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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 5–4 on Thursday, November 29, 2018 at home.

Team Goals 2018-2019 record
Buffalo Sabres 4 33-39-10
at Tampa Bay Lightning 5 62-16-4

Goals by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 2 1 1 4
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 0 2 5

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 7 5 10 22
Tampa Bay Lightning 16 9 12 37

Three stars

  1. C. Paquette, Tampa Bay Lightning (1 goal)
  2. N. Kucherov, Tampa Bay Lightning (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. S. Reinhart, Buffalo Sabres (2 goals)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 02:59 Tampa Bay Lightning Dan Girardi (2) Alex Killorn (9), Victor Hedman (7) Even strength BUF 0, TBL 1
1st 08:42 Buffalo Sabres Zemgus Girgensons (2) Rasmus Ristolainen (12), Remi Elie (1) Even strength BUF 1, TBL 1
1st 09:45 Buffalo Sabres Sam Reinhart (4) Jack Eichel (24), Zach Bogosian (5) Even strength BUF 2, TBL 1
1st 10:28 Tampa Bay Lightning Alex Killorn (4) J.T. Miller (14) Even strength BUF 2, TBL 2
1st 15:55 Tampa Bay Lightning Nikita Kucherov (10) Brayden Point (15), Erik Cernak (4) Even strength BUF 2, TBL 3
2nd 05:39 Buffalo Sabres Sam Reinhart (5) Jack Eichel (25), Casey Nelson (4) Even strength BUF 3, TBL 3
3rd 02:29 Buffalo Sabres Tage Thompson (4) Casey Mittelstadt (5) Even strength BUF 4, TBL 3
3rd 04:12 Tampa Bay Lightning Steven Stamkos (8) Victor Hedman (8), Nikita Kucherov (25) Power play BUF 4, TBL 4
3rd 14:19 Tampa Bay Lightning Cedric Paquette (5) Mikhail Sergachev (8), Ondrej Palat (6) Even strength BUF 4, TBL 5

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

Team stats

Stat Buffalo Sabres Tampa Bay Lightning
Shots on goal 22 37
Power play 0 of 2 1 of 5
Penalty minutes 20 4
Hits 23 28
Blocked shots 10 8
Giveaways 10 10
Takeaways 8 7
Faceoffs won 22/58 (37.9%) 36/58 (62.1%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
9 J. Eichel C 0 2 2 +1 2 2 2 0 0 42.9% 19:44
17 V. Sobotka C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 33.3% 14:55
21 K. Okposo R 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 100% 11:52
22 J. Larsson L 0 0 0 0 6 3 2 0 0 41.7% 12:54
23 S. Reinhart C 2 0 2 +1 0 2 0 0 0 50% 20:27
28 Z. Girgensons C 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 14:07
29 J. Pominville R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 10:53
37 C. Mittelstadt C 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 11:28
53 J. Skinner L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 19:17
71 E. Rodrigues C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 37.5% 14:20
72 T. Thompson C 1 0 1 +1 0 1 3 0 0 12:15
81 R. Elie L 0 1 1 0 0 0 6 1 0 12:59
4 Z. Bogosian D 0 1 1 -1 2 1 1 1 0 25:05
8 C. Nelson D 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 15:38
19 J. McCabe D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 1 0 07:29
26 R. Dahlin D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 2 0 25:51
55 R. Ristolainen D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 3 3 0 28:52
82 N. Beaulieu D 0 0 0 -2 10 1 1 0 0 15:30
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
40 C. Hutton 37 32 5 .865 58:17 Loss

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player
7 M. Joseph R 0 0 0 -2 2 1 2 0 0 11:30
9 T. Johnson C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 1 0 70% 18:21
10 J. Miller C 0 1 1 +2 0 2 3 0 0 80% 11:50
13 C. Paquette C 1 0 1 +1 0 2 4 0 0 53.3% 13:03
17 A. Killorn L 1 1 2 +2 2 4 1 0 0 13:19
18 O. Palat L 0 1 1 +1 0 2 2 2 0 14:22
21 B. Point C 0 1 1 -2 0 1 1 0 0 33.3% 21:06
24 R. Callahan R 0 0 0 +1 0 1 2 0 0 12:13
37 Y. Gourde C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 0 0 100% 18:06
71 A. Cirelli C 0 0 0 +2 0 1 1 0 0 40% 11:33
86 N. Kucherov R 1 1 2 -1 0 4 0 0 0 20:17
91 S. Stamkos C 1 0 1 -1 0 1 2 0 1 73.3% 16:34
5 D. Girardi D 1 0 1 +1 0 4 3 0 0 20:07
27 R. McDonagh D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 04:59
55 B. Coburn D 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 0 0 23:10
77 V. Hedman D 0 2 2 +1 0 1 1 1 0 26:55
81 E. Cernak D 0 1 1 -1 0 3 0 1 0 16:59
98 M. Sergachev D 0 1 1 +1 0 3 2 3 0 21:36
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie
70 L. Domingue 22 18 4 .818 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 11:44 Tampa Bay Lightning Mathieu Joseph Hooking 2
1st 11:50 Buffalo Sabres Jack Eichel Boarding 2
1st 20:00 Buffalo Sabres Zach Bogosian Cross checking 2
1st 20:00 Buffalo Sabres Nathan Beaulieu Misconduct (misconduct) 10
2nd 11:45 Buffalo Sabres Johan Larsson High sticking double minor 4
3rd 04:05 Buffalo Sabres Johan Larsson Tripping 2
3rd 05:37 Tampa Bay Lightning Alex Killorn Interference 2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Phil Housley
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
Jon Cooper
Referees
Tom Chmielewski, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen
Libor Suchanek, Tony Sericolo
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Marco Scandella, Conor Sheary, Lawrence Pilut
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
Slater Koekkoek, Adam Erne, 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 Nov 29

Matchup Status Details
New York Islanders 1 at Boston Bruins 2 Final/SO Game page
Minnesota Wild 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 4 Final Game page
New York Rangers 0 at Ottawa Senators 3 Final Game page
Arizona Coyotes 3 at Nashville Predators 0 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 5 at Winnipeg Jets 6 Final Game page
Los Angeles Kings 2 at Edmonton Oilers 3 Final Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 4 at Vancouver Canucks 3 Final Game page

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