1–2

Final

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

Sabres at Penguins

Penguins beat Sabres 2–1 at PPG Paints Arena on December 16, 2003.

🗓 Tue, Dec 16, 2003 · 18:30 CST 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 2003-04 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Konstantin Koltsov

1 G

2 shots · 13:38 TOI · +2

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Brian Holzinger

1 G

1 shots · 14:34 TOI · +1

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Martin Strbak

1 A

3 shots · 17:52 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF PIT🐧

22 Shots on goal 26

12 Hits 11

11 Blocked shots 13

3 Takeaways 4

5 Giveaways 3

8 Penalty minutes 2

BUF shooting 4.5% (1/22) PIT shooting 7.7% (2/26)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Mika Noronen

24/26

.923 SV% · 2 GA · 59:15 TOI

🐧Penguins

Sebastien Caron

21/22

.955 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 13-16-2 (42% win rate, 31 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 1st: 8-16-5 (28% win rate, 29 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 13-16-2 (42% win rate, 31 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 2nd: 8-16-5 (28% win rate, 29 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Brière · Hecht · Dumont 19:41

L2 Brown · Satan · Kotalik 15:59

L3 Pyatt · Roy · Afinogenov 12:56

L4 Taylor · Mair · Drury 8:32

D1 Zhitnik · Tallinder 22:58

D2 Patrick · Kalinin 20:20

D3 Campbell · Fitzpatrick 14:28

🐧Penguins

L1 Malone · Fata · Holzinger 17:25

L2 Koltsov · Bradley · Morozov 13:38

L3 Murley · Surovy · Kraft 10:53

L4 McKenna · Eastwood · Buchberger 10:22

D1 Focht · Tarnstrom 19:35

D2 Berehowsky · Strbak 18:33

D3 Melichar · Orpik 14:48

⚔️ Last meetings

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

Nov 14, 2003

🐧PIT @ ⚔️BUF

2–1 (OT) · Penguins won

Jan 21, 2003

🐧PIT @ ⚔️BUF

0–0 (OT) · Penguins won

❓ BUF vs PIT, answered

Who won Sabres vs Penguins on December 16, 2003?

Penguins won 2–1.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Penguins?

The final score was Sabres 1, Penguins 2.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Mika Noronen made 24 saves on 26 shots (.923 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Sebastien Caron made 21 saves on 22 shots (.955 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Penguins played?

At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, the Penguins home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Penguins season series?

Penguins 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

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Dec 13

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Dec 13

Also on December 16, 2003

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