Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers

Friday, January 30, 2004, 7:00 PM ET Madison Square Garden, New York Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the New York Rangers 3–1 on Friday, January 30, 2004 on the road.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers
Team	Goals	2003-2004 record
Buffalo Sabres	3	37-34-7-4
at New York Rangers	1	27-40-7-8

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

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	13	12	10	35
New York Rangers	9	12	13	34

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	12:36	Buffalo Sabres	Daniel Brière (16)	Jochen Hecht (19), Alexei Zhitnik (17)	Power play	BUF 1, NYR 0
2nd	18:02	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Drury (10)	Daniel Brière (20), Alexei Zhitnik (18)	Power play	BUF 2, NYR 0
2nd	18:47	New York Rangers	Dale Purinton (1)	Bobby Holik (21), Matthew Barnaby (16)	Even strength	BUF 2, NYR 1
3rd	19:23	Buffalo Sabres	Ales Kotalik (12)	Chris Drury (23), J-P Dumont (19)	Even strength, Empty net	BUF 3, NYR 1

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	0	2	1	0	18.2%	15:08
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	1	0	1	+1	0	5	0	2	0		20:12
Number 15 M. Bartovic	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		03:57
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	3	0		20:35
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		07:04
Number 23 C. Drury	C	1	1	2	+1	0	4	3	2	1	44.4%	19:01
Number 24 T. Pyatt	L	0	0	0	-1	2	4	1	0	0		16:06
Number 37 C. Brown	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	2	0	57.1%	15:51
Number 48 D. Brière	C	1	1	2	0	0	6	0	1	1	42.9%	22:12
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0		04:14
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		14:38
Number 81 M. Satan	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0		22:54
Number 5 A. Delmore	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		11:06
Number 8 R. Fitzpatrick	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	2	0		20:51
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0		20:17
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	0	2	2	+1	0	3	2	0	0		26:02
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	1	0		26:37
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		11:01

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 43 M. Biron	34	33	1	.971	59:58	Win

New York Rangers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 G. Murray	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		05:41
Number 11 M. Messier	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	60%	19:43
Number 16 B. Holik	C	0	1	1	+1	0	6	0	0	71.4%	17:35
Number 17 C. Simon	L	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	0		16:39
Number 21 J. Lundmark	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	57.1%	07:48
Number 25 P. Healey	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		05:55
Number 26 M. Rucinsky	L	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	0		19:31
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	1	50%	15:36
Number 36 M. Barnaby	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0		16:31
Number 41 J. Ortmeyer	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0		13:01
Number 68 J. Jagr	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		20:53
Number 93 P. Nedved	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	1	35.7%	17:26
Number 2 B. Leetch	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0		26:08
Number 3 T. Poti	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	3		23:41
Number 5 D. Purinton	D	1	0	1	+1	0	1	2	1		12:03
Number 24 J. Pushor	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	1		13:55
Number 29 B. Mironov	D	0	0	0	0	4	2	1	0		19:58
Number 74 J. Bouchard	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		21:52

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Dunham	34	32	2	.941	59:42	Loss

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	09:51	New York Rangers	Boris Mironov	High sticking	2
1st	09:51	New York Rangers	Boris Mironov	High sticking	2
2nd	13:31	Buffalo Sabres	Taylor Pyatt	Tripping	2
2nd	15:52	New York Rangers	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	17:11	New York Rangers	Martin Rucinsky	Boarding	2

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
New York Rangers head coach: Glen Sather
Referees: Dan Marouelli, Greg Kimmerly
Linesmen: Stephane Provost, Jonny Murray
Buffalo Sabres scratches: James Patrick, Chris Taylor, Domenic Pittis, Jason Botterill, Eric Boulton, Jay McKee, Andrew Peters, Norman Milley, Doug Janik, Ryan Miller, Jason Pominville
New York Rangers scratches: Vladimir Malakhov, Eric Lindros, Darius Kasparaitis, Jason MacDonald, Pascal Rheaume, Greg De Vries, Jan Hlavac, Dan Lacouture, Jason LaBarbera, Mike Siklenka, Phil Osaer, Layne Ulmer, Lawrence Nycholat, Richard Scott, Cory Larose, Dominic Moore, Chad Wiseman, Benoit Dusablon, Fedor Tyutin, Bryce Lampman

Every Buffalo Sabres and New York Rangers game in the 2003-2004 season
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Rangers 3 at Buffalo Sabres 1	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Dec 12, 2003
Buffalo Sabres 3 at New York Rangers 1	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers, Fri, Jan 30, 2004
New York Rangers 1 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Jan 31, 2004
Buffalo Sabres 4 at New York Rangers 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers, Wed, Mar 31, 2004

Other NHL games on Friday, January 30, 2004
Matchup	Status	Details
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Atlanta Thrashers 1	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Atlanta Thrashers, Fri, Jan 30, 2004
San Jose Sharks 1 at Dallas Stars 3	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Dallas Stars, Fri, Jan 30, 2004
Chicago Blackhawks 5 at Calgary Flames 3	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Calgary Flames, Fri, Jan 30, 2004
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Anaheim Ducks 4	Final/OT	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Anaheim Ducks, Fri, Jan 30, 2004