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Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning

Amalie Arena, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–2 on Thursday, January 12, 2017 at home.

Team Goals 2016-2017 record
Buffalo Sabres 2 33-37-12
at Tampa Bay Lightning 4 42-30-10

Goals by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 1 0 1 2
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 2 1 4

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 6 9 11 26
Tampa Bay Lightning 9 8 12 29

Three stars

  1. O. Palat, Tampa Bay Lightning (2 goals, 1 assist)
  2. N. Kucherov, Tampa Bay Lightning (1 goal)
  3. B. Bishop, Tampa Bay Lightning (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 02:58 Buffalo Sabres Matt Moulson (9) Zemgus Girgensons (5), Taylor Fedun (6) Even strength BUF 1, TBL 0
1st 05:37 Tampa Bay Lightning Ondrej Palat (8) Tyler Johnson (13), Jonathan Drouin (15) Power play BUF 1, TBL 1
2nd 05:18 Tampa Bay Lightning Ondrej Palat (9) Nikita Nesterov (7), Vladislav Namestnikov (12) Even strength BUF 1, TBL 2
2nd 12:58 Tampa Bay Lightning Nikita Kucherov (17) Victor Hedman (31), Ondrej Palat (12) Even strength BUF 1, TBL 3
3rd 10:30 Buffalo Sabres Evander Kane (11) Jack Eichel (7), Justin Falk (2) Even strength BUF 2, TBL 3
3rd 19:42 Tampa Bay Lightning Anton Stralman (2) Valtteri Filppula (20), Brian Boyle (4) Power play, Empty net BUF 2, TBL 4

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

Team stats

Stat Buffalo Sabres Tampa Bay Lightning
Shots on goal 26 29
Power play 0 of 4 2 of 5
Penalty minutes 30 18
Hits 31 19
Blocked shots 15 11
Giveaways 11 8
Takeaways 7 4
Faceoffs won 26/54 (48.1%) 28/54 (51.9%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
9 E. Kane L 1 0 1 +1 16 7 1 2 0 19:07
12 B. Gionta R 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 0 0 15:22
15 J. Eichel C 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 0 45.5% 21:59
21 K. Okposo R 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 0 0 20:40
23 S. Reinhart C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 1 0 50% 19:13
26 M. Moulson L 1 0 1 +1 0 3 0 0 0 09:24
28 Z. Girgensons C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 3 0 0 45.5% 14:47
44 N. Deslauriers L 0 0 0 +1 0 0 5 0 0 05:48
48 W. Carrier L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 07:45
56 J. Bailey R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 08:02
82 M. Foligno L 0 0 0 -1 10 0 9 1 0 14:00
90 R. O'Reilly C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 2 0 60% 22:24
6 C. Franson D 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 19:53
29 J. McCabe D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 2 0 20:32
38 T. Fedun D 0 1 1 +2 0 0 0 0 0 13:15
41 J. Falk D 0 1 1 +2 0 0 3 0 0 13:26
47 Z. Bogosian D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 19:44
55 R. Ristolainen D 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 5 0 27:20
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
31 A. Nilsson 28 25 3 .893 59:19 Loss

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player
9 T. Johnson C 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 50% 17:54
11 B. Boyle C 0 1 1 -1 0 1 4 0 0 100% 12:58
13 C. Paquette C 0 0 0 -1 5 1 3 0 0 57.1% 12:10
15 M. Bournival L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 0 08:46
17 A. Killorn L 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 20:22
18 O. Palat L 2 1 3 +2 0 5 0 2 1 19:39
27 J. Drouin L 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 14:44
51 V. Filppula C 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 0 0 60% 17:25
61 G. Dumont C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 75% 10:06
63 M. Peca C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 09:57
86 N. Kucherov R 1 0 1 +2 2 4 0 1 0 18:21
90 V. Namestnikov C 0 1 1 +2 0 4 0 0 0 33.3% 17:01
5 J. Garrison D 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 22:01
6 A. Stralman D 1 0 1 +1 0 3 1 2 1 21:45
55 B. Coburn D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 16:00
62 A. Sustr D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 2 0 19:15
77 V. Hedman D 0 1 1 0 5 1 0 2 0 18:58
89 N. Nesterov D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 14:38
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie
30 B. Bishop 26 24 2 .923 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 03:54 Buffalo Sabres Kyle Okposo Slashing 2
1st 05:12 Buffalo Sabres Evander Kane Hooking 2
1st 11:08 Tampa Bay Lightning Alex Killorn Slashing 2
2nd 13:20 Tampa Bay Lightning Ben Bishop High sticking 2
2nd 20:00 Tampa Bay Lightning Victor Hedman Fighting (major) 5
2nd 20:00 Buffalo Sabres Marcus Foligno Fighting (major) 5
3rd 00:44 Tampa Bay Lightning Nikita Kucherov Slashing 2
3rd 10:41 Tampa Bay Lightning Ben Bishop Delaying game 2
3rd 15:27 Tampa Bay Lightning Cedric Paquette Fighting (major) 5
3rd 15:27 Buffalo Sabres Marcus Foligno Fighting (major) 5
3rd 15:27 Buffalo Sabres Brian Gionta Roughing 2
3rd 17:43 Buffalo Sabres Evander Kane High sticking 2
3rd 17:43 Buffalo Sabres Evander Kane Unsportsmanlike conduct 2
3rd 17:43 Buffalo Sabres Evander Kane Misconduct (misconduct) 10

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Dan Bylsma
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
Jon Cooper
Referees
Trevor Hanson, Evgeny Romasko
Linesmen
Pierre Racicot, Jonny Murray
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Josh Gorges, Robin Lehner
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
Ryan Callahan, Luke Witkowski

2016-2017 season series

Matchup Status Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Buffalo Sabres 1 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Buffalo Sabres 1 Final/SO Game page
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Jan 12

Matchup Status Details
Vancouver Canucks 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 5 Final/SO Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Ottawa Senators 4 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 1 at Nashville Predators 2 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Minnesota Wild 7 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Dallas Stars 5 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 4 at Colorado Avalanche 1 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 2 at Edmonton Oilers 3 Final/OT Game page
St. Louis Blues 1 at Los Angeles Kings 5 Final Game page

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