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April 5, 2003

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BUF 58 BOS

FINAL

Head-to-Head vs BOS all-time
1ST2ND3RDT
BUF2125
BOS4228
Shots on goal BUF 25, BOS 37W T. ThomasL M. Biron
Summary

BOS had more shots on goal in all situations and won 8-5.

IN NET
Buffalo M. Biron .784
BOS S. Shields .714
BOS T. Thomas .833
POWER PLAY
Buffalo 0 of 1
BOS 2 of 4
TURNING POINT
B. Rolston goal (P1 14:52), Sabres win chance drops from 43% to 23%
WIN DNA
2 of 4 winning traits
Game Leaders
D. Brière
2 (1G-1A)
POINTS
A. Mair
3
SHOTS
D. Brière
19:20
TOI (F)
A. Zhitnik
23:29
TOI (D)
M. Biron
.784 (29/37)
SAVE %

Stats by Period

All situations, by period.

BUFBOS

Shots on goal are counted from the play-by-play, which on a few games sits one shot off the box score line in the header and Team Stats.

Game Flow

Running shot attempts for and against, all situations. Shading shows who led.

Tied for only 11 minutes, too few for a score-tied view.

P3 20:00
+12+60-6-12shot attemptsBUFBOS

Dots are goals, navy for Buffalo.

How this is measured

Score-adjusted weights each attempt by how often teams take one in that score state, home or away, at that point of the game, league-wide (2016-17 to 2025-26): the share as if the game were tied at a neutral site. Score-tied counts only attempts while tied, and needs 15 tied minutes and 30 attempts.

Win Probability

Buffalo's chance of winning, from the score, the time left and the strength state.

Opened at 42%.

P3 20:00
100%75%50%25%0%Buffalo win chanceBUFBOS
BIGGEST SWINGS
  1. P1 14:52B. Rolston (27) 43% to 23%-20
  2. P1 12:18M. Satan (26) 24% to 42%+18
  3. P1 09:47G. Murray (43) 42% to 24%-18
  4. P1 03:17D. Brière (24) 24% to 42%+18

Dots are goals, diamonds penalties, squares a goalie pull; navy for Buffalo.

How this is measured

Each team is expected to score at the league rate for the season, tilted for home ice and scaled for the strength state. The chance Buffalo ends regulation ahead follows from the score and the time left, with a tie going to 3-on-3 overtime and a shootout. The opening value comes from both teams' goals for and against to that date, regressed toward the league average early in a season, plus home ice. This feed carries no on-ice strength codes, so power plays are read from the penalty calls alone.

Win DNA

2 of 4 winning traits showed up tonight. Win rates are over the full 2002–03 regular season (82 games).

Wins (27)Losses (45, 8 in overtime)This game
3+ scorersD combined 3+ ptsScored firstDepth goal50%100%
Yes
3+ different scorers
Sabres win 72% when yes, 19% when no
No
Defensemen combined for 3+ points
Sabres win 87% when yes, 25% when no
No
Scored first
Sabres win 51% when yes, 24% when no
Yes
Depth forward scored
Sabres win 45% when yes, 29% when no

Box Score

Player
G
A
P
+/-
PIM
SOG
Game Score
TOI
GS
#16 C. Taylor (C)
0
2
2
-1
0
1
1.3
18:48
#48 D. Brière (C)
1
1
2
+2
0
3
1.7
19:20
#61 M. Afinogenov (RW)
0
2
2
+1
2
2
1.4
15:08
#12 A. Kotalik (RW)
0
1
1
0
0
1
0.8
16:36
#15 M. Bartovic (RW)
1
0
1
-1
0
2
0.9
11:43
#22 A. Mair (C)
0
1
1
-1
0
3
0.8
16:07
#24 T. Pyatt (LW)
1
0
1
-1
0
2
0.9
16:59
#26 E. Boulton (LW)
0
1
1
-2
0
1
0.6
10:03
#81 M. Satan (RW)
1
0
1
+1
0
2
1.0
18:09
#4 R. Warrener (D)
0
1
1
0
0
1
0.7
17:29
#45 D. Kalinin (D)
1
0
1
+1
0
2
1.0
19:52
#17 J. Dumont (RW)
0
0
0
-1
2
0
-0.1
13:16
#71 J. Hecht (C)
0
0
0
-1
0
2
0.2
17:30
#8 R. Fitzpatrick (D)
0
0
0
-3
2
1
-0.1
18:32
#10 H. Tallinder (D)
0
0
0
+1
0
0
0.0
5:07
#44 A. Zhitnik (D)
0
0
0
0
2
2
0.1
23:29
#51 B. Campbell (D)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.1
15:27
#74 J. McKee (D)
0
0
0
-1
0
0
0.1
17:31
Total
5
9
14
8
25
11.2
GoalieSAGAxGASV%GSAxGSTOIDec
#43 M. Biron378.784-3.160:00L

Team Stats

BUFBOS
25Shots on Goal37
1Power Play Chances4
0%PP%50%
50%PK%100%
0PPG2
8Penalty Minutes2
9Hits11
9Blocked Shots12
4Giveaways4
2Takeaways8

Full Game Log

1ST
02:19GOAL (BOS): Mike Knuble (29), assists: Joe Thornton
03:17GOAL (BUF): Daniel Brière (24), assists: Maxim Afinogenov, Rhett Warrener
09:47GOAL (BOS): Glen Murray (43), assists: Jozef Stumpel, Bryan Berard
12:18GOAL (BUF): Miroslav Satan (26), assists: Ales Kotalik, Adam Mair
14:52GOAL (BOS): Brian Rolston (27), assists: P.J. Axelsson, Martin Lapointe
19:34GOAL (BOS): Mike Knuble (30), unassisted
2ND
15:23GOAL (BOS): Don Sweeney (3), assists: Sergei Samsonov, Jozef Stumpel
16:38GOAL (BUF): Dmitri Kalinin (8), assists: Chris Taylor
18:27GOAL (BOS): Jozef Stumpel (14), assists: Marty Mcinnis, Bryan Berard
3RD
02:23GOAL (BUF): Taylor Pyatt (14), assists: Maxim Afinogenov, Chris Taylor
03:06GOAL (BUF): Milan Bartovic (1), assists: Daniel Brière, Eric Boulton
04:35GOAL (BOS): Sergei Samsonov (5), assists: Marty Mcinnis, Nick Boynton
05:38GOAL (BOS): Glen Murray (44), assists: Joe Thornton, Dan Mcgillis
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