🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 27-24-10 before this game

1–2

Final / OT

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

Canadiens at Sabres

Sabres beat Canadiens 2–1 in overtime at KeyBank Center on February 19, 2003.

🗓 Wed, Feb 19, 2003 · 18:00 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 3–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Miroslav Satan

1 G

4 shots · 17:23 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Vaclav Varada

1 G

3 shots · 16:40 TOI · +1

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Dmitri Kalinin

1 A

1 shots · 27:02 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Jan Bulis Go-ahead 1st · 16:37

Assists: Saku Koivu, Stephane Quintal · beat Ryan Miller

1–0

2nd period

⚔️ Vaclav Varada Tying 2nd · 16:26

Assists: Dmitri Kalinin, Taylor Pyatt · beat Mathieu Garon

1–1

Overtime

⚔️ Miroslav Satan Go-ahead OT · 03:49

Assists: Brian Campbell · beat Mathieu Garon

1–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL BUF⚔️

26 Shots on goal 30

15 Hits 19

7 Blocked shots 6

7 Takeaways 10

10 Giveaways 14

2 Penalty minutes 4

MTL shooting 3.8% (1/26) BUF shooting 6.7% (2/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Mathieu Garon

28/30

.933 SV% · 2 GA · 63:49 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Ryan Miller

25/26

.962 SV% · 1 GA · 63:49 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–1

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 27-24-10 (44% win rate, 61 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 19-29-9 (33% win rate, 57 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Koivu · Bulis · Zednik 21:44

L2 Gilmour · Perreault · Juneau 17:06

L3 Dackell · Petrov · Sundstrom 15:13

L4 Hossa · Ribeiro · Mckay 8:17

D1 Rivet · Markov 23:46

D2 Quintal · Traverse 22:02

D3 Dykhuis · Komisarek 17:35

⚔️Sabres

L1 Connolly · Barnes · Kotalik 19:24

L2 Gratton · Satan · Varada 17:13

L3 Pyatt · Brown · Mair 15:35

L4 Afinogenov · Dumont · Ray 11:35

D1 Zhitnik · Kalinin 27:56

D2 Patrick · Campbell 21:26

D3 Fitzpatrick · Hecl 14:00

⚔️ Last meetings

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

❓ MTL vs BUF, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Sabres on February 19, 2003?

Sabres won 2–1 in overtime.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Sabres?

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

Who scored for Canadiens?

Jan Bulis.

Who scored for Sabres?

Miroslav Satan, Vaclav Varada.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Mathieu Garon made 28 saves on 30 shots (.933 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 25 saves on 26 shots (.962 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Canadiens vs Sabres season series?

Sabres 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

🇨🇦Canadiens

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