⚔️ Away Sabres 24-32-10 before this game
4–0
Final
🐆 Home Panthers 26-26-16 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
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FLA 0000

Sabres at Panthers

Sabres beat Panthers 4–0 at Amerant Bank Arena on March 8, 2003.

🗓 Sat, Mar 8, 2003 · 18:30 CST 📍 Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⚔️ BUF
Jochen Hecht
1 G
5 shots · 19:11 TOI · +1
2nd star ⚔️ BUF
Ales Kotalik
1 G
3 shots · 11:57 TOI · +1
3rd star ⚔️ BUF
Stu Barnes
1 G
3 shots · 20:12 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order
1st period
⚔️ Brian Campbell Go-ahead 1st · 16:33
Assists: Maxim Afinogenov, Eric Boulton · beat Jani Hurme
1–0
2nd period
⚔️ Stu Barnes 2nd · 09:56
Assists: Rhett Warrener · beat Jani Hurme
2–0
⚔️ Jochen Hecht PP 2nd · 10:33
Assists: Rory Fitzpatrick, Taylor Pyatt · beat Jani Hurme
3–0
3rd period
⚔️ Ales Kotalik 3rd · 03:47
Assists: Curtis Brown, Miroslav Satan · beat Jani Hurme
4–0

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
⚔️BUF FLA🐆
25 Shots on goal 29
1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 0/6
10 Hits 22
9 Blocked shots 9
4 Takeaways 4
7 Giveaways 12
12 Penalty minutes 10
BUF shooting 16.0% (4/25) FLA shooting 0.0% (0/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚔️Sabres
Mika Noronen Shutout
29/29
1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 60:00 TOI
🐆Panthers
Jani Hurme
21/25
.840 SV% · 4 GA · 59:56 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–0
Sabres
Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.
Panthers
Panthers: no games found in this situation this year.
After 2nd — 3–0
Sabres
Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.
Panthers
Panthers: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚔️Sabres
L1 Barnes · Hecht · Satan 19:11
L2 Pyatt · Brown · Connolly 14:06
L3 Gratton · Kotalik · Afinogenov 11:57
L4 Botterill · Boulton · Mair 10:15
D1 Zhitnik · Kalinin 27:29
D2 Warrener · Campbell 18:42
D3 Fitzpatrick · Hecl 12:24
🐆Panthers
L1 Huselius · Kozlov · Jokinen 21:45
L2 Nilson · Cullen · Weiss 13:00
L3 Hagman · Bednar · Novoseltsev 11:00
L4 Beaudoin · Matteau · Ritchie 10:47
D1 Bouwmeester · Biron 24:13
D2 Majesky · Lilja 19:58
D3 Trnka · Ulanov 14:58

⚔️ Last meetings

Sabres lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →
Feb 24, 2003
⚔️BUF @ 🐆FLA
2–2 (OT) · Sabres won
Dec 20, 2002
🐆FLA @ ⚔️BUF
3–0 · Panthers won
Apr 5, 2002
🐆FLA @ ⚔️BUF
1–3 · Sabres won
Mar 15, 2002
⚔️BUF @ 🐆FLA
2–5 · Panthers won
Nov 16, 2001
🐆FLA @ ⚔️BUF
2–0 · Panthers won

❓ BUF vs FLA, answered

Who won Sabres vs Panthers on March 8, 2003?

Sabres won 4–0.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Panthers?

The final score was Sabres 4, Panthers 0.

Who scored for Sabres?

Ales Kotalik, Brian Campbell, Jochen Hecht, Stu Barnes.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Mika Noronen made 29 saves on 29 shots (1.000 save percentage) for a shutout.

How did the Panthers goalie play?

Jani Hurme made 21 saves on 25 shots (.840 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Panthers played?

At Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, the Panthers home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Panthers season series?

Sabres lead the season series 2–1 after 3 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 · Mar 6
🍁TOR @ ⚔️BUF
2–4 · BUF won
Next game · Mar 9
⚔️BUF @ ⚡TBL
1–1 · BUF won
🐆Panthers
Previous game · Mar 7
🐆FLA @ 🐦ATL
2–1 · FLA won
Next game · Mar 10
🐆FLA @ 🗽NYR
2–1 · FLA won
Also on March 8, 2003
🦅WSH @ 🐻BOS
4–5 final
🐋VAN @ 🍁TOR
3–3 final
😈NJD @ 🏝️NYI
4–2 final
🔥CGY @ 🧥CBJ
3–2 final
🏛️OTT @ 🐧PIT
5–1 final
🏔️COL @ 🔔PHI
2–1 final
🦈SJS @ 🌵PHX
4–6 final
🇨🇦MTL @ 👑LAK
1–2 final
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