1–2

Final / OT

🏝️ Home Islanders 33-24-6 before this game

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

Sabres at Islanders

Islanders beat Sabres 2–1 in overtime at UBS Arena on March 1, 2003.

🗓 Sat, Mar 1, 2003 · 18:00 CST 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Islanders lead the season series 3–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏝️ NYI

Jason Blake

1 G

4 shots · 22:45 TOI · +1

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Shawn Bates

1 G

1 shots · 18:10 TOI · +1

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Miroslav Satan

1 G

5 shots · 22:06 TOI · +1

4rd star 🏝️ NYI

Garth Snow

36 saves

0.973 SV% · 1 GA

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order

2nd period

🏝️ Shawn Bates Go-ahead 2nd · 01:21

Unassisted · beat Mika Noronen

0–1

3rd period

⚔️ Miroslav Satan Tying 3rd · 15:07

Assists: Brian Campbell, Curtis Brown · beat Garth Snow

1–1

Overtime

🏝️ Jason Blake Go-ahead OT · 02:42

Unassisted · beat Mika Noronen

1–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF NYI🏝️

37 Shots on goal 33

11 Hits 17

14 Blocked shots 19

7 Takeaways 5

16 Giveaways 13

6 Penalty minutes 6

BUF shooting 2.7% (1/37) NYI shooting 6.1% (2/33)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Mika Noronen

31/33

.939 SV% · 2 GA · 62:41 TOI

🏝️Islanders

Garth Snow

36/37

.973 SV% · 1 GA · 62:42 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 23-31-9 (37% win rate, 63 games)

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 33-24-6 (52% win rate, 63 games)

After 2nd — 0–1

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 Barnes · Brown · Satan 20:26

L2 Pyatt · Gratton · Kotalik 17:00

L3 Botterill · Connolly · Afinogenov 13:56

L4 Boulton · Mair · Dumont 11:11

D1 Zhitnik · Kalinin 28:03

D2 Campbell · Fitzpatrick 19:38

D3 Warrener · Hecl 13:29

🏝️Islanders

L1 Blake · Yashin · Peca 19:43

L2 Bates · Scatchard · Parrish 18:10

L3 Wiemer · Kvasha · Asham 14:19

L4 Isbister · Lapointe · Godard 5:48

D1 Hamrlik · Aucoin 26:30

D2 Timander · Martinek 22:28

D3 Butenschon · Letang 12:26

⚔️ Last meetings

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

1–0 (OT) · Islanders won

1–1 (OT) · Islanders won

Mar 12, 2002

🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF

3–0 · Islanders won

❓ BUF vs NYI, answered

Who won Sabres vs Islanders on March 1, 2003?

Islanders won 2–1 in overtime.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Islanders?

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

Who scored for Sabres?

Miroslav Satan.

Who scored for Islanders?

Jason Blake, Shawn Bates.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Mika Noronen made 31 saves on 33 shots (.939 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Garth Snow made 36 saves on 37 shots (.973 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 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

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Feb 28

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Feb 27

Also on March 1, 2003

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