Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning

Tuesday, January 29, 2008, 7:00 PM ET St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4–2 on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 on the road.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	Goals	2007-2008 record
Buffalo Sabres	4	39-31-12
at Tampa Bay Lightning	2	31-42-9

Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	2	2	0	4
Tampa Bay Lightning	0	1	1	2

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	8	12	6	26
Tampa Bay Lightning	9	6	10	25

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	04:58	Buffalo Sabres	Clarke MacArthur (6)	Jason Pominville (28), Jochen Hecht (14)	Even strength	BUF 1, TBL 0
1st	12:14	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Pominville (12)	Clarke MacArthur (5), Toni Lydman (12)	Even strength	BUF 2, TBL 0
2nd	10:00	Buffalo Sabres	Drew Stafford (13)	Derek Roy (20), Toni Lydman (13)	Even strength	BUF 3, TBL 0
2nd	16:45	Buffalo Sabres	Derek Roy (19)	Jochen Hecht (15), Jason Pominville (29)	Even strength	BUF 4, TBL 0
2nd	19:22	Tampa Bay Lightning	Brad Richards (15)	Dan Boyle (1), Vinny Prospal (28)	Power play	BUF 4, TBL 1
3rd	12:22	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vinny Prospal (20)	Dan Boyle (2), Vincent Lecavalier (37)	Power play	BUF 4, TBL 2

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

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 D. Roy	C	1	1	2	+2	0	5	0	0	50%	20:38
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	0	33.3%	13:43
Number 20 D. Paille	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		14:38
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	1	0	1	+1	0	1	3	0		13:52
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		07:32
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	0	0	+2	0	2	0	0		15:26
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	57.1%	14:04
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	1	2	3	+3	0	5	0	0		21:32
Number 36 P. Kaleta	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		07:51
Number 37 M. Ryan	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		09:00
Number 41 C. MacArthur	L	1	1	2	+2	4	1	1	2		16:36
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	0	2	2	+3	0	3	0	1	35.3%	22:15
Number 4 N. Pratt	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1		12:07
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	2	2	+3	0	0	1	2		20:43
Number 6 J. Spacek	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	4		24:20
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	0	0	+2	2	0	0	0		19:27
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	+1	2	4	0	0		15:48
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		24:55

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	25	23	2	.920	59:22	Win

Tampa Bay Lightning 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 4 V. Lecavalier	C	0	1	1	-1	0	5	1	0	0	63%	25:48
Number 7 M. Ouellet	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0		17:21
Number 16 J. Ward	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	2	0		09:24
Number 17 J. Hlavac	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		14:56
Number 19 B. Richards	C	1	0	1	-2	0	3	0	0	1	66.7%	25:56
Number 20 V. Prospal	L	1	1	2	-2	2	3	1	0	1	83.3%	22:05
Number 24 A. Karlsson	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	28.6%	07:33
Number 26 M. St. Louis	R	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	1	0		24:26
Number 29 C. MacDonald	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		08:26
Number 36 A. Roy	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	0		08:03
Number 74 N. Tarnasky	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		05:56
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	0	0	0	-2	2	1	3	0	0	57.1%	09:43
Number 22 D. Boyle	D	0	2	2	-2	0	1	1	0	0		29:26
Number 37 B. Lukowich	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	6	1	0		14:01
Number 39 M. Lundin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	0		09:16
Number 54 P. Ranger	D	0	0	0	-2	0	3	4	0	0		22:42
Number 55 S. O'Brien	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	2	1	0		17:48
Number 71 F. Kuba	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0		22:41

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 J. Holmqvist	26	22	4	.846	58:29	Loss

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	08:37	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vinny Prospal	High sticking	2
2nd	07:05	Buffalo Sabres	Patrick Kaleta	Diving	2
2nd	07:05	Tampa Bay Lightning	Andre Roy	Roughing	2
2nd	07:05	Tampa Bay Lightning	Shane O'Brien	Boarding	2
2nd	14:44	Tampa Bay Lightning	Chris Gratton	Hooking	2
2nd	17:24	Buffalo Sabres	Dmitri Kalinin	Holding	2
2nd	17:51	Buffalo Sabres	Henrik Tallinder	Delaying game puck over glass	2
3rd	00:41	Buffalo Sabres	Clarke MacArthur	Interference	2
3rd	12:09	Buffalo Sabres	Clarke MacArthur	Hooking	2
3rd	20:00	Buffalo Sabres	Ales Kotalik	Hooking	2

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: John Tortorella
Referees: Dan O'Rourke, Stephane Auger
Linesmen: Mark Pare, Jean Morin
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Teppo Numminen, Maxim Afinogenov, Andrew Peters, Tim Connolly, Nathan Paetsch, Michael Funk, Andrej Sekera, Marc-Andre Gragnani, Mike Weber
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Marc Denis, Jay Leach, Doug Janik, Dan Jancevski, Kyle Wanvig, Mathieu Darche, Karl Stewart, Ryan Craig, Matt Smaby, Blair Jones

Every Buffalo Sabres and Tampa Bay Lightning game in the 2007-2008 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Oct 27, 2007
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tue, Jan 29, 2008
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final/OT	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Feb 20, 2008
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Buffalo Sabres 7	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Mar 19, 2008

Other NHL games on Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Nashville Predators 1 at Boston Bruins 3	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Boston Bruins, Tue, Jan 29, 2008
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at New Jersey Devils 2	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils, Tue, Jan 29, 2008
Ottawa Senators 5 at New York Islanders 2	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at New York Islanders, Tue, Jan 29, 2008
Los Angeles Kings 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 3	Final/OT	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Philadelphia Flyers, Tue, Jan 29, 2008
New York Rangers 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Carolina Hurricanes, Tue, Jan 29, 2008
Phoenix Coyotes 4 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Columbus Blue Jackets, Tue, Jan 29, 2008
St. Louis Blues 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Toronto Maple Leafs, Tue, Jan 29, 2008
Washington Capitals 0 at Montreal Canadiens 4	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Jan 29, 2008
San Jose Sharks 3 at Edmonton Oilers 0	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Edmonton Oilers, Tue, Jan 29, 2008
Dallas Stars 4 at Vancouver Canucks 3	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Vancouver Canucks, Tue, Jan 29, 2008