Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres

Wednesday, February 20, 2008, 7:00 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4–3 in overtime on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 at home.

Final score, Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2007-2008 record
Tampa Bay Lightning	3	31-42-9
at Buffalo Sabres	4	39-31-12

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

Shots on goal by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	6	9	10	0	25
Buffalo Sabres	11	16	17	2	46

Scoring summary

Every goal, Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	04:02	Tampa Bay Lightning	Chris Gratton (10)	Filip Kuba (19), Craig MacDonald (8)	Even strength	TBL 1, BUF 0
3rd	01:03	Tampa Bay Lightning	Brad Richards (18)	Jan Hlavac (12)	Even strength	TBL 2, BUF 0
3rd	03:03	Buffalo Sabres	Derek Roy (22)	Jaroslav Spacek (16), Tim Connolly (27)	Even strength	TBL 2, BUF 1
3rd	13:12	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vinny Prospal (28)	Dan Boyle (7), Vincent Lecavalier (45)	Even strength	TBL 3, BUF 1
3rd	17:39	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek (23)	Tim Connolly (28), Toni Lydman (15)	Even strength	TBL 3, BUF 2
3rd	18:15	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek (24)	Tim Connolly (29), Derek Roy (28)	Even strength	TBL 3, BUF 3
OT	02:25	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek (25)	Jaroslav Spacek (17), Jason Pominville (37)	Power play	TBL 3, BUF 4

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	0	0	6	0	0	61.5%	23:51
Number 7 M. Ouellet	R	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0		09:01
Number 16 J. Ward	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		09:58
Number 17 J. Hlavac	L	0	1	1	+1	4	1	3	0		09:31
Number 19 B. Richards	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	44.4%	23:35
Number 20 V. Prospal	L	1	0	1	0	0	4	1	1		22:37
Number 21 M. Darche	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2		10:45
Number 26 M. St. Louis	R	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	1		26:02
Number 29 C. MacDonald	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	3	33.3%	17:08
Number 36 A. Roy	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		02:49
Number 74 N. Tarnasky	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1		09:53
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	2	1	50%	11:48
Number 3 D. Janik	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		02:43
Number 22 D. Boyle	D	0	1	1	-1	2	3	0	1		33:08
Number 39 M. Lundin	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		06:19
Number 54 P. Ranger	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3		28:09
Number 55 S. O'Brien	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1		26:48
Number 71 F. Kuba	D	0	1	1	+1	4	0	0	2		24:49

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 J. Holmqvist	46	42	4	.913	62:12	OT 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	1	1	2	+1	0	5	0	0	0	60.7%	22:40
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	0	0		15:55
Number 19 T. Connolly	C	0	3	3	+2	0	6	1	1	0		22:16
Number 20 D. Paille	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		14:09
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	-1	0	4	2	0	0		06:09
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	3	0	3	+1	0	5	0	0	1		23:20
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	1	0	50%	15:28
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	1	1	-1	0	5	0	0	0		24:03
Number 36 P. Kaleta	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0		04:01
Number 41 C. MacArthur	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	1	0		14:18
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0	50%	22:52
Number 76 A. Peters	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		02:59
Number 4 N. Pratt	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	1	0		13:49
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	1	1	+1	2	1	0	0	0		20:44
Number 6 J. Spacek	D	0	2	2	+1	0	1	1	2	0		22:39
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	2	0		20:01
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		18:38
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	0	0	-1	2	3	0	0	0		22:23

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	25	22	3	.880	61:41	Win

Penalties, Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:13	Tampa Bay Lightning	Filip Kuba	Tripping	2
1st	08:55	Tampa Bay Lightning	Jan Hlavac	Hooking	2
1st	19:07	Buffalo Sabres	Brian Campbell	Hooking	2
2nd	01:24	Buffalo Sabres	Toni Lydman	Hooking	2
2nd	12:15	Tampa Bay Lightning	Martin St. Louis	Hooking	2
2nd	15:02	Tampa Bay Lightning	Jan Hlavac	Hooking	2
3rd	04:21	Tampa Bay Lightning	Filip Kuba	Tripping	2
OT	01:26	Tampa Bay Lightning	Dan Boyle	Hooking	2

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: John Tortorella
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Dan Marouelli, Dennis LaRue
Linesmen: Pierre Racicot, Derek Amell
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Andreas Karlsson, Brad Lukowich, Marc Denis, Jay Leach, Dan Jancevski, Kyle Wanvig, Karl Stewart, Ryan Craig, Matt Smaby, Blair Jones
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Teppo Numminen, Maxim Afinogenov, Michael Ryan, Nathan Paetsch, Drew Stafford, Michael Funk, Andrej Sekera, Marc-Andre Gragnani, Mike Weber

Every Tampa Bay Lightning and Buffalo Sabres 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

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Matchup	Status	Details
San Jose Sharks 2 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at New Jersey Devils, Wed, Feb 20, 2008
New York Islanders 3 at Washington Capitals 2	Final/SO	Game page: New York Islanders at Washington Capitals, Wed, Feb 20, 2008
Minnesota Wild 0 at Chicago Blackhawks 3	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Chicago Blackhawks, Wed, Feb 20, 2008
Calgary Flames 3 at Dallas Stars 2	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Dallas Stars, Wed, Feb 20, 2008
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Anaheim Ducks 3	Final/SO	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Anaheim Ducks, Wed, Feb 20, 2008