Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres

Thursday, October 30, 2008, 7:00 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Buffalo Sabres 5–2 on Thursday, October 30, 2008 on the road.

Final score, Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Tampa Bay Lightning	5	24-40-18
at Buffalo Sabres	2	41-32-9

Goals by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	3	2	0	5
Buffalo Sabres	1	1	0	2

Shots on goal by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	15	14	11	40
Buffalo Sabres	8	14	9	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	09:51	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steven Stamkos (1)	Vincent Lecavalier (2), Martin St. Louis (5)	Power play	TBL 1, BUF 0
1st	10:30	Tampa Bay Lightning	Jussi Jokinen (2)	Evgeny Artyukhin (1), Mark Recchi (2)	Even strength	TBL 2, BUF 0
1st	11:12	Buffalo Sabres	Clarke MacArthur (5)	Daniel Paille (4), Jaroslav Spacek (4)	Even strength	TBL 2, BUF 1
1st	19:34	Tampa Bay Lightning	Ryan Malone (2)	Steven Stamkos (2)	Even strength	TBL 3, BUF 1
2nd	13:10	Tampa Bay Lightning	Paul Ranger (1)	Chris Gratton (2), Vincent Lecavalier (3)	Even strength	TBL 4, BUF 1
2nd	15:00	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steven Stamkos (2)	Adam Hall (1)	Even strength	TBL 5, BUF 1
2nd	19:40	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek (9)	Andrej Sekera (5), Jaroslav Spacek (5)	Power play	TBL 5, BUF 2

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	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 4 V. Lecavalier	C	0	2	2	+1	2	6	1	0	0	50%	19:55
Number 8 M. Recchi	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0	100%	16:15
Number 10 G. Roberts	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0		06:36
Number 12 R. Malone	L	1	0	1	+2	0	3	0	0	0		12:55
Number 18 A. Hall	R	0	1	1	+2	0	2	0	0	0	60%	14:31
Number 20 V. Prospal	L	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	0		19:59
Number 24 M. Pettinger	L	0	0	0	-1	2	1	3	1	0		07:27
Number 26 M. St. Louis	R	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	1	0		21:32
Number 36 J. Jokinen	L	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0	0	59.1%	15:50
Number 76 E. Artyukhin	R	0	1	1	+2	0	0	3	0	0		11:56
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	44.4%	11:23
Number 91 S. Stamkos	C	2	1	3	+2	2	4	2	0	1	25%	13:47
Number 2 L. Krajicek	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		16:24
Number 5 M. Carle	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0		17:52
Number 14 A. Meszaros	D	0	0	0	+3	0	1	1	2	0		21:27
Number 22 M. Malik	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	0	0		17:36
Number 39 M. Lundin	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		19:47
Number 54 P. Ranger	D	1	0	1	+2	0	6	1	2	0		24:09

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 37 O. Kolzig	31	29	2	.936	59:59	Win

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	-1	0	4	1	0	0	47.6%	22:14
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	0	0	0	-1	2	8	0	0	0		18:27
Number 20 D. Paille	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0	0		13:47
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	0	0	0	-2	0	5	0	0	0		13:11
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	75%	11:54
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	1	0	1	-2	0	2	1	2	1		21:08
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0	60%	11:07
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	0	0	+1	0	4	0	0	0		20:38
Number 36 P. Kaleta	R	0	0	0	-2	0	0	2	1	0		05:57
Number 41 C. MacArthur	L	1	0	1	0	0	2	3	0	0	38.5%	16:37
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		18:02
Number 76 A. Peters	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		03:15
Number 4 M. Weber	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	3	2	0		15:02
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0		18:13
Number 6 J. Spacek	D	0	2	2	-1	0	1	1	0	0		21:56
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		18:34
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	1	0		19:40
Number 44 A. Sekera	D	0	1	1	-1	0	2	0	1	0		22:53

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	40	35	5	.875	60:00	Loss

Penalties, Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	08:26	Buffalo Sabres	Ales Kotalik	Tripping	2
1st	12:47	Buffalo Sabres	Mike Weber	Holding	2
1st	15:56	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vinny Prospal	Holding the stick	2
2nd	05:14	Tampa Bay Lightning	Matt Pettinger	Hooking	2
2nd	10:53	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vincent Lecavalier	Tripping	2
2nd	18:52	Tampa Bay Lightning	Matt Carle	Hooking	2
3rd	12:24	Buffalo Sabres	Teppo Numminen	Hooking	2
3rd	12:24	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steven Stamkos	Holding the stick	2
3rd	16:53	Buffalo Sabres	Adam Mair	Boarding	2
3rd	18:08	Tampa Bay Lightning	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: Barry Melrose
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Stephane Auger, Tom Kowal
Linesmen: Tim Nowak, Mike Cvik
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Jamie Heward, Jason Ward, Jeff Halpern, Andrew Hutchinson, Radim Vrbata, David Koci, Brandon Bochenski, Brandon Segal, Zenon Konopka, Ryan Craig, Matt Smaby, Janne Niskala, Vladimir Mihalik, Kevin Quick, Ty Wishart, Paul Szczechura
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Craig Rivet, Jochen Hecht, Tim Connolly, Nathan Paetsch, Matt Ellis, Mark Mancari, Marc-Andre Gragnani, Chris Butler, Nathan Gerbe

Every Tampa Bay Lightning and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 5 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Oct 30, 2008
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Dec 6, 2008
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Dec 10, 2008
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning, Wed, Jan 21, 2009

Other NHL games on Thursday, October 30, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Atlanta Thrashers 2 at New York Rangers 3	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at New York Rangers, Thu, Oct 30, 2008
New York Islanders 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 3	Final/OT	Game page: New York Islanders at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Oct 30, 2008
Ottawa Senators 2 at Florida Panthers 1	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Florida Panthers, Thu, Oct 30, 2008
Edmonton Oilers 1 at Nashville Predators 3	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Nashville Predators, Thu, Oct 30, 2008
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Minnesota Wild 1	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Minnesota Wild, Thu, Oct 30, 2008
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at St. Louis Blues 0	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Oct 30, 2008
Columbus Blue Jackets 4 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Oct 30, 2008
Boston Bruins 2 at Calgary Flames 3	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Calgary Flames, Thu, Oct 30, 2008
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Phoenix Coyotes 4	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Phoenix Coyotes, Thu, Oct 30, 2008
Vancouver Canucks 4 at Los Angeles Kings 0	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Oct 30, 2008
Detroit Red Wings 2 at San Jose Sharks 4	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Oct 30, 2008