⚔️ Away Sabres 31-35-12 before this game
0–3
Final
⭐ Home Stars 52-17-10 before this game
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DAL 2013

Sabres at Stars

Stars beat Sabres 3–0 at American Airlines Center on March 31, 2003.

🗓 Mon, Mar 31, 2003 · 19:30 CST 📍 American Airlines Center, Dallas 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⭐ DAL
Richard Matvichuk
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · 19:33 TOI · +2
2nd star ⭐ DAL
Brenden Morrow
1 G, 1 A
1 shots · 15:10 TOI · +2
3rd star ⭐ DAL
Rob DiMaio
1 G
3 shots · 14:23 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order
1st period
⭐ Richard Matvichuk Go-ahead 1st · 07:02
Assists: Mike Modano · beat Martin Biron
0–1
⭐ Brenden Morrow 1st · 09:44
Assists: Derian Hatcher, Niko Kapanen · beat Martin Biron
0–2
3rd period
⭐ Rob DiMaio Empty net 3rd · 19:00
Assists: Brenden Morrow, Richard Matvichuk
0–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
⚔️BUF DAL⭐
18 Shots on goal 21
10 Hits 14
12 Blocked shots 10
11 Takeaways 21
36 Giveaways 45
21 Penalty minutes 19
BUF shooting 0.0% (0/18) DAL shooting 14.3% (3/21)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚔️Sabres
Martin Biron
18/20
.900 SV% · 2 GA · 58:08 TOI
⭐Stars
Marty Turco Shutout
18/18
1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 59:53 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–2
Sabres
Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.
Stars
Stars: no games found in this situation this year.
After 2nd — 0–2
Sabres
Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.
Stars
Stars: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚔️Sabres
L1 Hecht · Connolly · Satan 19:36
L2 Taylor · Brière · Dumont 15:59
L3 Pyatt · Botterill · Afinogenov 14:11
L4 Boulton · Mair · Milley 8:13
D1 Kalinin · McKee 21:26
D2 Patrick · Zhitnik 17:42
D3 Tallinder · Hecl 11:18
⭐Stars
L1 Arnott · Modano · Barnes 15:49
L2 Morrow · Young · Lehtinen 15:10
L3 Kapanen · DiMaio · Lemieux 14:17
L4 Muller · Malhotra · Dahlen 12:32
D1 Hatcher · Zubov 27:27
D2 Sydor · Matvichuk 20:46
D3 Robidas · Boucher 9:45

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →
Feb 28, 2003
⭐DAL @ ⚔️BUF
3–5 · Sabres won
Dec 12, 2001
⚔️BUF @ ⭐DAL
3–4 · Stars won
Mar 4, 2001
⚔️BUF @ ⭐DAL
1–4 · Stars won
Nov 15, 2000
⭐DAL @ ⚔️BUF
2–2 (OT) · Stars won
Nov 3, 1999
⚔️BUF @ ⭐DAL
3–1 · Sabres won

❓ BUF vs DAL, answered

Who won Sabres vs Stars on March 31, 2003?

Stars won 3–0.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Stars?

The final score was Sabres 0, Stars 3.

Who scored for Stars?

Brenden Morrow, Richard Matvichuk, Rob DiMaio.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Martin Biron made 18 saves on 20 shots (.900 save percentage).

How did the Stars goalie play?

Marty Turco made 18 saves on 18 shots (1.000 save percentage) for a shutout.

Where is Sabres vs Stars played?

At American Airlines Center in Dallas, the Stars home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Stars season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 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 29
⚔️BUF @ 🌪️CAR
3–1 · BUF won
Next game · Apr 2
🐦ATL @ ⚔️BUF
3–4 · BUF won
⭐Stars
Previous game · Mar 29
⭐DAL @ 🦈SJS
4–3 · DAL won
Next game · Apr 2
🦆ANA @ ⭐DAL
1–2 · DAL won
Also on March 31, 2003
⚡TBL @ 🐻BOS
2–2 final
🇨🇦MTL @ 🌪️CAR
4–0 final
🐦ATL @ 🗽NYR
4–3 final
🔔PHI @ 🐧PIT
6–1 final
🐯NSH @ 🐙DET
0–3 final
🛢️EDM @ 🎵STL
5–5 final
🔥CGY @ 🌲MIN
0–3 final
🦈SJS @ 🏔️COL
1–3 final
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