🐆 Away Panthers 12-10-9 before this game
3–0
Final
⚔️ Home Sabres 10-16-4 before this game
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Panthers at Sabres

Panthers beat Sabres 3–0 at KeyBank Center on December 20, 2002.

🗓 Fri, Dec 20, 2002 · 18:00 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Panthers lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐆 FLA
Jaroslav Bednar
1 G, 1 A
1 shots · 21:29 TOI · +1
2nd star 🐆 FLA
Viktor Kozlov
1 G
5 shots · 24:19 TOI · +1
3rd star 🐆 FLA
Ryan Johnson
1 G
3 shots · 12:01 TOI · +1
4rd star 🐆 FLA
Roberto Luongo
30 saves
1.000 SV% · 0 GA

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order
1st period
🐆 Jaroslav Bednar PP Go-ahead 1st · 10:21
Assists: Sandis Ozolinsh, Kristian Huselius · beat Martin Biron
1–0
🐆 Ryan Johnson 1st · 14:45
Assists: Niklas Hagman · beat Martin Biron
2–0
3rd period
🐆 Viktor Kozlov Empty net 3rd · 19:46
Assists: Jaroslav Bednar
3–0

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🐆FLA BUF⚔️
31 Shots on goal 30
1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3
1 Hits 4
11 Penalty minutes 15
FLA shooting 9.7% (3/31) BUF shooting 0.0% (0/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐆Panthers
Roberto Luongo Shutout
30/30
1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 60:00 TOI
⚔️Sabres
Martin Biron
28/30
.933 SV% · 2 GA · 58:40 TOI

🔮 Period by period

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

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐆Panthers
L1 Kozlov · Bednar · Weiss 21:29
L2 Huselius · Hagman · Novoseltsev 16:21
L3 Nilson · Johnson · Kolnik 13:45
L4 Worrell · Jokinen · Ward 10:57
D1 Ozolinsh · Majesky 22:35
D2 Bouwmeester · Mezei 17:33
D3 Lilja · Ulanov 16:38
⚔️Sabres
L1 Gratton · Satan · Varada 19:19
L2 Connolly · Barnes · Brown 18:12
L3 Pyatt · Dumont · Kotalik 17:10
L4 Boulton · Mair · Ray 3:27
D1 Zhitnik · Kalinin 24:52
D2 McKee · Tallinder 17:41
D3 Campbell · Warrener 14:54

⚔️ Last meetings

Panthers lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →
Apr 5, 2002
🐆FLA @ ⚔️BUF
1–3 · Sabres won
Mar 15, 2002
⚔️BUF @ 🐆FLA
2–5 · Panthers won
Nov 16, 2001
🐆FLA @ ⚔️BUF
2–0 · Panthers won
Nov 12, 2001
⚔️BUF @ 🐆FLA
5–3 · Sabres won
Apr 2, 2001
⚔️BUF @ 🐆FLA
5–3 · Sabres won

❓ FLA vs BUF, answered

Who won Panthers vs Sabres on December 20, 2002?

Panthers won 3–0.

What was the final score of Panthers vs Sabres?

The final score was Panthers 3, Sabres 0.

Who scored for Panthers?

Jaroslav Bednar, Ryan Johnson, Viktor Kozlov.

How did the Panthers goalie play?

Roberto Luongo made 30 saves on 30 shots (1.000 save percentage) for a shutout.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Martin Biron made 28 saves on 30 shots (.933 save percentage).

Where is Panthers vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Panthers vs Sabres season series?

Panthers 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
🐆Panthers
Previous game · Dec 18
🍁TOR @ 🐆FLA
2–2 · TOR won
Next game · Dec 21
🐆FLA @ 🐻BOS
3–3 · FLA won
⚔️Sabres
Previous game · Dec 18
🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF
2–4 · BUF won
Next game · Dec 21
⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL
2–6 · MTL won
Also on December 20, 2002
🌪️CAR @ 🐦ATL
3–2 final
🧥CBJ @ 🪶CHI
1–3 final
🎵STL @ 🌵PHX
3–3 final
Panthers season page Sabres season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule