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Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning

Amalie Arena, Tampa Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Buffalo Sabres 2–1 in a shootout on Thursday, February 21, 2019 at home.

Team Goals 2018-2019 record
Buffalo Sabres 1 33-39-10
at Tampa Bay Lightning 2 62-16-4

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 17 6 6 1 0 30
Tampa Bay Lightning 15 15 7 3 0 40

Three stars

  1. N. Kucherov, Tampa Bay Lightning (1 goal)
  2. A. Vasilevskiy, Tampa Bay Lightning (goaltender)
  3. C. Hutton, Buffalo Sabres (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 18:13 Buffalo Sabres Rasmus Dahlin (7) Zach Bogosian (13), Jack Eichel (45) Even strength BUF 1, TBL 0
2nd 11:10 Tampa Bay Lightning Nikita Kucherov (30) Tyler Johnson (17) Even strength BUF 1, TBL 1

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

Shootout

Round Team Shooter Result
1 Tampa Bay Lightning Steven Stamkos Goal (winner)
1 Buffalo Sabres Jack Eichel Saved
2 Tampa Bay Lightning Brayden Point Saved
2 Buffalo Sabres Vladimir Sobotka Saved
3 Tampa Bay Lightning Nikita Kucherov Goal

Team stats

Stat Buffalo Sabres Tampa Bay Lightning
Shots on goal 30 40
Power play 0 of 4 0 of 3
Penalty minutes 10 12
Hits 18 16
Blocked shots 12 11
Giveaways 8 7
Takeaways 9 9
Faceoffs won 23/57 (40.4%) 34/57 (59.6%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
9 J. Eichel C 0 1 1 0 0 7 0 0 21.4% 24:39
17 V. Sobotka C 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 55.6% 15:35
22 J. Larsson L 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 50% 14:00
23 S. Reinhart C 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 50% 19:24
28 Z. Girgensons C 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 1 16:33
29 J. Pominville R 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 13:43
37 C. Mittelstadt C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 25% 16:11
43 C. Sheary L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14:10
49 C. Smith L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 06:29
53 J. Skinner L 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 1 66.7% 18:04
71 E. Rodrigues C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 20:47
72 T. Thompson C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11:30
4 Z. Bogosian D 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 4 22:54
19 J. McCabe D 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 23:39
26 R. Dahlin D 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 21:20
48 M. Hunwick D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12:14
55 R. Ristolainen D 0 0 0 0 4 1 4 1 26:32
82 N. Beaulieu D 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 11:16
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
40 C. Hutton 40 39 1 .975 65:00 OT loss

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player
7 M. Joseph R 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 08:31
9 T. Johnson C 0 1 1 +1 0 3 0 0 40% 18:40
10 J. Miller C 0 0 0 -1 4 3 4 1 50% 13:47
13 C. Paquette C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 100% 12:48
17 A. Killorn L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 16:43
18 O. Palat L 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 0 13:58
21 B. Point C 0 0 0 +1 4 3 0 1 64.3% 20:40
37 Y. Gourde C 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 15:28
71 A. Cirelli C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 62.5% 15:39
73 A. Erne L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08:55
86 N. Kucherov R 1 0 1 +1 2 8 1 0 22:44
91 S. Stamkos C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 64.3% 20:06
6 A. Stralman D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 2 21:13
27 R. McDonagh D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 22:28
55 B. Coburn D 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 14:31
77 V. Hedman D 0 0 0 +1 0 4 0 2 27:23
81 E. Cernak D 0 0 0 -1 2 1 4 1 16:42
98 M. Sergachev D 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 16:44
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie
88 A. Vasilevskiy 30 29 1 .967 65:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 11:26 Tampa Bay Lightning J.T. Miller High sticking double minor 4
2nd 12:13 Buffalo Sabres Johan Larsson Roughing 2
3rd 03:58 Buffalo Sabres Zach Bogosian Delaying game puck over glass 2
3rd 06:55 Tampa Bay Lightning Erik Cernak Tripping 2
3rd 08:46 Buffalo Sabres Rasmus Ristolainen Tripping 2
3rd 13:43 Tampa Bay Lightning Brayden Point Roughing 2
3rd 13:43 Buffalo Sabres Jeff Skinner Roughing 2
3rd 13:43 Tampa Bay Lightning Brayden Point Holding 2
OT 03:34 Tampa Bay Lightning Nikita Kucherov Roughing 2
OT 03:34 Buffalo Sabres Rasmus Ristolainen Roughing 2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Phil Housley
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
Jon Cooper
Referees
Jean Hebert, Chris Lee
Linesmen
Greg Devorski, Libor Suchanek
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Kyle Okposo, Casey Nelson, Lawrence Pilut
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
Ryan Callahan, Dan Girardi, Danick Martel

2018-2019 season series

Matchup Status Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Buffalo Sabres 2 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 5 at Buffalo Sabres 3 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2 Final/SO Game page

Other NHL games on Feb 21

Matchup Status Details
Washington Capitals 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Florida Panthers 3 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 0 at New Jersey Devils 4 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 4 at New York Rangers 1 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 0 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Montreal Canadiens 5 Final Game page
Los Angeles Kings 1 at Nashville Predators 2 Final Game page
St. Louis Blues 2 at Dallas Stars 5 Final Game page
New York Islanders 3 at Edmonton Oilers 4 Final/OT Game page
Arizona Coyotes 3 at Vancouver Canucks 2 Final/OT Game page

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