4–1

Final

⚡ Home Lightning 32-21-8 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
BUF	2	0	2	4
TBL	0	0	1	1

Sabres at Lightning

Sabres beat Lightning 4–1 at AMALIE Arena on February 23, 2003.

🗓 Sun, Feb 23, 2003 · 16:00 CST 📍 AMALIE Arena, Tampa 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Alexei Zhitnik

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 28:21 TOI · +2

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Chris Gratton

2 A

2 shots · 14:41 TOI · +1

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Vaclav Varada

1 G

4 shots · 15:58 TOI · +1

4rd star ⚔️ BUF

Martin Biron

30 saves

0.968 SV% · 1 GA

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Maxim Afinogenov Go-ahead 1st · 03:24

Unassisted · beat John Grahame

1–0

⚔️ Alexei Zhitnik 1st · 09:25

Assists: Dmitri Kalinin, Stu Barnes · beat John Grahame

2–0

3rd period

⚡ Brad Richards PP 3rd · 00:24

Assists: Martin St. Louis, Vinny Prospal · beat Martin Biron

2–1

⚔️ Miroslav Satan PP 3rd · 12:14

Assists: Chris Gratton, Brian Campbell · beat John Grahame

3–1

⚔️ Vaclav Varada Empty net 3rd · 19:14

Assists: Chris Gratton, Alexei Zhitnik

4–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF TBL⚡

25 Shots on goal 31

1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

16 Hits 11

7 Blocked shots 6

6 Takeaways 11

10 Giveaways 12

19 Penalty minutes 25

BUF shooting 16.0% (4/25) TBL shooting 3.2% (1/31)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Martin Biron

30/31

.968 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚡Lightning

John Grahame

21/24

.875 SV% · 3 GA · 58:48 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–0

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Lightning

Lightning: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–0

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Lightning

Lightning: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Brown · Barnes · Satan 18:29

L2 Pyatt · Gratton · Varada 15:29

L3 Hamel · Connolly · Mair 12:13

L4 Boulton · Kotalik · Afinogenov 10:53

D1 Zhitnik · Kalinin 27:55

D2 Campbell · Patrick 18:20

D3 Fitzpatrick · Hecl 12:57

⚡Lightning

L1 Prospal · Richards · St. Louis 21:25

L2 Modin · Andreychuk · Lecavalier 18:36

L3 Svitov · Clymer · Alexeev 13:08

L4 Fedotenko · Dingman · Taylor 5:47

D1 Boyle · Sarich 25:38

D2 Neckar · Pratt 17:10

D3 Lukowich · Rumble 11:08

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →

Nov 27, 2002

⚡TBL @ ⚔️BUF

1–1 (OT) · Lightning won

2–2 (OT) · Sabres won

❓ BUF vs TBL, answered

Who won Sabres vs Lightning on February 23, 2003?

Sabres won 4–1.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Lightning?

The final score was Sabres 4, Lightning 1.

Who scored for Sabres?

Alexei Zhitnik, Maxim Afinogenov, Miroslav Satan, Vaclav Varada.

Who scored for Lightning?

Brad Richards.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Martin Biron made 30 saves on 31 shots (.968 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

John Grahame made 21 saves on 24 shots (.875 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Lightning played?

At AMALIE Arena in Tampa, the Lightning home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Lightning season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 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 21

⚡Lightning

Previous game · Feb 21

Also on February 23, 2003

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