🌪️ Away Hurricanes 15-15-8 before this game

3–6

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
CAR	1	2	0	3
BUF	1	2	3	6

Hurricanes at Sabres

Sabres beat Hurricanes 6–3 at KeyBank Center on January 3, 2003.

🗓 Fri, Jan 3, 2003 · 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 ⚔️ BUF

Miroslav Satan

2 G, 1 A

5 shots · 21:06 TOI · +1

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

J-P Dumont

2 G, 1 A

3 shots · 16:25 TOI · +3

3rd star 🌪️ CAR

Rod Brind'Amour

1 G, 2 A

4 shots · 19:46 TOI · +3

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ J-P Dumont Go-ahead 1st · 01:11

Assists: Alexei Zhitnik, Ales Kotalik · beat Kevin Weekes

0–1

🌪️ Rod Brind'Amour Tying 1st · 08:52

Assists: Glen Wesley, Bates Battaglia · beat Ryan Miller

1–1

2nd period

🌪️ Bates Battaglia Go-ahead 2nd · 04:42

Assists: Rod Brind'Amour, Erik Cole · beat Ryan Miller

2–1

⚔️ Curtis Brown SH Tying 2nd · 07:10

Assists: Miroslav Satan, Henrik Tallinder · beat Kevin Weekes

2–2

⚔️ Miroslav Satan Go-ahead 2nd · 11:38

Assists: Curtis Brown · beat Kevin Weekes

2–3

🌪️ Jeff O'Neill Tying 2nd · 12:42

Assists: Rod Brind'Amour, Bates Battaglia · beat Ryan Miller

3–3

3rd period

⚔️ Stu Barnes Go-ahead 3rd · 07:23

Assists: J-P Dumont, Ales Kotalik · beat Kevin Weekes

3–4

⚔️ J-P Dumont 3rd · 09:59

Assists: Stu Barnes, Brian Campbell · beat Kevin Weekes

3–5

⚔️ Miroslav Satan PP 3rd · 17:34

Assists: James Patrick, Alexei Zhitnik · beat Kevin Weekes

3–6

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🌪️CAR BUF⚔️

28 Shots on goal 34

0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6

2 Hits 4

12 Penalty minutes 6

CAR shooting 10.7% (3/28) BUF shooting 17.6% (6/34)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌪️Hurricanes

Kevin Weekes

28/34

.824 SV% · 6 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Ryan Miller

25/28

.893 SV% · 3 GA · 59:56 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 1st: 15-15-8 (39% win rate, 38 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 10-22-5 (27% win rate, 37 games)

After 2nd — 3–3

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 2nd: 15-15-8 (39% win rate, 38 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 10-22-5 (27% win rate, 37 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Battaglia · Brind'Amour · Francis 18:41

L2 Cole · Hlavac · O'Neill 16:17

L3 Svoboda · Vasicek · Kapanen 14:36

L4 Adams · Boulerice · Adams 4:55

D1 Ward · Wesley 22:48

D2 Wallin · Hill 19:50

D3 Malec · Halko 15:42

⚔️Sabres

L1 Pyatt · Barnes · Satan 19:37

L2 Gratton · Dumont · Varada 16:25

L3 Hamel · Brown · Kotalik 13:32

L4 Boulton · Connolly · Mair 10:54

D1 Zhitnik · Kalinin 24:10

D2 Tallinder · McKee 18:16

D3 Patrick · Campbell 15:08

⚔️ Last meetings

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

2–2 (OT) · Sabres won

2–3 (OT) · Sabres won

Dec 4, 2001

⚔️BUF @ 🌪️CAR

4–2 · Sabres won

❓ CAR vs BUF, answered

Who won Hurricanes vs Sabres on January 3, 2003?

Sabres won 6–3.

What was the final score of Hurricanes vs Sabres?

The final score was Hurricanes 3, Sabres 6.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Bates Battaglia, Jeff O'Neill, Rod Brind'Amour.

Who scored for Sabres?

J-P Dumont (2), Miroslav Satan (2), Curtis Brown, Stu Barnes.

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Kevin Weekes made 28 saves on 34 shots (.824 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 25 saves on 28 shots (.893 save percentage).

Where is Hurricanes vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Hurricanes 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

🌪️Hurricanes

Previous game · Dec 31

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Dec 31

Also on January 3, 2003

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