🏛️ Away Senators 17-10-5 before this game

2–2

Final / OT

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
OTT	0	0	0	0	2
BUF	0	0	0	0	2

Senators at Sabres

Senators beat Sabres 2–2 in overtime at KeyBank Center on December 23, 2003.

🗓 Tue, Dec 23, 2003 · 18:00 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 2003-04 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏛️ OTT

Todd White

1 G

3 shots · 20:07 TOI

2nd star 🏛️ OTT

Antoine Vermette

1 G

1 shots · 13:01 TOI · +1

3rd star 🏛️ OTT

Shane Hnidy

1 A

2 shots · 17:15 TOI · +1

4rd star 🏛️ OTT

Patrick Lalime

36 saves

0.947 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏛️OTT BUF⚔️

33 Shots on goal 38

18 Hits 19

12 Blocked shots 11

5 Takeaways 4

12 Giveaways 12

13 Penalty minutes 7

OTT shooting 6.1% (2/33) BUF shooting 5.3% (2/38)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏛️Senators

Patrick Lalime

36/38

.947 SV% · 2 GA · 65:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Mika Noronen

31/33

.939 SV% · 2 GA · 64:59 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Senators

Senators — tied after 1st: 17-10-5 (53% win rate, 32 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 13-18-2 (39% win rate, 33 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Senators

Senators — tied after 2nd: 17-10-5 (53% win rate, 32 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 13-18-2 (39% win rate, 33 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏛️Senators

L1 White · Alfredsson · Havlat 19:27

L2 Schaefer · Bonk · Hossa 17:30

L3 Smolinski · Van Allen · Spezza 13:22

L4 Schastlivy · Vermette · Neil 12:09

D1 Redden · Rachunek 24:48

D2 Phillips · Chara 22:32

D3 Hnidy · Leschyshyn 17:07

⚔️Sabres

L1 Brière · Hecht · Satan 21:39

L2 Roy · Dumont · Kotalik 18:17

L3 Pyatt · Brown · Afinogenov 15:53

L4 Boulton · Mair · Taylor 8:38

D1 Zhitnik · Kalinin 26:38

D2 Patrick · McKee 20:04

D3 Campbell · Fitzpatrick 17:48

⚔️ Last meetings

Sabres lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →

1–1 (OT) · Sabres won

Jan 25, 2003

⚔️BUF @ 🏛️OTT

3–4 (OT) · Senators won

Jan 4, 2003

⚔️BUF @ 🏛️OTT

2–1 (OT) · Sabres won

Dec 26, 2002

🏛️OTT @ ⚔️BUF

3–2 · Senators won

❓ OTT vs BUF, answered

Who won Senators vs Sabres on December 23, 2003?

Senators won 2–2 in overtime.

What was the final score of Senators vs Sabres?

The final score was Senators 2, Sabres 2, in overtime.

How did the Senators goalie play?

Patrick Lalime made 36 saves on 38 shots (.947 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Mika Noronen made 31 saves on 33 shots (.939 save percentage).

Where is Senators vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Senators vs Sabres season series?

Sabres lead the season series 2–1 after 3 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

🏛️Senators

Previous game · Dec 22

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Dec 19

Also on December 23, 2003

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