🏔️ Away Avalanche 41-18-15 before this game

3–4

Final / OT

⚔️ Home Sabres 27-35-12 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
COL	1	1	1	0	3
BUF	1	1	1	1	4

Avalanche at Sabres

Sabres beat Avalanche 4–3 in overtime at KeyBank Center on March 24, 2003.

🗓 Mon, Mar 24, 2003 · 18:00 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Jochen Hecht

2 G

7 shots · 19:11 TOI · +2

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Brian Campbell

2 A

3 shots · 23:12 TOI · +1

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

James Patrick

2 A

24:35 TOI

4rd star ⚔️ BUF

Martin Biron

33 saves

0.917 SV% · 3 GA

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Maxim Afinogenov Go-ahead 1st · 17:18

Assists: Jason Botterill, Brian Campbell · beat David Aebischer

0–1

🏔️ Peter Forsberg PP Tying 1st · 19:05

Assists: Derek Morris, Rob Blake · beat Martin Biron

1–1

2nd period

⚔️ Jochen Hecht Go-ahead 2nd · 00:39

Assists: James Patrick, J-P Dumont · beat David Aebischer

1–2

🏔️ Peter Forsberg Tying 2nd · 15:03

Assists: Bryan Marchment · beat Martin Biron

2–2

3rd period

🏔️ Milan Hejduk Go-ahead 3rd · 02:59

Assists: Alex Tanguay, Adam Foote · beat Martin Biron

3–2

⚔️ Daniel Brière PP Tying 3rd · 12:41

Assists: James Patrick, Curtis Brown · beat David Aebischer

3–3

Overtime

⚔️ Jochen Hecht Go-ahead OT · 04:15

Assists: Miroslav Satan, Brian Campbell · beat David Aebischer

3–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏔️COL BUF⚔️

36 Shots on goal 35

1/7 Power play (goals / chances) 1/7

29 Hits 10

5 Blocked shots 10

4 Takeaways 6

11 Giveaways 15

14 Penalty minutes 14

COL shooting 8.3% (3/36) BUF shooting 11.4% (4/35)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏔️Avalanche

David Aebischer

31/35

.886 SV% · 4 GA · 64:15 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Martin Biron

33/36

.917 SV% · 3 GA · 64:15 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Avalanche

Avalanche — tied after 1st: 41-18-15 (55% win rate, 74 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 27-35-12 (36% win rate, 74 games)

After 2nd — 2–2

Avalanche

Avalanche — tied after 2nd: 41-18-15 (55% win rate, 74 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 27-35-12 (36% win rate, 74 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏔️Avalanche

L1 Tanguay · Forsberg · Hejduk 21:56

L2 Battaglia · Sakic · Reinprecht 20:02

L3 Aubin · Shantz · Keane 11:28

L4 Hahl · Hinote · Parker 7:49

D1 Foote · Blake 27:19

D2 Morris · De Vries 21:12

D3 Marchment · Skoula 13:40

⚔️Sabres

L1 Brière · Satan · Kotalik 20:23

L2 Hecht · Brown · Connolly 19:03

L3 Taylor · Dumont · Afinogenov 11:41

L4 Botterill · Boulton · Gaustad 6:13

D1 Zhitnik · Patrick 28:18

D2 Campbell · Warrener 22:13

D3 Fitzpatrick · Janik 12:10

⚔️ Last meetings

Sabres lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

3–2 (OT) · Sabres won

❓ COL vs BUF, answered

Who won Avalanche vs Sabres on March 24, 2003?

Sabres won 4–3 in overtime.

What was the final score of Avalanche vs Sabres?

The final score was Avalanche 3, Sabres 4, in overtime.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Peter Forsberg (2), Milan Hejduk.

Who scored for Sabres?

Jochen Hecht (2), Daniel Brière, Maxim Afinogenov.

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

David Aebischer made 31 saves on 35 shots (.886 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Martin Biron made 33 saves on 36 shots (.917 save percentage).

Where is Avalanche vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Avalanche vs Sabres season series?

Sabres lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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

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Previous game · Mar 22

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