3–1

Final

🦅 Home Capitals 13-20-2 before this game

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

Sabres at Capitals

Sabres beat Capitals 3–1 at Capital One Arena on December 27, 2003.

🗓 Sat, Dec 27, 2003 · 17:00 CST 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 2003-04 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Miroslav Satan

1 G, 2 A

5 shots · 19:10 TOI · +3

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Daniel Brière

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 16:42 TOI · +2

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Jochen Hecht

1 G

6 shots · 17:36 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF WSH🦅

40 Shots on goal 22

16 Hits 20

17 Blocked shots 13

3 Takeaways 10

11 Giveaways 20

4 Penalty minutes 2

BUF shooting 7.5% (3/40) WSH shooting 4.5% (1/22)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Mika Noronen

21/22

.955 SV% · 1 GA · 59:47 TOI

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

37/39

.949 SV% · 2 GA · 59:36 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 14-18-3 (40% win rate, 35 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 13-20-2 (37% win rate, 35 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 14-18-3 (40% win rate, 35 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 13-20-2 (37% win rate, 35 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Roy · Brown · Satan 18:14

L2 Hecht · Brière · Kotalik 17:36

L3 Pyatt · Afinogenov · Pominville 14:44

L4 Boulton · Mair · Taylor 7:55

D1 Zhitnik · Kalinin 25:20

D2 McKee · Patrick 22:14

D3 Fitzpatrick · Campbell 12:39

🦅Capitals

L1 Zubrus · Bondra · Jagr 20:55

L2 Halpern · Lang · Miller 18:15

L3 Pettinger · Whitfield · Grier 13:55

L4 Battaglia · Forbes · Gordon 7:07

D1 Gonchar · Witt 26:51

D2 Eminger · Berry 16:52

D3 Kwiatkowski · Doig 15:22

⚔️ Last meetings

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

❓ BUF vs WSH, answered

Who won Sabres vs Capitals on December 27, 2003?

Sabres won 3–1.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Capitals?

The final score was Sabres 3, Capitals 1.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Mika Noronen made 21 saves on 22 shots (.955 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 37 saves on 39 shots (.949 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Capitals played?

At Capital One Arena in Washington, the Capitals home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Capitals season series?

Sabres 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 26

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Dec 23

Also on December 27, 2003

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