3–4

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
BOS	0	2	1	3
BUF	1	0	3	4

Bruins at Sabres

Sabres beat Bruins 4–3 at KeyBank Center on March 1, 2002.

🗓 Fri, Mar 1, 2002 · 18:00 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Season series tied 2–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Curtis Brown

2 G

5 shots · 18:29 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Maxim Afinogenov

1 G, 1 A

6 shots · 19:38 TOI · +1

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Rhett Warrener

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 25:09 TOI · +3

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Curtis Brown Go-ahead 1st · 13:07

Assists: Rob Ray, Rhett Warrener · beat Byron Dafoe

0–1

2nd period

🐻 Mike Knuble Tying 2nd · 06:31

Unassisted · beat Martin Biron

1–1

🐻 Sergei Samsonov Go-ahead 2nd · 10:18

Assists: Sean O'Donnell, Jozef Stumpel · beat Martin Biron

2–1

3rd period

⚔️ Maxim Afinogenov Tying 3rd · 00:25

Assists: Chris Gratton, Stu Barnes · beat Byron Dafoe

2–2

🐻 Sergei Samsonov Go-ahead 3rd · 01:24

Assists: Jozef Stumpel · beat Martin Biron

3–2

⚔️ Curtis Brown Tying 3rd · 08:06

Unassisted · beat Byron Dafoe

3–3

⚔️ Rhett Warrener Go-ahead 3rd · 16:24

Assists: Maxim Afinogenov, Erik Rasmussen · beat Byron Dafoe

3–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS BUF⚔️

32 Shots on goal 32

13 Hits 16

14 Blocked shots 12

2 Takeaways 3

8 Giveaways 10

11 Penalty minutes 13

BOS shooting 9.4% (3/32) BUF shooting 12.5% (4/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Byron Dafoe

28/32

.875 SV% · 4 GA · 58:52 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Martin Biron

29/32

.906 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–1

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐻Bruins

L1 Samsonov · Rolston · Guerin 21:44

L2 Stumpel · Axelsson · Murray 19:10

L3 Hilbert · Hogue · Zamuner 13:57

L4 Knuble · Bonvie 7:10

D1 O'Donnell · Gill 22:38

D2 Sweeney · Boynton 18:12

D3 Murphy · Kultanen 16:14

D4 Rivers 6:41

⚔️Sabres

L1 Barnes · Brown · Afinogenov 19:38

L2 Gratton · Satan · Varada 17:59

L3 Pyatt · Connolly · Dumont 15:00

L4 Boulton · Rasmussen · Ray 6:12

D1 Zhitnik · Warrener 25:36

D2 Patrick · Kalinin 20:26

D3 McKee · Smehlik 13:24

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 2–2 Full head-to-head →

Feb 5, 2002

⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS

2–2 (OT) · Sabres won

❓ BOS vs BUF, answered

Who won Bruins vs Sabres on March 1, 2002?

Sabres won 4–3.

What was the final score of Bruins vs Sabres?

The final score was Bruins 3, Sabres 4.

Who scored for Bruins?

Sergei Samsonov (2), Mike Knuble.

Who scored for Sabres?

Curtis Brown (2), Maxim Afinogenov, Rhett Warrener.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Byron Dafoe made 28 saves on 32 shots (.875 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Martin Biron made 29 saves on 32 shots (.906 save percentage).

Where is Bruins vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Bruins vs Sabres season series?

Season series tied 2–2 after 4 games.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🐻Bruins

Previous game · Feb 28

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Feb 26

Also on March 1, 2002

Bruins season page Sabres season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule