🪶 Away Blackhawks 16-12-1 before this game
1–1
Final / OT
⚔️ Home Sabres 9-15-3 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdOTF
CHI 10001
BUF 00101

Blackhawks at Sabres

Blackhawks beat Sabres 1–1 in overtime at KeyBank Center on December 13, 2002.

🗓 Fri, Dec 13, 2002 · 18:00 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Blackhawks lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🪶 CHI
Alexei Zhamnov
1 G
4 shots · 22:39 TOI · +1
2nd star ⚔️ BUF
Miroslav Satan
1 G
4 shots · 26:11 TOI · +1
3rd star ⚔️ BUF
Stu Barnes
1 A
4 shots · 19:46 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

2 goals · in order
1st period
🪶 Alexei Zhamnov SH Go-ahead 1st · 03:48
Unassisted · beat Martin Biron
1–0
3rd period
⚔️ Miroslav Satan Tying 3rd · 19:46
Assists: Ales Kotalik, Stu Barnes · beat Jocelyn Thibault
1–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🪶CHI BUF⚔️
27 Shots on goal 27
0 Hits 4
12 Penalty minutes 10
CHI shooting 3.7% (1/27) BUF shooting 3.7% (1/27)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🪶Blackhawks
Jocelyn Thibault
26/27
.963 SV% · 1 GA · 64:54 TOI
⚔️Sabres
Martin Biron
26/27
.963 SV% · 1 GA · 64:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–0
Blackhawks
Blackhawks: no games found in this situation this year.
Sabres
Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.
After 2nd — 1–0
Blackhawks
Blackhawks: no games found in this situation this year.
Sabres
Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🪶Blackhawks
L1 Sullivan · Daze · Zhamnov 19:52
L2 Eastwood · Korolev · Fleury 16:40
L3 Berezin · Calder · Arnason 14:56
L4 Simon · Bell · Thomas 9:37
D1 Klemm · Poapst 25:54
D2 Dempsey · Odelein 20:36
D3 McCarthy · Housley 16:32
⚔️Sabres
L1 Brown · Gratton · Satan 22:16
L2 Barnes · Kotalik · Varada 19:46
L3 Pyatt · Connolly · Mair 15:07
L4 Boulton · Milley · Ray 3:59
D1 Campbell · Tallinder 22:37
D2 Kalinin · Warrener 21:19
D3 Fitzpatrick · McKee 18:34

⚔️ Last meetings

Blackhawks lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →
Oct 13, 2002
⚔️BUF @ 🪶CHI
0–3 · Blackhawks won
Dec 19, 2001
🪶CHI @ ⚔️BUF
6–5 · Blackhawks won
Oct 28, 2000
⚔️BUF @ 🪶CHI
3–1 · Sabres won
Oct 5, 2000
🪶CHI @ ⚔️BUF
2–4 · Sabres won
Dec 10, 1999
🪶CHI @ ⚔️BUF
1–2 · Sabres won

❓ CHI vs BUF, answered

Who won Blackhawks vs Sabres on December 13, 2002?

Blackhawks won 1–1 in overtime.

What was the final score of Blackhawks vs Sabres?

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

Who scored for Blackhawks?

Alexei Zhamnov.

Who scored for Sabres?

Miroslav Satan.

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

Jocelyn Thibault made 26 saves on 27 shots (.963 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Martin Biron made 26 saves on 27 shots (.963 save percentage).

Where is Blackhawks vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Blackhawks vs Sabres season series?

Blackhawks lead the season series 2–0 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
🪶Blackhawks
Previous game · Dec 11
🪶CHI @ 🗽NYR
4–3 · CHI won
Next game · Dec 15
⭐DAL @ 🪶CHI
5–0 · DAL won
⚔️Sabres
Previous game · Dec 10
🏛️OTT @ ⚔️BUF
4–2 · OTT won
Next game · Dec 14
⚔️BUF @ 🔔PHI
0–2 · PHI won
Also on December 13, 2002
🏝️NYI @ 🐆FLA
3–3 final
🐦ATL @ ⭐DAL
1–3 final
🏔️COL @ 🛢️EDM
3–4 final
🦅WSH @ 🌵PHX
4–3 final
Blackhawks season page Sabres season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule