1–1

Final / OT

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
BUF	0	0	1	0	1
VAN	0	1	0	0	1

Sabres at Canucks

Sabres beat Canucks 1–1 in overtime at Rogers Arena on October 29, 2002.

🗓 Tue, Oct 29, 2002 · 21:30 CST 📍 Rogers Arena, Vancouver 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Ales Kotalik

1 G

3 shots · 08:40 TOI · +1

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Jochen Hecht

1 A

3 shots · 21:13 TOI · +1

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Jason Woolley

1 A

2 shots · 15:40 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

2 goals · in order

2nd period

🐋 Ed Jovanovski PP Go-ahead 2nd · 16:04

Assists: Mattias Ohlund, Markus Naslund · beat Martin Biron

0–1

3rd period

⚔️ Ales Kotalik Tying 3rd · 17:21

Assists: Jason Woolley, Jochen Hecht · beat Dan Cloutier

1–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF VAN🐋

31 Shots on goal 22

0/7 Power play (goals / chances) 1/9

3 Hits 4

22 Penalty minutes 15

BUF shooting 3.2% (1/31) VAN shooting 4.5% (1/22)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Martin Biron

21/22

.955 SV% · 1 GA · 65:00 TOI

🐋Canucks

Dan Cloutier

30/31

.968 SV% · 1 GA · 65:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 3-4-1 (38% win rate, 8 games)

Canucks

Canucks — tied after 1st: 5-3-1 (56% win rate, 9 games)

After 2nd — 0–1

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Canucks

Canucks: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Hecht · Gratton · Satan 21:13

L2 Barnes · Brown · Varada 16:44

L3 Pyatt · Connolly · Dumont 12:18

L4 Boulton · Mair · Kotalik 8:24

D1 Zhitnik · Warrener 25:47

D2 McKee · Tallinder 21:29

D3 Patrick · Woolley 15:42

🐋Canucks

L1 Naslund · Morrison · Bertuzzi 22:04

L2 Hlavac · Linden · Klatt 13:51

L3 Sedin · Sedin · Letowski 12:58

L4 Cooke · Ruutu · Chubarov 11:46

D1 Ohlund · Jovanovski 27:54

D2 Sopel · Salo 21:42

D3 Baron · Allen 13:38

⚔️ Last meetings

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

❓ BUF vs VAN, answered

Who won Sabres vs Canucks on October 29, 2002?

Sabres won 1–1 in overtime.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Canucks?

The final score was Sabres 1, Canucks 1, in overtime.

Who scored for Sabres?

Ales Kotalik.

Who scored for Canucks?

Ed Jovanovski.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

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

How did the Canucks goalie play?

Dan Cloutier made 30 saves on 31 shots (.968 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Canucks played?

At Rogers Arena in Vancouver, the Canucks home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Canucks 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

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Oct 26

🐋Canucks

Previous game · Oct 26

Also on October 29, 2002

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