3–1

Final

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

Rangers at Sabres

Rangers beat Sabres 3–1 at KeyBank Center on December 12, 2003.

🗓 Fri, Dec 12, 2003 · 19:00 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 2003-04 🔁 Rangers lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🗽 NYR

Anson Carter

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 12:54 TOI · +1

2nd star 🗽 NYR

Alex Kovalev

1 G

5 shots · 18:22 TOI · +1

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Petr Nedved

1 G

3 shots · 15:48 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🗽NYR BUF⚔️

34 Shots on goal 20

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

14 Hits 12

4 Blocked shots 10

0 Takeaways 1

13 Giveaways 11

28 Penalty minutes 12

NYR shooting 8.8% (3/34) BUF shooting 5.0% (1/20)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🗽Rangers

Jussi Markkanen

19/20

.950 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Mika Noronen

31/34

.912 SV% · 3 GA · 58:11 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 1st: 13-11-4 (46% win rate, 28 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 13-14-2 (45% win rate, 29 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 2nd: 13-11-4 (46% win rate, 28 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 13-14-2 (45% win rate, 29 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🗽Rangers

L1 Rucinsky · Lindros · Kovalev 18:22

L2 Nedved · Holik · Messier 14:29

L3 Carter · Ortmeyer · Barnaby 12:06

L4 Simon · Hlavac · MacDonald 10:52

D1 Leetch · Poti 23:44

D2 Malakhov · Mironov 19:03

D3 De Vries · Kasparaitis 16:30

⚔️Sabres

L1 Brown · Brière · Satan 21:09

L2 Drury · Hecht · Dumont 17:51

L3 Pyatt · Taylor · Afinogenov 13:22

L4 Boulton · Peters · Mair 4:35

D1 Zhitnik · Fitzpatrick 22:30

D2 Campbell · Tallinder 19:24

D3 Kalinin · Patrick 17:37

⚔️ Last meetings

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

4–4 (OT) · Rangers won

Dec 15, 2001

⚔️BUF @ 🗽NYR

2–4 · Rangers won

❓ NYR vs BUF, answered

Who won Rangers vs Sabres on December 12, 2003?

Rangers won 3–1.

What was the final score of Rangers vs Sabres?

The final score was Rangers 3, Sabres 1.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Jussi Markkanen made 19 saves on 20 shots (.950 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Mika Noronen made 31 saves on 34 shots (.912 save percentage).

Where is Rangers vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Rangers vs Sabres season series?

Rangers 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

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Dec 10

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Dec 10

Also on December 12, 2003

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