⚔️ Away Sabres 13-23-5 before this game
3–2
Final
🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 19-16-7 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
BUF 1113
MTL 1012

Sabres at Canadiens

Sabres beat Canadiens 3–2 at Bell Centre on January 11, 2003.

🗓 Sat, Jan 11, 2003 · 18:00 CST 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⚔️ BUF
Stu Barnes
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · 19:27 TOI · +1
2nd star ⚔️ BUF
Henrik Tallinder
1 G
3 shots · 21:49 TOI · +1
3rd star ⚔️ BUF
Alexei Zhitnik
1 G
3 shots · 24:49 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order
1st period
⚔️ Alexei Zhitnik Go-ahead 1st · 00:48
Assists: Ales Kotalik, Stu Barnes · beat Jose Theodore
1–0
🇨🇦 Marcel Hossa Tying 1st · 19:19
Assists: Patrick Traverse, Craig Rivet · beat Martin Biron
1–1
2nd period
⚔️ Henrik Tallinder Go-ahead 2nd · 01:57
Assists: Adam Mair, Chris Gratton · beat Jose Theodore
2–1
3rd period
⚔️ Stu Barnes 3rd · 01:03
Assists: Miroslav Satan, J-P Dumont · beat Jose Theodore
3–1
🇨🇦 Saku Koivu 3rd · 03:48
Assists: Richard Zednik · beat Martin Biron
3–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
⚔️BUF MTL🇨🇦
32 Shots on goal 27
4 Hits 6
10 Penalty minutes 12
BUF shooting 9.4% (3/32) MTL shooting 7.4% (2/27)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚔️Sabres
Martin Biron
25/27
.926 SV% · 2 GA · 59:58 TOI
🇨🇦Canadiens
Jose Theodore
29/32
.906 SV% · 3 GA · 59:11 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 1st: 13-23-5 (32% win rate, 41 games)
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 1st: 19-16-7 (45% win rate, 42 games)
After 2nd — 2–1
Sabres
Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.
Canadiens
Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚔️Sabres
L1 Barnes · Satan · Kotalik 19:27
L2 Brown · Connolly · Dumont 15:06
L3 Hamel · Pyatt · Gratton 12:52
L4 Boulton · Mair · Kristek 10:24
D1 Zhitnik · Kalinin 23:34
D2 Tallinder · McKee 20:06
D3 Patrick · Campbell 15:16
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Hossa · Koivu · Zednik 23:04
L2 Juneau · Perreault · Gilmour 14:37
L3 Bulis · Dackell · Petrov 13:37
L4 Blouin · Ribeiro · Mckay 4:15
D1 Markov · Brisebois 26:36
D2 Rivet · Traverse 23:03
D3 Quintal · Dykhuis 10:33

⚔️ Last meetings

Sabres lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →
Dec 21, 2002
⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL
2–6 · Canadiens won
Oct 12, 2002
⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL
6–1 · Sabres won
Apr 13, 2002
⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL
3–0 · Sabres won
Mar 8, 2002
🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF
0–3 · Sabres won
Dec 26, 2001
🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF
1–3 · Sabres won

❓ BUF vs MTL, answered

Who won Sabres vs Canadiens on January 11, 2003?

Sabres won 3–2.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Canadiens?

The final score was Sabres 3, Canadiens 2.

Who scored for Sabres?

Alexei Zhitnik, Henrik Tallinder, Stu Barnes.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Marcel Hossa, Saku Koivu.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Martin Biron made 25 saves on 27 shots (.926 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 29 saves on 32 shots (.906 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Canadiens season series?

Sabres lead the season series 2–1 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
⚔️Sabres
Previous game · Jan 10
🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF
2–4 · BUF won
Next game · Jan 14
⚔️BUF @ 🌲MIN
1–0 · BUF won
🇨🇦Canadiens
Previous game · Jan 9
🗽NYR @ 🇨🇦MTL
2–3 · MTL won
Next game · Jan 13
🔥CGY @ 🇨🇦MTL
2–4 · MTL won
Also on January 11, 2003
🐙DET @ 🔔PHI
2–3 final
🗽NYR @ 🐧PIT
3–1 final
🏔️COL @ ⭐DAL
3–6 final
🍁TOR @ 🐻BOS
2–6 final
🐦ATL @ 🏝️NYI
3–7 final
🐆FLA @ 🦅WSH
2–12 final
😈NJD @ ⚡TBL
3–3 final
🌵PHX @ 🐯NSH
3–4 final
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