⚔️ Away Sabres 30-35-12 before this game

3–1

Final

🌪️ Home Hurricanes 24-38-15 before this game

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

Sabres at Hurricanes

Sabres beat Hurricanes 3–1 at PNC Arena on March 29, 2003.

🗓 Sat, Mar 29, 2003 · 18:00 CST 📍 PNC Arena, Raleigh 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Season series tied 2–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Miroslav Satan

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 23:34 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Daniel Brière

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 17:15 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Maxim Afinogenov

1 G

3 shots · 08:58 TOI

4rd star ⚔️ BUF

Mika Noronen

38 saves

0.974 SV% · 1 GA

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order

1st period

🌪️ Brad Defauw Go-ahead 1st · 10:02

Assists: Jeff Daniels, Bruno St. Jacques · beat Mika Noronen

0–1

⚔️ Miroslav Satan PP Tying 1st · 13:10

Assists: Daniel Brière, Tim Connolly · beat Kevin Weekes

1–1

⚔️ Maxim Afinogenov PP Go-ahead 1st · 19:17

Assists: Taylor Pyatt, Miroslav Satan · beat Kevin Weekes

2–1

2nd period

⚔️ Daniel Brière PP 2nd · 00:34

Assists: Jochen Hecht, J-P Dumont · beat Kevin Weekes

3–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF CAR🌪️

15 Shots on goal 39

3/5 Power play (goals / chances) 0/6

6 Hits 8

18 Blocked shots 4

2 Takeaways 4

5 Giveaways 4

12 Penalty minutes 10

BUF shooting 20.0% (3/15) CAR shooting 2.6% (1/39)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Mika Noronen

38/39

.974 SV% · 1 GA · 59:57 TOI

🌪️Hurricanes

Kevin Weekes

12/15

.800 SV% · 3 GA · 58:51 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Hurricanes

Hurricanes: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–1

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Hurricanes

Hurricanes: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Pyatt · Hecht · Satan 18:47

L2 Brière · Connolly · Taylor 16:28

L3 Botterill · Mair · Dumont 12:45

L4 Boulton · Afinogenov · Milley 7:35

D1 McKee · Patrick 22:17

D2 Kalinin · Zhitnik 17:58

D3 Fitzpatrick · Tallinder 7:54

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Francis · Vasicek · Vrbata 20:43

L2 Kurka · Bayda · O'Neill 16:39

L3 MacDonald · Zigomanis · Adams 12:06

L4 Defauw · Daniels 10:58

D1 Hill · Hedican 22:46

D2 St. Jacques · Ward 18:44

D3 Tanabe · Wallin 14:40

D4 Malec 4:41

⚔️ Last meetings

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

Mar 12, 2003

🌪️CAR @ ⚔️BUF

3–2 (OT) · Hurricanes won

2–2 (OT) · Sabres won

Dec 31, 2001

🌪️CAR @ ⚔️BUF

5–4 · Hurricanes won

❓ BUF vs CAR, answered

Who won Sabres vs Hurricanes on March 29, 2003?

Sabres won 3–1.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Hurricanes?

The final score was Sabres 3, Hurricanes 1.

Who scored for Sabres?

Daniel Brière, Maxim Afinogenov, Miroslav Satan.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Brad Defauw.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Mika Noronen made 38 saves on 39 shots (.974 save percentage).

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Kevin Weekes made 12 saves on 15 shots (.800 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Hurricanes played?

At PNC Arena in Raleigh, the Hurricanes home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Hurricanes 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

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Mar 28

🌪️Hurricanes

Previous game · Mar 26

Also on March 29, 2003

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