4–3

Final / OT

🐦 Home Thrashers 32-34-7 before this game

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

Sabres at Thrashers

Sabres beat Thrashers 4–3 in overtime on March 17, 2004.

🗓 Wed, Mar 17, 2004 · 18:30 CST 🏒 2003-04 🔁 Season series tied 2–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Jochen Hecht

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 25:40 TOI · +1

2nd star 🐦 ATL

Andy Sutton

2 G

2 shots · 26:15 TOI · -1

3rd star 🐦 ATL

Shawn McEachern

2 A

1 shots · 23:01 TOI · -1

🚨 Scoring

Goal-by-goal detail has not synced for this game yet.

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF ATL🐦

33 Shots on goal 23

2/9 Power play (goals / chances) 2/6

15 Hits 26

4 Blocked shots 8

2 Takeaways 5

7 Giveaways 11

53 Penalty minutes 72

BUF shooting 12.1% (4/33) ATL shooting 13.0% (3/23)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Martin Biron

20/23

.870 SV% · 3 GA · 58:43 TOI

🐦Thrashers

Pasi Nurminen

29/33

.879 SV% · 4 GA · 59:18 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 33-31-8 (46% win rate, 72 games)

Thrashers

Thrashers — tied after 1st: 32-34-7 (44% win rate, 73 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 33-31-8 (46% win rate, 72 games)

Thrashers

Thrashers — tied after 2nd: 32-34-7 (44% win rate, 73 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Hecht · Satan · Dumont 25:40

L2 Roy · Brière · Grier 19:16

L3 Mair · Afinogenov · Bartovic 14:03

L4 Peters · Boulton · Pyatt 3:47

D1 Kalinin · Patrick 25:36

D2 Tallinder · McKee 17:48

D3 Brown · Jillson 9:45

🐦Thrashers

L1 McEachern · Kozlov · Stefan 23:01

L2 Kovalchuk · Heatley · Vigier 15:59

L3 Robitaille · Aubin · Petrovicky 12:10

L4 Simon · Brennan · Lessard 2:53

D1 Tjarnqvist · Exelby 27:48

D2 Sutton · Majesky 22:24

D3 Heins · Kloucek 9:26

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 2–2 Full head-to-head →

❓ BUF vs ATL, answered

Who won Sabres vs Thrashers on March 17, 2004?

Sabres won 4–3 in overtime.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Thrashers?

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

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Martin Biron made 20 saves on 23 shots (.870 save percentage).

How did the Thrashers goalie play?

Pasi Nurminen made 29 saves on 33 shots (.879 save percentage).

What is the Sabres vs Thrashers season series?

Season series tied 2–2 after 4 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 · Mar 15

🐦Thrashers

Previous game · Mar 15

Also on March 17, 2004

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