5–0

Final

🏝️ Home Islanders 32-21-8 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
BUF	3	1	1	5
NYI	0	0	0	0

Sabres at Islanders

Sabres beat Islanders 5–0 at UBS Arena on March 7, 2002.

🗓 Thu, Mar 7, 2002 · 18:00 CST 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

J-P Dumont

1 G, 2 A

1 shots · 14:48 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Erik Rasmussen

2 G

3 shots · 11:08 TOI · +2

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Chris Gratton

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 16:24 TOI

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Chris Gratton PP Go-ahead 1st · 13:32

Assists: Stu Barnes, J-P Dumont · beat Chris Osgood

1–0

⚔️ Erik Rasmussen 1st · 14:17

Assists: Curtis Brown, Vaclav Varada · beat Chris Osgood

2–0

⚔️ J-P Dumont PP 1st · 18:37

Assists: Brian Campbell, Alexei Zhitnik · beat Chris Osgood

3–0

2nd period

⚔️ Stu Barnes PP 2nd · 17:49

Assists: J-P Dumont, Chris Gratton · beat Garth Snow

4–0

3rd period

⚔️ Erik Rasmussen 3rd · 06:53

Assists: Rob Ray, Eric Boulton · beat Garth Snow

5–0

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF NYI🏝️

20 Shots on goal 26

3/5 Power play (goals / chances) 0/4

30 Hits 24

21 Blocked shots 11

3 Takeaways 4

3 Giveaways 16

15 Penalty minutes 27

BUF shooting 25.0% (5/20) NYI shooting 0.0% (0/26)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Martin Biron Shutout

26/26

1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 59:54 TOI

🏝️Islanders

Garth Snow

10/12

.833 SV% · 2 GA · 40:00 TOI

Chris Osgood

5/8

.625 SV% · 3 GA · 20:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 3–0

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 4–0

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Barnes · Brown · Satan 17:51

L2 Gratton · Varada · Afinogenov 16:29

L3 Pyatt · Connolly · Dumont 13:32

L4 Boulton · Rasmussen · Ray 7:45

D1 Zhitnik · Warrener 22:26

D2 Kalinin · McKee 19:54

D3 Patrick · Campbell 17:25

🏝️Islanders

L1 Isbister · Peca · Yashin 19:53

L2 Bates · Parrish · Czerkawski 16:49

L3 Blake · Miller · Scatchard 12:42

L4 Lapointe · Webb · Cummins 7:14

D1 Aucoin · Hamrlik 24:53

D2 Jonsson · Cairns 18:58

D3 Tarnstrom · Mezei 16:32

⚔️ Last meetings

Sabres lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →

1–2 (OT) · Sabres won

❓ BUF vs NYI, answered

Who won Sabres vs Islanders on March 7, 2002?

Sabres won 5–0.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Islanders?

The final score was Sabres 5, Islanders 0.

Who scored for Sabres?

Erik Rasmussen (2), Chris Gratton, J-P Dumont, Stu Barnes.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Martin Biron made 26 saves on 26 shots (1.000 save percentage) for a shutout.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Garth Snow made 10 saves on 12 shots (.833 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Islanders played?

At UBS Arena in Elmont, the Islanders home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Islanders season series?

Sabres lead the season series 2–0 after 2 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

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Mar 4

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Mar 4

Also on March 7, 2002

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