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Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning

St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 6–2 on Thursday, March 18, 2010 on the road.

Team Goals 2009-2010 record
Buffalo Sabres 6 45-27-10
at Tampa Bay Lightning 2 34-36-12

Goals by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 3 1 2 6
Tampa Bay Lightning 0 0 2 2

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 14 9 5 28
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 12 9 25

Three stars

  1. J. Pominville, Buffalo Sabres (3 goals)
  2. D. Roy, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 2 assists)
  3. R. Miller, Buffalo Sabres (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 05:19 Buffalo Sabres Jason Pominville (1) Derek Roy (1), Toni Lydman (1) Power play BUF 1, TBL 0
1st 13:56 Buffalo Sabres Tyler Myers (1) Jochen Hecht (1) Even strength BUF 2, TBL 0
1st 16:23 Buffalo Sabres Jason Pominville (2) Henrik Tallinder (1) Even strength BUF 3, TBL 0
2nd 09:25 Buffalo Sabres Derek Roy (1) Unassisted Shorthanded BUF 4, TBL 0
3rd 08:06 Tampa Bay Lightning Steve Downie (1) Steven Stamkos (1), Martin St. Louis (1) Even strength BUF 4, TBL 1
3rd 17:22 Tampa Bay Lightning Vincent Lecavalier (1) Steven Stamkos (2), Teddy Purcell (1) Power play BUF 4, TBL 2
3rd 18:14 Buffalo Sabres Thomas Vanek (1) Derek Roy (2) Even strength, Empty net BUF 5, TBL 2
3rd 19:26 Buffalo Sabres Jason Pominville (3) Tim Connolly (1), Toni Lydman (2) Even strength BUF 6, TBL 2

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

Team stats

Stat Buffalo Sabres Tampa Bay Lightning
Shots on goal 28 25
Power play 1 of 7 1 of 4
Penalty minutes 25 19
Hits 12 8
Blocked shots 16 12
Giveaways 5 12
Takeaways 3 11
Faceoffs won 34/58 (58.6%) 24/58 (41.4%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
9 D. Roy C 1 2 3 +2 0 2 0 0 0 59.1% 21:07
13 T. Kennedy L 0 0 0 +2 0 1 0 0 0 15:53
17 R. Torres L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14:24
19 T. Connolly C 0 1 1 +2 2 5 0 1 0 63.6% 17:55
22 A. Mair C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 66.7% 08:58
25 M. Grier R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 1 0 13:26
26 T. Vanek L 1 0 1 +1 0 4 0 0 0 18:39
28 P. Gaustad C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 0 66.7% 10:31
29 J. Pominville R 3 0 3 +3 2 7 0 0 1 18:16
36 P. Kaleta R 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 2 0 09:25
37 M. Ellis L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 33.3% 10:54
55 J. Hecht C 0 1 1 +3 0 1 0 0 0 60% 18:06
4 S. Montador D 0 0 0 +2 0 0 0 0 0 21:11
5 T. Lydman D 0 2 2 +3 0 1 1 3 0 25:47
10 H. Tallinder D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 1 2 0 21:10
34 C. Butler D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:30
52 C. Rivet D 0 0 0 +1 17 0 2 1 0 08:19
57 T. Myers D 1 0 1 +1 2 1 0 4 0 24:53
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
30 R. Miller 25 23 2 .920 59:57 Win

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player
4 V. Lecavalier C 1 0 1 -3 0 7 0 0 1 41.2% 21:27
9 S. Downie R 1 0 1 -1 0 1 1 0 0 15:19
13 A. Tanguay L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 11:51
16 T. Purcell L 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 0 0 13:54
17 T. Fedoruk L 0 0 0 -1 7 0 1 0 0 07:26
19 S. Veilleux L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13:59
26 M. St. Louis R 0 1 1 -3 0 1 0 0 0 100% 18:24
27 B. Bochenski R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11:23
37 M. Parrish R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 50% 15:31
38 P. Szczechura C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 44.4% 13:13
44 N. Thompson C 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 46.7% 13:39
91 S. Stamkos C 0 2 2 -3 2 3 0 0 0 28.6% 19:23
6 K. Foster D 0 0 0 -3 0 2 1 1 0 21:38
8 M. Walker D 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 3 0 21:07
14 A. Meszaros D 0 0 0 -1 2 1 2 3 0 17:40
32 M. Smaby D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11:49
39 M. Lundin D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 22:30
77 V. Hedman D 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 18:40
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie
30 A. Niittymaki 27 22 5 .815 58:36 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 02:07 Buffalo Sabres Craig Rivet Instigator 2
1st 02:07 Tampa Bay Lightning Todd Fedoruk Fighting (major) 5
1st 02:07 Buffalo Sabres Craig Rivet Fighting (major) 5
1st 02:07 Buffalo Sabres Craig Rivet Misconduct (misconduct) 10
1st 04:48 Tampa Bay Lightning Matt Walker Interference 2
1st 09:22 Buffalo Sabres Patrick Kaleta Roughing 2
1st 11:48 Tampa Bay Lightning Todd Fedoruk Interference 2
1st 12:28 Buffalo Sabres Jason Pominville Slashing 2
1st 12:49 Tampa Bay Lightning Andrej Meszaros Hooking 2
2nd 03:14 Tampa Bay Lightning Steven Stamkos Tripping 2
2nd 08:51 Buffalo Sabres Tyler Myers Interference goalkeeper 2
2nd 12:11 Tampa Bay Lightning Nate Thompson Roughing 2
2nd 15:33 Tampa Bay Lightning Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
3rd 02:26 Tampa Bay Lightning Victor Hedman Tripping 2
3rd 16:37 Buffalo Sabres Tim Connolly Slashing 2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
Rick Tocchet
Referees
Chris Rooney, Brian Pochmara
Linesmen
Greg Devorski, Brad Lazarowich
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Drew Stafford, Andrej Sekera
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
Mattias Ohlund, Ryan Malone, Zenon Konopka

2009-2010 season series

Matchup Status Details
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2 Final/SO Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Buffalo Sabres 5 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 6 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Buffalo Sabres 7 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Mar 18

Matchup Status Details
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St. Louis Blues 4 at New York Rangers 3 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 4 Final/OT Game page
Ottawa Senators 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 6 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 Final/SO Game page
Phoenix Coyotes 4 at Florida Panthers 3 Final/SO Game page
Minnesota Wild 0 at Nashville Predators 5 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Dallas Stars 2 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 2 at Vancouver Canucks 3 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Los Angeles Kings 0 Final Game page

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