⚔️ Away Sabres 25-32-10 before this game

1–1

Final / OT

⚡ Home Lightning 37-23-8 before this game

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

Sabres at Lightning

Sabres beat Lightning 1–1 in overtime at AMALIE Arena on March 9, 2003.

🗓 Sun, Mar 9, 2003 · 16:00 CST 📍 AMALIE Arena, Tampa 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Ales Kotalik

1 G

1 shots · 17:16 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Miroslav Satan

1 A

3 shots · 20:37 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Alexei Zhitnik

1 A

32:17 TOI

🚨 Scoring

2 goals · in order

2nd period

⚡ Vincent Lecavalier PP Go-ahead 2nd · 09:51

Assists: Brad Richards, Martin St. Louis · beat Mika Noronen

0–1

⚔️ Ales Kotalik PP Tying 2nd · 11:38

Assists: Miroslav Satan, Alexei Zhitnik · beat Nikolai Khabibulin

1–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF TBL⚡

27 Shots on goal 28

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

17 Hits 10

8 Blocked shots 16

10 Takeaways 14

10 Giveaways 13

8 Penalty minutes 4

BUF shooting 3.7% (1/27) TBL shooting 3.6% (1/28)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Mika Noronen

27/28

.964 SV% · 1 GA · 65:00 TOI

⚡Lightning

Nikolai Khabibulin

26/27

.963 SV% · 1 GA · 64:46 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 25-32-10 (37% win rate, 67 games)

Lightning

Lightning — tied after 1st: 37-23-8 (54% win rate, 68 games)

After 2nd — 1–1

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 25-32-10 (37% win rate, 67 games)

Lightning

Lightning — tied after 2nd: 37-23-8 (54% win rate, 68 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Barnes · Hecht · Satan 19:52

L2 Brown · Connolly · Kotalik 17:16

L3 Pyatt · Botterill · Gratton 13:35

L4 Boulton · Mair · Afinogenov 8:35

L5 Ray 2:53

D1 Zhitnik · Kalinin 31:00

D2 Campbell · Warrener 24:30

D3 Fitzpatrick 17:52

⚡Lightning

L1 Prospal · Richards · Lecavalier 21:36

L2 Modin · Andreychuk · St. Louis 19:32

L3 Fedotenko · Clymer · Alexeev 13:46

L4 Dingman · Taylor · Svitov 9:50

D1 Boyle · Kubina 26:04

D2 Sarich · Neckar 20:14

D3 Pratt · Lukowich 14:24

⚔️ Last meetings

Sabres lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →

1–1 (OT) · Lightning won

2–2 (OT) · Sabres won

Jan 25, 2002

⚡TBL @ ⚔️BUF

1–4 · Sabres won

❓ BUF vs TBL, answered

Who won Sabres vs Lightning on March 9, 2003?

Sabres won 1–1 in overtime.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Lightning?

The final score was Sabres 1, Lightning 1, in overtime.

Who scored for Sabres?

Ales Kotalik.

Who scored for Lightning?

Vincent Lecavalier.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Mika Noronen made 27 saves on 28 shots (.964 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Nikolai Khabibulin made 26 saves on 27 shots (.963 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?

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 8

⚡Lightning

Previous game · Mar 7

Also on March 9, 2003

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