🦅 Away Capitals 37-25-5 before this game

2–1

Final

⚔️ Home Sabres 23-31-10 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
WSH	1	1	0	2
BUF	0	1	0	1

Capitals at Sabres

Capitals beat Sabres 2–1 at KeyBank Center on March 4, 2003.

🗓 Tue, Mar 4, 2003 · 18:00 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 3–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Jeff Halpern

2 G

4 shots · 21:10 TOI · +1

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Sergei Gonchar

1 A

1 shots · 19:38 TOI · +1

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Steve Konowalchuk

1 A

1 shots · 16:13 TOI · +1

4rd star 🦅 WSH

Olie Kolzig

35 saves

0.972 SV% · 1 GA

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Jeff Halpern Go-ahead 1st · 19:28

Assists: Steve Konowalchuk, Ken Klee · beat Martin Biron

1–0

2nd period

⚔️ Ales Kotalik PP Tying 2nd · 16:44

Assists: Miroslav Satan, Curtis Brown · beat Olie Kolzig

1–1

🦅 Jeff Halpern PP Go-ahead 2nd · 18:46

Assists: Sergei Gonchar, Mike Grier · beat Martin Biron

2–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH BUF⚔️

23 Shots on goal 36

1/6 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6

11 Hits 23

11 Blocked shots 4

4 Takeaways 4

11 Giveaways 11

12 Penalty minutes 12

WSH shooting 8.7% (2/23) BUF shooting 2.8% (1/36)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

35/36

.972 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Martin Biron

21/23

.913 SV% · 2 GA · 58:51 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–1

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Halpern · Bondra · Grier 21:10

L2 Konowalchuk · Zubrus · Nylander 17:01

L3 Ciernik · Lang · Jagr 14:39

L4 Sutherby · Green · Peat 5:53

D1 Witt · Klee 22:18

D2 Johansson · Gonchar 20:10

D3 Doig · Kwiatkowski 13:28

⚔️Sabres

L1 Brown · Satan · Kotalik 19:04

L2 Connolly · Barnes · Gratton 16:57

L3 Pyatt · Afinogenov · Dumont 13:50

L4 Botterill · Mair · Ray 8:24

D1 Zhitnik · Kalinin 25:36

D2 Campbell · Warrener 18:42

D3 Fitzpatrick · Hecl 12:42

⚔️ Last meetings

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

❓ WSH vs BUF, answered

Who won Capitals vs Sabres on March 4, 2003?

Capitals won 2–1.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Sabres?

The final score was Capitals 2, Sabres 1.

Who scored for Capitals?

Jeff Halpern (2).

Who scored for Sabres?

Ales Kotalik.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 35 saves on 36 shots (.972 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Martin Biron made 21 saves on 23 shots (.913 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Sabres season series?

Capitals 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

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Mar 2

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Mar 1

Also on March 4, 2003

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