🏛️ Away Senators 24-8-1 before this game

3–2

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
OTT	2	1	0	3
BUF	2	0	0	2

Senators at Sabres

Senators beat Sabres 3–2 at KeyBank Center on December 26, 2002.

🗓 Thu, Dec 26, 2002 · 18:00 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Senators lead the season series 3–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏛️ OTT

Daniel Alfredsson

1 G, 2 A

4 shots · 16:36 TOI · +3

2nd star 🏛️ OTT

Todd White

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 17:48 TOI · +3

3rd star 🏛️ OTT

Magnus Arvedson

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 19:59 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Henrik Tallinder Go-ahead 1st · 08:43

Assists: Curtis Brown, Miroslav Satan · beat Martin Prusek

0–1

⚔️ J-P Dumont PP 1st · 13:39

Assists: Chris Gratton · beat Martin Prusek

0–2

🏛️ Magnus Arvedson 1st · 15:26

Assists: Daniel Alfredsson, Todd White · beat Martin Biron

1–2

🏛️ Todd White Tying 1st · 18:19

Assists: Daniel Alfredsson, Martin Havlat · beat Martin Biron

2–2

2nd period

🏛️ Daniel Alfredsson Go-ahead 2nd · 03:16

Assists: Magnus Arvedson, Karel Rachunek · beat Martin Biron

3–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏛️OTT BUF⚔️

23 Shots on goal 22

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

1 Hits 3

10 Penalty minutes 4

OTT shooting 13.0% (3/23) BUF shooting 9.1% (2/22)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏛️Senators

Martin Prusek

20/22

.909 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Martin Biron

20/23

.870 SV% · 3 GA · 58:50 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–2

Senators

Senators — tied after 1st: 24-8-1 (73% win rate, 33 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 10-19-4 (30% win rate, 33 games)

After 2nd — 3–2

Senators

Senators: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏛️Senators

L1 Arvedson · White · Fisher 17:48

L2 Bonk · Alfredsson · Hossa 16:14

L3 Schaefer · Van Allen · Havlat 15:16

L4 Martins · Hull · Neil 8:57

D1 Redden · Chara 23:58

D2 Rachunek · Phillips 19:02

D3 Volchenkov · Hnidy 15:58

⚔️Sabres

L1 Brown · Satan · Kotalik 18:59

L2 Pyatt · Hamel · Gratton 18:12

L3 Barnes · Connolly · Varada 13:10

L4 Mair · Dumont · Ray 10:41

D1 Zhitnik · Kalinin 23:25

D2 Patrick · Tallinder 19:30

D3 Campbell · McKee 17:12

⚔️ Last meetings

Senators lead the season series 3–0 Full head-to-head →

3–2 (OT) · Sabres won

2–3 (OT) · Sabres won

❓ OTT vs BUF, answered

Who won Senators vs Sabres on December 26, 2002?

Senators won 3–2.

What was the final score of Senators vs Sabres?

The final score was Senators 3, Sabres 2.

Who scored for Senators?

Daniel Alfredsson, Magnus Arvedson, Todd White.

Who scored for Sabres?

Henrik Tallinder, J-P Dumont.

How did the Senators goalie play?

Martin Prusek made 20 saves on 22 shots (.909 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Martin Biron made 20 saves on 23 shots (.870 save percentage).

Where is Senators vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Senators vs Sabres season series?

Senators lead the season series 3–0 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

🏛️Senators

Previous game · Dec 23

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Dec 23

Also on December 26, 2002

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