3–5

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
DAL	1	2	0	3
BUF	2	1	2	5

Stars at Sabres

Sabres beat Stars 5–3 at KeyBank Center on February 28, 2003.

🗓 Fri, Feb 28, 2003 · 18:00 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Miroslav Satan

3 A

23:17 TOI · +4

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Jason Botterill

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 13:57 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Stu Barnes

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 20:23 TOI · +1

4rd star ⚔️ BUF

Martin Biron

31 saves

0.912 SV% · 3 GA

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Ales Kotalik Go-ahead 1st · 04:42

Assists: Miroslav Satan, Alexei Zhitnik · beat Ron Tugnutt

0–1

⚔️ Brian Campbell 1st · 05:33

Assists: Miroslav Satan, Jason Botterill · beat Ron Tugnutt

0–2

⭐ Philippe Boucher 1st · 09:24

Assists: Mike Modano, Scott Young · beat Martin Biron

1–2

2nd period

⚔️ Stu Barnes SH 2nd · 12:17

Assists: Rhett Warrener, Miroslav Satan · beat Ron Tugnutt

1–3

⭐ Jere Lehtinen 2nd · 17:48

Assists: Niko Kapanen, Steve Ott · beat Martin Biron

2–3

⭐ Derian Hatcher PP Tying 2nd · 19:09

Assists: Mike Modano, Philippe Boucher · beat Martin Biron

3–3

3rd period

⚔️ Curtis Brown Go-ahead 3rd · 07:38

Assists: Ales Kotalik, Dmitri Kalinin · beat Ron Tugnutt

3–4

⚔️ Jason Botterill PP 3rd · 18:31

Assists: J-P Dumont, Stu Barnes · beat Ron Tugnutt

3–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⭐DAL BUF⚔️

34 Shots on goal 20

1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

12 Hits 14

7 Blocked shots 10

2 Takeaways 2

2 Giveaways 12

10 Penalty minutes 12

DAL shooting 8.8% (3/34) BUF shooting 25.0% (5/20)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⭐Stars

Ron Tugnutt

15/20

.750 SV% · 5 GA · 59:06 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Martin Biron

31/34

.912 SV% · 3 GA · 59:57 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–2

Stars

Stars: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–3

Stars

Stars — tied after 2nd: 44-12-8 (69% win rate, 64 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 22-31-9 (35% win rate, 62 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⭐Stars

L1 Modano · Kapanen · Young 19:56

L2 Arnott · Malhotra · Turgeon 17:28

L3 Lehtinen · Lemieux · Dahlen 15:10

L4 Ott · Downey 9:45

D1 Hatcher · Zubov 24:26

D2 Boucher · Sydor 17:52

D3 Matvichuk · Robidas 14:11

D4 Erskine 5:57

⚔️Sabres

L1 Barnes · Satan · Kotalik 20:23

L2 Pyatt · Brown · Gratton 15:14

L3 Botterill · Afinogenov · Dumont 13:57

L4 Connolly · Mair · Ray 11:10

D1 Zhitnik · Kalinin 26:54

D2 Campbell · Warrener 18:28

D3 Fitzpatrick · Hecl 12:47

⚔️ Last meetings

Sabres lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

❓ DAL vs BUF, answered

Who won Stars vs Sabres on February 28, 2003?

Sabres won 5–3.

What was the final score of Stars vs Sabres?

The final score was Stars 3, Sabres 5.

Who scored for Stars?

Derian Hatcher, Jere Lehtinen, Philippe Boucher.

Who scored for Sabres?

Ales Kotalik, Brian Campbell, Curtis Brown, Jason Botterill, Stu Barnes.

How did the Stars goalie play?

Ron Tugnutt made 15 saves on 20 shots (.750 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Martin Biron made 31 saves on 34 shots (.912 save percentage).

Where is Stars vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Stars vs Sabres season series?

Sabres lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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

⭐Stars

Previous game · Feb 27

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Feb 26

Also on February 28, 2003

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