4–1

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
BUF	1	2	1	4
NYR	1	0	0	1

Sabres at Rangers

Sabres beat Rangers 4–1 at Madison Square Garden on December 6, 2002.

🗓 Fri, Dec 6, 2002 · 18:00 CST 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Miroslav Satan

3 G

5 shots · 19:51 TOI · +2

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Jochen Hecht

2 A

1 shots · 13:58 TOI · +2

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Dmitri Kalinin

1 G

2 shots · 20:35 TOI · +1

4rd star ⚔️ BUF

Martin Biron

32 saves

0.970 SV% · 1 GA

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🗽 Eric Lindros PP Go-ahead 1st · 17:00

Assists: Vladimir Malakhov, Darius Kasparaitis · beat Martin Biron

0–1

⚔️ Miroslav Satan PP Tying 1st · 19:38

Assists: Brian Campbell, Chris Gratton · beat Dan Blackburn

1–1

2nd period

⚔️ Miroslav Satan Go-ahead 2nd · 09:30

Assists: Jay McKee · beat Dan Blackburn

2–1

⚔️ Dmitri Kalinin 2nd · 10:28

Assists: Vaclav Varada, Jochen Hecht · beat Dan Blackburn

3–1

3rd period

⚔️ Miroslav Satan Empty net 3rd · 18:21

Assists: Jochen Hecht

4–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF NYR🗽

26 Shots on goal 33

1/7 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

1 Hits 4

14 Penalty minutes 28

BUF shooting 15.4% (4/26) NYR shooting 3.0% (1/33)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Martin Biron

32/33

.970 SV% · 1 GA · 59:57 TOI

🗽Rangers

Dan Blackburn

22/25

.880 SV% · 3 GA · 57:34 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 7-14-3 (29% win rate, 24 games)

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 1st: 15-12-2 (52% win rate, 29 games)

After 2nd — 3–1

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Brown · Satan · Varada 19:12

L2 Barnes · Gratton · Kotalik 15:56

L3 Hecht · Connolly · Dumont 12:54

L4 Pyatt · Mair · Ray 8:47

D1 Patrick · Kalinin 21:18

D2 McKee · Tallinder 19:03

D3 Fitzpatrick · Campbell 17:58

🗽Rangers

L1 Nedved · Messier · Samuelsson 20:06

L2 Murray · Lindros · Holik 16:38

L3 Petrovicky · Dvorak · Bure 13:56

L4 Fata · Donato · McCarthy 7:09

D1 Malakhov · Poti 24:18

D2 Purinton · Kasparaitis 18:52

D3 Lefebvre · Karpa 16:10

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →

Oct 17, 2002

🗽NYR @ ⚔️BUF

4–4 (OT) · Rangers won

2–2 (OT) · Rangers won

4–5 (OT) · Rangers won

❓ BUF vs NYR, answered

Who won Sabres vs Rangers on December 6, 2002?

Sabres won 4–1.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Rangers?

The final score was Sabres 4, Rangers 1.

Who scored for Sabres?

Miroslav Satan (3), Dmitri Kalinin.

Who scored for Rangers?

Eric Lindros.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Martin Biron made 32 saves on 33 shots (.970 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Dan Blackburn made 22 saves on 25 shots (.880 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Rangers played?

At Madison Square Garden in New York, the Rangers home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Rangers season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 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

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Dec 4

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Dec 5

Also on December 6, 2002

Sabres season page Rangers season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule