Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres

Tuesday, April 5, 2011, 7:00 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4–2 on Tuesday, April 5, 2011 at home.

Final score, Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2010-2011 record
Tampa Bay Lightning	2	46-25-11
at Buffalo Sabres	4	43-29-10

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	9	8	8	25
Buffalo Sabres	10	6	8	24

Three stars

T. Vanek, Buffalo Sabres (3 goals)
T. Connolly, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 2 assists)
C. Butler, Buffalo Sabres

Scoring summary

Every goal, Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	13:53	Tampa Bay Lightning	Ryan Malone (1)	Mike Lundin (1)	Even strength	TBL 1, BUF 0
1st	16:45	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek (1)	Jason Pominville (1), Tim Connolly (1)	Power play	TBL 1, BUF 1
2nd	08:00	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek (2)	Jason Pominville (2), Tim Connolly (2)	Even strength	TBL 1, BUF 2
2nd	13:46	Buffalo Sabres	Tim Connolly (1)	Steve Montador (1), Drew Stafford (1)	Even strength	TBL 1, BUF 3
3rd	00:17	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vincent Lecavalier (1)	Martin St. Louis (1), Teddy Purcell (1)	Even strength	TBL 2, BUF 3
3rd	19:46	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek (3)	Unassisted	Even strength	TBL 2, BUF 4

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	25	24
Power play	0 of 2	1 of 3
Penalty minutes	11	9
Hits	16	7
Blocked shots	12	11
Giveaways	3	6
Takeaways	5	10
Faceoffs won	28/54 (51.9%)	26/54 (48.1%)

Box score

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 4 V. Lecavalier	C	1	0	1	-1	2	3	0	1	0	64.7%	19:59
Number 6 R. Malone	L	1	0	1	+1	5	1	3	0	0	100%	15:05
Number 9 S. Downie	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	100%	12:41
Number 10 S. Bergenheim	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		11:36
Number 12 S. Gagne	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0		16:53
Number 16 T. Purcell	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0		16:35
Number 18 A. Hall	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	0	62.5%	10:14
Number 19 D. Moore	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	40%	14:59
Number 26 M. St. Louis	R	0	1	1	0	0	5	3	0	0		19:42
Number 42 D. Tyrell	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		09:28
Number 44 N. Thompson	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	0	42.9%	12:07
Number 91 S. Stamkos	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	1	0	33.3%	17:32
Number 5 M. Ohlund	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	1	0		20:43
Number 7 B. Clark	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	1	0		20:36
Number 13 P. Kubina	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	1	0		20:52
Number 39 M. Lundin	D	0	1	1	+1	2	0	0	2	0		22:55
Number 47 M. Bergeron	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	0		21:46
Number 77 V. Hedman	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0		10:48

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 D. Roloson	24	20	4	.833	60:00	Loss

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 C. McCormick	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		09:27
Number 12 M. Mancari	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	100%	13:30
Number 19 T. Connolly	C	1	2	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	42.1%	16:26
Number 20 R. Niedermayer	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		09:50
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0	100%	19:51
Number 22 B. Boyes	R	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	1	0	37.5%	18:34
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	3	0	3	+1	0	6	0	0	1		15:55
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	44.4%	15:58
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	2	2	+1	0	2	0	0	0	100%	17:42
Number 37 M. Ellis	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	83.3%	08:45
Number 42 N. Gerbe	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	0	0		15:08
Number 63 T. Ennis	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		17:13
Number 4 S. Montador	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0	0	0		22:41
Number 6 M. Weber	D	0	0	0	+1	5	1	0	2	0		12:20
Number 17 M. Gragnani	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		14:02
Number 34 C. Butler	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0		21:36
Number 44 A. Sekera	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	2	0		25:01
Number 57 T. Myers	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	3	0		22:01

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 J. Enroth	25	23	2	.920	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	15:16	Tampa Bay Lightning	Dana Tyrell	Interference	2
1st	15:29	Tampa Bay Lightning	Mike Lundin	Delaying game puck over glass	2
2nd	04:30	Tampa Bay Lightning	Ryan Malone	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	04:30	Buffalo Sabres	Mike Weber	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	05:04	Buffalo Sabres	Tyler Myers	Cross checking	2
2nd	05:23	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vincent Lecavalier	Interference	2
2nd	11:25	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Butler	Slashing	2

Game information

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: Guy Boucher
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Dennis LaRue, Greg Kimmerly
Linesmen: Greg Devorski, David Brisebois
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Eric Brewer, Matt Smaby, Randy Jones
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Mike Grier, Jochen Hecht, Jordan Leopold, Ryan Miller, Shaone Morrisonn, Patrick Kaleta

2010-2011 season series

Every Tampa Bay Lightning and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2010-2011 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Buffalo Sabres 1	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Nov 20, 2010
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Dec 18, 2010
Buffalo Sabres 7 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tue, Feb 8, 2011
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Apr 5, 2011

Other NHL games on Apr 5

Other NHL games on Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2	Final/SO	Game page: Washington Capitals at Toronto Maple Leafs, Tue, Apr 5, 2011
New Jersey Devils 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins, Tue, Apr 5, 2011
Chicago Blackhawks 1 at Montreal Canadiens 2	Final/OT	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Apr 5, 2011
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Ottawa Senators 5	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Ottawa Senators, Tue, Apr 5, 2011
Colorado Avalanche 1 at St. Louis Blues 3	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at St. Louis Blues, Tue, Apr 5, 2011
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Nashville Predators 6	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Nashville Predators, Tue, Apr 5, 2011
Columbus Blue Jackets 0 at Dallas Stars 3	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Dallas Stars, Tue, Apr 5, 2011
Vancouver Canucks 0 at Edmonton Oilers 2	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Edmonton Oilers, Tue, Apr 5, 2011

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