1–5

Final

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

Islanders at Sabres

Sabres beat Islanders 5–1 at KeyBank Center on October 10, 2002.

🗓 Thu, Oct 10, 2002 · 18:00 CDT 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

J-P Dumont

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 13:06 TOI · +1

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Chris Gratton

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 15:20 TOI · +2

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Tim Connolly

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 15:24 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🏝️ Dave Scatchard PP Go-ahead 1st · 01:01

Assists: Mattias Timander, Roman Hamrlik

1–0

⚔️ Stu Barnes PP Tying 1st · 04:36

Assists: J-P Dumont, James Patrick

1–1

⚔️ Chris Gratton Go-ahead 1st · 13:13

Unassisted

1–2

⚔️ Jochen Hecht 1st · 14:44

Assists: Tim Connolly

1–3

2nd period

⚔️ Tim Connolly PP 2nd · 09:44

Assists: Alexei Zhitnik, Miroslav Satan

1–4

⚔️ J-P Dumont 2nd · 17:01

Assists: Chris Gratton, Miroslav Satan

1–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI BUF⚔️

23 Shots on goal 21

1/9 Power play (goals / chances) 2/7

2 Hits 2

65 Penalty minutes 85

NYI shooting 4.3% (1/23) BUF shooting 23.8% (5/21)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Chris Osgood

15/20

.750 SV% · 5 GA · 40:00 TOI

Garth Snow Shutout

1/1

1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 20:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Martin Biron

22/23

.957 SV% · 1 GA · 59:57 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–3

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–5

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏝️Islanders

L1 Yashin · Bates · Parrish 18:10

L2 Isbister · Kvasha · Hunter 15:03

L3 Wiemer · Scatchard · Lapointe 12:19

L4 Blake · Asham · Webb 8:29

D1 Aucoin · Hamrlik 26:50

D2 Timander · Jonsson 22:16

D3 Cairns · Schultz 10:38

⚔️Sabres

L1 Brown · Satan · Varada 17:08

L2 Hecht · Barnes · Connolly 15:31

L3 Gratton · Mair · Dumont 13:06

L4 Pyatt · Boulton · Ray 5:17

D1 Zhitnik · Warrener 23:03

D2 Tallinder · Patrick 19:10

D3 McKee · Woolley 16:31

⚔️ Last meetings

Sabres lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

Apr 3, 2002

🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF

1–1 (OT) · Islanders won

1–2 (OT) · Sabres won

❓ NYI vs BUF, answered

Who won Islanders vs Sabres on October 10, 2002?

Sabres won 5–1.

What was the final score of Islanders vs Sabres?

The final score was Islanders 1, Sabres 5.

Who scored for Islanders?

Dave Scatchard.

Who scored for Sabres?

Chris Gratton, J-P Dumont, Jochen Hecht, Stu Barnes, Tim Connolly.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Chris Osgood made 15 saves on 20 shots (.750 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Martin Biron made 22 saves on 23 shots (.957 save percentage).

Where is Islanders vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Islanders vs Sabres season series?

Sabres lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Apr 30

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Apr 13

Also on October 10, 2002

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