Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning
· Amalie Arena, Tampa · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Buffalo Sabres 2–1 on Friday, January 9, 2015 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Tampa Bay Lightning |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
8 |
5 |
8 |
21 |
| Tampa Bay Lightning |
8 |
27 |
12 |
47 |
Three stars
- M. Neuvirth, Buffalo Sabres (goaltender)
- S. Stamkos, Tampa Bay Lightning (1 goal)
- R. Callahan, 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 |
| 1st |
03:51 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Valtteri Filppula (8) |
Ryan Callahan (19), Cedric Paquette (4) |
Even strength |
BUF 0, TBL 1 |
| 2nd |
00:50 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Cody McCormick (1) |
Patrick Kaleta (3) |
Shorthanded |
BUF 1, TBL 1 |
| 3rd |
14:42 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Steven Stamkos (22) |
Jonathan Drouin (15), Alex Killorn (9) |
Even strength |
BUF 1, TBL 2 |
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 |
47 |
| Power play |
0 of 3 |
0 of 4 |
| Penalty minutes |
8 |
6 |
| Hits |
13 |
15 |
| Blocked shots |
12 |
11 |
| Giveaways |
5 |
9 |
| Takeaways |
4 |
8 |
| Faceoffs won |
22/58 (37.9%) |
36/58 (62.1%) |
Box score
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 8 C. McCormick |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
43.8% |
12:21 |
| Number 19 C. Hodgson |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:19 |
| Number 21 D. Stafford |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
10:27 |
| Number 25 M. Grigorenko |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
20% |
12:22 |
| Number 26 M. Moulson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:17 |
| Number 28 Z. Girgensons |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
41.7% |
18:51 |
| Number 36 P. Kaleta |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
10:30 |
| Number 44 N. Deslauriers |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
15:56 |
| Number 63 T. Ennis |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
|
19:32 |
| Number 65 B. Flynn |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
60% |
17:43 |
| Number 80 C. Stewart |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:20 |
| Number 84 P. Varone |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
30.8% |
13:14 |
| Number 4 J. Gorges |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
|
26:55 |
| Number 6 M. Weber |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
|
19:49 |
| Number 41 A. Meszaros |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
|
21:03 |
| Number 55 R. Ristolainen |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
|
16:51 |
| Number 57 T. Myers |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
23:09 |
| Number 61 A. Benoit |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
|
11:56 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 34 M. Neuvirth |
47 |
45 |
2 |
.957 |
59:25 |
Loss |
Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 9 T. Johnson |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
66.7% |
19:34 |
| Number 10 B. Morrow |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
08:08 |
| Number 11 B. Boyle |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
77.8% |
11:01 |
| Number 13 C. Paquette |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
|
14:25 |
| Number 14 B. Connolly |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
08:24 |
| Number 17 A. Killorn |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
71.4% |
17:41 |
| Number 18 O. Palat |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:39 |
| Number 24 R. Callahan |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
100% |
18:07 |
| Number 27 J. Drouin |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
15:06 |
| Number 51 V. Filppula |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
40% |
17:08 |
| Number 86 N. Kucherov |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:26 |
| Number 91 S. Stamkos |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
63.6% |
17:48 |
| Number 5 J. Garrison |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
|
18:09 |
| Number 6 A. Stralman |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
|
22:30 |
| Number 25 M. Carle |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:20 |
| Number 62 A. Sustr |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
|
18:14 |
| Number 77 V. Hedman |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
|
21:50 |
| Number 89 N. Nesterov |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:34 |
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 30 B. Bishop |
21 |
20 |
1 |
.952 |
59:52 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
09:15 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Tyler Myers |
Illegal check to head |
2 |
| 1st |
13:49 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Tyler Ennis |
Roughing |
2 |
| 1st |
16:02 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Brenden Morrow |
Tripping |
2 |
| 1st |
20:00 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Tyler Myers |
Roughing |
2 |
| 3rd |
11:30 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Nikita Nesterov |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
16:42 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Tyler Ennis |
High sticking |
2 |
| 3rd |
19:56 |
Tampa Bay Lightning |
Alex Killorn |
Holding the stick |
2 |
Game information
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Ted Nolan
- Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
- Jon Cooper
- Referees
- Dan O'Rourke, Frederick L'Ecuyer
- Linesmen
- Pierre Racicot, Brad Lazarowich
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Brian Gionta, Tyson Strachan, Nikita Zadorov
- Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
- Mark Barberio, Radko Gudas, JT Brown
2014-2015 season series
Every Buffalo Sabres and Tampa Bay Lightning game in the 2014-2015 season
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Tampa Bay Lightning
1
 at Buffalo Sabres
2
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Dec 2, 2014
|
|
Buffalo Sabres
0
at Tampa Bay Lightning
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Dec 4, 2014
|
|
Tampa Bay Lightning
5
at Buffalo Sabres
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Dec 31, 2014
|
|
Buffalo Sabres
1
at Tampa Bay Lightning
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning, Fri, Jan 9, 2015
|
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Buffalo Sabres
0
at Tampa Bay Lightning
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tue, Mar 3, 2015
|
Other NHL games on Jan 9
Other NHL games on Friday, January 9, 2015
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 New York Islanders
3
 at New Jersey Devils
2
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: New York Islanders at New Jersey Devils, Fri, Jan 9, 2015
|
 Columbus Blue Jackets
2
 at Toronto Maple Leafs
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Toronto Maple Leafs, Fri, Jan 9, 2015
|
 Florida Panthers
6
 at Calgary Flames
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Florida Panthers at Calgary Flames, Fri, Jan 9, 2015
|
 Chicago Blackhawks
2
 at Edmonton Oilers
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Edmonton Oilers, Fri, Jan 9, 2015
|
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