2–5

Final

🐆 Home Panthers 22-36-8 before this game

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

Sabres at Panthers

Panthers beat Sabres 5–2 at Amerant Bank Arena on March 15, 2002.

🗓 Fri, Mar 15, 2002 · 18:30 CST 📍 Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Panthers lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐆 FLA

Byron Ritchie

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 11:39 TOI · +2

2nd star 🐆 FLA

Pavel Bure

2 A

3 shots · 25:27 TOI · -1

3rd star 🐆 FLA

Kristian Huselius

2 A

2 shots · 11:20 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🐆 Peter Worrell Go-ahead 1st · 03:01

Assists: Darren Van Impe, Bill Lindsay · beat Martin Biron

0–1

🐆 Sandis Ozolinsh 1st · 05:58

Assists: Niklas Hagman, Pavel Bure · beat Martin Biron

0–2

🐆 Ivan Novoseltsev 1st · 06:06

Assists: Kristian Huselius, Byron Ritchie · beat Martin Biron

0–3

⚔️ Chris Gratton 1st · 16:46

Assists: Miroslav Satan, Stu Barnes · beat Roberto Luongo

1–3

2nd period

🐆 Robert Svehla PP 2nd · 09:43

Assists: Valeri Bure, Pavel Bure · beat Mika Noronen

1–4

3rd period

🐆 Byron Ritchie 3rd · 06:13

Assists: Valeri Bure, Kristian Huselius · beat Mika Noronen

1–5

⚔️ Miroslav Satan PP 3rd · 14:28

Assists: Alexei Zhitnik, Curtis Brown · beat Roberto Luongo

2–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF FLA🐆

30 Shots on goal 23

1/9 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

13 Hits 19

5 Blocked shots 7

5 Takeaways 9

9 Giveaways 6

36 Penalty minutes 40

BUF shooting 6.7% (2/30) FLA shooting 21.7% (5/23)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Mika Noronen

15/17

.882 SV% · 2 GA · 53:54 TOI

Martin Biron

3/6

.500 SV% · 3 GA · 06:04 TOI

🐆Panthers

Roberto Luongo

28/30

.933 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–3

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Panthers

Panthers: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–4

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Panthers

Panthers: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Connolly · Brown · Satan 20:44

L2 Barnes · Gratton · Afinogenov 19:25

L3 Pyatt · Varada · Dumont 14:34

L4 Boulton · Rasmussen · Ray 6:05

D1 Zhitnik · Campbell 22:40

D2 Kalinin · Patrick 16:28

D3 Warrener · McKee 14:51

🐆Panthers

L1 Jokinen · Bure · Bure 20:36

L2 Hagman · Wiemer · Ritchie 13:40

L3 Huselius · Lindsay · Tetarenko 9:30

L4 Worrell · Nilson · Novoseltsev 8:33

D1 Ozolinsh · Svehla 27:21

D2 Norton · Ference 17:30

D3 Van Impe · Norton 13:15

⚔️ Last meetings

Panthers lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →

❓ BUF vs FLA, answered

Who won Sabres vs Panthers on March 15, 2002?

Panthers won 5–2.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Panthers?

The final score was Sabres 2, Panthers 5.

Who scored for Sabres?

Chris Gratton, Miroslav Satan.

Who scored for Panthers?

Byron Ritchie, Ivan Novoseltsev, Peter Worrell, Robert Svehla, Sandis Ozolinsh.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Mika Noronen made 15 saves on 17 shots (.882 save percentage).

How did the Panthers goalie play?

Roberto Luongo made 28 saves on 30 shots (.933 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Panthers played?

At Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, the Panthers home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Panthers season series?

Panthers lead the season series 2–1 after 3 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 14

🐆Panthers

Previous game · Mar 13

Also on March 15, 2002

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