2–4

Final

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

Bruins at Sabres

Sabres beat Bruins 4–2 at KeyBank Center on December 18, 2002.

🗓 Wed, Dec 18, 2002 · 18:00 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Bruins lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Chris Gratton

1 G, 3 A

1 shots · 17:28 TOI · +2

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

J-P Dumont

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · 14:55 TOI · +1

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Tim Connolly

2 A

14:55 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Chris Gratton Go-ahead 1st · 04:50

Assists: J-P Dumont, Henrik Tallinder · beat Steve Shields

0–1

⚔️ Taylor Pyatt 1st · 06:26

Assists: Tim Connolly, Chris Gratton · beat Steve Shields

0–2

2nd period

🐻 Mike Knuble PP 2nd · 05:55

Assists: Joe Thornton, Glen Murray · beat Martin Biron

1–2

⚔️ J-P Dumont PP 2nd · 09:01

Assists: Chris Gratton, Tim Connolly · beat Steve Shields

1–3

3rd period

🐻 Sergei Samsonov 3rd · 00:18

Assists: Joe Thornton · beat Martin Biron

2–3

⚔️ Stu Barnes PP 3rd · 14:53

Assists: J-P Dumont, Chris Gratton · beat Steve Shields

2–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS BUF⚔️

29 Shots on goal 25

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 2/5

1 Hits 2

24 Penalty minutes 22

BOS shooting 6.9% (2/29) BUF shooting 16.0% (4/25)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Steve Shields

21/25

.840 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Martin Biron

27/29

.931 SV% · 2 GA · 59:47 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–2

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–3

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐻Bruins

L1 Samsonov · Thornton · Murray 20:46

L2 Stumpel · Rolston · Lapointe 16:42

L3 Mcinnis · Huml · Knuble 13:27

L4 Zamuner · Stock 6:44

D1 Girard · Gill 24:04

D2 O'Donnell · Boynton 19:20

D3 Berard · Sweeney 14:53

D4 Brown 6:11

⚔️Sabres

L1 Brown · Barnes · Satan 18:57

L2 Gratton · Kotalik · Varada 16:04

L3 Pyatt · Connolly · Dumont 14:55

L4 Boulton · Mair · Ray 5:25

D1 Zhitnik · Kalinin 23:27

D2 Tallinder · Campbell 19:38

D3 McKee · Warrener 16:37

⚔️ Last meetings

Bruins lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →

2–2 (OT) · Sabres won

❓ BOS vs BUF, answered

Who won Bruins vs Sabres on December 18, 2002?

Sabres won 4–2.

What was the final score of Bruins vs Sabres?

The final score was Bruins 2, Sabres 4.

Who scored for Bruins?

Mike Knuble, Sergei Samsonov.

Who scored for Sabres?

Chris Gratton, J-P Dumont, Stu Barnes, Taylor Pyatt.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Steve Shields made 21 saves on 25 shots (.840 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Martin Biron made 27 saves on 29 shots (.931 save percentage).

Where is Bruins vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Bruins vs Sabres season series?

Bruins lead the season series 2–1 after 3 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

🐻Bruins

Previous game · Dec 14

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Dec 14

Also on December 18, 2002

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