Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning

Wednesday, February 28, 2018, 7:00 PM ET Amalie Arena, Tampa Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 2–1 in overtime on Wednesday, February 28, 2018 on the road.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	Goals	2017-2018 record
Buffalo Sabres	2	25-45-12
at Tampa Bay Lightning	1	54-23-5

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

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Buffalo Sabres	11	9	10	4	34
Tampa Bay Lightning	6	6	10	0	22

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	18:03	Tampa Bay Lightning	Cory Conacher (7)	Dan Girardi (10), Yanni Gourde (27)	Even strength	BUF 0, TBL 1
3rd	11:47	Buffalo Sabres	Evan Rodrigues (6)	Jason Pominville (14)	Even strength	BUF 1, TBL 1
OT	01:26	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Pominville (10)	Rasmus Ristolainen (25), Ryan O'Reilly (28)	Power play	BUF 2, TBL 1

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

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 10 J. Josefson	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0	33.3%	10:04
Number 13 N. Baptiste	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0		12:32
Number 17 J. Nolan	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	0	0		08:45
Number 20 S. Wilson	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	1	0		14:16
Number 22 J. Larsson	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	69.2%	12:52
Number 23 S. Reinhart	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0		24:08
Number 25 S. Griffith	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	0		10:12
Number 28 Z. Girgensons	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	33.3%	20:54
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	1	1	2	+1	0	7	2	0	1		18:19
Number 67 B. Pouliot	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		12:58
Number 71 E. Rodrigues	C	1	0	1	+1	0	5	0	1	0	62.5%	15:36
Number 90 R. O'Reilly	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	40.9%	24:57
Number 6 M. Scandella	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		25:37
Number 8 C. Nelson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	2	0		18:42
Number 41 J. Falk	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	1	1	0		12:09
Number 55 R. Ristolainen	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	2	0		28:28
Number 82 N. Beaulieu	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	3	0		13:34
Number 93 V. Antipin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	2	0		19:44

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 C. Johnson	22	21	1	.955	61:23	Win

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	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	54.5%	18:40
Number 10 J. Miller	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	2	62.5%	17:40
Number 13 C. Paquette	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	70%	11:49
Number 14 C. Kunitz	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	0		11:52
Number 15 M. Bournival	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3		09:20
Number 17 A. Killorn	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	3	0		18:36
Number 21 B. Point	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	2	28.6%	19:31
Number 24 R. Callahan	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		14:14
Number 37 Y. Gourde	C	0	1	1	0	2	2	1	0	33.3%	12:41
Number 73 A. Erne	L	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	0		16:35
Number 89 C. Conacher	C	1	0	1	+1	2	3	1	0		09:01
Number 91 S. Stamkos	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	50%	17:38
Number 5 D. Girardi	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	4	0		20:17
Number 6 A. Stralman	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	1		25:31
Number 55 B. Coburn	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0		15:47
Number 62 A. Sustr	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		13:08
Number 77 V. Hedman	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2		29:31
Number 98 M. Sergachev	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	1		16:07

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 88 A. Vasilevskiy	34	32	2	.941	61:26	OT loss

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	14:42	Tampa Bay Lightning	Cory Conacher	Hooking	2
3rd	04:57	Tampa Bay Lightning	Yanni Gourde	Hooking	2
3rd	08:06	Buffalo Sabres	Justin Falk	Slashing	2
3rd	14:53	Tampa Bay Lightning	J.T. Miller	Tripping	2
3rd	19:40	Tampa Bay Lightning	Adam Erne	Illegal check to head	2
OT	01:26	Tampa Bay Lightning	Andrei Vasilevskiy	Misconduct (misconduct)	10

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Phil Housley
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: Jon Cooper
Referees: Gord Dwyer, Pierre Lambert
Linesmen: Michel Cormier, Matt MacPherson
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Josh Gorges, Kyle Okposo
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Ryan McDonagh, Nikita Kucherov, Slater Koekkoek, Jake Dotchin

Every Buffalo Sabres and Tampa Bay Lightning game in the 2017-2018 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Buffalo Sabres 0	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Nov 28, 2017
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Buffalo Sabres 5	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Feb 13, 2018
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning, Wed, Feb 28, 2018
Buffalo Sabres 5 at Tampa Bay Lightning 7	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning, Fri, Apr 6, 2018

Other NHL games on Wednesday, February 28, 2018
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Islanders 1 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Montreal Canadiens, Wed, Feb 28, 2018
Detroit Red Wings 1 at St. Louis Blues 2	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at St. Louis Blues, Wed, Feb 28, 2018
Calgary Flames 2 at Colorado Avalanche 5	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Colorado Avalanche, Wed, Feb 28, 2018
New York Rangers 6 at Vancouver Canucks 5	Final/OT	Game page: New York Rangers at Vancouver Canucks, Wed, Feb 28, 2018