⚡ Away Lightning 38-23-9 before this game

4–2

Final

⚔️ Home Sabres 26-32-11 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
TBL	2	1	1	4
BUF	1	1	0	2

Lightning at Sabres

Lightning beat Sabres 4–2 at KeyBank Center on March 14, 2003.

🗓 Fri, Mar 14, 2003 · 18:00 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Season series tied 2–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚡ TBL

Vinny Prospal

2 G, 1 A

2 shots · 18:23 TOI · +2

2nd star ⚡ TBL

Brad Richards

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 17:06 TOI · +1

3rd star ⚡ TBL

Dave Andreychuk

1 G

6 shots · 17:08 TOI · -1

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

⚡ Vinny Prospal Go-ahead 1st · 06:23

Assists: Vincent Lecavalier · beat Mika Noronen

1–0

⚡ Dave Andreychuk PP 1st · 10:25

Assists: Vinny Prospal, Brad Richards · beat Mika Noronen

2–0

⚔️ Daniel Brière 1st · 13:37

Unassisted · beat John Grahame

2–1

2nd period

⚡ Brad Richards 2nd · 12:26

Assists: Martin St. Louis, Cory Sarich · beat Mika Noronen

3–1

⚔️ Taylor Pyatt 2nd · 16:49

Assists: Brian Campbell, Rhett Warrener · beat John Grahame

3–2

3rd period

⚡ Vinny Prospal Empty net 3rd · 19:45

Unassisted

4–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚡TBL BUF⚔️

33 Shots on goal 28

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3

13 Hits 18

14 Blocked shots 10

5 Takeaways 4

9 Giveaways 11

12 Penalty minutes 12

TBL shooting 12.1% (4/33) BUF shooting 7.1% (2/28)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚡Lightning

John Grahame

26/28

.929 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Mika Noronen

29/32

.906 SV% · 3 GA · 59:09 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Lightning

Lightning: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–2

Lightning

Lightning: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚡Lightning

L1 Prospal · Lecavalier · St. Louis 18:23

L2 Andreychuk · Modin · Richards 17:06

L3 Fedotenko · Clymer · Alexeev 14:07

L4 Taylor · Svitov · Roy 11:40

D1 Boyle · Pratt 20:24

D2 Sarich · Kubina 19:31

D3 Lukowich · Neckar 16:50

⚔️Sabres

L1 Connolly · Satan · Kotalik 19:48

L2 Brière · Hecht · Afinogenov 15:56

L3 Pyatt · Taylor · Dumont 15:22

L4 Boulton · Botterill · Mair 7:06

D1 Zhitnik · Campbell 24:37

D2 Warrener · Patrick 20:52

D3 Fitzpatrick · Janik 12:04

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 2–2 Full head-to-head →

Mar 9, 2003

⚔️BUF @ ⚡TBL

1–1 (OT) · Sabres won

1–1 (OT) · Lightning won

2–2 (OT) · Sabres won

❓ TBL vs BUF, answered

Who won Lightning vs Sabres on March 14, 2003?

Lightning won 4–2.

What was the final score of Lightning vs Sabres?

The final score was Lightning 4, Sabres 2.

Who scored for Lightning?

Vinny Prospal (2), Brad Richards, Dave Andreychuk.

Who scored for Sabres?

Daniel Brière, Taylor Pyatt.

How did the Lightning goalie play?

John Grahame made 26 saves on 28 shots (.929 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Mika Noronen made 29 saves on 32 shots (.906 save percentage).

Where is Lightning vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Lightning vs Sabres season series?

Season series tied 2–2 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

⚡Lightning

Previous game · Mar 12

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Mar 12

Also on March 14, 2003

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