4–3

Final

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

Wild at Sabres

Wild beat Sabres 4–3 at KeyBank Center on December 28, 2002.

🗓 Sat, Dec 28, 2002 · 18:00 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Wild lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🌲 MIN

Marian Gaborik

1 G, 2 A

5 shots · 18:55 TOI · +1

2nd star 🌲 MIN

Jim Dowd

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 16:35 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Miroslav Satan

1 G, 1 A

6 shots · 23:18 TOI · +1

4rd star 🌲 MIN

Manny Fernandez

37 saves

0.925 SV% · 3 GA

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Miroslav Satan PP Go-ahead 1st · 02:57

Assists: Curtis Brown, Alexei Zhitnik · beat Manny Fernandez

0–1

🌲 Marian Gaborik Tying 1st · 03:24

Assists: Jeremy Stevenson, Andrei Zyuzin · beat Martin Biron

1–1

2nd period

🌲 Filip Kuba PP Go-ahead 2nd · 15:23

Assists: Jim Dowd, Marian Gaborik · beat Martin Biron

2–1

3rd period

🌲 Jim Dowd 3rd · 11:50

Assists: Andrew Brunette, Marian Gaborik · beat Martin Biron

3–1

⚔️ Ales Kotalik 3rd · 18:29

Assists: Miroslav Satan, Chris Gratton · beat Manny Fernandez

3–2

🌲 Antti Laaksonen Empty net 3rd · 18:46

Assists: Brad Bombardir

4–2

⚔️ Stu Barnes 3rd · 19:04

Assists: Chris Gratton, Brian Campbell · beat Manny Fernandez

4–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🌲MIN BUF⚔️

29 Shots on goal 40

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

2 Hits 2

8 Penalty minutes 10

MIN shooting 13.8% (4/29) BUF shooting 7.5% (3/40)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌲Wild

Manny Fernandez

37/40

.925 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Martin Biron

25/28

.893 SV% · 3 GA · 58:53 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Wild

Wild — tied after 1st: 22-11-4 (59% win rate, 37 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 10-20-4 (29% win rate, 34 games)

After 2nd — 2–1

Wild

Wild: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🌲Wild

L1 Zholtok · Gaborik · Park 18:55

L2 Ronning · Dowd · Dupuis 16:35

L3 Laaksonen · Brunette · Stevenson 14:41

L4 Veilleux · Johnson · Walz 9:42

D1 Kuba · Bombardir 23:27

D2 Zyuzin · Schultz 20:00

D3 Sekeras · Brown 14:28

⚔️Sabres

L1 Barnes · Satan · Kotalik 20:03

L2 Brown · Gratton · Varada 17:03

L3 Pyatt · Hamel · Mair 12:59

L4 Connolly · Dumont · Ray 8:21

D1 Zhitnik · Tallinder 21:42

D2 Kalinin · Campbell 20:34

D3 McKee · Patrick 17:43

⚔️ Last meetings

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

❓ MIN vs BUF, answered

Who won Wild vs Sabres on December 28, 2002?

Wild won 4–3.

What was the final score of Wild vs Sabres?

The final score was Wild 4, Sabres 3.

Who scored for Wild?

Antti Laaksonen, Filip Kuba, Jim Dowd, Marian Gaborik.

Who scored for Sabres?

Ales Kotalik, Miroslav Satan, Stu Barnes.

How did the Wild goalie play?

Manny Fernandez made 37 saves on 40 shots (.925 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Martin Biron made 25 saves on 28 shots (.893 save percentage).

Where is Wild vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Wild vs Sabres season series?

Wild 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

🌲Wild

Previous game · Dec 26

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Dec 26

Also on December 28, 2002

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