⚔️ Away Sabres 32-36-12 before this game

5–8

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
BUF	2	1	2	5
BOS	4	2	2	8

Sabres at Bruins

Bruins beat Sabres 8–5 at TD Garden on April 5, 2003.

🗓 Sat, Apr 5, 2003 · 12:00 CST 📍 TD Garden, Boston 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Bruins lead the season series 3–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐻 BOS

Jozef Stumpel

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · 18:34 TOI · +3

2nd star 🐻 BOS

Mike Knuble

2 G

6 shots · 20:05 TOI · +1

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Glen Murray

2 G

3 shots · 19:49 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

13 goals · in order

1st period

🐻 Mike Knuble PP Go-ahead 1st · 02:19

Assists: Joe Thornton · beat Martin Biron

0–1

⚔️ Daniel Brière Tying 1st · 03:17

Assists: Maxim Afinogenov, Rhett Warrener · beat Steve Shields

1–1

🐻 Glen Murray Go-ahead 1st · 09:47

Assists: Jozef Stumpel, Bryan Berard · beat Martin Biron

1–2

⚔️ Miroslav Satan Tying 1st · 12:18

Assists: Ales Kotalik, Adam Mair · beat Steve Shields

2–2

🐻 Brian Rolston Go-ahead 1st · 14:52

Assists: P.J. Axelsson, Martin Lapointe · beat Martin Biron

2–3

🐻 Mike Knuble 1st · 19:34

Unassisted · beat Martin Biron

2–4

2nd period

🐻 Don Sweeney 2nd · 15:23

Assists: Sergei Samsonov, Jozef Stumpel · beat Martin Biron

2–5

⚔️ Dmitri Kalinin SH 2nd · 16:38

Assists: Chris Taylor · beat Tim Thomas

3–5

🐻 Jozef Stumpel PP 2nd · 18:27

Assists: Marty Mcinnis, Bryan Berard · beat Martin Biron

3–6

3rd period

⚔️ Taylor Pyatt 3rd · 02:23

Assists: Maxim Afinogenov, Chris Taylor · beat Tim Thomas

4–6

⚔️ Milan Bartovic 3rd · 03:06

Assists: Daniel Brière, Eric Boulton · beat Tim Thomas

5–6

🐻 Sergei Samsonov 3rd · 04:35

Assists: Marty Mcinnis, Nick Boynton · beat Martin Biron

5–7

🐻 Glen Murray 3rd · 05:38

Assists: Joe Thornton, Dan Mcgillis · beat Martin Biron

5–8

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF BOS🐻

25 Shots on goal 37

0/1 Power play (goals / chances) 2/4

9 Hits 11

9 Blocked shots 12

2 Takeaways 8

4 Giveaways 4

8 Penalty minutes 2

BUF shooting 20.0% (5/25) BOS shooting 21.6% (8/37)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Martin Biron

29/37

.784 SV% · 8 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐻Bruins

Tim Thomas

15/18

.833 SV% · 3 GA · 40:00 TOI

Steve Shields

5/7

.714 SV% · 2 GA · 20:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–4

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–6

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Brière · Taylor · Satan 18:48

L2 Pyatt · Hecht · Kotalik 16:59

L3 Mair · Afinogenov · Dumont 15:08

L4 Boulton · Bartovic 10:53

D1 Zhitnik · Kalinin 21:40

D2 Fitzpatrick · McKee 18:02

D3 Warrener · Campbell 16:28

D4 Tallinder 5:07

🐻Bruins

L1 Knuble · Murray · Rolston 19:49

L2 Stumpel · Samsonov · Thornton 18:18

L3 Mcinnis · Axelsson · Lapointe 16:41

L4 Zamuner · Stock · Goren 6:37

D1 Boynton · Gill 22:12

D2 Mcgillis · Berard 19:43

D3 Sweeney · Moran 16:14

⚔️ Last meetings

Bruins lead the season series 3–2 Full head-to-head →

❓ BUF vs BOS, answered

Who won Sabres vs Bruins on April 5, 2003?

Bruins won 8–5.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Bruins?

The final score was Sabres 5, Bruins 8.

Who scored for Sabres?

Daniel Brière, Dmitri Kalinin, Milan Bartovic, Miroslav Satan, Taylor Pyatt.

Who scored for Bruins?

Glen Murray (2), Mike Knuble (2), Brian Rolston, Don Sweeney, Jozef Stumpel, Sergei Samsonov.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Martin Biron made 29 saves on 37 shots (.784 save percentage).

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Tim Thomas made 15 saves on 18 shots (.833 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Bruins played?

At TD Garden in Boston, the Bruins home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Bruins season series?

Bruins lead the season series 3–2 after 5 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 · Apr 2

🐻Bruins

Previous game · Apr 3

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