2–5

Final

⚔️ Home Sabres 26-34-11 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
PHI	1	1	0	2
BUF	2	2	1	5

Flyers at Sabres

Sabres beat Flyers 5–2 at KeyBank Center on March 18, 2003.

🗓 Tue, Mar 18, 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 ⚔️ BUF

J-P Dumont

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 16:24 TOI · +1

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Jochen Hecht

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 15:21 TOI · +2

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Rhett Warrener

2 A

09:05 TOI

4rd star ⚔️ BUF

Martin Biron

30 saves

0.938 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Daniel Brière PP Go-ahead 1st · 03:30

Assists: Rhett Warrener, J-P Dumont · beat Robert Esche

0–1

⚔️ J-P Dumont 1st · 06:14

Assists: Jochen Hecht, Rhett Warrener · beat Robert Esche

0–2

🔔 John LeClair 1st · 10:16

Assists: Eric Desjardins, Mark Recchi · beat Martin Biron

1–2

2nd period

🔔 Tony Amonte PP Tying 2nd · 06:00

Assists: Eric Weinrich, Jeremy Roenick · beat Martin Biron

2–2

⚔️ Maxim Afinogenov Go-ahead 2nd · 07:02

Assists: Taylor Pyatt · beat Robert Esche

2–3

⚔️ Jochen Hecht 2nd · 18:09

Assists: Adam Mair, Curtis Brown · beat Robert Esche

2–4

3rd period

⚔️ James Patrick 3rd · 00:39

Assists: Jason Botterill, Eric Boulton · beat Robert Esche

2–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🔔PHI BUF⚔️

32 Shots on goal 23

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

14 Hits 23

8 Blocked shots 6

4 Takeaways 9

16 Giveaways 7

24 Penalty minutes 20

PHI shooting 6.2% (2/32) BUF shooting 21.7% (5/23)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🔔Flyers

Robert Esche

18/23

.783 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Martin Biron

30/32

.938 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–2

Flyers

Flyers: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–4

Flyers

Flyers: no games found in this situation this year.

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🔔Flyers

L1 Primeau · Roenick · Amonte 18:43

L2 LeClair · Kapanen · Recchi 17:30

L3 Brashear · Lapointe · Handzus 12:34

L4 Sacco · Murray · Chouinard 8:49

D1 Desjardins · Therien 22:48

D2 Weinrich · Yushkevich 19:44

D3 Johnsson · Ragnarsson 16:36

⚔️Sabres

L1 Connolly · Satan · Kotalik 18:23

L2 Brière · Hecht · Dumont 16:24

L3 Botterill · Brown · Afinogenov 14:03

L4 Boulton · Pyatt · Mair 8:53

D1 Zhitnik · Campbell 27:17

D2 Fitzpatrick · Patrick 22:02

D3 Janik · Warrener 10:15

⚔️ Last meetings

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

❓ PHI vs BUF, answered

Who won Flyers vs Sabres on March 18, 2003?

Sabres won 5–2.

What was the final score of Flyers vs Sabres?

The final score was Flyers 2, Sabres 5.

Who scored for Flyers?

John LeClair, Tony Amonte.

Who scored for Sabres?

Daniel Brière, J-P Dumont, James Patrick, Jochen Hecht, Maxim Afinogenov.

How did the Flyers goalie play?

Robert Esche made 18 saves on 23 shots (.783 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Martin Biron made 30 saves on 32 shots (.938 save percentage).

Where is Flyers vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Flyers 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

🔔Flyers

Previous game · Mar 17

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Mar 15

Also on March 18, 2003

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