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Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning

St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4–3 in overtime on Saturday, October 27, 2007 on the road.

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

Goals by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 0 2 1 1 4
Tampa Bay Lightning 0 2 1 0 3

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 5 7 11 3 26
Tampa Bay Lightning 13 8 8 5 34

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
2nd 03:25 Tampa Bay Lightning Vinny Prospal (9) Vincent Lecavalier (6), Martin St. Louis (8) Even strength BUF 0, TBL 1
2nd 04:45 Tampa Bay Lightning Michel Ouellet (2) Chris Gratton (3), Mathieu Darche (3) Even strength BUF 0, TBL 2
2nd 09:30 Buffalo Sabres Maxim Afinogenov (2) Thomas Vanek (5), Nathan Paetsch (2) Even strength BUF 1, TBL 2
2nd 14:28 Buffalo Sabres Paul Gaustad (3) Tim Connolly (10), Brian Campbell (10) Power play BUF 2, TBL 2
3rd 06:14 Tampa Bay Lightning Vincent Lecavalier (5) Martin St. Louis (9), Brad Richards (7) Power play BUF 2, TBL 3
3rd 13:13 Buffalo Sabres Nathan Paetsch (1) Jason Pominville (5), Jochen Hecht (4) Even strength BUF 3, TBL 3
OT 04:19 Buffalo Sabres Thomas Vanek (3) Unassisted Even strength BUF 4, TBL 3

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

Team stats

Stat Buffalo Sabres Tampa Bay Lightning
Shots on goal 26 34
Power play 1 of 3 1 of 4
Penalty minutes 13 11
Hits 18 21
Blocked shots 19 10
Giveaways 6 6
Takeaways 3 16
Faceoffs won 23/61 (37.7%) 38/61 (62.3%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
9 D. Roy C 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 0 0 37.5% 18:37
12 A. Kotalik R 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 16:41
19 T. Connolly C 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 21:19
20 D. Paille L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 18:04
21 D. Stafford R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 100% 08:56
22 A. Mair C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 5 0 0 10:16
26 T. Vanek L 1 1 2 +2 0 1 2 0 0 11:31
28 P. Gaustad C 1 0 1 0 2 4 0 1 1 43.8% 19:01
29 J. Pominville R 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 50% 19:17
55 J. Hecht C 0 1 1 0 0 4 3 0 0 38.9% 21:03
61 M. Afinogenov R 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 14:10
76 A. Peters L 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 02:34
5 T. Lydman D 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 5 0 28:28
10 H. Tallinder D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 2 0 27:43
34 M. Weber D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 11:17
38 N. Paetsch D 1 1 2 +2 0 2 0 2 0 15:09
44 A. Sekera D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 17:45
51 B. Campbell D 0 1 1 +1 0 2 1 4 0 26:58
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
30 R. Miller 34 31 3 .912 64:19 Win

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player
4 V. Lecavalier C 1 1 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 65.2% 26:39
7 M. Ouellet R 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 100% 12:49
16 J. Ward R 0 0 0 -1 2 2 2 2 0 19:24
17 J. Hlavac L 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 0 0 20:36
19 B. Richards C 0 1 1 -2 0 5 0 0 0 53.8% 28:21
20 V. Prospal L 1 0 1 +1 0 2 1 1 0 80% 25:03
21 M. Darche L 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 100% 12:39
26 M. St. Louis R 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 26:35
29 C. MacDonald C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 66.7% 05:02
36 A. Roy R 0 0 0 0 5 2 1 0 0 02:20
74 N. Tarnasky L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 02:20
77 C. Gratton C 0 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 53.3% 12:29
3 D. Janik D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 05:31
37 B. Lukowich D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 3 3 0 15:21
39 M. Lundin D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 0 0 19:29
54 P. Ranger D 0 0 0 +1 0 3 1 1 0 26:12
55 S. O'Brien D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 0 0 26:44
71 F. Kuba D 0 0 0 +1 0 3 2 1 0 25:03
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie
40 J. Holmqvist 26 22 4 .846 64:04 OT loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 03:29 Tampa Bay Lightning Vincent Lecavalier Tripping 2
1st 09:15 Buffalo Sabres Andrew Peters Fighting (major) 5
1st 09:15 Tampa Bay Lightning Andre Roy Fighting (major) 5
1st 16:14 Buffalo Sabres Ales Kotalik Holding 2
2nd 13:34 Tampa Bay Lightning Jason Ward Delaying game puck over glass 2
2nd 15:54 Tampa Bay Lightning Chris Gratton Holding 2
3rd 04:28 Buffalo Sabres Ales Kotalik Cross checking 2
3rd 05:10 Buffalo Sabres Toni Lydman Interference 2
3rd 16:20 Buffalo Sabres Paul Gaustad Hooking 2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
John Tortorella
Referees
Chris Lee, Brad Meier
Linesmen
Brian Murphy, Darren Gibbs
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Teppo Numminen, Dmitri Kalinin, Jaroslav Spacek, Michael Ryan, Clarke MacArthur, Michael Funk, Patrick Kaleta, Marc-Andre Gragnani
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
Andreas Karlsson, Dan Boyle, Kyle Wanvig, Karl Stewart, Ryan Craig, Matt Smaby, Blair Jones

2007-2008 season series

Matchup Status Details
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3 Final/OT Game page
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Buffalo Sabres 4 Final/OT Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Buffalo Sabres 7 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Oct 27

Matchup Status Details
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Boston Bruins 1 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 1 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 4 at New Jersey Devils 1 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 8 at New York Islanders 3 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at New York Rangers 1 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 Final/SO Game page
Florida Panthers 3 at Nashville Predators 4 Final Game page
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 2 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 3 at St. Louis Blues 4 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 5 at Phoenix Coyotes 3 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 1 at Los Angeles Kings 4 Final Game page

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