Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning

Tuesday, February 26, 2013, 7:30 PM ET Tampa Bay Times Forum, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 2–1 on Tuesday, February 26, 2013 on the road.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	Goals	2012-2013 record
Buffalo Sabres	2	21-21-6
at Tampa Bay Lightning	1	18-26-4

Goals by period

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

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	5	10	6	21
Tampa Bay Lightning	5	14	12	31

Three stars

R. Miller, Buffalo Sabres (goaltender)
T. Vanek, Buffalo Sabres (2 assists)
S. Stamkos, Tampa Bay Lightning (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	01:24	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steven Stamkos (1)	Teddy Purcell (1), Cory Conacher (1)	Even strength	BUF 0, TBL 1
1st	10:02	Buffalo Sabres	Cody Hodgson (1)	Andrej Sekera (1), Thomas Vanek (1)	Even strength	BUF 1, TBL 1
3rd	00:52	Buffalo Sabres	Tyler Myers (1)	Thomas Vanek (2), Cody Hodgson (1)	Even strength	BUF 2, TBL 1

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	31
Power play	0 of 1	0 of 6
Penalty minutes	12	2
Hits	20	21
Blocked shots	14	8
Giveaways	9	10
Takeaways	3	5
Faceoffs won	27/55 (49.1%)	28/55 (50.9%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

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 S. Ott	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	4	0	46.7%	19:31
Number 12 K. Porter	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	40%	15:27
Number 19 C. Hodgson	C	1	1	2	+2	0	2	0	0	55.6%	19:51
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		13:41
Number 25 M. Grigorenko	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	25%	05:25
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	2	2	+2	0	2	0	0		18:18
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	0	0	+2	0	2	1	0	50%	20:04
Number 36 P. Kaleta	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3		10:27
Number 42 N. Gerbe	C	0	0	0	-1	2	3	2	0		14:07
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		05:52
Number 63 T. Ennis	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	80%	15:18
Number 82 M. Foligno	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0		10:17
Number 6 M. Weber	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2		19:22
Number 10 C. Ehrhoff	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	1	1		20:29
Number 24 R. Regehr	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	2		24:07
Number 27 A. Pardy	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		14:17
Number 44 A. Sekera	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	2		22:37
Number 57 T. Myers	D	1	0	1	0	4	1	1	1		18:50

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	31	30	1	.968	60:00	Win

Tampa Bay Lightning

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	0	0	2	1	1	52%	21:44
Number 11 T. Pyatt	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		13:25
Number 16 T. Purcell	L	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0		19:12
Number 17 A. Killorn	L	0	0	0	-2	0	4	1	0		12:38
Number 19 B. Crombeen	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		09:03
Number 26 M. St. Louis	R	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0		23:01
Number 44 N. Thompson	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	1	36.4%	13:51
Number 67 B. Pouliot	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	66.7%	19:02
Number 71 R. Panik	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		08:36
Number 89 C. Conacher	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0		17:19
Number 91 S. Stamkos	C	1	0	1	0	0	8	0	0	75%	24:28
Number 2 E. Brewer	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	3	1		20:15
Number 3 K. Aulie	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		11:09
Number 6 S. Salo	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1		09:19
Number 15 B. Lee	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	5	2		12:45
Number 25 M. Carle	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	2		22:45
Number 47 M. Bergeron	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0		15:52
Number 77 V. Hedman	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	0		24:55

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 M. Garon	21	19	2	.905	58:41	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:57	Tampa Bay Lightning	Brian Lee	Delaying game puck over glass	2
1st	10:38	Buffalo Sabres	Nathan Gerbe	Holding the stick	2
1st	13:56	Buffalo Sabres	Robyn Regehr	Interference	2
2nd	05:15	Buffalo Sabres	Tyler Myers	High sticking	2
2nd	07:38	Buffalo Sabres	Drew Stafford	High sticking	2
2nd	08:53	Buffalo Sabres	Tyler Myers	Hooking	2
3rd	04:54	Buffalo Sabres	Christian Ehrhoff	Tripping	2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Ron Rolston
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: Guy Boucher
Referees: Mike Hasenfratz, Chris Lee
Linesmen: Pierre Racicot, Don Henderson
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Jordan Leopold, John Scott, TJ Brennan
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Adam Hall, Brendan Mikkelson, Pierre-Cedric Labrie

2012-2013 season series

Every Buffalo Sabres and Tampa Bay Lightning game in the 2012-2013 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tue, Feb 26, 2013
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tue, Mar 26, 2013
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres, Sun, Apr 14, 2013

Other NHL games on Feb 26

Other NHL games on Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Matchup	Status	Details
Winnipeg Jets 4 at New York Rangers 3	Final	Game page: Winnipeg Jets at New York Rangers, Tue, Feb 26, 2013
Carolina Hurricanes 0 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals, Tue, Feb 26, 2013
Dallas Stars 5 at Columbus Blue Jackets 4	Final/OT	Game page: Dallas Stars at Columbus Blue Jackets, Tue, Feb 26, 2013
Boston Bruins 4 at New York Islanders 1	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at New York Islanders, Tue, Feb 26, 2013
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Florida Panthers 6	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Florida Panthers, Tue, Feb 26, 2013
Calgary Flames 1 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final/OT	Game page: Calgary Flames at Minnesota Wild, Tue, Feb 26, 2013
Phoenix Coyotes 4 at Vancouver Canucks 2	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Vancouver Canucks, Tue, Feb 26, 2013
Colorado Avalanche 2 at San Jose Sharks 3	Final/SO	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at San Jose Sharks, Tue, Feb 26, 2013

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