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Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning

St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3–2 in a shootout on Saturday, October 24, 2009 on the road.

Team Goals 2009-2010 record
Buffalo Sabres 3 45-27-10
at Tampa Bay Lightning 2 34-36-12

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 7 13 11 1 0 32
Tampa Bay Lightning 7 10 6 3 0 26

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 19:59 Tampa Bay Lightning Vincent Lecavalier (1) James Wright (1), Martin St. Louis (1) Even strength BUF 0, TBL 1
2nd 19:14 Buffalo Sabres Mike Grier (1) Tim Kennedy (1) Even strength BUF 1, TBL 1
3rd 04:26 Tampa Bay Lightning Steven Stamkos (1) Unassisted Even strength BUF 1, TBL 2
3rd 19:43 Buffalo Sabres Drew Stafford (1) Derek Roy (1), Craig Rivet (1) Even strength BUF 2, TBL 2

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

Shootout

Round Team Shooter Result
1 Tampa Bay Lightning Steven Stamkos Saved
1 Buffalo Sabres Drew Stafford Saved
2 Tampa Bay Lightning Ryan Malone Saved
2 Buffalo Sabres Jason Pominville Saved
3 Tampa Bay Lightning Alex Tanguay Saved
3 Buffalo Sabres Thomas Vanek Saved
4 Tampa Bay Lightning Vincent Lecavalier Saved
4 Buffalo Sabres Derek Roy Saved
5 Tampa Bay Lightning Mattias Ohlund Saved
5 Buffalo Sabres Tim Connolly Saved
6 Tampa Bay Lightning Martin St. Louis Saved
6 Buffalo Sabres Tyler Myers Goal

Team stats

Stat Buffalo Sabres Tampa Bay Lightning
Shots on goal 32 26
Power play 0 of 3 0 of 2
Penalty minutes 6 8
Hits 17 20
Blocked shots 8 17
Giveaways 7 8
Takeaways 5 8
Faceoffs won 33/62 (53.2%) 29/62 (46.8%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
9 D. Roy C 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 47.4% 21:07
13 T. Kennedy L 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 0 28.6% 12:32
19 T. Connolly C 0 0 0 -1 0 5 0 0 60% 18:15
21 D. Stafford R 1 0 1 0 0 5 1 0 17:44
25 M. Grier R 1 0 1 +2 0 2 2 0 15:17
26 T. Vanek L 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 18:06
28 P. Gaustad C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 75% 15:48
29 J. Pominville R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 50% 20:49
36 P. Kaleta R 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 08:52
37 M. Ellis L 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 07:32
41 C. MacArthur L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 1 15:34
55 J. Hecht C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 1 42.9% 16:49
4 S. Montador D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 1 15:15
10 H. Tallinder D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 1 20:57
34 C. Butler D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 29:18
38 N. Paetsch D 0 0 0 -1 0 5 1 0 13:09
52 C. Rivet D 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 26:11
57 T. Myers D 0 0 0 +1 2 1 0 2 21:42
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
30 R. Miller 26 24 2 .923 64:03 Win

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player
4 V. Lecavalier C 1 0 1 0 0 4 2 0 47.8% 21:31
9 S. Downie R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10:43
11 J. Halpern C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 1 46.2% 13:59
12 R. Malone L 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 20:19
13 A. Tanguay L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 100% 14:38
16 D. Miller L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 12:08
17 T. Fedoruk L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 08:58
19 S. Veilleux L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13:06
26 M. St. Louis R 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 22:04
28 Z. Konopka C 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 85.7% 07:34
43 J. Wright C 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 3 17:05
91 S. Stamkos C 1 0 1 +1 2 3 1 0 41.7% 20:53
5 M. Ohlund D 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 27:25
6 K. Foster D 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 18:13
8 M. Walker D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 18:05
14 A. Meszaros D 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 3 16:00
21 D. Hale D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 21:00
77 V. Hedman D 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 28:19
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie
41 M. Smith 32 30 2 .938 65:00 OT loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 06:04 Tampa Bay Lightning Kurtis Foster Holding 2
1st 06:04 Buffalo Sabres Patrick Kaleta Diving 2
1st 07:57 Buffalo Sabres Tyler Myers Holding 2
2nd 01:38 Tampa Bay Lightning Steven Stamkos Hooking 2
2nd 05:40 Buffalo Sabres Thomas Vanek Holding the stick 2
2nd 10:29 Tampa Bay Lightning Andrej Meszaros Hooking 2
3rd 14:45 Tampa Bay Lightning Mattias Ohlund Cross checking 2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
Rick Tocchet
Referees
Stephen Walkom, Ian Walsh
Linesmen
Darren Gibbs, Jean Morin
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Toni Lydman, Adam Mair
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
Lukas Krajicek, Paul Ranger, Matt Smaby

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 Oct 24

Matchup Status Details
New York Rangers 4 at Montreal Canadiens 5 Final/OT Game page
Boston Bruins 4 at Ottawa Senators 3 Final/SO Game page
Washington Capitals 3 at New York Islanders 2 Final/OT Game page
Florida Panthers 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 5 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 4 at Atlanta Thrashers 3 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Vancouver Canucks 3 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 4 at St. Louis Blues 1 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Minnesota Wild 3 Final/OT Game page
Nashville Predators 0 at Chicago Blackhawks 2 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 1 at Colorado Avalanche 3 Final Game page
Los Angeles Kings 5 at Phoenix Coyotes 3 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Calgary Flames 5 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 6 at Anaheim Ducks 4 Final Game page

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