🦅 Away Capitals 14-13-0 before this game

3–4

Final

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

Capitals at Sabres

Sabres beat Capitals 4–3 at KeyBank Center on December 7, 2002.

🗓 Sat, Dec 7, 2002 · 18:00 CST 📍 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

Miroslav Satan

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 23:35 TOI · +1

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Peter Bondra

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 20:43 TOI · +2

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Adam Mair

1 G

5 shots · 11:01 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Ales Kotalik Go-ahead 1st · 10:06

Assists: Miroslav Satan, Brian Campbell · beat Sebastien Charpentier

0–1

2nd period

🦅 Brian Sutherby Tying 2nd · 13:00

Assists: Jean-Francois Fortin, Peter Bondra · beat Martin Biron

1–1

⚔️ Miroslav Satan PP Go-ahead 2nd · 15:26

Assists: Henrik Tallinder, Curtis Brown · beat Sebastien Charpentier

1–2

🦅 Peter Bondra SH Tying 2nd · 16:35

Unassisted · beat Martin Biron

2–2

3rd period

🦅 Jaromir Jagr Go-ahead 3rd · 02:51

Assists: Michael Nylander · beat Martin Biron

3–2

⚔️ Dmitri Kalinin Tying 3rd · 16:49

Assists: Chris Gratton, J-P Dumont · beat Sebastien Charpentier

3–3

⚔️ Adam Mair Go-ahead 3rd · 17:57

Assists: Taylor Pyatt, James Patrick · beat Sebastien Charpentier

3–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH BUF⚔️

25 Shots on goal 44

0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

0 Hits 2

10 Penalty minutes 4

WSH shooting 12.0% (3/25) BUF shooting 9.1% (4/44)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Sebastien Charpentier

40/44

.909 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Martin Biron

22/25

.880 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–2

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 14-13 (52% win rate, 27 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 8-14-3 (32% win rate, 25 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Nylander · Bondra · Jagr 20:43

L2 Halpern · Lang · Grier 17:35

L3 Konowalchuk · Ciernik · Sutherby 14:57

L4 Forbes · Miller · Metropolit 5:30

D1 Witt · Gonchar 28:02

D2 Johansson · Klee 22:22

D3 Doig · Fortin 7:22

⚔️Sabres

L1 Brown · Satan · Kotalik 19:58

L2 Gratton · Barnes · Dumont 17:24

L3 Pyatt · Connolly · Varada 12:07

L4 Mair · Hecht · Ray 10:12

D1 Patrick · McKee 20:48

D2 Kalinin · Fitzpatrick 19:52

D3 Tallinder · Campbell 19:24

⚔️ Last meetings

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

3–2 (OT) · Sabres won

❓ WSH vs BUF, answered

Who won Capitals vs Sabres on December 7, 2002?

Sabres won 4–3.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Sabres?

The final score was Capitals 3, Sabres 4.

Who scored for Capitals?

Brian Sutherby, Jaromir Jagr, Peter Bondra.

Who scored for Sabres?

Adam Mair, Ales Kotalik, Dmitri Kalinin, Miroslav Satan.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Sebastien Charpentier made 40 saves on 44 shots (.909 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Martin Biron made 22 saves on 25 shots (.880 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Capitals 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

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Dec 6

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Dec 6

Also on December 7, 2002

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