Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres

Saturday, March 4, 2017, 7:00 PM ET KeyBank Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Buffalo Sabres 2–1 in a shootout on Saturday, March 4, 2017 on the road.

Final score, Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2016-2017 record
Tampa Bay Lightning	2	42-30-10
at Buffalo Sabres	1	33-37-12

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	8	10	9	5	0	32
Buffalo Sabres	15	9	6	2	0	32

Three stars

A. Vasilevskiy, Tampa Bay Lightning (goaltender)
T. Johnson, Tampa Bay Lightning (1 goal)
R. O'Reilly, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	19:48	Buffalo Sabres	Ryan O'Reilly (15)	Rasmus Ristolainen (35), Jack Eichel (26)	Power play	TBL 0, BUF 1
2nd	02:37	Tampa Bay Lightning	Tyler Johnson (19)	Victor Hedman (43), Nikita Kucherov (35)	Even strength	TBL 1, BUF 1

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

Shootout

Shootout attempts in order
Round	Team	Shooter	Result
1	Buffalo Sabres	Sam Reinhart	Saved
1	Tampa Bay Lightning	Brayden Point	Goal (winner)
2	Buffalo Sabres	Jack Eichel	Saved
2	Tampa Bay Lightning	Nikita Kucherov	Goal

Team stats

Team stats, Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres
Stat	Tampa Bay Lightning	Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal	32	32
Power play	0 of 2	1 of 3
Penalty minutes	6	4
Hits	17	29
Blocked shots	9	13
Giveaways	3	9
Takeaways	3	5
Faceoffs won	27/58 (46.6%)	31/58 (53.4%)

Box score

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 9 T. Johnson	C	1	0	1	+1	0	6	0	1	34.8%	23:47
Number 13 C. Paquette	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	45.5%	13:42
Number 17 A. Killorn	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		18:07
Number 18 O. Palat	L	0	0	0	+1	0	5	1	1	100%	22:07
Number 21 B. Point	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	72.7%	19:53
Number 23 J. Brown	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	100%	08:12
Number 27 J. Drouin	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		24:22
Number 61 G. Dumont	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	28.6%	08:03
Number 73 A. Erne	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		11:32
Number 86 N. Kucherov	R	0	1	1	+1	2	1	0	0		21:37
Number 90 V. Namestnikov	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	66.7%	14:06
Number 5 J. Garrison	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		25:02
Number 6 A. Stralman	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0		23:36
Number 28 L. Witkowski	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		09:51
Number 55 B. Coburn	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3		16:48
Number 59 J. Dotchin	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	3	0		18:18
Number 62 A. Sustr	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		12:40
Number 77 V. Hedman	D	0	1	1	+1	0	3	2	0		23:15

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 88 A. Vasilevskiy	32	31	1	.969	65:00	Win

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 E. Kane	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	0		22:31
Number 12 B. Gionta	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		16:36
Number 15 J. Eichel	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	41.7%	23:10
Number 23 S. Reinhart	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0		21:22
Number 26 M. Moulson	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	1	0	100%	12:37
Number 28 Z. Girgensons	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	2	0	70%	11:20
Number 44 N. Deslauriers	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0		08:50
Number 56 J. Bailey	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		07:11
Number 63 T. Ennis	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	0	0		12:32
Number 71 E. Rodrigues	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0	25%	14:03
Number 82 M. Foligno	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	0	0		16:04
Number 90 R. O'Reilly	C	1	0	1	0	0	5	1	0	1	59.3%	23:08
Number 4 J. Gorges	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	0	0		20:32
Number 6 C. Franson	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	3	0		19:36
Number 29 J. McCabe	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0		24:08
Number 47 Z. Bogosian	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		22:36
Number 55 R. Ristolainen	D	0	1	1	-1	0	1	4	1	0		33:13
Number 77 D. Kulikov	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		05:39

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 R. Lehner	32	31	1	.969	64:59	OT loss

Penalties

Penalties, Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	19:39	Tampa Bay Lightning	Nikita Kucherov	Hooking	2
2nd	06:44	Tampa Bay Lightning	Alex Killorn	Holding	2
3rd	06:04	Buffalo Sabres	Josh Gorges	Tripping	2
3rd	19:15	Tampa Bay Lightning	Anton Stralman	Interference	2
OT	01:47	Buffalo Sabres	Zemgus Girgensons	Interference	2

Game information

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: Jon Cooper
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Dan Bylsma
Referees: Tom Kowal, Tom Chmielewski
Linesmen: Devin Berg, David Brisebois
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Greg McKegg
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Kyle Okposo, Justin Falk

2016-2017 season series

Every Tampa Bay Lightning and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2016-2017 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Buffalo Sabres 1	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Nov 17, 2016
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Jan 12, 2017
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Buffalo Sabres 1	Final/SO	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Mar 4, 2017
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sun, Apr 9, 2017

Other NHL games on Mar 4

Other NHL games on Saturday, March 4, 2017
Matchup	Status	Details
New Jersey Devils 2 at Boston Bruins 3	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Boston Bruins, Sat, Mar 4, 2017
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Ottawa Senators 3	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Mar 4, 2017
Dallas Stars 2 at Florida Panthers 1	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Florida Panthers, Sat, Mar 4, 2017
Montreal Canadiens 4 at New York Rangers 1	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at New York Rangers, Sat, Mar 4, 2017
Colorado Avalanche 1 at Winnipeg Jets 6	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Winnipeg Jets, Sat, Mar 4, 2017
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Washington Capitals 2	Final/OT	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Washington Capitals, Sat, Mar 4, 2017
Chicago Blackhawks 5 at Nashville Predators 3	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Nashville Predators, Sat, Mar 4, 2017
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Edmonton Oilers 4	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Mar 4, 2017
Vancouver Canucks 4 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Mar 4, 2017