🌪️ Away Hurricanes 23-34-13 before this game

3–2

Final / OT

⚔️ Home Sabres 26-32-10 before this game

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

Hurricanes at Sabres

Hurricanes beat Sabres 3–2 in overtime at KeyBank Center on March 12, 2003.

🗓 Wed, Mar 12, 2003 · 18:00 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Hurricanes lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🌪️ CAR

Ron Francis

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 19:10 TOI · +2

2nd star 🌪️ CAR

Bruno St. Jacques

2 A

1 shots · 25:12 TOI · +1

3rd star 🌪️ CAR

Craig Adams

1 G

6 shots · 19:57 TOI · +1

4rd star 🌪️ CAR

Patrick Desrochers

32 saves

0.941 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Adam Mair Go-ahead 1st · 18:11

Assists: Jason Botterill, Eric Boulton · beat Patrick Desrochers

0–1

⚔️ Tim Connolly 1st · 19:39

Assists: Taylor Pyatt, Maxim Afinogenov · beat Patrick Desrochers

0–2

2nd period

🌪️ Ron Francis 2nd · 00:20

Assists: Ryan Bayda, Bruno St. Jacques · beat Martin Biron

1–2

3rd period

🌪️ Radim Vrbata Tying 3rd · 19:50

Assists: Ron Francis, Bret Hedican · beat Martin Biron

2–2

Overtime

🌪️ Craig Adams Go-ahead OT · 03:41

Assists: Kevyn Adams, Bruno St. Jacques · beat Martin Biron

3–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🌪️CAR BUF⚔️

34 Shots on goal 34

19 Hits 25

9 Blocked shots 8

4 Takeaways 5

10 Giveaways 9

6 Penalty minutes 6

CAR shooting 8.8% (3/34) BUF shooting 5.9% (2/34)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌪️Hurricanes

Patrick Desrochers

32/34

.941 SV% · 2 GA · 63:07 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Martin Biron

31/34

.912 SV% · 3 GA · 63:40 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–2

Hurricanes

Hurricanes: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–2

Hurricanes

Hurricanes: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Adams · O'Neill · Adams 19:57

L2 Bayda · Francis · Vrbata 17:46

L3 Defauw · Vasicek · MacDonald 16:31

L4 Daniels · Zigomanis 8:24

D1 Hedican · Hill 25:36

D2 St. Jacques · Ward 24:24

D3 Tanabe · Wallin 13:16

D4 Malec 8:36

⚔️Sabres

L1 Connolly · Hecht · Satan 20:09

L2 Brière · Brown · Kotalik 16:28

L3 Mair · Afinogenov · Dumont 13:51

L4 Pyatt · Botterill · Boulton 10:42

D1 Zhitnik · Campbell 27:48

D2 Kalinin · Warrener 21:18

D3 Fitzpatrick · Patrick 13:08

⚔️ Last meetings

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

2–2 (OT) · Sabres won

2–3 (OT) · Sabres won

❓ CAR vs BUF, answered

Who won Hurricanes vs Sabres on March 12, 2003?

Hurricanes won 3–2 in overtime.

What was the final score of Hurricanes vs Sabres?

The final score was Hurricanes 3, Sabres 2, in overtime.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Craig Adams, Radim Vrbata, Ron Francis.

Who scored for Sabres?

Adam Mair, Tim Connolly.

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Patrick Desrochers made 32 saves on 34 shots (.941 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

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

Where is Hurricanes vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Hurricanes vs Sabres season series?

Hurricanes 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

🌪️Hurricanes

Previous game · Mar 10

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Mar 9

Also on March 12, 2003

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