⚔️ Away Sabres 18-26-8 before this game
1–3
Final
🏝️ Home Islanders 27-22-4 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
BUF 1001
NYI 0033

Sabres at Islanders

Islanders beat Sabres 3–1 at UBS Arena on February 8, 2003.

🗓 Sat, Feb 8, 2003 · 18:00 CST 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Islanders lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🏝️ NYI
Shawn Bates
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · 19:54 TOI · +2
2nd star 🏝️ NYI
Oleg Kvasha
1 G
6 shots · 15:29 TOI · +1
3rd star 🏝️ NYI
Arron Asham
1 G
2 shots · 14:33 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order
1st period
⚔️ Tim Connolly PP Go-ahead 1st · 03:45
Assists: James Patrick · beat Garth Snow
1–0
3rd period
🏝️ Arron Asham Tying 3rd · 01:35
Assists: Mark Parrish, Adrian Aucoin · beat Ryan Miller
1–1
🏝️ Oleg Kvasha Go-ahead 3rd · 08:42
Assists: Alexei Yashin, Shawn Bates · beat Ryan Miller
1–2
🏝️ Shawn Bates SH Empty net 3rd · 19:51
Unassisted
1–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
⚔️BUF NYI🏝️
29 Shots on goal 28
1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/4
1 Hits 0
13 Penalty minutes 13
BUF shooting 3.4% (1/29) NYI shooting 10.7% (3/28)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚔️Sabres
Ryan Miller
25/27
.926 SV% · 2 GA · 59:15 TOI
🏝️Islanders
Garth Snow
28/29
.966 SV% · 1 GA · 59:58 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–0
Sabres
Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.
Islanders
Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.
After 2nd — 1–0
Sabres
Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.
Islanders
Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚔️Sabres
L1 Connolly · Hecht · Satan 17:48
L2 Barnes · Brown · Gratton 13:33
L3 Hamel · Pyatt · Kotalik 13:15
L4 Boulton · Mair · Dumont 9:19
D1 Zhitnik · Patrick 22:29
D2 Kalinin · McKee 20:02
D3 Tallinder · Warrener 14:05
🏝️Islanders
L1 Peca · Bates · Yashin 19:54
L2 Kvasha · Parrish · Asham 15:29
L3 Blake · Wiemer · Scatchard 11:33
L4 Lapointe · Weinhandl · Godard 8:21
D1 Jonsson · Aucoin 23:48
D2 Hamrlik · Martinek 20:42
D3 Timander · Butenschon 12:12

⚔️ Last meetings

Islanders lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →
Dec 31, 2002
🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF
1–0 (OT) · Islanders won
Oct 10, 2002
🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF
1–5 · Sabres won
Apr 3, 2002
🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF
1–1 (OT) · Islanders won
Mar 12, 2002
🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF
3–0 · Islanders won
Mar 7, 2002
⚔️BUF @ 🏝️NYI
5–0 · Sabres won

❓ BUF vs NYI, answered

Who won Sabres vs Islanders on February 8, 2003?

Islanders won 3–1.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Islanders?

The final score was Sabres 1, Islanders 3.

Who scored for Sabres?

Tim Connolly.

Who scored for Islanders?

Arron Asham, Oleg Kvasha, Shawn Bates.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 25 saves on 27 shots (.926 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Garth Snow made 28 saves on 29 shots (.966 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Islanders played?

At UBS Arena in Elmont, the Islanders home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Islanders season series?

Islanders 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 · Feb 7
🐋VAN @ ⚔️BUF
4–2 · VAN won
Next game · Feb 11
🎵STL @ ⚔️BUF
3–2 · STL won
🏝️Islanders
Previous game · Feb 7
🏝️NYI @ 🦅WSH
0–3 · WSH won
Next game · Feb 11
⚡TBL @ 🏝️NYI
2–6 · NYI won
Also on February 8, 2003
🐧PIT @ 🐻BOS
5–2 final
🗽NYR @ 🔔PHI
1–2 final
🐙DET @ 🏔️COL
3–5 final
🇨🇦MTL @ 🍁TOR
1–3 final
🐦ATL @ 🏛️OTT
1–3 final
⚡TBL @ 🐆FLA
4–4 final
🦈SJS @ 🎵STL
1–4 final
🧥CBJ @ 🐯NSH
2–3 final
Sabres season page Islanders season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule