Buffalo Sabres vs New York Rangers

Regular season · Wednesday, March 19, 2003 · Madison Square Garden

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0–3

Final

SOG 27–36

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Game summary

The New York Rangers beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-0 on Wednesday, March 19, 2003 at Madison Square Garden. The Rangers outshot the Sabres 36-27.

Goals came from Tom Poti, Bobby Holik and Anson Carter.

Mike Dunham made 27 saves on 27 shots for the win; Martin Biron stopped 33 of 36.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
BUF	0	0	0	0	27
NYR	0	2	1	3	36

Scoring

2nd period

Tom Poti (11)Dan Lacouture (5), Eric Lindros (31)0–106:12 NYR
Bobby Holik (16)Eric Lindros (32)0–215:01 NYR

3rd period

Anson Carter (26)Mark Messier (21), Petr Nedved (27)0–311:08 NYR

Team stats

BUFNYR

27Shots on goal36

52%Faceoff %48%

0/7Power play0/5

18Penalty minutes20

9Hits26

20Blocked shots18

4Giveaways7

4Takeaways7

Penalties

1st 10:20Eric Lindros · interference2 min
1st 15:47Doug Houda · tripping obstruction2 min
1st 18:39Alexei Zhitnik · hooking2 min
2nd 01:07Eric Lindros · interference goalkeeper2 min
2nd 01:32J-P Dumont · slashing2 min
2nd 02:36Bobby Holik · high sticking2 min
2nd 07:15Dale Purinton · interference2 min
2nd 07:51Rory Fitzpatrick · tripping2 min
2nd 11:42Ronald Petrovicky · high sticking2 min
2nd 16:13Sandy McCarthy · interference2 min
2nd 20:00Eric Boulton · roughing2 min
2nd 20:00Sandy McCarthy · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
3rd 03:17Jason Botterill · high sticking2 min
3rd 05:58Eric Boulton · high sticking2 min
3rd 12:55Jason Botterill · roughing2 min
3rd 12:55Matthew Barnaby · roughing2 min
3rd 15:04Petr Nedved · interference2 min
3rd 19:12Jochen Hecht · roughing2 min
3rd 19:12Ronald Petrovicky · roughing2 min

Season series

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters

12Ales KotalikR	0	0	0	-2	1	0	1	0	–	14:26
16Chris TaylorC	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	38	08:58
17J-P DumontR	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	2	–	14:33
18Tim ConnollyC	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	0	44	15:47
22Adam MairC	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	80	09:38
26Eric BoultonL	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	4	–	08:38
28Jason BotterillL	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	–	09:20
37Curtis BrownC	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	50	17:27
48Daniel BrièreC	0	0	0	0	5	1	1	0	67	14:58
61Maxim AfinogenovR	0	0	0	-1	3	0	0	0	–	14:37
71Jochen HechtC	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	2	–	16:13
81Miroslav SatanR	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	0	–	17:14
3James PatrickD	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	–	21:19
6Doug HoudaD	0	0	0	-2	1	0	2	2	–	12:39
8Rory FitzpatrickD	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	–	22:49
33Doug JanikD	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	–	08:32
44Alexei ZhitnikD	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	2	–	27:33
51Brian CampbellD	0	0	0	-1	2	0	2	0	–	23:22

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
35Mika NoronenG		0	0	0	–	00:00
43Martin BironG	L	36	33	3	.917	59:28

New York Rangers

New York Rangers skaters

88Eric LindrosC	0	2	2	+2	1	3	0	4	100	14:08
11Mark MessierC	0	1	1	+1	3	0	2	0	55	19:54
16Bobby HolikC	1	0	1	+2	6	2	0	2	59	16:43
22Anson CarterR	1	0	1	+1	4	0	0	0	–	19:16
39Dan LacoutureL	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0	–	09:57
93Petr NedvedC	0	1	1	+1	1	3	1	2	47	21:23
3Tom PotiD	1	0	1	+1	4	0	2	0	–	22:48
8Ted DonatoL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	07:12
10Sandy McCarthyR	0	0	0	0	1	4	2	4	–	07:58
26Jamie LundmarkC	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	–	07:49
27Alex KovalevR	0	0	0	+1	4	2	0	0	100	20:28
36Matthew BarnabyR	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	2	–	06:37
38Ronald PetrovickyR	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	–	07:38
2Brian LeetchD	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	–	18:18
5Dale PurintonD	0	0	0	+1	1	1	2	2	–	15:04
6Darius KasparaitisD	0	0	0	+1	2	2	3	0	–	17:45
23Vladimir MalakhovD	0	0	0	+2	3	2	2	0	–	24:21
29Boris MironovD	0	0	0	+1	3	2	2	0	–	23:53

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
30Mike DunhamG	W	27	27	0	1.000	60:00
31Dan BlackburnG		0	0	0	–	00:00