2–1

Final / OT

🏛️ Home Senators 28-9-1 before this game

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

Sabres at Senators

Sabres beat Senators 2–1 in overtime at Canadian Tire Centre on January 4, 2003.

🗓 Sat, Jan 4, 2003 · 18:00 CST 📍 Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Senators lead the season series 3–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Ales Kotalik

2 G

2 shots · 16:53 TOI · +2

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Stu Barnes

1 A

3 shots · 19:07 TOI · +1

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

James Patrick

1 A

1 shots · 17:45 TOI · +1

4rd star ⚔️ BUF

Ryan Miller

32 saves

0.970 SV% · 1 GA

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Ales Kotalik Go-ahead 1st · 00:48

Assists: J-P Dumont · beat Patrick Lalime

1–0

2nd period

🏛️ Shaun Van Allen Tying 2nd · 12:01

Assists: Marian Hossa · beat Ryan Miller

1–1

Overtime

⚔️ Ales Kotalik Go-ahead OT · 04:19

Assists: Stu Barnes, James Patrick · beat Patrick Lalime

2–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF OTT🏛️

21 Shots on goal 33

6 Hits 10

6 Penalty minutes 4

BUF shooting 9.5% (2/21) OTT shooting 3.0% (1/33)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Ryan Miller

32/33

.970 SV% · 1 GA · 64:19 TOI

🏛️Senators

Patrick Lalime

19/21

.905 SV% · 2 GA · 64:13 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Senators

Senators: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–1

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 11-22-5 (29% win rate, 38 games)

Senators

Senators — tied after 2nd: 28-9-1 (74% win rate, 38 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Barnes · Satan · Dumont 19:15

L2 Brown · Varada · Kotalik 16:53

L3 Pyatt · Gratton · Connolly 14:41

L4 Hamel · Mair · Ray 9:36

D1 Zhitnik · Tallinder 25:22

D2 Kalinin · McKee 21:36

D3 Patrick · Campbell 16:34

🏛️Senators

L1 Arvedson · White · Alfredsson 20:19

L2 Bonk · Hossa · Havlat 17:21

L3 Schaefer · Schastlivy · Van Allen 15:30

L4 Martins · Hull · Neil 9:28

D1 Redden · Chara 26:03

D2 Rachunek · Phillips 21:16

D3 Leschyshyn · Hnidy 15:10

⚔️ Last meetings

Senators lead the season series 3–1 Full head-to-head →

3–2 (OT) · Sabres won

Mar 19, 2002

🏛️OTT @ ⚔️BUF

1–5 · Sabres won

❓ BUF vs OTT, answered

Who won Sabres vs Senators on January 4, 2003?

Sabres won 2–1 in overtime.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Senators?

The final score was Sabres 2, Senators 1, in overtime.

Who scored for Sabres?

Ales Kotalik (2).

Who scored for Senators?

Shaun Van Allen.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 32 saves on 33 shots (.970 save percentage).

How did the Senators goalie play?

Patrick Lalime made 19 saves on 21 shots (.905 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Senators played?

At Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, the Senators home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Senators season series?

Senators lead the season series 3–1 after 4 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

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Jan 3

🏛️Senators

Previous game · Jan 2

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