Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres
· HSBC Arena, Buffalo · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5–3 on Wednesday, January 6, 2010 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Tampa Bay Lightning |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
3 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Tampa Bay Lightning |
10 |
16 |
13 |
39 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
15 |
15 |
5 |
35 |
Scoring summary
Every goal, Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
00:23 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Tyler Myers (1) |
Tim Connolly (1) |
Even strength |
TBL 0, BUF 1 |
| 1st |
01:11 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jochen Hecht (1) |
Craig Rivet (1), Henrik Tallinder (1) |
Even strength |
TBL 0, BUF 2 |
| 1st |
02:11 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Clarke MacArthur (1) |
Adam Mair (1), Toni Lydman (1) |
Even strength |
TBL 0, BUF 3 |
| 1st |
12:03 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Martin St. Louis (1) |
Steven Stamkos (1), Ryan Malone (1) |
Even strength |
TBL 1, BUF 3 |
| 1st |
13:25 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Victor Hedman (1) |
Unassisted |
Even strength |
TBL 2, BUF 3 |
| 2nd |
01:19 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Drew Stafford (1) |
Derek Roy (1), Craig Rivet (2) |
Power play |
TBL 2, BUF 4 |
| 2nd |
05:34 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Vincent Lecavalier (1) |
Steve Downie (1), Mike Lundin (1) |
Even strength |
TBL 3, BUF 4 |
| 2nd |
07:25 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jason Pominville (1) |
Toni Lydman (2), Tim Connolly (2) |
Even strength |
TBL 3, BUF 5 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres
| Stat |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Buffalo Sabres |
| Shots on goal |
39 |
35 |
| Power play |
0 of 3 |
1 of 3 |
| Penalty minutes |
8 |
8 |
| Hits |
14 |
13 |
| Blocked shots |
14 |
12 |
| Giveaways |
8 |
9 |
| Takeaways |
1 |
3 |
| Faceoffs won |
36/63 (57.1%) |
27/63 (42.9%) |
Box score
Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 4 V. Lecavalier |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
56.5% |
19:56 |
| Number 9 S. Downie |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
17:33 |
| Number 12 R. Malone |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
18:16 |
| Number 13 A. Tanguay |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
18:01 |
| Number 19 S. Veilleux |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
08:43 |
| Number 26 M. St. Louis |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
22:26 |
| Number 27 B. Bochenski |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:26 |
| Number 28 Z. Konopka |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
77.8% |
09:06 |
| Number 38 P. Szczechura |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
33.3% |
12:43 |
| Number 43 J. Wright |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:31 |
| Number 49 B. Jones |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
10:53 |
| Number 91 S. Stamkos |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
62.5% |
20:21 |
| Number 5 M. Ohlund |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
24:56 |
| Number 6 K. Foster |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
18:23 |
| Number 14 A. Meszaros |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:56 |
| Number 32 M. Smaby |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
|
15:28 |
| Number 39 M. Lundin |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
19:39 |
| Number 77 V. Hedman |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:48 |
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 41 M. Smith |
35 |
30 |
5 |
.857 |
57:58 |
Loss |
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 9 D. Roy |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
33.3% |
16:37 |
| Number 13 T. Kennedy |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
22.2% |
15:07 |
| Number 19 T. Connolly |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+3 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
66.7% |
18:37 |
| Number 21 D. Stafford |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
15:15 |
| Number 22 A. Mair |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
08:33 |
| Number 25 M. Grier |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
14:29 |
| Number 26 T. Vanek |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:24 |
| Number 28 P. Gaustad |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
52.2% |
18:06 |
| Number 29 J. Pominville |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
100% |
20:05 |
| Number 37 M. Ellis |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
16.7% |
08:50 |
| Number 41 C. MacArthur |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
10:05 |
| Number 55 J. Hecht |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
36.4% |
16:05 |
| Number 4 S. Montador |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:09 |
| Number 5 T. Lydman |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:28 |
| Number 10 H. Tallinder |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:57 |
| Number 34 C. Butler |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
17:35 |
| Number 52 C. Rivet |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:41 |
| Number 57 T. Myers |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
|
23:57 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 30 R. Miller |
39 |
36 |
3 |
.923 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
16:54 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Steve Montador |
Hooking |
2 |
| 1st |
17:45 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Paul Gaustad |
Roughing |
2 |
| 1st |
17:45 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Ryan Malone |
Roughing |
2 |
| 1st |
19:22 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Vincent Lecavalier |
Holding |
2 |
| 2nd |
11:14 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Thomas Vanek |
Slashing |
2 |
| 3rd |
02:11 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Stephane Veilleux |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
07:23 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Ryan Malone |
Cross checking |
2 |
| 3rd |
13:14 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Steve Montador |
Hooking |
2 |
Game information
- Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
- Rick Tocchet
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Lindy Ruff
- Referees
- Wes McCauley, Steve Kozari
- Linesmen
- Andy McElman, Jean Morin
- Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
- Matt Walker, David Hale
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Nathan Paetsch, Andrej Sekera, Patrick Kaleta
2009-2010 season series
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Status |
Details |
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2
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Other NHL games on Wednesday, January 6, 2010
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Dallas Stars
2
 at New York Rangers
5
|
Final
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Game page: Dallas Stars at New York Rangers, Wed, Jan 6, 2010
|
 Toronto Maple Leafs
2
 at Philadelphia Flyers
6
|
Final
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Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Philadelphia Flyers, Wed, Jan 6, 2010
|
 Calgary Flames
1
 at Minnesota Wild
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Calgary Flames at Minnesota Wild, Wed, Jan 6, 2010
|
 New York Islanders
3
 at Colorado Avalanche
2
|
Final
|
Game page: New York Islanders at Colorado Avalanche, Wed, Jan 6, 2010
|
 St. Louis Blues
1
 at San Jose Sharks
2
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: St. Louis Blues at San Jose Sharks, Wed, Jan 6, 2010
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