Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins

Thursday, January 22, 2004, 7:00 PM ET FleetCenter, Boston Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Boston Bruins 3–2 on Thursday, January 22, 2004 on the road.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins
Team	Goals	2003-2004 record
Buffalo Sabres	3	37-34-7-4
at Boston Bruins	2	41-19-15-7

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

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	10	12	7	29
Boston Bruins	5	7	13	25

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	11:35	Buffalo Sabres	Rory Fitzpatrick (3)	J-P Dumont (15), Chris Drury (20)	Even strength	BUF 1, BOS 0
3rd	08:11	Boston Bruins	Glen Murray (14)	P.J. Axelsson (8), Hal Gill (7)	Even strength	BUF 1, BOS 1
3rd	13:40	Buffalo Sabres	Miroslav Satan (16)	Dmitri Kalinin (15), Daniel Brière (18)	Even strength	BUF 2, BOS 1
3rd	18:50	Buffalo Sabres	Miroslav Satan (17)	Daniel Brière (19), Jochen Hecht (18)	Power play, Empty net	BUF 3, BOS 1
3rd	19:54	Boston Bruins	Mike Knuble (14)	Jiri Slegr (7), Brian Rolston (20)	Even strength	BUF 3, BOS 2

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	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 D. Roy	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	46.7%	13:10
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		19:29
Number 15 M. Bartovic	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		14:28
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0	0		19:48
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		05:44
Number 23 C. Drury	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	61.9%	20:25
Number 26 E. Boulton	L	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0		03:53
Number 37 C. Brown	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	2	0	55.6%	11:07
Number 48 D. Brière	C	0	2	2	0	2	2	0	0	0	46.2%	17:22
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	5	0	50%	19:44
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		15:11
Number 81 M. Satan	R	2	0	2	0	0	8	0	0	1		18:50
Number 3 J. Patrick	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		17:28
Number 8 R. Fitzpatrick	D	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	0	0		16:26
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	2	0		12:44
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	3	1	0		25:34
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0		23:48
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	2	0		18:03

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 43 M. Biron	25	23	2	.920	60:00	Win

Boston Bruins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 P. Axelsson	L	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	3		16:16
Number 12 B. Rolston	R	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	50%	20:52
Number 14 S. Samsonov	L	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	0		19:47
Number 17 R. Zamuner	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	100%	10:03
Number 20 M. Lapointe	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	66.7%	13:15
Number 26 M. Knuble	R	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	1		16:54
Number 27 G. Murray	R	1	0	1	+2	2	5	1	0	100%	20:18
Number 33 C. MacDonald	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	50%	06:58
Number 37 P. Bergeron	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	2	0	36.4%	19:31
Number 40 T. Donato	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	50%	11:53
Number 43 M. Samuelsson	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		05:43
Number 52 C. Corazzini	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0		12:24
Number 6 D. Mcgillis	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	1	2		21:11
Number 21 S. O'Donnell	D	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0		16:10
Number 25 H. Gill	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0		22:38
Number 28 S. Morrisonn	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0		18:08
Number 44 N. Boynton	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	2		22:21
Number 71 J. Slegr	D	0	1	1	+1	2	0	0	0		17:32

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 A. Raycroft	28	26	2	.929	58:50	Loss

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	06:13	Buffalo Sabres	Daniel Brière	Hooking	2
1st	08:25	Boston Bruins	Glen Murray	Hooking	2
1st	13:12	Buffalo Sabres	Jay McKee	Hooking	2
1st	18:18	Buffalo Sabres	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	03:01	Boston Bruins	Jiri Slegr	High sticking	2
2nd	12:55	Boston Bruins	Sean O'Donnell	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	12:55	Buffalo Sabres	Eric Boulton	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	13:15	Boston Bruins	Craig MacDonald	Interference goalkeeper	2
3rd	09:37	Boston Bruins	Shaone Morrisonn	Holding	2
3rd	18:06	Boston Bruins	Dan Mcgillis	Hooking	2

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Boston Bruins head coach: Mike Sullivan
Referees: Terry Gregson, Tom Kowal
Linesmen: Steve Barton, Derek Nansen
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Chris Taylor, Domenic Pittis, Jason Botterill, Andy Delmore, Brian Campbell, Andrew Peters, Norman Milley, Taylor Pyatt, Doug Janik, Ryan Miller, Jason Pominville
Boston Bruins scratches: Travis Green, Ian Moran, Sandy McCarthy, Michal Grosek, Doug Doull, P.J. Stock, Joe Thornton, Patrick Leahy, Jeff Jillson, Andy Hilbert, Kris Vernarsky, Ivan Huml, Sergei Zinovjev, Zdenek Kutlak, Colton Orr

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 Thursday, January 22, 2004
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 at Ottawa Senators 6	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Ottawa Senators, Thu, Jan 22, 2004
Colorado Avalanche 1 at Atlanta Thrashers 1	Final/OT	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Atlanta Thrashers, Thu, Jan 22, 2004
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at New York Rangers 2	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at New York Rangers, Thu, Jan 22, 2004
Columbus Blue Jackets 0 at Chicago Blackhawks 7	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Chicago Blackhawks, Thu, Jan 22, 2004
Nashville Predators 0 at Calgary Flames 4	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Calgary Flames, Thu, Jan 22, 2004
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Edmonton Oilers 2	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Edmonton Oilers, Thu, Jan 22, 2004
Detroit Red Wings 5 at Los Angeles Kings 4	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Jan 22, 2004
Phoenix Coyotes 2 at San Jose Sharks 1	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Jan 22, 2004