7–4

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
ATL	0	0	0	7
BUF	0	0	0	4

Thrashers at Sabres

Thrashers beat Sabres 7–4 at KeyBank Center on November 5, 2003.

🗓 Wed, Nov 5, 2003 · 18:00 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 2003-04 🔁 Thrashers lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐦 ATL

Ilya Kovalchuk

1 G, 2 A

5 shots · 23:38 TOI · +2

2nd star 🐦 ATL

Randy Robitaille

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · 17:00 TOI · +1

3rd star 🐦 ATL

Shawn McEachern

3 A

1 shots · 19:30 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐦ATL BUF⚔️

22 Shots on goal 32

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3

12 Hits 17

13 Blocked shots 6

4 Takeaways 2

10 Giveaways 11

11 Penalty minutes 13

ATL shooting 31.8% (7/22) BUF shooting 12.5% (4/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐦Thrashers

Pasi Nurminen

28/32

.875 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Martin Biron

14/21

.667 SV% · 7 GA · 53:20 TOI

Mika Noronen Shutout

1/1

1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 06:24 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Thrashers

Thrashers — tied after 1st: 6-3-3 (50% win rate, 12 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 7-5 (58% win rate, 12 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Thrashers

Thrashers — tied after 2nd: 6-3-3 (50% win rate, 12 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 7-5 (58% win rate, 12 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐦Thrashers

L1 Kovalchuk · Kozlov · McEachern 20:16

L2 Stefan · Robitaille · Vigier 17:35

L3 Cowan · Aubin · Santala 12:40

L4 Gamache · Petrovicky · Lessard 7:08

D1 Sutton · Tremblay 24:10

D2 Tjarnqvist · Tamer 21:36

D3 Majesky · Exelby 12:18

⚔️Sabres

L1 Pyatt · Brière · Dumont 17:39

L2 Drury · Taylor · Brown 16:32

L3 Mair · Satan · Kotalik 12:41

L4 Botterill · Peters · Afinogenov 9:40

D1 Zhitnik · Patrick 22:05

D2 Fitzpatrick · Campbell 19:25

D3 McKee · Tallinder 18:30

⚔️ Last meetings

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

3–4 (OT) · Thrashers won

❓ ATL vs BUF, answered

Who won Thrashers vs Sabres on November 5, 2003?

Thrashers won 7–4.

What was the final score of Thrashers vs Sabres?

The final score was Thrashers 7, Sabres 4.

How did the Thrashers goalie play?

Pasi Nurminen made 28 saves on 32 shots (.875 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Martin Biron made 14 saves on 21 shots (.667 save percentage).

Where is Thrashers vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Thrashers vs Sabres season series?

Thrashers 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

🐦Thrashers

Previous game · Nov 2

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Nov 1

Also on November 5, 2003

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