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Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres

KeyBank Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5–3 on Tuesday, February 13, 2018 at home.

Team Goals 2017-2018 record
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 54-23-5
at Buffalo Sabres 5 25-45-12

Goals by period

Team Total
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 1 1 3
Buffalo Sabres 1 2 2 5

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Tampa Bay Lightning 14 9 6 29
Buffalo Sabres 9 12 12 33

Three stars

  1. R. O'Reilly, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 2 assists)
  2. S. Wilson, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)
  3. N. Kucherov, Tampa Bay Lightning (1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 06:25 Buffalo Sabres Nick Baptiste (2) Zemgus Girgensons (5) Even strength TBL 0, BUF 1
1st 13:23 Tampa Bay Lightning Yanni Gourde (22) Nikita Kucherov (42), Victor Hedman (30) Power play TBL 1, BUF 1
2nd 01:16 Buffalo Sabres Sam Reinhart (12) Ryan O'Reilly (24), Evan Rodrigues (8) Power play TBL 1, BUF 2
2nd 13:19 Tampa Bay Lightning Vladislav Namestnikov (19) Unassisted Even strength TBL 2, BUF 2
2nd 15:47 Buffalo Sabres Scott Wilson (4) Casey Nelson (3), Victor Antipin (6) Even strength TBL 2, BUF 3
3rd 03:41 Buffalo Sabres Ryan O'Reilly (18) Kyle Okposo (25), Rasmus Ristolainen (22) Power play TBL 2, BUF 4
3rd 11:36 Tampa Bay Lightning Ryan Callahan (3) Mikhail Sergachev (22), Brayden Point (28) Even strength TBL 3, BUF 4
3rd 19:52 Buffalo Sabres Sam Reinhart (13) Ryan O'Reilly (25) Even strength, Empty net TBL 3, BUF 5

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

Team stats

Stat Tampa Bay Lightning Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal 29 33
Power play 1 of 5 2 of 3
Penalty minutes 6 10
Hits 14 18
Blocked shots 12 8
Giveaways 5 3
Takeaways 2 7
Faceoffs won 36/73 (49.3%) 37/73 (50.7%)

Box score

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player
9 T. Johnson C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 50% 17:37
14 C. Kunitz L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 10:24
17 A. Killorn L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 1 0 100% 21:56
21 B. Point C 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 56.3% 22:47
24 R. Callahan R 1 0 1 +2 0 2 1 0 0 14:38
37 Y. Gourde C 1 0 1 +2 0 1 0 0 1 50% 16:52
63 M. Peca C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 61.5% 11:58
73 A. Erne L 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 0 0 09:37
86 N. Kucherov R 0 1 1 -1 0 4 1 0 0 23:47
90 V. Namestnikov C 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 14.3% 14:23
91 S. Stamkos C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 50% 20:43
5 D. Girardi D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 0 16:41
6 A. Stralman D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 1 0 19:10
29 S. Koekkoek D 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 1 0 06:26
55 B. Coburn D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 14:14
59 J. Dotchin D 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 14:23
77 V. Hedman D 0 1 1 0 0 5 1 1 0 29:08
98 M. Sergachev D 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 12:09
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie
70 L. Domingue 32 28 4 .875 58:31 Loss

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
9 E. Kane L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 1 0 15:32
10 J. Josefson C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 1 0 09:46
13 N. Baptiste R 1 0 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 07:36
20 S. Wilson C 1 0 1 0 2 5 0 0 0 12:50
21 K. Okposo R 0 1 1 -1 2 1 1 0 0 75% 16:31
22 J. Larsson L 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 44.4% 14:06
23 S. Reinhart C 2 0 2 +1 0 4 0 0 1 100% 19:52
28 Z. Girgensons C 0 1 1 +1 4 1 0 0 0 10:15
29 J. Pominville R 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 100% 11:56
67 B. Pouliot L 0 0 0 +1 0 3 2 0 0 17:19
71 E. Rodrigues C 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 33.3% 17:00
90 R. O'Reilly C 1 2 3 0 0 6 0 1 1 59.5% 24:41
6 M. Scandella D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 2 0 0 18:52
8 C. Nelson D 0 1 1 +1 0 2 6 0 0 20:11
41 J. Falk D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 16:34
55 R. Ristolainen D 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 28:26
82 N. Beaulieu D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 17:42
93 V. Antipin D 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11:38
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
31 C. Johnson 29 26 3 .897 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 12:10 Buffalo Sabres Scott Wilson Closing hand on puck 2
1st 16:12 Buffalo Sabres Zemgus Girgensons Tripping 2
1st 20:00 Tampa Bay Lightning Slater Koekkoek High sticking 2
2nd 02:07 Tampa Bay Lightning Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
2nd 06:49 Buffalo Sabres Johan Larsson Slashing 2
2nd 06:56 Buffalo Sabres Zemgus Girgensons Tripping 2
3rd 02:21 Tampa Bay Lightning Jake Dotchin Slashing 2
3rd 09:32 Buffalo Sabres Kyle Okposo Tripping 2

Game information

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
Jon Cooper
Buffalo Sabres head coach
Phil Housley
Referees
Francis Charron, Trevor Hanson
Linesmen
Steve Barton, Brian Mach
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
Cory Conacher, Cedric Paquette, Andrej Sustr
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Josh Gorges, Jordan Nolan, Jack Eichel

2017-2018 season series

Matchup Status Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Buffalo Sabres 0 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Buffalo Sabres 5 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1 Final/OT Game page
Buffalo Sabres 5 at Tampa Bay Lightning 7 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Feb 13

Matchup Status Details
Calgary Flames 2 at Boston Bruins 5 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 4 at New York Islanders 1 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 5 at Philadelphia Flyers 4 Final/SO Game page
Ottawa Senators 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 6 Final Game page
Los Angeles Kings 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 7 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 1 at Detroit Red Wings 2 Final Game page
St. Louis Blues 3 at Nashville Predators 4 Final/OT Game page
New York Rangers 2 at Minnesota Wild 3 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 3 at Winnipeg Jets 4 Final/OT Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Vegas Golden Knights 5 Final Game page
Arizona Coyotes 2 at San Jose Sharks 1 Final Game page

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