🏝️ Away Islanders 18-16-2 before this game

1–0

Final / OT

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
NYI	0	0	0	1	1
BUF	0	0	0	0	0

Islanders at Sabres

Islanders beat Sabres 1–0 in overtime at KeyBank Center on December 31, 2002.

🗓 Tue, Dec 31, 2002 · 18:00 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏝️ NYI

Jason Blake

1 G

3 shots · 17:43 TOI · +1

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Kenny Jonsson

1 A

3 shots · 28:19 TOI · +1

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

Chris Osgood

38 saves

1.000 SV% · 0 GA

🚨 Scoring

1 goal · in order

Overtime

🏝️ Jason Blake Go-ahead OT · 01:36

Assists: Kenny Jonsson · beat Ryan Miller

1–0

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI BUF⚔️

26 Shots on goal 38

3 Hits 3

16 Penalty minutes 16

NYI shooting 3.8% (1/26) BUF shooting 0.0% (0/38)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Chris Osgood Shutout

38/38

1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 61:19 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Ryan Miller

25/26

.962 SV% · 1 GA · 61:36 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 18-16-2 (50% win rate, 36 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 10-22-4 (28% win rate, 36 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 2nd: 18-16-2 (50% win rate, 36 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 10-22-4 (28% win rate, 36 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏝️Islanders

L1 Peca · Yashin · Parrish 19:28

L2 Blake · Scatchard · Weinhandl 16:59

L3 Isbister · Lapointe · Asham 12:26

L4 Wiemer · Kvasha · Godard 7:54

D1 Aucoin · Hamrlik 30:06

D2 Jonsson · Martinek 21:43

D3 Timander · Cairns 10:18

⚔️Sabres

L1 Brown · Satan · Varada 18:10

L2 Barnes · Kotalik · Dumont 15:34

L3 Pyatt · Connolly · Gratton 13:31

L4 Hamel · Mair · Ray 9:58

D1 Zhitnik · Kalinin 26:28

D2 Patrick · Tallinder 21:40

D3 Campbell · Fitzpatrick 13:37

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →

1–1 (OT) · Islanders won

❓ NYI vs BUF, answered

Who won Islanders vs Sabres on December 31, 2002?

Islanders won 1–0 in overtime.

What was the final score of Islanders vs Sabres?

The final score was Islanders 1, Sabres 0, in overtime.

Who scored for Islanders?

Jason Blake.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Chris Osgood made 38 saves on 38 shots (1.000 save percentage) for a shutout.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 25 saves on 26 shots (.962 save percentage).

Where is Islanders vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Islanders vs Sabres season series?

Season series tied 1–1 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

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Dec 30

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Dec 30

Also on December 31, 2002

Islanders season page Sabres season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule