🦅 Away Capitals 35-32-6 before this game

4–3

Final

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

Capitals at Sabres

Capitals beat Sabres 4–3 at KeyBank Center on March 26, 2002.

🗓 Tue, Mar 26, 2002 · 18:00 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Dainius Zubrus

1 G, 3 A

2 shots · 21:05 TOI · +1

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Brendan Witt

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 26:27 TOI · +1

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Glen Metropolit

2 A

2 shots · 10:17 TOI · -1

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Taylor Pyatt Go-ahead 1st · 01:10

Assists: Curtis Brown, Vaclav Varada · beat Olie Kolzig

0–1

⚔️ Miroslav Satan PP 1st · 08:25

Assists: Chris Gratton, Jason Woolley · beat Olie Kolzig

0–2

🦅 Ken Klee PP 1st · 16:47

Assists: Dainius Zubrus, Glen Metropolit · beat Martin Biron

1–2

2nd period

🦅 Brendan Witt Tying 2nd · 06:38

Assists: Dainius Zubrus, Benoit Hogue · beat Martin Biron

2–2

3rd period

🦅 Dainius Zubrus PP Go-ahead 3rd · 00:41

Assists: Glen Metropolit, Jaromir Jagr · beat Martin Biron

3–2

⚔️ Miroslav Satan PP Tying 3rd · 05:27

Assists: Alexei Zhitnik, Jason Woolley · beat Olie Kolzig

3–3

🦅 Chris Simon Go-ahead 3rd · 18:02

Assists: Dainius Zubrus, Brendan Witt · beat Martin Biron

4–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH BUF⚔️

19 Shots on goal 31

2/3 Power play (goals / chances) 2/3

21 Hits 24

15 Blocked shots 11

4 Takeaways 4

7 Giveaways 6

6 Penalty minutes 6

WSH shooting 21.1% (4/19) BUF shooting 9.7% (3/31)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

28/31

.903 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Martin Biron

15/19

.789 SV% · 4 GA · 59:16 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–2

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–2

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 35-32-6 (48% win rate, 73 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 35-32-5 (49% win rate, 72 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Zubrus · Bondra · Jagr 21:16

L2 Konowalchuk · Khristich · Dahlen 18:38

L3 Simon · Hogue · Nikolishin 14:34

L4 Forbes · Pettinger · Metropolit 5:40

D1 Klee · Witt 28:06

D2 Fortin · Zettler 21:44

D3 Kucera · Yonkman 8:23

⚔️Sabres

L1 Rasmussen · Connolly · Brown 19:27

L2 Gratton · Satan · Varada 18:10

L3 Pyatt · Dumont · Afinogenov 15:01

L4 Hamel · Kotalik 9:42

D1 Zhitnik · Warrener 21:14

D2 McKee · Kalinin 18:00

D3 Woolley · Campbell 13:52

D4 Patrick 13:32

⚔️ Last meetings

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

Jan 27, 2002

⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH

3–2 (OT) · Sabres won

❓ WSH vs BUF, answered

Who won Capitals vs Sabres on March 26, 2002?

Capitals won 4–3.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Sabres?

The final score was Capitals 4, Sabres 3.

Who scored for Capitals?

Brendan Witt, Chris Simon, Dainius Zubrus, Ken Klee.

Who scored for Sabres?

Miroslav Satan (2), Taylor Pyatt.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 28 saves on 31 shots (.903 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Martin Biron made 15 saves on 19 shots (.789 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Sabres season series?

Sabres 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

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Mar 24

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Mar 24

Also on March 26, 2002

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