2–5

Final

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

Sabres at Penguins

Penguins beat Sabres 5–2 at PPG Paints Arena on October 26, 2002.

🗓 Sat, Oct 26, 2002 · 18:30 CDT 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Alex Kovalev

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 23:54 TOI

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Alexandre Daigle

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 11:04 TOI · -1

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Mario Lemieux

2 A

2 shots · 26:01 TOI

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Adam Mair SH Go-ahead 1st · 08:24

Assists: Alexei Zhitnik · beat Johan Hedberg

1–0

🐧 Wayne Primeau PP Tying 1st · 08:39

Assists: Janne Laukkanen, Ville Nieminen · beat Martin Biron

1–1

🐧 Alexandre Daigle PP Go-ahead 1st · 16:23

Assists: Dick Tarnstrom, Alex Kovalev · beat Martin Biron

1–2

2nd period

🐧 Aleksey Morozov PP 2nd · 05:30

Assists: Mario Lemieux, Jan Hrdina · beat Martin Biron

1–3

🐧 Michal Rozsival PP 2nd · 12:08

Assists: Alexandre Daigle, Vladimir Vujtek · beat Martin Biron

1–4

⚔️ Jochen Hecht PP 2nd · 13:04

Assists: Chris Gratton, Miroslav Satan · beat Johan Hedberg

2–4

3rd period

🐧 Alex Kovalev 3rd · 00:43

Assists: Mario Lemieux · beat Martin Biron

2–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF PIT🐧

31 Shots on goal 23

1/6 Power play (goals / chances) 4/6

0 Hits 3

41 Penalty minutes 51

BUF shooting 6.5% (2/31) PIT shooting 21.7% (5/23)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Martin Biron

18/23

.783 SV% · 5 GA · 59:46 TOI

🐧Penguins

Johan Hedberg

29/31

.935 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–2

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–4

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Hecht · Varada · Satan 22:38

L2 Brown · Barnes · Gratton 18:37

L3 Pyatt · Connolly · Dumont 14:22

L4 Boulton · Mair 4:51

D1 Zhitnik · Tallinder 21:16

D2 Campbell · Warrener 15:40

D3 Kalinin · McKee 14:41

D4 Woolley 11:54

🐧Penguins

L1 Lemieux · Kovalev · Morozov 23:54

L2 Nieminen · Hrdina · Manderville 16:39

L3 Lacouture · Primeau · Daigle 11:04

L4 Vujtek · McKenna · Donovan 7:11

D1 Tarnstrom · Moran 23:26

D2 Rozsival · Bergevin 18:42

D3 Laukkanen · Pushor 13:36

⚔️ Last meetings

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

Apr 10, 2002

⚔️BUF @ 🐧PIT

4–4 (OT) · Sabres won

3–2 (OT) · Penguins won

❓ BUF vs PIT, answered

Who won Sabres vs Penguins on October 26, 2002?

Penguins won 5–2.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Penguins?

The final score was Sabres 2, Penguins 5.

Who scored for Sabres?

Adam Mair, Jochen Hecht.

Who scored for Penguins?

Aleksey Morozov, Alex Kovalev, Alexandre Daigle, Michal Rozsival, Wayne Primeau.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Martin Biron made 18 saves on 23 shots (.783 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Johan Hedberg made 29 saves on 31 shots (.935 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Penguins played?

At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, the Penguins home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Penguins season series?

Penguins 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

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Oct 25

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Oct 25

Also on October 26, 2002

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