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Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning

St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Buffalo Sabres 3–1 on Saturday, December 18, 2010 at home.

Team Goals 2010-2011 record
Buffalo Sabres 1 43-29-10
at Tampa Bay Lightning 3 46-25-11

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 7 5 11 23
Tampa Bay Lightning 10 18 9 37

Three stars

  1. N. Thompson, Tampa Bay Lightning
  2. R. Malone, Tampa Bay Lightning (1 assist)
  3. D. Tyrell, Tampa Bay Lightning

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
2nd 12:16 Tampa Bay Lightning Simon Gagne (1) Vincent Lecavalier (1), Martin St. Louis (1) Power play BUF 0, TBL 1
2nd 18:10 Tampa Bay Lightning Steven Stamkos (1) Martin St. Louis (2), Ryan Malone (1) Even strength BUF 0, TBL 2
2nd 19:12 Buffalo Sabres Jason Pominville (1) Jochen Hecht (1), Andrej Sekera (1) Even strength BUF 1, TBL 2
3rd 19:58 Tampa Bay Lightning Martin St. Louis (1) Steven Stamkos (1), Mattias Ohlund (1) Even strength, Empty net BUF 1, TBL 3

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

Team stats

Stat Buffalo Sabres Tampa Bay Lightning
Shots on goal 23 37
Power play 0 of 5 1 of 4
Penalty minutes 8 10
Hits 18 19
Blocked shots 10 17
Giveaways 8 4
Takeaways 5 10
Faceoffs won 26/58 (44.8%) 32/58 (55.2%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
8 C. McCormick C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 55.6% 13:16
9 D. Roy C 0 0 0 -2 2 2 2 1 0 70% 19:55
19 T. Connolly C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 41.7% 12:14
20 R. Niedermayer C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 100% 12:53
21 D. Stafford R 0 0 0 -2 0 4 0 0 0 18:06
25 M. Grier R 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 13:00
26 T. Vanek L 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 0 0 16:22
28 P. Gaustad C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 40% 12:22
29 J. Pominville R 1 0 1 +1 0 4 1 0 0 16.7% 18:41
36 P. Kaleta R 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 11:57
55 J. Hecht C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 0 0 28.6% 15:28
63 T. Ennis R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14:31
3 J. Leopold D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 24:43
4 S. Montador D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 19:33
6 M. Weber D 0 0 0 0 4 1 3 3 0 13:18
34 C. Butler D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 11:19
44 A. Sekera D 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 23:06
57 T. Myers D 0 0 0 -1 2 4 0 0 0 22:28
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
30 R. Miller 36 34 2 .944 58:57 Loss

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player
4 V. Lecavalier C 0 1 1 -1 0 4 0 0 0 69.2% 16:16
6 R. Malone L 0 1 1 +1 2 5 6 0 0 66.7% 15:49
10 S. Bergenheim L 0 0 0 -1 2 2 2 0 0 100% 15:49
12 S. Gagne L 1 0 1 -1 0 2 0 0 1 16:06
16 T. Purcell L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10:14
18 A. Hall R 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 50% 17:24
19 D. Moore C 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 20% 12:24
26 M. St. Louis R 1 2 3 +2 0 3 1 1 0 19:29
42 D. Tyrell C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 14:19
44 N. Thompson C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 2 0 70% 18:07
91 S. Stamkos C 1 1 2 +2 0 6 1 0 0 46.2% 19:37
5 M. Ohlund D 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 19:02
7 B. Clark D 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 18:39
8 R. Jones D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 0 17:35
13 P. Kubina D 0 0 0 +1 2 2 1 1 0 18:51
32 M. Smaby D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 03:43
39 M. Lundin D 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 16:01
77 V. Hedman D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 2 0 0 20:35
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie
41 M. Smith 23 22 1 .957 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 03:05 Buffalo Sabres Mike Weber Cross checking 2
1st 19:06 Tampa Bay Lightning Dominic Moore Holding 2
2nd 02:47 Tampa Bay Lightning Ryan Malone Interference 2
2nd 05:31 Tampa Bay Lightning Pavel Kubina Slashing 2
2nd 10:25 Buffalo Sabres Mike Weber Tripping 2
2nd 12:34 Buffalo Sabres Derek Roy Hooking 2
3rd 03:47 Tampa Bay Lightning Sean Bergenheim High sticking 2
3rd 10:55 Tampa Bay Lightning Mike Lundin Hooking 2
3rd 12:38 Buffalo Sabres Tyler Myers Tripping 2
3rd 14:15 Buffalo Sabres Chris Butler Ps hooking on breakaway (penalty shot) 0

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
Guy Boucher
Referees
Paul Devorski, Frederick L'Ecuyer
Linesmen
Shane Heyer, Steve Miller
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Craig Rivet, Shaone Morrisonn, Nathan Gerbe
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
Mattias Ritola

2010-2011 season series

Matchup Status Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Buffalo Sabres 1 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 7 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Buffalo Sabres 4 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 18

Matchup Status Details
New York Rangers 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 4 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 2 at Boston Bruins 3 Final Game page
Phoenix Coyotes 4 at New York Islanders 3 Final/SO Game page
Anaheim Ducks 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 4 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 1 at Atlanta Thrashers 7 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 1 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Vancouver Canucks 4 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 4 at St. Louis Blues 1 Final Game page
Los Angeles Kings 6 at Nashville Predators 1 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 3 at Calgary Flames 1 Final Game page

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