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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 Sunday, April 9, 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 0 2 2 4

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 7 5 16 28
Tampa Bay Lightning 13 14 10 37

Three stars

  1. B. Point, Tampa Bay Lightning (2 goals, 1 assist)
  2. A. Vasilevskiy, Tampa Bay Lightning (goaltender)
  3. V. Hedman, Tampa Bay Lightning (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 13:56 Buffalo Sabres William Carrier (5) Alex Nylander (1), Zach Bogosian (9) Even strength BUF 1, TBL 0
2nd 05:59 Tampa Bay Lightning Brayden Point (17) Victor Hedman (56), Jake Dotchin (11) Even strength BUF 1, TBL 1
2nd 12:20 Tampa Bay Lightning Braydon Coburn (5) Vladislav Namestnikov (18), Alex Killorn (17) Shorthanded BUF 1, TBL 2
3rd 11:17 Buffalo Sabres Evander Kane (28) Brian Gionta (20), Ryan O'Reilly (35) Even strength BUF 2, TBL 2
3rd 18:36 Tampa Bay Lightning Brayden Point (18) Nikita Kucherov (45), Anton Stralman (16) Even strength BUF 2, TBL 3
3rd 19:59 Tampa Bay Lightning Victor Hedman (16) Anton Stralman (17), Brayden Point (22) Even strength, 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 28 37
Power play 0 of 1 0 of 3
Penalty minutes 6 2
Hits 17 14
Blocked shots 12 10
Giveaways 8 11
Takeaways 6 4
Faceoffs won 33/66 (50%) 33/66 (50%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
9 E. Kane L 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 15:51
12 B. Gionta R 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 66.7% 15:44
15 J. Eichel C 0 0 0 -1 2 4 0 0 38.5% 17:46
23 S. Reinhart C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 16:56
26 M. Moulson L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 13:12
28 Z. Girgensons C 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 33.3% 15:19
44 N. Deslauriers L 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 12:36
48 W. Carrier L 1 0 1 -1 2 2 1 0 11:20
63 T. Ennis R 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 1 17:24
70 A. Nylander L 0 1 1 -2 0 0 0 2 11:25
71 E. Rodrigues C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 42.9% 13:11
90 R. O'Reilly C 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 66.7% 17:08
4 J. Gorges D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 16:14
6 C. Franson D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 4 0 16:03
29 J. McCabe D 0 0 0 +1 0 3 0 0 19:40
47 Z. Bogosian D 0 1 1 +1 0 3 0 1 20:30
55 R. Ristolainen D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 21:45
77 D. Kulikov D 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 2 23:12
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
35 L. Ullmark 36 33 3 .917 58:44 Loss

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player
17 A. Killorn L 0 1 1 +2 0 3 0 0 16:13
18 O. Palat L 0 0 0 +2 0 1 1 0 17:40
19 C. Conacher C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 13:59
21 B. Point C 2 1 3 +3 0 5 2 0 50% 18:40
23 J. Brown R 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 12:05
27 J. Drouin L 0 0 0 -2 0 6 0 0 25% 16:25
33 G. McKegg C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 66.7% 10:51
61 G. Dumont C 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 62.5% 13:13
65 Y. Gourde C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 40% 16:35
73 A. Erne L 0 0 0 -2 0 0 4 1 13:01
86 N. Kucherov R 0 1 1 +2 0 3 0 0 17:48
90 V. Namestnikov C 0 1 1 -1 0 3 1 1 55.6% 17:08
6 A. Stralman D 0 2 2 +1 0 4 0 2 23:25
28 L. Witkowski D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 16:25
55 B. Coburn D 1 0 1 +1 0 2 1 1 18:06
59 J. Dotchin D 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 17:07
62 A. Sustr D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 0 15:48
77 V. Hedman D 1 1 2 +1 0 2 1 1 23:31
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie
88 A. Vasilevskiy 28 26 2 .929 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
2nd 07:12 Buffalo Sabres Jack Eichel Slashing 2
2nd 10:26 Tampa Bay Lightning JT Brown High sticking 2
2nd 12:45 Buffalo Sabres Zemgus Girgensons Slashing 2
2nd 14:58 Buffalo Sabres William Carrier Boarding 2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Dan Bylsma
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
Jon Cooper
Referees
Jon McIsaac, Marc Joannette
Linesmen
Tony Sericolo, Jonny Murray
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Kyle Okposo, Justin Falk, Anders Nilsson, Marcus Foligno, Taylor Fedun, Sean Malone, C.J. Smith
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
Jason Garrison, Tyler Johnson, Cedric Paquette

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 Apr 9

Matchup Status Details
New Jersey Devils 1 at Detroit Red Wings 4 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 2 at New York Islanders 4 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 2 at St. Louis Blues 3 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at New York Rangers 3 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 3 Final/SO Game page
Florida Panthers 2 at Washington Capitals 0 Final Game page
Los Angeles Kings 3 at Anaheim Ducks 4 Final/OT Game page
Vancouver Canucks 2 at Edmonton Oilers 5 Final Game page

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