Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres

Thursday, January 5, 2006, 7:00 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3–1 on Thursday, January 5, 2006 at home.

Final score, Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
Tampa Bay Lightning	1	43-33-6
at Buffalo Sabres	3	52-24-6

Goals by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	0	1	0	1
Buffalo Sabres	1	1	1	3

Shots on goal by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	3	13	6	22
Buffalo Sabres	14	7	10	31

Scoring summary

Every goal, Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	19:41	Buffalo Sabres	Jochen Hecht (9)	Brian Campbell (17), Tim Connolly (25)	Power play	TBL 0, BUF 1
2nd	10:10	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Drury (15)	Jochen Hecht (12), Jason Pominville (6)	Power play	TBL 0, BUF 2
2nd	12:23	Tampa Bay Lightning	Martin St. Louis (15)	Vincent Lecavalier (22), Ryan Craig (1)	Even strength	TBL 1, BUF 2
3rd	02:15	Buffalo Sabres	Henrik Tallinder (5)	Adam Mair (5), Paul Gaustad (9)	Even strength	TBL 1, BUF 3

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 4 V. Lecavalier	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	1	53.8%	20:35
Number 8 M. Cibak	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		10:34
Number 14 N. Milley	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		09:18
Number 17 R. Fedotenko	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		16:07
Number 19 B. Richards	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	42.9%	18:56
Number 20 V. Prospal	L	0	0	0	-1	4	2	0	0	25%	17:26
Number 25 D. Andreychuk	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	66.7%	11:38
Number 26 M. St. Louis	R	1	0	1	0	2	1	0	3		21:44
Number 27 T. Taylor	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	30.8%	11:54
Number 29 D. Afanasenkov	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		08:07
Number 34 R. Craig	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	1	66.7%	16:48
Number 76 E. Artyukhin	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		08:12
Number 5 D. Sydor	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	2		19:17
Number 13 P. Kubina	D	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	2		22:14
Number 21 C. Sarich	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	4		21:26
Number 22 D. Boyle	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1		17:23
Number 44 N. Pratt	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3		19:57
Number 54 P. Ranger	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	2		15:37

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 S. Burke	31	28	3	.903	58:42	Loss

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 D. Roy	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	60%	18:48
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		14:23
Number 19 T. Connolly	C	0	1	1	-1	2	0	0	1	0	46.7%	18:45
Number 20 D. Paille	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	0		12:26
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		07:04
Number 23 C. Drury	C	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	53.8%	10:51
Number 25 M. Grier	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		15:21
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	1	0		17:53
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0	0	75%	13:00
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0		15:34
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	1	1	2	0	0	6	0	0	1		18:34
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	0	0	-1	0	5	0	0	0		16:50
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	1	0		18:30
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	1	0	1	+1	0	3	1	0	0		18:33
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0		19:29
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	3	0		20:41
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0		18:01
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	2	0		17:28

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	22	21	1	.955	59:49	Win

Penalties, Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	12:13	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vinny Prospal	Delaying game puck over glass	2
1st	18:47	Tampa Bay Lightning	Darryl Sydor	Tripping	2
2nd	05:48	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek	Hooking	2
2nd	08:40	Tampa Bay Lightning	Cory Sarich	Interference	2
2nd	15:25	Buffalo Sabres	Tim Connolly	Holding	2
2nd	17:41	Buffalo Sabres	Teppo Numminen	Tripping	2
2nd	19:34	Tampa Bay Lightning	Evgeny Artyukhin	Interference goalkeeper	2
3rd	06:02	Tampa Bay Lightning	Pavel Kubina	Hooking	2
3rd	08:47	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vinny Prospal	Holding	2
3rd	13:45	Tampa Bay Lightning	Martin St. Louis	Tripping	2
3rd	17:21	Buffalo Sabres	Jay McKee	Hooking	2

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: John Tortorella
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Dan O'Rourke, Stephane Auger
Linesmen: Steve Barton, Brad Kovachik
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Rob DiMaio, Jim Campbell, Chris Dingman, Freddy Modin, Timo Helbling, Brian Eklund, Darren Reid, Doug O'Brien, Gerald Coleman, Nick Tarnasky
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Rory Fitzpatrick, J-P Dumont, Daniel Brière, Mika Noronen, Andrew Peters, Taylor Pyatt, Jeff Jillson, Michael Leighton, Jiri Novotny, Chris Thorburn, Nathan Paetsch

Every Tampa Bay Lightning and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2005-2006 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final/SO	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Oct 13, 2005
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning, Fri, Dec 23, 2005
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Jan 5, 2006
Tampa Bay Lightning 5 at Buffalo Sabres 8	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Mar 9, 2006

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Colorado Avalanche 4 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild, Thu, Jan 5, 2006
Vancouver Canucks 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 2	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Chicago Blackhawks, Thu, Jan 5, 2006
Phoenix Coyotes 0 at Los Angeles Kings 4	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Jan 5, 2006
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at San Jose Sharks 6	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Jan 5, 2006