⚡ Away Lightning 13-6-3 before this game

3–1

Final

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

Lightning at Sabres

Lightning beat Sabres 3–1 at KeyBank Center on December 6, 2003.

🗓 Sat, Dec 6, 2003 · 18:00 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 2003-04 🔁 Lightning lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚡ TBL

Shane Willis

2 A

3 shots · 14:49 TOI · +1

2nd star ⚡ TBL

Dave Andreychuk

1 G

3 shots · 21:01 TOI · +1

3rd star ⚡ TBL

Dimitri Afanasenkov

1 G

3 shots · 15:55 TOI · +1

4rd star ⚡ TBL

Nikolai Khabibulin

37 saves

0.974 SV% · 1 GA

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚡TBL BUF⚔️

29 Shots on goal 38

22 Hits 15

14 Blocked shots 8

3 Takeaways 2

17 Giveaways 9

31 Penalty minutes 19

TBL shooting 10.3% (3/29) BUF shooting 2.6% (1/38)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚡Lightning

Nikolai Khabibulin

37/38

.974 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Martin Biron

26/29

.897 SV% · 3 GA · 59:15 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Lightning

Lightning — tied after 1st: 13-6-3 (59% win rate, 22 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 13-12-2 (48% win rate, 27 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Lightning

Lightning — tied after 2nd: 13-6-3 (59% win rate, 22 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 13-12-2 (48% win rate, 27 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚡Lightning

L1 Andreychuk · Stillman · Afanasenkov 16:45

L2 Taylor · Lecavalier · Willis 14:55

L3 Modin · Fedotenko · St. Louis 14:08

L4 Dingman · Richards · Clymer 10:41

D1 Kubina · Cullimore 23:10

D2 Lukowich · Pratt 20:31

D3 Sarich · Boyle 16:17

⚔️Sabres

L1 Brière · Hecht · Dumont 21:13

L2 Pyatt · Drury · Brown 15:20

L3 Satan · Kotalik · Afinogenov 13:14

L4 Boulton · Mair · Taylor 7:23

D1 Zhitnik · Fitzpatrick 22:30

D2 Kalinin · Tallinder 19:15

D3 Patrick · Campbell 14:56

⚔️ Last meetings

Lightning lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →

1–1 (OT) · Sabres won

1–1 (OT) · Lightning won

❓ TBL vs BUF, answered

Who won Lightning vs Sabres on December 6, 2003?

Lightning won 3–1.

What was the final score of Lightning vs Sabres?

The final score was Lightning 3, Sabres 1.

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Nikolai Khabibulin made 37 saves on 38 shots (.974 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Martin Biron made 26 saves on 29 shots (.897 save percentage).

Where is Lightning vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Lightning vs Sabres season series?

Lightning lead the season series 2–0 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

⚡Lightning

Previous game · Dec 4

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Dec 4

Also on December 6, 2003

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