🐆 Away Panthers 26-42-8 before this game
1–3
Final
⚔️ Home Sabres 37-34-6 before this game
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Panthers at Sabres

Sabres beat Panthers 3–1 at KeyBank Center on April 5, 2002.

🗓 Fri, Apr 5, 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
Taylor Pyatt
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · 14:41 TOI · +2
2nd star ⚔️ BUF
Jason Woolley
1 G
3 shots · 16:36 TOI · +1
3rd star ⚔️ BUF
Chris Gratton
1 G
3 shots · 16:59 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order
2nd period
⚔️ Taylor Pyatt Go-ahead 2nd · 05:42
Assists: Jay McKee · beat Trevor Kidd
0–1
⚔️ Jason Woolley 2nd · 17:21
Assists: Taylor Pyatt, Curtis Brown · beat Trevor Kidd
0–2
3rd period
⚔️ Chris Gratton 3rd · 16:05
Assists: Miroslav Satan, Maxim Afinogenov · beat Trevor Kidd
0–3
🐆 Kristian Huselius PP 3rd · 18:33
Assists: Marcus Nilson, Olli Jokinen · beat Martin Biron
1–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🐆FLA BUF⚔️
22 Shots on goal 34
1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/4
19 Hits 14
16 Blocked shots 15
0 Takeaways 4
10 Giveaways 9
20 Penalty minutes 20
FLA shooting 4.5% (1/22) BUF shooting 8.8% (3/34)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐆Panthers
Trevor Kidd
31/34
.912 SV% · 3 GA · 57:41 TOI
⚔️Sabres
Martin Biron
21/22
.955 SV% · 1 GA · 59:53 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Panthers
Panthers — tied after 1st: 26-42-8 (34% win rate, 76 games)
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 1st: 37-34-6 (48% win rate, 77 games)
After 2nd — 0–2
Panthers
Panthers: no games found in this situation this year.
Sabres
Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐆Panthers
L1 Huselius · Nilson · Jokinen 23:52
L2 Hagman · Weiss · Ritchie 16:43
L3 Jardine · Worrell · Dagenais 11:02
L4 Wiemer · Smith · Tetarenko 5:47
D1 Svehla · Ulanov 24:45
D2 Rossiter · Ozolinsh 16:50
D3 Pitlick · Norton 10:16
⚔️Sabres
L1 Brown · Satan · Afinogenov 18:10
L2 Gratton · Connolly · Varada 16:59
L3 Pyatt · Hamel · Kotalik 11:56
L4 Boulton · Corkum · Rasmussen 9:28
D1 Zhitnik · Warrener 24:29
D2 Smehlik · McKee 18:24
D3 Woolley · Patrick 15:36

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 2–2 Full head-to-head →
Mar 15, 2002
⚔️BUF @ 🐆FLA
2–5 · Panthers won
Nov 16, 2001
🐆FLA @ ⚔️BUF
2–0 · Panthers won
Nov 12, 2001
⚔️BUF @ 🐆FLA
5–3 · Sabres won
Apr 2, 2001
⚔️BUF @ 🐆FLA
5–3 · Sabres won
Jan 31, 2001
⚔️BUF @ 🐆FLA
2–5 · Panthers won

❓ FLA vs BUF, answered

Who won Panthers vs Sabres on April 5, 2002?

Sabres won 3–1.

What was the final score of Panthers vs Sabres?

The final score was Panthers 1, Sabres 3.

Who scored for Panthers?

Kristian Huselius.

Who scored for Sabres?

Chris Gratton, Jason Woolley, Taylor Pyatt.

How did the Panthers goalie play?

Trevor Kidd made 31 saves on 34 shots (.912 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Martin Biron made 21 saves on 22 shots (.955 save percentage).

Where is Panthers vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Panthers 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
🐆Panthers
Previous game · Apr 3
🐧PIT @ 🐆FLA
2–3 · FLA won
Next game · Apr 6
🐆FLA @ 🍁TOR
2–2 · FLA won
⚔️Sabres
Previous game · Apr 3
🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF
1–1 · NYI won
Next game · Apr 7
⚔️BUF @ ⚡TBL
5–3 · BUF won
Also on April 5, 2002
🏛️OTT @ 🦅WSH
0–0 final
🏔️COL @ ⭐DAL
1–3 final
😈NJD @ 🐦ATL
3–1 final
🪶CHI @ 🎵STL
1–5 final
🌲MIN @ 🐋VAN
4–5 final
🛢️EDM @ 🦆ANA
0–2 final
Panthers season page Sabres season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule