Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning

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Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Buffalo Sabres 3–0 on Saturday, October 22, 2011 at home.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team Goals 2011-2012 record
Buffalo Sabres 0 39-32-11
at Tampa Bay Lightning 3 38-36-8

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Buffalo Sabres 8 8 5 21
Tampa Bay Lightning 7 10 9 26

Three stars

  1. M. Garon, Tampa Bay Lightning (goaltender)
  2. V. Hedman, Tampa Bay Lightning (1 goal)
  3. B. Connolly, Tampa Bay Lightning (1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
2nd 04:51 Tampa Bay Lightning Pavel Kubina (1) Steven Stamkos (1), Teddy Purcell (1) Even strength BUF 0, TBL 1
3rd 08:30 Tampa Bay Lightning Martin St. Louis (1) Vincent Lecavalier (1), Brett Connolly (1) Even strength BUF 0, TBL 2
3rd 18:33 Tampa Bay Lightning Victor Hedman (1) Martin St. Louis (1) Even strength, Empty net BUF 0, TBL 3

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

Team stats

Team stats, Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning
Stat Buffalo Sabres Tampa Bay Lightning
Shots on goal 21 26
Power play 0 of 3 0 of 1
Penalty minutes 4 8
Hits 21 20
Blocked shots 6 22
Giveaways 5 7
Takeaways 4 9
Faceoffs won 25/52 (48.1%) 27/52 (51.9%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 8 C. McCormick C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 05:44
Number 9 D. Roy C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 1 40% 18:21
Number 21 D. Stafford R 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 0 16:04
Number 22 B. Boyes R 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 100% 09:08
Number 23 V. Leino L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 60% 17:34
Number 26 T. Vanek L 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 0 22:33
Number 28 P. Gaustad C 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 54.5% 15:35
Number 29 J. Pominville R 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 0 20% 19:34
Number 36 P. Kaleta R 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 15:26
Number 42 N. Gerbe C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 100% 15:22
Number 63 T. Ennis R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00:35
Number 72 L. Adam C 0 0 0 -2 2 0 1 0 41.7% 20:30
Number 3 J. Leopold D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 0 22:27
Number 10 C. Ehrhoff D 0 0 0 -3 0 1 1 0 22:31
Number 17 M. Gragnani D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 18:42
Number 24 R. Regehr D 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 16:27
Number 44 A. Sekera D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 20:17
Number 57 T. Myers D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 1 19:36
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 30 R. Miller 25 23 2 .920 59:34 Loss

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 4 V. Lecavalier C 0 1 1 +2 0 0 0 1 33.3% 16:19
Number 9 S. Downie R 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 12:18
Number 11 T. Pyatt L 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 0 14:38
Number 12 R. Malone L 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 15:26
Number 14 B. Connolly R 0 1 1 +1 0 7 1 0 13:06
Number 16 T. Purcell L 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 0 13:48
Number 18 A. Hall R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 62.5% 14:36
Number 19 D. Moore C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 1 60% 14:49
Number 26 M. St. Louis R 1 1 2 +2 2 3 0 1 16:22
Number 44 N. Thompson C 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 100% 14:51
Number 49 B. Jones C 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 33.3% 11:12
Number 91 S. Stamkos C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 1 54.5% 15:47
Number 2 E. Brewer D 0 0 0 +2 0 2 2 0 22:44
Number 7 B. Clark D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 2 2 20:06
Number 13 P. Kubina D 1 0 1 +1 0 2 3 3 22:03
Number 47 M. Bergeron D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 16:20
Number 77 V. Hedman D 1 0 1 +2 2 2 0 5 22:57
Number 97 M. Gilroy D 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 14:38
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 32 M. Garon 21 21 0 1.000 60:00 Win

Penalties

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 06:21 Tampa Bay Lightning Steve Downie Roughing 2
1st 06:21 Buffalo Sabres Patrick Kaleta Roughing 2
2nd 06:38 Tampa Bay Lightning Blair Jones Interference 2
2nd 10:25 Buffalo Sabres Luke Adam Delaying game puck over glass 2
3rd 04:46 Tampa Bay Lightning Martin St. Louis Hooking 2
3rd 12:07 Tampa Bay Lightning Victor Hedman Delaying game 2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
Guy Boucher
Referees
Mike Hasenfratz, Dan O'Rourke
Linesmen
Darren Gibbs, Derek Amell
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Jochen Hecht, Matt Ellis, Mike Weber
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
Bruno Gervais, Ryan Shannon, Mattias Ritola

2011-2012 season series

Other NHL games on Oct 22

Other NHL games on Saturday, October 22, 2011
Matchup Status Details
Nashville Predators 2 at Calgary Flames 0 Final Game page: Nashville Predators at Calgary Flames, Sat, Oct 22, 2011
Minnesota Wild 2 at Vancouver Canucks 3 Final/OT Game page: Minnesota Wild at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Oct 22, 2011
San Jose Sharks 4 at Boston Bruins 2 Final Game page: San Jose Sharks at Boston Bruins, Sat, Oct 22, 2011
Toronto Maple Leafs 5 at Montreal Canadiens 4 Final/OT Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Oct 22, 2011
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Ottawa Senators 4 Final Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Oct 22, 2011
St. Louis Blues 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 2 Final Game page: St. Louis Blues at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Oct 22, 2011
New Jersey Devils 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 Final Game page: New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Oct 22, 2011
Detroit Red Wings 1 at Washington Capitals 7 Final Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Washington Capitals, Sat, Oct 22, 2011
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Winnipeg Jets 5 Final Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Winnipeg Jets, Sat, Oct 22, 2011
New York Islanders 2 at Florida Panthers 4 Final Game page: New York Islanders at Florida Panthers, Sat, Oct 22, 2011
Colorado Avalanche 5 at Chicago Blackhawks 4 Final/SO Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Chicago Blackhawks, Sat, Oct 22, 2011
New York Rangers 0 at Edmonton Oilers 2 Final Game page: New York Rangers at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Oct 22, 2011
Dallas Stars 0 at Los Angeles Kings 1 Final Game page: Dallas Stars at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Oct 22, 2011

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