4–5

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
NYR	1	2	1	4
BUF	3	1	1	5

Rangers at Sabres

Sabres beat Rangers 5–4 at KeyBank Center on February 15, 2003.

🗓 Sat, Feb 15, 2003 · 18:00 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Miroslav Satan

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 21:17 TOI · +2

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Ales Kotalik

2 A

3 shots · 13:42 TOI · +2

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Brian Campbell

2 A

1 shots · 14:02 TOI · -1

4rd star ⚔️ BUF

Martin Biron

48 saves

0.923 SV% · 4 GA

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🗽 Darius Kasparaitis Go-ahead 1st · 05:22

Assists: Ronald Petrovicky, Petr Nedved · beat Martin Biron

1–0

⚔️ Chris Gratton Tying 1st · 07:17

Assists: Miroslav Satan, Taylor Pyatt · beat Mike Dunham

1–1

⚔️ Rory Fitzpatrick Go-ahead 1st · 08:37

Assists: Ales Kotalik, Brian Campbell · beat Mike Dunham

1–2

⚔️ Adam Mair 1st · 18:20

Assists: Brian Campbell, Ales Kotalik · beat Mike Dunham

1–3

2nd period

⚔️ Miroslav Satan SH 2nd · 01:15

Unassisted · beat Mike Dunham

1–4

🗽 Petr Nedved 2nd · 08:00

Assists: Darius Kasparaitis, Eric Lindros · beat Martin Biron

2–4

🗽 Vladimir Malakhov 2nd · 14:37

Assists: Radek Dvorak, Sandy McCarthy · beat Martin Biron

3–4

3rd period

⚔️ Curtis Brown SH 3rd · 01:29

Unassisted · beat Dan Blackburn

3–5

🗽 Matthew Barnaby 3rd · 10:40

Assists: Mark Messier, Jamie Lundmark · beat Martin Biron

4–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🗽NYR BUF⚔️

52 Shots on goal 32

12 Hits 8

4 Blocked shots 4

2 Takeaways 4

9 Giveaways 7

10 Penalty minutes 14

NYR shooting 7.7% (4/52) BUF shooting 15.6% (5/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🗽Rangers

Dan Blackburn

21/22

.955 SV% · 1 GA · 37:15 TOI

Mike Dunham

6/10

.600 SV% · 4 GA · 22:10 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Martin Biron

48/52

.923 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–3

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–4

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🗽Rangers

L1 Messier · Nedved · Kovalev 22:15

L2 Lindros · Lundmark · Dvorak 17:00

L3 Holik · Barnaby · Petrovicky 12:28

L4 Donato · Lacouture · McCarthy 6:33

D1 Leetch · Poti 25:32

D2 Malakhov · Mironov 20:28

D3 Purinton · Kasparaitis 12:59

⚔️Sabres

L1 Barnes · Gratton · Satan 17:17

L2 Connolly · Mair · Brown 14:59

L3 Pyatt · Kotalik · Dumont 12:55

L4 Hamel · Afinogenov · Ray 10:52

D1 Zhitnik · Patrick 27:46

D2 Kalinin · Fitzpatrick 20:34

D3 Campbell · McKee 10:44

⚔️ Last meetings

Sabres lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →

4–4 (OT) · Rangers won

2–2 (OT) · Rangers won

Nov 10, 2001

🗽NYR @ ⚔️BUF

4–2 · Rangers won

❓ NYR vs BUF, answered

Who won Rangers vs Sabres on February 15, 2003?

Sabres won 5–4.

What was the final score of Rangers vs Sabres?

The final score was Rangers 4, Sabres 5.

Who scored for Rangers?

Darius Kasparaitis, Matthew Barnaby, Petr Nedved, Vladimir Malakhov.

Who scored for Sabres?

Adam Mair, Chris Gratton, Curtis Brown, Miroslav Satan, Rory Fitzpatrick.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Dan Blackburn made 21 saves on 22 shots (.955 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Martin Biron made 48 saves on 52 shots (.923 save percentage).

Where is Rangers vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Rangers vs Sabres 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

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Feb 14

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Feb 13

Also on February 15, 2003

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