3–2

Final / OT

🏛️ Home Senators 40-23-9 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
BUF	1	0	1	1	3
OTT	0	1	1	0	2

Sabres at Senators

Sabres beat Senators 3–2 in overtime at Canadian Tire Centre on March 24, 2002.

🗓 Sun, Mar 24, 2002 · 16:00 CST 📍 Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 4–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Brian Campbell

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 13:21 TOI · +2

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Maxim Afinogenov

2 A

5 shots · 15:04 TOI · +1

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

J-P Dumont

1 G

5 shots · 17:44 TOI

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ J-P Dumont PP Go-ahead 1st · 08:32

Assists: Jason Woolley, Maxim Afinogenov · beat Patrick Lalime

1–0

2nd period

🏛️ Juha Ylonen SH Tying 2nd · 02:07

Assists: Magnus Arvedson · beat Mika Noronen

1–1

3rd period

🏛️ Wade Redden PP Go-ahead 3rd · 14:05

Assists: Radek Bonk, Martin Havlat · beat Mika Noronen

1–2

⚔️ Brian Campbell Tying 3rd · 16:55

Assists: Vaclav Varada, Rhett Warrener · beat Patrick Lalime

2–2

Overtime

⚔️ Erik Rasmussen Go-ahead OT · 01:27

Assists: Maxim Afinogenov, Brian Campbell · beat Patrick Lalime

3–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF OTT🏛️

26 Shots on goal 27

1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3

36 Hits 43

18 Blocked shots 8

5 Takeaways 14

16 Giveaways 18

13 Penalty minutes 17

BUF shooting 11.5% (3/26) OTT shooting 7.4% (2/27)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Mika Noronen

25/27

.926 SV% · 2 GA · 61:27 TOI

🏛️Senators

Patrick Lalime

23/26

.885 SV% · 3 GA · 61:27 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Senators

Senators: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–1

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 34-32-5 (48% win rate, 71 games)

Senators

Senators — tied after 2nd: 40-23-9 (56% win rate, 72 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Brown · Satan · Varada 19:29

L2 Pyatt · Rasmussen · Dumont 17:22

L3 Connolly · Gratton · Afinogenov 15:04

L4 Corkum · Kotalik 12:28

D1 Zhitnik · Kalinin 23:58

D2 Warrener · Woolley 16:30

D3 McKee · Campbell 14:00

D4 Patrick 13:10

🏛️Senators

L1 Brunet · White · Alfredsson 17:23

L2 Arvedson · McEachern · Ylonen 16:52

L3 Bonk · Havlat · Hossa 15:15

L4 Herperger · Neil · Muckalt 9:12

D1 Redden · Hnidy 23:18

D2 Leschyshyn · Persson 20:45

D3 Phillips · Kwiatkowski 16:12

⚔️ Last meetings

Sabres lead the season series 4–1 Full head-to-head →

2–3 (OT) · Sabres won

❓ BUF vs OTT, answered

Who won Sabres vs Senators on March 24, 2002?

Sabres won 3–2 in overtime.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Senators?

The final score was Sabres 3, Senators 2, in overtime.

Who scored for Sabres?

Brian Campbell, Erik Rasmussen, J-P Dumont.

Who scored for Senators?

Juha Ylonen, Wade Redden.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Mika Noronen made 25 saves on 27 shots (.926 save percentage).

How did the Senators goalie play?

Patrick Lalime made 23 saves on 26 shots (.885 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Senators played?

At Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, the Senators home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Senators season series?

Sabres lead the season series 4–1 after 5 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 23

🏛️Senators

Previous game · Mar 23

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