2002–03 Buffalo Sabres season

2002–03 Buffalo Sabres
Division5th Northeast
Conference12th Eastern
2002–03 record27–37–10–8
Home record18–18–5–2
Road record9–27–5–6
Goals for190
Goals against219
Team information
General managerDarcy Regier
CoachLindy Ruff
CaptainStu Barnes (Oct.–Mar.)
Vacant (Mar.–Apr.)
Alternate captainsRob Ray (Oct.–Mar.)
Rhett Warrener
ArenaHSBC Arena
Average attendance13,776
Minor league affiliate(s)Rochester Americans
Team leaders
GoalsMiroslav Satan (26)
AssistsMiroslav Satan (49)
PointsMiroslav Satan (75)
Penalty minutesEric Boulton (178)
Plus/minusJochen Hecht and Curtis Brown (+4)
WinsMartin Biron (17)
Goals against averageMika Noronen (2.42)

The 2002–03 Buffalo Sabres season was the 33rd season of operation for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on May 22, 1970.[1] The Sabres failed to qualify for the playoffs for a second consecutive season. The 72 points accumulated in the regular season was the lowest total for the franchise since the 1986–87 season.

Off-season

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Regular season

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Final standings

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Northeast Division
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 1 Ottawa Senators 82 52 21 8 1 263 182 113
2 5 Toronto Maple Leafs 82 44 28 7 3 236 208 98
3 7 Boston Bruins 82 36 31 11 4 245 237 87
4 10 Montreal Canadiens 82 30 35 8 9 206 234 77
5 12 Buffalo Sabres 82 27 37 10 8 190 219 72

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Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

Eastern Conference[3]
R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 P- Ottawa Senators NE 82 52 21 8 1 263 182 113
2 Y- New Jersey Devils AT 82 46 20 10 6 216 166 108
3 Y- Tampa Bay Lightning SE 82 36 25 16 5 219 210 93
4 X- Philadelphia Flyers AT 82 45 20 13 4 211 166 107
5 X- Toronto Maple Leafs NE 82 44 28 7 3 236 208 98
6 X- Washington Capitals SE 82 39 29 8 6 224 220 92
7 X- Boston Bruins NE 82 36 31 11 4 245 237 87
8 X- New York Islanders AT 82 35 34 11 2 224 231 83
8.5
9 New York Rangers AT 82 32 36 10 4 210 231 78
10 Montreal Canadiens NE 82 30 35 8 9 206 234 77
11 Atlanta Thrashers SE 82 31 39 7 5 226 284 74
12 Buffalo Sabres NE 82 27 37 10 8 190 219 72
13 Florida Panthers SE 82 24 36 13 9 176 237 70
14 Pittsburgh Penguins AT 82 27 44 6 5 189 255 65
15 Carolina Hurricanes SE 82 22 43 11 6 171 240 61

Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

P – Clinched Presidents Trophy; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot


Schedule and results

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2002–03 regular season[4]
October: 3–5–2–0 (home: 2–2–1–0; road: 1–3–1–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
1 W October 10, 2002 5–1 New York Islanders (2002–03) 1–0–0–0 Recap
2 W October 12, 2002 6–1 @ Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) 2–0–0–0 Recap
3 L October 13, 2002 0–3 @ Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03) 2–1–0–0 Recap
4 T October 17, 2002 4–4 OT New York Rangers (2002–03) 2–1–1–0 Recap
5 L October 19, 2002 2–3 Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03) 2–2–1–0 Recap
6 W October 22, 2002 2–1 Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) 3–2–1–0 Recap
7 L October 25, 2002 1–2 New Jersey Devils (2002–03) 3–3–1–0 Recap
8 L October 26, 2002 2–5 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) 3–4–1–0 Recap
9 T October 29, 2002 1–1 OT @ Vancouver Canucks (2002–03) 3–4–2–0 Recap
10 L October 31, 2002 0–3 @ Calgary Flames (2002–03) 3–5–2–0 Recap
November: 1–9–2–1 (home: 1–4–1–0; road: 0–5–1–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
11 T November 1, 2002 1–1 OT @ Edmonton Oilers (2002–03) 3–5–3–0 Recap
12 L November 3, 2002 2–3 @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03) 3–6–3–0 Recap
13 L November 7, 2002 0–2 @ Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) 3–7–3–0 Recap
14 L November 9, 2002 4–6 Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03) 3–8–3–0 Recap
15 L November 12, 2002 3–4 Boston Bruins (2002–03) 3–9–3–0 Recap
16 L November 15, 2002 2–3 Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) 3–10–3–0 Recap
17 L November 16, 2002 1–4 @ Ottawa Senators (2002–03) 3–11–3–0 Recap
18 OTL November 19, 2002 3–4 OT @ New Jersey Devils (2002–03) 3–11–3–1 Recap
19 W November 22, 2002 5–4 Columbus Blue Jackets (2002–03) 4–11–3–1 Recap
20 L November 23, 2002 1–4 @ Boston Bruins (2002–03) 4–12–3–1 Recap
21 T November 27, 2002 1–1 OT Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) 4–12–4–1 Recap
22 L November 29, 2002 1–4 Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) 4–13–4–1 Recap
23 L November 30, 2002 1–3 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) 4–14–4–1 Recap
December: 4–8–1–1 (home: 3–4–1–1; road: 1–4–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
24 W December 4, 2002 4–0 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2002–03) 5–14–4–1 Recap
25 W December 6, 2002 4–1 @ New York Rangers (2002–03) 6–14–4–1 Recap
26 W December 7, 2002 4–3 Washington Capitals (2002–03) 7–14–4–1 Recap
27 L December 10, 2002 2–4 Ottawa Senators (2002–03) 7–15–4–1 Recap
28 T December 13, 2002 1–1 OT Chicago Blackhawks (2002–03) 7–15–5–1 Recap
29 L December 14, 2002 0–2 @ Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) 7–16–5–1 Recap
30 W December 18, 2002 4–2 Boston Bruins (2002–03) 8–16–5–1 Recap
31 L December 20, 2002 0–3 Florida Panthers (2002–03) 8–17–5–1 Recap
32 L December 21, 2002 2–6 @ Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) 8–18–5–1 Recap
33 L December 23, 2002 2–5 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) 8–19–5–1 Recap
34 L December 26, 2002 2–3 Ottawa Senators (2002–03) 8–20–5–1 Recap
35 L December 28, 2002 3–4 Minnesota Wild (2002–03) 8–21–5–1 Recap
36 L December 30, 2002 3–4 @ Washington Capitals (2002–03) 8–22–5–1 Recap
37 OTL December 31, 2002 0–1 OT New York Islanders (2002–03) 8–22–5–2 Recap
January: 7–2–2–2 (home: 3–1–1–0; road: 4–1–1–2)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
38 W January 3, 2003 6–3 Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) 9–22–5–2 Recap
39 W January 4, 2003 2–1 OT @ Ottawa Senators (2002–03) 10–22–5–2 Recap
40 L January 7, 2003 2–3 @ Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) 10–23–5–2 Recap
41 W January 10, 2003 4–2 Boston Bruins (2002–03) 11–23–5–2 Recap
42 W January 11, 2003 3–2 @ Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) 12–23–5–2 Recap
43 W January 14, 2003 1–0 @ Minnesota Wild (2002–03) 13–23–5–2 Recap
44 T January 16, 2003 2–2 OT @ San Jose Sharks (2002–03) 13–23–6–2 Recap
45 W January 18, 2003 1–0 @ Phoenix Coyotes (2002–03) 14–23–6–2 Recap
46 T January 21, 2003 0–0 OT Pittsburgh Penguins (2002–03) 14–23–7–2 Recap
47 W January 24, 2003 4–0 Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) 15–23–7–2 Recap
48 OTL January 25, 2003 3–4 OT @ Ottawa Senators (2002–03) 15–23–7–3 Recap
49 L January 27, 2003 1–5 Nashville Predators (2002–03) 15–24–7–3 Recap
50 OTL January 30, 2003 1–2 OT @ St. Louis Blues (2002–03) 15–24–7–4 Recap
February: 4–7–1–1 (home: 3–3–0–0; road: 1–4–1–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
51 L February 4, 2003 1–4 @ New Jersey Devils (2002–03) 15–25–7–4 Recap
52 L February 7, 2003 2–4 Vancouver Canucks (2002–03) 15–26–7–4 Recap
53 L February 8, 2003 1–3 @ New York Islanders (2002–03) 15–27–7–4 Recap
54 L February 11, 2003 2–3 St. Louis Blues (2002–03) 15–28–7–4 Recap
55 L February 13, 2003 2–4 @ Detroit Red Wings (2002–03) 15–29–7–4 Recap
56 W February 15, 2003 5–4 New York Rangers (2002–03) 16–29–7–4 Recap
57 OTL February 17, 2003 3–4 OT @ Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03) 16–29–7–5 Recap
58 W February 19, 2003 2–1 OT Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) 17–29–7–5 Recap
59 L February 21, 2003 1–4 Los Angeles Kings (2002–03) 17–30–7–5 Recap
60 W February 23, 2003 4–1 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) 18–30–7–5 Recap
61 T February 24, 2003 2–2 OT @ Florida Panthers (2002–03) 18–30–8–5 Recap
62 L February 26, 2003 2–3 @ Washington Capitals (2002–03) 18–31–8–5 Recap
63 W February 28, 2003 5–3 Dallas Stars (2002–03) 19–31–8–5 Recap
March: 7–5–1–3 (home: 5–2–0–1; road: 2–3–1–2)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
64 OTL March 1, 2003 1–2 OT @ New York Islanders (2002–03) 19–31–8–6 Recap
65 L March 4, 2003 1–2 Washington Capitals (2002–03) 19–32–8–6 Recap
66 W March 6, 2003 4–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) 20–32–8–6 Recap
67 W March 8, 2003 4–0 @ Florida Panthers (2002–03) 21–32–8–6 Recap
68 T March 9, 2003 1–1 OT @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) 21–32–9–6 Recap
69 OTL March 12, 2003 2–3 OT Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) 21–32–9–7 Recap
70 L March 14, 2003 2–4 Tampa Bay Lightning (2002–03) 21–33–9–7 Recap
71 L March 15, 2003 3–5 @ Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03) 21–34–9–7 Recap
72 W March 18, 2003 5–2 Philadelphia Flyers (2002–03) 22–34–9–7 Recap
73 L March 19, 2003 0–3 @ New York Rangers (2002–03) 22–35–9–7 Recap
74 OTL March 22, 2003 2–3 OT @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2002–03) 22–35–9–8 Recap
75 W March 24, 2003 4–3 OT Colorado Avalanche (2002–03) 23–35–9–8 Recap
76 W March 26, 2003 2–1 Florida Panthers (2002–03) 24–35–9–8 Recap
77 W March 28, 2003 4–1 Montreal Canadiens (2002–03) 25–35–9–8 Recap
78 W March 29, 2003 3–1 @ Carolina Hurricanes (2002–03) 26–35–9–8 Recap
79 L March 31, 2003 0–3 @ Dallas Stars (2002–03) 26–36–9–8 Recap
April: 1–1–1–0 (home: 1–0–1–0; road: 0–1–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
80 W April 2, 2003 4–3 Atlanta Thrashers (2002–03) 27–36–9–8 Recap
81 L April 5, 2003 5–8 @ Boston Bruins (2002–03) 27–37–9–8 Recap
82 T April 6, 2003 2–2 OT New Jersey Devils (2002–03) 27–37–10–8 Recap
Legend:

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)   Overtime loss (1 point)

Player statistics

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Scoring

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  • Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Sabres only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Sabres only.
No. Player Pos Regular season
GP G A Pts +/- PIM
81 Miroslav Satan LW 79 26 49 75 −3 20
77 Chris Gratton‡ C 66 15 29 44 −5 86
12 Ales Kotalik RW 68 21 14 35 −2 30
17 Jean-Pierre Dumont RW 76 14 21 35 −14 44
41 Stu Barnes‡ C 68 11 21 32 −13 20
37 Curtis Brown C 74 15 16 31 4 40
24 Taylor Pyatt LW 78 14 14 28 −8 38
71 Jochen Hecht LW 49 10 16 26 4 30
18 Tim Connolly C 80 12 13 25 −28 32
45 Dmitri Kalinin D 65 8 13 21 −7 57
44 Alexei Zhitnik D 70 3 18 21 −5 85
51 Brian Campbell D 65 2 17 19 −8 20
22 Adam Mair C 79 6 11 17 −4 146
3 James Patrick D 69 4 12 16 −3 26
10 Henrik Tallinder D 46 3 10 13 −3 28
48 Daniel Briere† C 14 7 5 12 1 12
25 Vaclav Varada‡ RW 44 7 4 11 −2 23
61 Maxim Afinogenov RW 35 5 6 11 −12 21
4 Rhett Warrener D 50 0 9 9 1 63
26 Eric Boulton LW 58 1 5 6 1 178
28 Jason Botterill LW 17 1 4 5 1 14
74 Jay McKee D 59 0 5 5 −16 49
8 Rory Fitzpatrick D 36 1 3 4 −7 16
16 Chris Taylor C 11 1 3 4 −1 2
5 Jason Woolley‡ D 14 0 3 3 −1 29
55 Denis Hamel LW 25 2 0 2 −4 17
19 Norm Milley RW 8 0 2 2 −2 6
15 Milan Bartovic RW 3 1 0 1 0 0
43 Martin Biron G 54 0 1 1 12
60 Paul Gaustad C 1 0 0 0 0 0
21 Radoslav Hecl D 14 0 0 0 0 2
6 Doug Houda D 1 0 0 0 −2 2
33 Doug Janik D 6 0 0 0 1 2
29 Jaroslav Kristek RW 6 0 0 0 −2 4
23 Sean McMorrow LW 1 0 0 0 0 0
30 Ryan Miller G 15 0 0 0 0
35 Mika Noronen G 16 0 0 0 0
32 Rob Ray‡ RW 41 0 0 0 −5 92

Goaltending

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No. Player Regular season
GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
43 Martin Biron 54 17 28 6 1468 135 2.56 .908 4 3170
30 Ryan Miller 15 6 8 1 410 40 2.63 .902 1 912
35 Mika Noronen 16 4 9 3 411 36 2.42 .912 1 891

Awards and records

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Awards

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Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(in-season) 		NHL All-Star Game selection Miroslav Satan[a] [6]
NHL Player of the Week Miroslav Satan (December 9) [7]
NHL Rookie of the Month Ales Kotalik (January) [8]
NHL YoungStars Game selection Ryan Miller [9]
Taylor Pyatt
Henrik Tallinder

Milestones

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Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Ryan Miller November 19, 2002 [10]
Radoslav Hecl November 30, 2002
Jaroslav Kristek January 10, 2003
Doug Janik March 14, 2003
Sean McMorrow March 22, 2003
Paul Gaustad March 24, 2003
Milan Bartovic April 2, 2003

Transactions

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The Sabres were involved in the following transactions from June 14, 2002, the day after the deciding game of the 2002 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 9, 2003, the day of the deciding game of the 2003 Stanley Cup Finals.[11]

Trades

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Date Details Ref
June 22, 2002 (2002-06-22) To Buffalo Sabres
  • 1st-round pick in 2002
 To Columbus Blue Jackets
[12]
To Buffalo Sabres
  • 2nd-round pick in 2002
  • 3rd-round pick in 2002
 To Atlanta Thrashers
[12]
To Buffalo Sabres
  • 2nd-round pick in 2002
 To Nashville Predators
  • 3rd-round pick in 2002
  • 2nd-round pick in 2003
 [12]
To Buffalo Sabres
To Edmonton Oilers
  • Atlanta’s 2nd-round pick in 2002
  • Nashville’s 2nd-round pick in 2002
 [12]
July 24, 2002 (2002-07-24) To Buffalo Sabres
To Los Angeles Kings
[13]
November 16, 2002 (2002-11-16) To Buffalo Sabres
  • Future considerations
 To Detroit Red Wings
[14]
February 25, 2003 (2003-02-25) To Buffalo Sabres
To Ottawa Senators
[15]
March 10, 2003 (2003-03-10) To Buffalo Sabres
  • Future considerations
 To Ottawa Senators
[16]
To Buffalo Sabres
To Dallas Stars
[17]
March 11, 2003 (2003-03-11) To Buffalo Sabres
To Phoenix Coyotes
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Players acquired

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Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
August 7, 2002 (2002-08-07) Peter Ratchuk Pittsburgh Penguins Free agency [19]
August 12, 2002 (2002-08-12) Jason Botterill Calgary Flames Free agency [20]

Players lost

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Date Player New team Via[b] Ref
June 14, 2002 (2002-06-14) Christian Matte ZSC Lions (NLA) Free agency (VI) [22]
July 10, 2002 (2002-07-10) Richard Smehlik Atlanta Thrashers Free agency (III) [23]
July 29, 2002 (2002-07-29) Darren Van Oene Boston Bruins Free agency (UFA) [24]
August 3, 2002 (2002-08-03) Bob Corkum Retirement (III) [25]
August 18, 2002 (2002-08-18) Mike Hurlbut Retirement (VI) [26]
September 10, 2002 (2002-09-10) Bob Essensa Retirement (III) [27]
N/A Mario Larocque Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL) Free agency (UFA) [28]
October 2, 2002 (2002-10-02) Luc Theoret Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs (CHL) Free agency (UFA) [29]
December 3, 2002 (2002-12-03) Jeremy Adduono Bridgeport Sound Tigers (AHL) Free agency (II) [30]

Signings

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Date Player Term Contract type Ref
June 27, 2002 (2002-06-27) Curtis Brown 1-year Option exercised [31]
Jay McKee 1-year Option exercised [31]
July 3, 2002 (2002-07-03) Rob Ray 1-year Re-signing [32]
July 12, 2002 (2002-07-12) Mika Noronen multi-year Re-signing [33]
July 25, 2002 (2002-07-25) James Patrick 2-year Re-signing [34]
July 30, 2002 (2002-07-30) Tim Connolly 1-year Re-signing [35]
July 31, 2002 (2002-07-31) Brian Campbell Re-signing [36]
Chris Gratton Re-signing [36]
Rhett Warrener Re-signing [36]
August 7, 2002 (2002-08-07) Rory Fitzpatrick Re-signing [19]
August 8, 2002 (2002-08-08) Martin Biron 2-year Re-signing [37]
Radoslav Hecl Entry-level [38]
Jason Pominville Entry-level [38]
August 12, 2002 (2002-08-12) Francois Methot Re-signing [20]
August 26, 2002 (2002-08-26) Ryan Miller 2-year Entry-level [39]
September 4, 2002 (2002-09-04) Maxim Afinogenov multi-year Re-signing [40]
September 18, 2002 (2002-09-18) Jiri Novotny multi-year Entry-level [41]
October 8, 2002 (2002-10-08) Vaclav Varada Re-signing [42]
May 28, 2003 (2003-05-28) Derek Roy Entry-level [43]
Chris Thorburn Entry-level [43]

Draft picks

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Buffalo's draft picks at the 2002 NHL entry draft held at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario.[44]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 11 Keith Ballard  United States University of Minnesota (WCHA)
1 20 Daniel Paille  Canada Guelph Storm (OHL)
3 76 Michael Tessier  Canada Acadie-Bathurst Titan (QMJHL)
3 82 John Adams  United States Boston College (Hockey East)
4 108 Jakub Hulva  Czech Republic HC Vitkovice Jr. (Czech Republic)
4 121 Marty Magers  United States Omaha Lancers (USHL)
6 178 Maxim Shchevyev  Russia Elemash Elektrostal (Russia)
7 208 Radoslav Hecl  Slovakia Slovan Bratislava (Slovakia)
8 241 Dennis Wideman  Canada London Knights (OHL)
9 271 Martin Cizek  Czech Republic Slavia Prague Jr. (Czech Republic)

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Satan was an injury replacement for Mats Sundin of the Toronto Maple Leafs.[5]
  2. ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[21]

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  40. ^ "Sabres Agree To Terms with Maxim Afinogenov". Buffalo Sabres. September 4, 2002. Archived from the original on July 21, 2003. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
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