🐆 Away Panthers 28-32-16 before this game
1–2
Final
⚔️ Home Sabres 28-35-12 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
FLA 1001
BUF 1102

Panthers at Sabres

Sabres beat Panthers 2–1 at KeyBank Center on March 26, 2003.

🗓 Wed, Mar 26, 2003 · 18:00 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 3–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⚔️ BUF
Chris Taylor
1 G
2 shots · 12:28 TOI · +1
2nd star ⚔️ BUF
Daniel Brière
1 G
1 shots · 18:10 TOI · -1
3rd star ⚔️ BUF
Jochen Hecht
1 A
4 shots · 17:36 TOI · -1

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order
1st period
🐆 Kristian Huselius Go-ahead 1st · 05:31
Assists: Pavel Trnka, Niklas Hagman · beat Mika Noronen
1–0
⚔️ Chris Taylor Tying 1st · 12:05
Assists: Norman Milley, Eric Boulton · beat Roberto Luongo
1–1
2nd period
⚔️ Daniel Brière PP Go-ahead 2nd · 19:21
Assists: Miroslav Satan, Jochen Hecht · beat Roberto Luongo
1–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🐆FLA BUF⚔️
30 Shots on goal 26
0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4
20 Hits 22
8 Blocked shots 15
5 Takeaways 5
15 Giveaways 21
8 Penalty minutes 4
FLA shooting 3.3% (1/30) BUF shooting 7.7% (2/26)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐆Panthers
Roberto Luongo
24/26
.923 SV% · 2 GA · 56:36 TOI
Jani Hurme
0/0
.000 SV% · 0 GA · 02:24 TOI
⚔️Sabres
Mika Noronen
29/30
.967 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Panthers
Panthers — tied after 1st: 28-32-16 (37% win rate, 76 games)
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 1st: 28-35-12 (37% win rate, 75 games)
After 2nd — 1–2
Panthers
Panthers: no games found in this situation this year.
Sabres
Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐆Panthers
L1 Huselius · Jokinen · Kozlov 20:35
L2 Nilson · Cullen · Novoseltsev 16:31
L3 Hagman · Weiss · Shvidki 13:18
L4 Matteau · Ritchie · Dagenais 9:40
D1 Lilja · Majesky 23:43
D2 Bouwmeester · Biron 21:12
D3 Kravchuk · Trnka 12:34
⚔️Sabres
L1 Brière · Satan · Dumont 17:41
L2 Hecht · Brown · Kotalik 17:20
L3 Botterill · Connolly · Taylor 12:57
L4 Boulton · Milley · Afinogenov 11:11
D1 Zhitnik · Patrick 25:30
D2 Campbell · Warrener 20:43
D3 Fitzpatrick · Hecl 13:24

⚔️ Last meetings

Sabres lead the season series 3–1 Full head-to-head →
Mar 8, 2003
⚔️BUF @ 🐆FLA
4–0 · Sabres won
Feb 24, 2003
⚔️BUF @ 🐆FLA
2–2 (OT) · Sabres won
Dec 20, 2002
🐆FLA @ ⚔️BUF
3–0 · Panthers won
Apr 5, 2002
🐆FLA @ ⚔️BUF
1–3 · Sabres won
Mar 15, 2002
⚔️BUF @ 🐆FLA
2–5 · Panthers won

❓ FLA vs BUF, answered

Who won Panthers vs Sabres on March 26, 2003?

Sabres won 2–1.

What was the final score of Panthers vs Sabres?

The final score was Panthers 1, Sabres 2.

Who scored for Panthers?

Kristian Huselius.

Who scored for Sabres?

Chris Taylor, Daniel Brière.

How did the Panthers goalie play?

Roberto Luongo made 24 saves on 26 shots (.923 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Mika Noronen made 29 saves on 30 shots (.967 save percentage).

Where is Panthers vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Panthers vs Sabres season series?

Sabres lead the season series 3–1 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
🐆Panthers
Previous game · Mar 24
😈NJD @ 🐆FLA
4–1 · NJD won
Next game · Mar 27
🐆FLA @ 🎵STL
1–2 · STL won
⚔️Sabres
Previous game · Mar 24
🏔️COL @ ⚔️BUF
3–4 · BUF won
Next game · Mar 28
🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF
1–4 · BUF won
Also on March 26, 2003
🐧PIT @ 🗽NYR
3–1 final
🌪️CAR @ 🐦ATL
1–5 final
🎵STL @ 🌲MIN
1–0 final
🌵PHX @ 🛢️EDM
3–4 final
Panthers season page Sabres season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule