peters, Norman Milley, Taylor Pyatt, Milan Bartovic, Doug Janik, Ryan Miller, Jason Pominville
New York Islanders scratches: Alexei Yashin, Mattias Timander, Eric Manlow, Dieter Kochan, Sven Butenschon, Derek Bekar, Mark Parrish, Justin Mapletoft, Tomi Pettinen, Sean Bergenheim, Jeff Hamilton

Every Buffalo Sabres and New York Islanders game in the 2003-2004 season
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Islanders 6 at Buffalo Sabres 0	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Oct 11, 2003
Buffalo Sabres 2 at New York Islanders 4	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders, Sat, Jan 17, 2004
Buffalo Sabres 1 at New York Islanders 4	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders, Sat, Feb 21, 2004
New York Islanders 4 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Feb 27, 2004

Other NHL games on Saturday, January 17, 2004
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 1 at New Jersey Devils 2	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Jan 17, 2004
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 0	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Jan 17, 2004
New York Rangers 2 at Montreal Canadiens 2	Final/OT	Game page: New York Rangers at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Jan 17, 2004
Boston Bruins 0 at Ottawa Senators 4	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Jan 17, 2004
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Florida Panthers 2	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers, Sat, Jan 17, 2004
Minnesota Wild 2 at St. Louis Blues 2	Final/OT	Game page: Minnesota Wild at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Jan 17, 2004
Edmonton Oilers 1 at Nashville Predators 2	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Nashville Predators, Sat, Jan 17, 2004
San Jose Sharks 2 at Colorado Avalanche 1	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Jan 17, 2004
Dallas Stars 3 at Calgary Flames 2	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Calgary Flames, Sat, Jan 17, 2004
Anaheim Ducks 2 at Vancouver Canucks 1	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Jan 17, 2004