Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning

Saturday, December 6, 2008, 7:30 PM ET St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4–3 on Saturday, December 6, 2008 on the road.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Buffalo Sabres	4	41-32-9
at Tampa Bay Lightning	3	24-40-18

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

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	9	7	11	27
Tampa Bay Lightning	9	6	8	23

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	10:02	Buffalo Sabres	Drew Stafford (4)	Paul Gaustad (3)	Even strength	BUF 1, TBL 0
1st	13:05	Tampa Bay Lightning	Martin St. Louis (7)	Vincent Lecavalier (12), Lukas Krajicek (4)	Even strength	BUF 1, TBL 1
2nd	09:46	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek (19)	Derek Roy (13), Drew Stafford (6)	Even strength	BUF 2, TBL 1
2nd	10:21	Tampa Bay Lightning	Paul Ranger (2)	Vincent Lecavalier (13), Vinny Prospal (11)	Even strength	BUF 2, TBL 2
2nd	14:41	Buffalo Sabres	Jochen Hecht (3)	Adam Mair (3), Toni Lydman (7)	Even strength	BUF 3, TBL 2
2nd	15:20	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vinny Prospal (6)	Marek Malik (3), Martin St. Louis (14)	Even strength	BUF 3, TBL 3
3rd	10:03	Buffalo Sabres	Derek Roy (7)	Teppo Numminen (6), Drew Stafford (7)	Even strength	BUF 4, TBL 3

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	2	2	1	0	31.6%	19:51
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1		14:13
Number 20 D. Paille	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	1		12:23
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	1	2	3	+3	0	4	0	0		16:06
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	1	1	0	7	1	1	0	60%	09:59
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0		15:09
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	1	1	0	7	3	1	0	28.6%	17:58
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	1		20:32
Number 41 C. MacArthur	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0		08:28
Number 42 N. Gerbe	C	0	0	0	+2	2	4	0	0	100%	15:09
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	1	0	1	-1	9	2	1	2	40%	14:34
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		12:46
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	1	1	-1	0	1	1	1		19:22
Number 6 J. Spacek	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		22:55
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	0		10:48
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0	1		17:33
Number 44 A. Sekera	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		18:42
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	2		21:00

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	23	20	3	.870	59:58	Win

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	2	2	+2	5	1	2	0	61.9%	21:53
Number 8 M. Recchi	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	2		16:29
Number 9 S. Downie	R	0	0	0	-1	5	0	4	0		09:24
Number 17 R. Vrbata	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	1		10:26
Number 20 V. Prospal	L	1	1	2	+1	0	3	2	0	100%	19:11
Number 26 M. St. Louis	R	1	1	2	+3	0	5	0	0		23:55
Number 34 R. Craig	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	33.3%	12:57
Number 36 J. Jokinen	L	0	0	0	-2	0	1	2	1	66.7%	16:45
Number 38 P. Szczechura	C	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	1	71.4%	15:21
Number 52 R. Smolenak	L	0	0	0	0	5	1	1	1		04:36
Number 76 E. Artyukhin	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0		06:44
Number 91 S. Stamkos	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	66.7%	19:28
Number 2 L. Krajicek	D	0	1	1	-2	4	0	0	3		14:08
Number 14 A. Meszaros	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	2		24:45
Number 22 M. Malik	D	0	1	1	-1	0	2	0	0		19:16
Number 32 M. Smaby	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		08:32
Number 44 S. Eminger	D	0	0	0	-2	4	0	2	3		22:08
Number 54 P. Ranger	D	1	0	1	+1	2	3	4	2		23:05

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 M. Smith	27	23	4	.852	58:57	Loss

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:35	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Pominville	Interference	2
1st	06:09	Tampa Bay Lightning	Lukas Krajicek	Tripping	2
1st	07:42	Buffalo Sabres	Nathan Gerbe	Hooking	2
1st	16:46	Buffalo Sabres	Paul Gaustad	Fighting (major)	5
1st	16:46	Tampa Bay Lightning	Radek Smolenak	Fighting (major)	5
1st	17:53	Buffalo Sabres	Adam Mair	Fighting (major)	5
1st	17:53	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steve Downie	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	00:50	Buffalo Sabres	Jochen Hecht	Hooking	2
2nd	04:08	Tampa Bay Lightning	Matt Smaby	Tripping	2
2nd	12:33	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steve Eminger	Hooking	2
2nd	16:31	Tampa Bay Lightning	Paul Ranger	Hooking	2
2nd	17:34	Buffalo Sabres	Paul Gaustad	Boarding	2
2nd	17:34	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steve Eminger	Roughing	2
2nd	17:57	Buffalo Sabres	Derek Roy	Delaying game puck over glass	2
2nd	19:22	Buffalo Sabres	Jochen Hecht	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	19:22	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vincent Lecavalier	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	01:36	Tampa Bay Lightning	Paul Szczechura	Hooking	2
3rd	07:24	Buffalo Sabres	Adam Mair	Holding	2
3rd	11:30	Tampa Bay Lightning	Lukas Krajicek	Boarding	2
3rd	14:17	Buffalo Sabres	Jochen Hecht	High sticking	2

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: Rick Tocchet
Referees: Gord Dwyer, Marc Joannette
Linesmen: Pierre Racicot, Jonny Murray
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Andrew Peters, Tim Connolly, Nathan Paetsch, Matt Ellis, Patrick Kaleta, Mark Mancari, Marc-Andre Gragnani, Chris Butler, Mike Weber
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Gary Roberts, Jamie Heward, Chris Gratton, Jason Ward, Jeff Halpern, Adam Hall, Ryan Malone, Matt Pettinger, David Koci, Brandon Bochenski, Brandon Segal, Zenon Konopka, Mike Lundin, Janne Niskala, Karri Ramo, Vladimir Mihalik, Kevin Quick, Ty Wishart

Every Buffalo Sabres and Tampa Bay Lightning 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 Saturday, December 6, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Ottawa Senators 3	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Dec 6, 2008
Washington Capitals 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Dec 6, 2008
New Jersey Devils 2 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final/OT	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Dec 6, 2008
Atlanta Thrashers 5 at New York Islanders 1	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at New York Islanders, Sat, Dec 6, 2008
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 1	Final/OT	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Carolina Hurricanes, Sat, Dec 6, 2008
Boston Bruins 4 at Florida Panthers 0	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Florida Panthers, Sat, Dec 6, 2008
Chicago Blackhawks 4 at Detroit Red Wings 5	Final/SO	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Detroit Red Wings, Sat, Dec 6, 2008
Minnesota Wild 0 at Nashville Predators 1	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Nashville Predators, Sat, Dec 6, 2008
Phoenix Coyotes 3 at St. Louis Blues 4	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Dec 6, 2008
Edmonton Oilers 3 at San Jose Sharks 2	Final/OT	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Dec 6, 2008
Columbus Blue Jackets 0 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Dec 6, 2008