⚡ Away Lightning 34-17-8 before this game

3–4

Final / OT

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
TBL	0	0	0	0	3
BUF	0	0	0	0	4

Lightning at Sabres

Sabres beat Lightning 4–3 in overtime at KeyBank Center on February 20, 2004.

🗓 Fri, Feb 20, 2004 · 19:00 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 2003-04 🔁 Lightning lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Miroslav Satan

2 G, 1 A

3 shots · 19:44 TOI · +3

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Daniel Brière

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · 18:16 TOI · +3

3rd star ⚡ TBL

Dave Andreychuk

2 G, 1 A

8 shots · 18:25 TOI

4rd star ⚔️ BUF

Martin Biron

30 saves

0.909 SV% · 3 GA

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚡TBL BUF⚔️

33 Shots on goal 26

2/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/4

17 Hits 11

8 Blocked shots 13

1 Takeaways 5

19 Giveaways 19

8 Penalty minutes 8

TBL shooting 9.1% (3/33) BUF shooting 15.4% (4/26)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚡Lightning

John Grahame

22/26

.846 SV% · 4 GA · 61:25 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Martin Biron

30/33

.909 SV% · 3 GA · 63:01 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Lightning

Lightning — tied after 1st: 34-17-8 (58% win rate, 59 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 29-26-5 (48% win rate, 60 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Lightning

Lightning — tied after 2nd: 34-17-8 (58% win rate, 59 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 29-26-5 (48% win rate, 60 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚡Lightning

L1 Modin · Richards · St. Louis 23:03

L2 Stillman · Andreychuk · Lecavalier 21:08

L3 Fedotenko · Afanasenkov · Taylor 12:17

L4 Dingman · Cibak · Clymer 4:13

D1 Boyle · Kubina 24:04

D2 Lukowich · Sydor 19:10

D3 Sarich · Cullimore 16:29

⚔️Sabres

L1 Hecht · Drury · Satan 20:01

L2 Pyatt · Brière · Kotalik 18:09

L3 Roy · Dumont · Afinogenov 15:15

L4 Boulton · Brown · Mair 8:47

D1 Zhitnik · Kalinin 27:50

D2 Tallinder · Fitzpatrick 18:13

D3 Campbell · Delmore 15:14

⚔️ Last meetings

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

1–1 (OT) · Sabres won

Feb 23, 2003

⚔️BUF @ ⚡TBL

4–1 · Sabres won

❓ TBL vs BUF, answered

Who won Lightning vs Sabres on February 20, 2004?

Sabres won 4–3 in overtime.

What was the final score of Lightning vs Sabres?

The final score was Lightning 3, Sabres 4, in overtime.

How did the Lightning goalie play?

John Grahame made 22 saves on 26 shots (.846 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Martin Biron made 30 saves on 33 shots (.909 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 2–1 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

⚡Lightning

Previous game · Feb 19

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Feb 18

Also on February 20, 2004

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