Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres

Saturday, February 11, 2012, 7:00 PM ET First Niagara Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Buffalo Sabres 2–1 on Saturday, February 11, 2012 on the road.

Final score, Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2011-2012 record
Tampa Bay Lightning	2	38-36-8
at Buffalo Sabres	1	39-32-11

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

Shots on goal by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	12	11	5	28
Buffalo Sabres	6	7	14	27

Scoring summary

Every goal, Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	07:31	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steve Downie (1)	Victor Hedman (1), Steven Stamkos (1)	Even strength	TBL 1, BUF 0
2nd	13:16	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steven Stamkos (1)	Teddy Purcell (1)	Even strength	TBL 2, BUF 0
3rd	07:07	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Pominville (1)	Thomas Vanek (1), Mike Weber (1)	Even strength	TBL 2, BUF 1

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

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 4 V. Lecavalier	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	0	23.8%	19:55
Number 9 S. Downie	R	1	0	1	+2	0	4	0	0		16:09
Number 11 T. Pyatt	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		13:15
Number 14 B. Connolly	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100%	07:26
Number 16 T. Purcell	L	0	1	1	+2	0	3	0	1		18:41
Number 19 D. Moore	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	75%	18:52
Number 22 R. Shannon	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		12:57
Number 26 M. St. Louis	R	0	0	0	-1	0	6	1	0		21:45
Number 34 J. Wyman	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		08:47
Number 44 N. Thompson	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	40%	15:58
Number 91 S. Stamkos	C	1	1	2	+2	0	7	0	0	46.7%	24:44
Number 2 E. Brewer	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		19:34
Number 7 B. Clark	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		16:22
Number 13 P. Kubina	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3		18:58
Number 27 B. Gervais	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		17:08
Number 29 B. Mikkelson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1		14:20
Number 77 V. Hedman	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0	2		25:18
Number 97 M. Gilroy	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1		07:51

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 M. Garon	27	26	1	.963	60:00	Win

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 D. Roy	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	50%	20:38
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	1		15:37
Number 22 B. Boyes	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		08:51
Number 23 V. Leino	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	100%	16:03
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	1		16:41
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	63.2%	19:05
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	1	0	1	0	0	5	0	2	100%	19:00
Number 36 P. Kaleta	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	1		17:20
Number 37 M. Ellis	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100%	06:33
Number 42 N. Gerbe	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		13:40
Number 54 Z. Kassian	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0		09:44
Number 63 T. Ennis	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	3	58.3%	14:22
Number 3 J. Leopold	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	1		20:04
Number 6 M. Weber	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	3		16:49
Number 10 C. Ehrhoff	D	0	0	0	-2	2	0	2	1		22:17
Number 24 R. Regehr	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2		17:27
Number 44 A. Sekera	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	1		18:07
Number 57 T. Myers	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	0		23:02

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	28	26	2	.929	58:40	Loss

Penalties, Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	18:17	Buffalo Sabres	Christian Ehrhoff	Tripping	2
2nd	00:42	Buffalo Sabres	Jordan Leopold	Tripping	2
3rd	12:05	Buffalo Sabres	Zack Kassian	Slashing	2
3rd	15:27	Tampa Bay Lightning	JT Wyman	Tripping	2

Every Tampa Bay Lightning and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2011-2012 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 0 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Oct 22, 2011
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Oct 25, 2011
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Buffalo Sabres 1	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Feb 11, 2012
Buffalo Sabres 7 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning, Mon, Mar 19, 2012

Other NHL games on Saturday, February 11, 2012
Matchup	Status	Details
Nashville Predators 3 at Boston Bruins 4	Final/SO	Game page: Nashville Predators at Boston Bruins, Sat, Feb 11, 2012
Florida Panthers 3 at New Jersey Devils 1	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Feb 11, 2012
Los Angeles Kings 1 at New York Islanders 2	Final/OT	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at New York Islanders, Sat, Feb 11, 2012
New York Rangers 5 at Philadelphia Flyers 2	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Feb 11, 2012
Winnipeg Jets 5 at Pittsburgh Penguins 8	Final	Game page: Winnipeg Jets at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Feb 11, 2012
Edmonton Oilers 4 at Ottawa Senators 3	Final/OT	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Feb 11, 2012
Montreal Canadiens 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 0	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Feb 11, 2012
Colorado Avalanche 2 at St. Louis Blues 3	Final/OT	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Feb 11, 2012
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Minnesota Wild 1	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Minnesota Wild, Sat, Feb 11, 2012
Chicago Blackhawks 0 at Phoenix Coyotes 3	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Feb 11, 2012
Vancouver Canucks 2 at Calgary Flames 3	Final/SO	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Calgary Flames, Sat, Feb 11, 2012