3–2

Final

🪶 Home Blackhawks 9-12-4 before this game

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

Sabres at Blackhawks

Sabres beat Blackhawks 3–2 at United Center on December 3, 2003.

🗓 Wed, Dec 3, 2003 · 19:30 CST 📍 United Center, Chicago 🏒 2003-04 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Daniel Brière

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 17:44 TOI · +1

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Dmitri Kalinin

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 21:58 TOI · +2

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Maxim Afinogenov

1 G

1 shots · 13:10 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF CHI🪶

28 Shots on goal 24

12 Hits 18

10 Blocked shots 9

1 Takeaways 4

2 Giveaways 5

8 Penalty minutes 6

BUF shooting 10.7% (3/28) CHI shooting 8.3% (2/24)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Mika Noronen

22/24

.917 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🪶Blackhawks

Michael Leighton

25/28

.893 SV% · 3 GA · 58:19 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 12-11-2 (48% win rate, 25 games)

Blackhawks

Blackhawks — tied after 1st: 9-12-4 (36% win rate, 25 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 12-11-2 (48% win rate, 25 games)

Blackhawks

Blackhawks — tied after 2nd: 9-12-4 (36% win rate, 25 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Drury · Hecht · Brown 18:56

L2 Brière · Satan · Dumont 17:44

L3 Pyatt · Kotalik · Afinogenov 14:05

L4 Boulton · Mair · Taylor 7:45

D1 Zhitnik · Kalinin 23:29

D2 Patrick · Fitzpatrick 20:56

D3 Tallinder · Campbell 14:27

🪶Blackhawks

L1 Sullivan · Arnason · Bell 19:10

L2 Calder · McLean · Nichol 15:46

L3 Ruutu · Moen · Yakubov 14:31

L4 Radulov · Nieminen · Korolev 11:41

D1 Dempsey · Poapst 23:56

D2 Berard · Robidas 21:53

D3 Quint · Strudwick 11:01

⚔️ Last meetings

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

Dec 13, 2002

🪶CHI @ ⚔️BUF

1–1 (OT) · Blackhawks won

❓ BUF vs CHI, answered

Who won Sabres vs Blackhawks on December 3, 2003?

Sabres won 3–2.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Blackhawks?

The final score was Sabres 3, Blackhawks 2.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Mika Noronen made 22 saves on 24 shots (.917 save percentage).

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

Michael Leighton made 25 saves on 28 shots (.893 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Blackhawks played?

At United Center in Chicago, the Blackhawks home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Blackhawks season series?

Sabres 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

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Nov 29

🪶Blackhawks

Previous game · Nov 29

Also on December 3, 2003

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