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Rory Fitzpatrick's 2002-2003 season

Points
4
NHL#631
Goals
1
NHL#605
Assists
3
NHL#600
Plus/minus
-7
NHL#695
Games
36
43%
43% of 82

Defenceman Rory Fitzpatrick was 27 years old when the 2002-2003 season began, his 6th in the NHL, and played it for Buffalo Sabres. He played 36 of a possible 82 games and scored 1 goals and 3 assists for 4 points, 0.11 points per game. Buffalo Sabres did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

2002-2003
  1. Season opener

    Rory Fitzpatrick plays the 2002-2003 season for Buffalo Sabres

    Rory was 27 years old when the 2002-2003 season began. It was his 2nd season with the team. His 6th NHL season in all.

    A late start

    Rory Fitzpatrick's season starts in game 21 of 82

    Buffalo Sabres have played 20 games20 of 82 without him
    • The game
      TBL1–1BUF
      game 21/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG16:47TOI
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 821 of 21 played
      0
      points
      NHL#613
      0
      goals
      NHL#484
      0
      assists
      NHL#579
      -1
      +/-
      NHL#119
      BUF
      4-12-1W-L-OT13Points
      5th in the Northeast·14th in the Eastern Conference·29th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PIT4–1BUF
      L
      game 22/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG19:58TOI
    • The game
      BUF1–3TOR
      L
      game 23/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG20:16TOI
    • December 2002
    • The game
      ANA0–4BUF
      W
      game 24/825
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP19:34TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF4–1NYR
      W
      game 25/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG18:28TOI
    • The game
      WSH3–4BUF
      W
      game 26/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG19:50TOI
    • The game
      CHI1–1BUF
      game 28/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG19:46TOI
    • The game
      BUF0–2PHI
      L
      game 29/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG04:59TOI
    • The game
      NYI1–0BUF
      L
      game 37/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG13:24TOI
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 829 of 41 played
      1
      points
      NHL#629
      0
      goals
      NHL#577
      1
      assists
      NHL#587
      -2
      +/-
      NHL#161
      BUF
      11-23-2W-L-OT29Points
      5th in the Northeast·14th in the Eastern Conference·29th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      BUF2–4DET
      L
      game 55/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG15:01TOI
    • The game
      NYR4–5BUF
      W
      game 56/82
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -3+/-2SOG17:02TOI
      +1 goal
    Milestone

    Rory Fitzpatrick scores his first NHL goal

    in the game against New York Rangers · February 15

    • The game
      BUF3–4ATL
      L
      game 57/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG15:28TOI
    • The game
      MTL1–2BUF
      W
      game 58/822
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG15:14TOI
    • The game
      LAK4–1BUF
      L
      game 59/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG17:41TOI
    • The game
      BUF4–1TBL
      W
      game 60/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG16:56TOI
    • The game
      BUF2–2FLA
      game 61/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG16:13TOI
    • The game
      BUF2–3WSH
      L
      game 62/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG17:10TOI
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 8217 of 62 played
      2
      points
      NHL#643
      1
      goals
      NHL#545
      1
      assists
      NHL#636
      -3
      +/-
      NHL#186
      BUF
      18-31-5W-L-OT49Points
      5th in the Northeast·15th in the Eastern Conference·30th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      DAL3–5BUF
      W
      game 63/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG15:52TOI
    • March 2003
    • The game
      BUF1–2NYI
      L
      game 64/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG19:28TOI
    • The game
      WSH2–1BUF
      L
      game 65/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG16:42TOI
    • The game
      TOR2–4BUF
      W
      game 66/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG17:54TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF4–0FLA
      W
      game 67/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP16:52TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF1–1TBL
      game 68/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG17:52TOI
    • The game
      CAR3–2BUF
      L
      game 69/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG13:52TOI
    • The game
      TBL4–2BUF
      L
      game 70/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG16:03TOI
    • The game
      BUF3–5ATL
      L
      game 71/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG19:08TOI
    • The game
      PHI2–5BUF
      W
      game 72/822
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG22:32TOI
    • The game
      BUF0–3NYR
      L
      game 73/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG22:49TOI
    • The game
      BUF2–3TOR
      L
      game 74/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG14:53TOI
    • The game
      COL3–4BUF
      W
      game 75/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG19:38TOI
    • The game
      FLA1–2BUF
      W
      game 76/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG18:46TOI
    • The game
      MTL1–4BUF
      W
      game 77/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG18:04TOI
    • The game
      BUF3–1CAR
      W
      game 78/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG13:09TOI
    • April 2003
    • The game
      ATL3–4BUF
      W
      game 80/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG15:32TOI
    • The game
      BUF5–8BOS
      L
      game 81/822
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG18:32TOI
    • The game
      NJD2–2BUF
      game 82/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG11:42TOI
    The season in numbers

    Rory Fitzpatrick closes the 2002-2003 season with 4 points

    Buffalo Sabres did not reach the playoffs
    Points
    4
    NHL#631
    Games
    36of 82
    44%
    Goals
    1
    NHL#605
    Assists
    3
    NHL#600
    P/GP
    0.11
    NHL#551
    +/-
    -7
    NHL#695
    Events
    1
    First NHL goal