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Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres

HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4–2 on Wednesday, December 10, 2008 at home.

Team Goals 2008-2009 record
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 24-40-18
at Buffalo Sabres 4 41-32-9

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Tampa Bay Lightning 10 7 11 28
Buffalo Sabres 10 16 11 37

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 10:21 Tampa Bay Lightning Martin St. Louis (8) Steven Stamkos (9) Even strength TBL 1, BUF 0
1st 16:18 Tampa Bay Lightning Mark Recchi (7) Paul Ranger (7), Paul Szczechura (1) Even strength TBL 2, BUF 0
1st 19:22 Buffalo Sabres Drew Stafford (5) Jaroslav Spacek (13), Jason Pominville (12) Power play TBL 2, BUF 1
2nd 11:52 Buffalo Sabres Thomas Vanek (21) Ales Kotalik (6) Even strength TBL 2, BUF 2
2nd 19:45 Buffalo Sabres Thomas Vanek (22) Derek Roy (14), Jason Pominville (13) Power play TBL 2, BUF 3
3rd 19:47 Buffalo Sabres Jason Pominville (9) Jochen Hecht (6) Shorthanded, Empty net TBL 2, BUF 4

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

Team stats

Stat Tampa Bay Lightning Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal 28 37
Power play 0 of 4 2 of 6
Penalty minutes 24 20
Hits 16 13
Blocked shots 17 5
Giveaways 7 14
Takeaways 4 4
Faceoffs won 32/64 (50%) 32/64 (50%)

Box score

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player
4 V. Lecavalier C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 2 0 61.5% 22:45
8 M. Recchi R 1 0 1 -1 0 3 1 0 0 18:35
9 S. Downie R 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 06:47
20 V. Prospal L 0 0 0 -1 0 4 4 2 0 18:26
26 M. St. Louis R 1 0 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 22:22
28 Z. Konopka C 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 100% 00:47
34 R. Craig C 0 0 0 +1 9 1 2 2 0 50% 14:18
36 J. Jokinen L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 71.4% 16:48
38 P. Szczechura C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 1 0 29.4% 16:19
52 R. Smolenak L 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 08:24
76 E. Artyukhin R 0 0 0 0 4 2 2 1 0 10:19
91 S. Stamkos C 0 1 1 -1 0 3 1 1 0 75% 18:15
2 L. Krajicek D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 3 0 11:34
14 A. Meszaros D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 29:51
22 M. Malik D 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 22:01
39 M. Lundin D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 06:11
44 S. Eminger D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20:05
54 P. Ranger D 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 27:06
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie
41 M. Smith 36 33 3 .917 59:17 Loss

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
9 D. Roy C 0 1 1 -1 0 3 0 0 0 52.9% 18:27
12 A. Kotalik R 0 1 1 0 2 4 1 0 0 50% 14:08
20 D. Paille L 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 11:10
21 D. Stafford R 1 0 1 -1 0 2 2 0 1 14:59
22 A. Mair C 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 33.3% 09:12
26 T. Vanek L 2 0 2 +1 0 4 0 0 1 21:02
28 P. Gaustad C 0 0 0 0 5 4 1 0 0 66.7% 15:30
29 J. Pominville R 1 2 3 +1 0 4 0 0 0 21:49
41 C. MacArthur L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 10:57
42 N. Gerbe C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 0 0 11:57
55 J. Hecht C 0 1 1 +2 0 3 1 1 0 50% 19:13
61 M. Afinogenov R 0 0 0 -1 2 3 0 1 0 11:41
5 T. Lydman D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 22:22
6 J. Spacek D 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 21:53
10 H. Tallinder D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 14:35
27 T. Numminen D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17:27
44 A. Sekera D 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 22:36
52 C. Rivet D 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 14:35
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
30 R. Miller 28 26 2 .929 59:58 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 14:51 Tampa Bay Lightning Zenon Konopka Interference 2
1st 16:13 Buffalo Sabres Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
1st 18:18 Buffalo Sabres Paul Gaustad Fighting (major) 5
1st 18:18 Buffalo Sabres Daniel Paille Roughing 2
1st 18:18 Tampa Bay Lightning Evgeny Artyukhin Roughing 2
1st 18:18 Tampa Bay Lightning Ryan Craig Roughing 2
1st 18:18 Tampa Bay Lightning Ryan Craig Fighting (major) 5
1st 18:18 Tampa Bay Lightning Ryan Craig Delaying game puck over glass 2
2nd 03:52 Buffalo Sabres Adam Mair Fighting (major) 5
2nd 03:52 Tampa Bay Lightning Zenon Konopka Fighting (major) 5
2nd 08:13 Buffalo Sabres Maxim Afinogenov Tripping 2
2nd 18:59 Tampa Bay Lightning Evgeny Artyukhin Roughing 2
3rd 04:57 Buffalo Sabres Ryan Miller Delaying game 2
3rd 07:09 Tampa Bay Lightning Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
3rd 17:07 Tampa Bay Lightning Marek Malik Holding 2
3rd 19:15 Buffalo Sabres Ales Kotalik Boarding 2

Game information

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
Rick Tocchet
Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Referees
Dan O'Halloran, Mike Hasenfratz
Linesmen
Greg Devorski, David Brisebois
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
Gary Roberts, Jamie Heward, Chris Gratton, Jason Ward, Jeff Halpern, Adam Hall, Ryan Malone, Radim Vrbata, Matt Pettinger, David Koci, Brandon Bochenski, Brandon Segal, Matt Smaby, Janne Niskala, Karri Ramo, Vladimir Mihalik, Kevin Quick, Ty Wishart
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Andrew Peters, Tim Connolly, Nathan Paetsch, Matt Ellis, Patrick Kaleta, Mark Mancari, Marc-Andre Gragnani, Chris Butler, Mike Weber

2008-2009 season series

Matchup Status Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 5 at Buffalo Sabres 2 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Buffalo Sabres 4 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 10

Matchup Status Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at New Jersey Devils 4 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 1 at Washington Capitals 3 Final Game page
New York Rangers 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 2 Final/OT Game page
Calgary Flames 3 at Detroit Red Wings 4 Final/OT Game page
Ottawa Senators 0 at Chicago Blackhawks 2 Final Game page
Phoenix Coyotes 5 at Dallas Stars 3 Final Game page
St. Louis Blues 2 at Anaheim Ducks 4 Final Game page

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