😈 Away Devils 4-1-0 before this game
2–1
Final
⚔️ Home Sabres 3-2-1 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
NJD 1012
BUF 0101

Devils at Sabres

Devils beat Sabres 2–1 at KeyBank Center on October 25, 2002.

🗓 Fri, Oct 25, 2002 · 18:00 CDT 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Devils lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 😈 NJD
Sergei Brylin
1 G
3 shots · 16:54 TOI
2nd star 😈 NJD
Ken Daneyko
1 G
1 shots · 17:01 TOI · +1
3rd star 😈 NJD
Patrik Elias
1 A
2 shots · 17:04 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order
1st period
😈 Ken Daneyko Go-ahead 1st · 17:07
Assists: Oleg Tverdovsky, Patrik Elias · beat Martin Biron
1–0
2nd period
⚔️ Stu Barnes Tying 2nd · 05:56
Assists: Curtis Brown, Vaclav Varada · beat Martin Brodeur
1–1
3rd period
😈 Sergei Brylin Go-ahead 3rd · 01:00
Assists: Brian Rafalski · beat Martin Biron
2–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
😈NJD BUF⚔️
26 Shots on goal 24
1 Hits 3
13 Penalty minutes 11
NJD shooting 7.7% (2/26) BUF shooting 4.2% (1/24)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
😈Devils
Martin Brodeur
23/24
.958 SV% · 1 GA · 59:57 TOI
⚔️Sabres
Martin Biron
24/26
.923 SV% · 2 GA · 58:58 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–0
Devils
Devils: no games found in this situation this year.
Sabres
Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.
After 2nd — 1–1
Devils
Devils — tied after 2nd: 4-1 (80% win rate, 5 games)
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 2nd: 3-2-1 (50% win rate, 6 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
😈Devils
L1 Nieuwendyk · Elias · Gionta 17:27
L2 Brylin · Gomez · Langenbrunner 16:03
L3 Friesen · Madden · Guolla 14:46
L4 McKenzie · Danton · Stevenson 8:43
D1 Niedermayer · Stevens 23:38
D2 White · Rafalski 20:34
D3 Daneyko · Tverdovsky 15:56
⚔️Sabres
L1 Gratton · Satan · Varada 19:02
L2 Barnes · Hecht · Brown 17:09
L3 Pyatt · Connolly · Dumont 14:50
L4 Boulton · Mair · Ray 7:04
D1 Zhitnik · Warrener 21:31
D2 McKee · Woolley 19:20
D3 Tallinder · Patrick 17:13

⚔️ Last meetings

Devils lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →
Feb 12, 2002
😈NJD @ ⚔️BUF
2–2 (OT) · Devils won
Feb 10, 2002
⚔️BUF @ 😈NJD
1–4 · Devils won
Jan 12, 2002
😈NJD @ ⚔️BUF
1–2 · Sabres won
Oct 27, 2001
⚔️BUF @ 😈NJD
1–3 · Devils won
Feb 22, 2001
⚔️BUF @ 😈NJD
1–0 · Sabres won

❓ NJD vs BUF, answered

Who won Devils vs Sabres on October 25, 2002?

Devils won 2–1.

What was the final score of Devils vs Sabres?

The final score was Devils 2, Sabres 1.

Who scored for Devils?

Ken Daneyko, Sergei Brylin.

Who scored for Sabres?

Stu Barnes.

How did the Devils goalie play?

Martin Brodeur made 23 saves on 24 shots (.958 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Martin Biron made 24 saves on 26 shots (.923 save percentage).

Where is Devils vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Devils vs Sabres season series?

Devils 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
😈Devils
Previous game · Oct 23
😈NJD @ 🐦ATL
2–1 · NJD won
Next game · Oct 26
⚡TBL @ 😈NJD
1–5 · NJD won
⚔️Sabres
Previous game · Oct 22
🔔PHI @ ⚔️BUF
1–2 · BUF won
Next game · Oct 26
⚔️BUF @ 🐧PIT
2–5 · PIT won
Also on October 25, 2002
👑LAK @ 🗽NYR
6–2 final
🦈SJS @ 🧥CBJ
5–4 final
🦅WSH @ ⚡TBL
2–3 final
🐧PIT @ 🐙DET
3–7 final
Devils season page Sabres season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule