Minnesota Wild at Buffalo Sabres

Tuesday, October 28, 2003, 7:00 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Minnesota Wild beat the Buffalo Sabres 3–1 on Tuesday, October 28, 2003 on the road.

Final score, Minnesota Wild at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2003-2004 record
Minnesota Wild	3	30-29-20-3
at Buffalo Sabres	1	37-34-7-4

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

Shots on goal by period, Minnesota Wild at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Minnesota Wild	8	9	4	21
Buffalo Sabres	6	13	14	33

Scoring summary

Every goal, Minnesota Wild at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	17:24	Minnesota Wild	Wes Walz (2)	Antti Laaksonen (2), Willie Mitchell (3)	Shorthanded	MIN 1, BUF 0
2nd	07:07	Minnesota Wild	Alexandre Daigle (4)	Willie Mitchell (4), Nick Schultz (1)	Power play	MIN 2, BUF 0
3rd	02:49	Minnesota Wild	Andrew Brunette (1)	Travis Roche (1), Pierre-Marc Bouchard (6)	Power play	MIN 3, BUF 0
3rd	07:03	Buffalo Sabres	Dmitri Kalinin (2)	Adam Mair (2), Chris Taylor (1)	Even strength	MIN 3, BUF 1

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

Minnesota Wild 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 A. Daigle	R	1	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	1		16:15
Number 11 P. Dupuis	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		11:56
Number 12 M. Johnson	L	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0	0		05:01
Number 14 D. Hendrickson	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1	0	35.7%	14:12
Number 15 A. Brunette	L	1	0	1	0	0	4	1	0	1		14:40
Number 18 R. Park	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	25%	20:27
Number 24 A. Laaksonen	L	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	50%	14:10
Number 26 C. Brandner	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		15:47
Number 32 M. Chouinard	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	1	0	40%	20:03
Number 34 J. Dowd	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	72.7%	08:55
Number 37 W. Walz	C	1	0	1	+1	2	1	1	0	0	50%	14:34
Number 96 P. Bouchard	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0		13:06
Number 2 W. Mitchell	D	0	2	2	+1	0	0	0	2	0		26:07
Number 5 B. Bombardir	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1	0		18:36
Number 17 F. Kuba	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0		24:29
Number 36 A. Henry	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0		11:24
Number 55 N. Schultz	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0		19:21
Number 71 T. Roche	D	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	4	0		20:01

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 M. Fernandez	33	32	1	.970	60:00	Win

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	0		15:37
Number 16 C. Taylor	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	30%	11:12
Number 17 J. Dumont	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0		15:29
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0		11:13
Number 23 C. Drury	C	0	0	0	-1	0	4	3	0	55.6%	18:22
Number 24 T. Pyatt	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		18:19
Number 28 J. Botterill	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0		08:27
Number 37 C. Brown	C	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	68.4%	19:31
Number 38 D. Pittis	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	52.9%	12:36
Number 48 D. Brière	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	33.3%	19:00
Number 76 A. Peters	L	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0		02:32
Number 81 M. Satan	R	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	0		22:19
Number 3 J. Patrick	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	1		18:32
Number 5 A. Delmore	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	0		20:44
Number 8 R. Fitzpatrick	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	2		19:32
Number 44 A. Zhitnik	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1		17:47
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	1	0	1	+1	0	4	1	1		21:59
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		18:51

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 43 M. Biron	21	18	3	.857	58:50	Loss

Penalties, Minnesota Wild at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	05:09	Buffalo Sabres	Andrew Peters	Fighting (major)	5
1st	05:09	Minnesota Wild	Matt Johnson	Fighting (major)	5
1st	14:33	Minnesota Wild	Jim Dowd	High sticking	2
1st	16:38	Minnesota Wild	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	05:10	Buffalo Sabres	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	15:54	Buffalo Sabres	Ales Kotalik	Tripping obstruction	2
2nd	19:23	Buffalo Sabres	J-P Dumont	Interference	2
2nd	19:23	Minnesota Wild	Alex Henry	Interference	2
3rd	02:01	Buffalo Sabres	Miroslav Satan	Charging	2
3rd	05:34	Buffalo Sabres	Daniel Brière	Roughing	2
3rd	05:34	Minnesota Wild	Wes Walz	Roughing	2
3rd	14:20	Minnesota Wild	Marc Chouinard	Hooking	2
3rd	19:33	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Botterill	Interference	2

Minnesota Wild head coach: Jacques Lemaire
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Don Koharski, Eric Furlatt
Linesmen: Tim Nowak, Don Henderson
Minnesota Wild scratches: Jason Marshall, Sergei Zholtok, Brad Brown, Andrei Zyuzin, Rickard Wallin, Kyle Wanvig, Stephane Veilleux, Zbynek Michalek, Brent Burns
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Eric Boulton, Jochen Hecht, Henrik Tallinder, Maxim Afinogenov, Brian Campbell, Norman Milley, Milan Bartovic, Doug Janik, Ryan Miller, Derek Roy, Jason Pominville

Every Minnesota Wild and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2003-2004 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Minnesota Wild 3 at Buffalo Sabres 1	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Oct 28, 2003
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Minnesota Wild, Sat, Dec 13, 2003

Other NHL games on Tuesday, October 28, 2003
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 2 at Montreal Canadiens 0	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Oct 28, 2003
New Jersey Devils 4 at New York Islanders 0	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at New York Islanders, Tue, Oct 28, 2003
San Jose Sharks 0 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Carolina Hurricanes, Tue, Oct 28, 2003
Anaheim Ducks 3 at New York Rangers 1	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at New York Rangers, Tue, Oct 28, 2003
Nashville Predators 0 at St. Louis Blues 1	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at St. Louis Blues, Tue, Oct 28, 2003
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Phoenix Coyotes 2	Final/OT	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Phoenix Coyotes, Tue, Oct 28, 2003
Calgary Flames 2 at Colorado Avalanche 4	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Colorado Avalanche, Tue, Oct 28, 2003
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Vancouver Canucks 6	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Vancouver Canucks, Tue, Oct 28, 2003