Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning

Monday, November 25, 2019, 7:00 PM ET Amalie Arena, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Buffalo Sabres 5–2 on Monday, November 25, 2019 at home.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	Goals	2019-2020 record
Buffalo Sabres	2	30-31-8
at Tampa Bay Lightning	5	43-21-6

Goals by period

Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	1	1	0	2
Tampa Bay Lightning	1	2	2	5

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	11	16	3	30
Tampa Bay Lightning	9	5	15	29

Three stars

O. Palat, Tampa Bay Lightning (1 goal, 2 assists)
R. McDonagh, Tampa Bay Lightning (2 assists)
C. Paquette, Tampa Bay Lightning (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	00:13	Tampa Bay Lightning	Nikita Kucherov (8)	Ondrej Palat (6)	Even strength	BUF 0, TBL 1
1st	03:40	Buffalo Sabres	Sam Reinhart (9)	Victor Olofsson (10), Jack Eichel (16)	Even strength	BUF 1, TBL 1
2nd	01:48	Buffalo Sabres	Jimmy Vesey (1)	Unassisted	Even strength	BUF 2, TBL 1
2nd	07:20	Tampa Bay Lightning	Mikhail Sergachev (2)	Ondrej Palat (7), Kevin Shattenkirk (12)	Power play	BUF 2, TBL 2
2nd	09:26	Tampa Bay Lightning	Yanni Gourde (6)	Ryan McDonagh (6), Patrick Maroon (5)	Even strength	BUF 2, TBL 3
3rd	08:17	Tampa Bay Lightning	Cedric Paquette (3)	Anthony Cirelli (10), Ryan McDonagh (7)	Shorthanded	BUF 2, TBL 4
3rd	09:06	Tampa Bay Lightning	Ondrej Palat (8)	Mathieu Joseph (3)	Shorthanded	BUF 2, TBL 5

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

Team stats

Team stats, Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning
Stat	Buffalo Sabres	Tampa Bay Lightning
Shots on goal	30	29
Power play	0 of 4	1 of 4
Penalty minutes	8	8
Hits	14	23
Blocked shots	12	12
Giveaways	3	6
Takeaways	4	7
Faceoffs won	17/47 (36.2%)	30/47 (63.8%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

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 9 J. Eichel	C	0	1	1	-2	0	4	0	1	0	41.2%	22:57
Number 13 J. Vesey	L	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0	0		18:59
Number 22 J. Larsson	L	0	0	0	-1	4	0	2	2	0	42.9%	12:11
Number 23 S. Reinhart	C	1	0	1	-2	0	1	0	0	0		22:51
Number 27 C. Lazar	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0		09:04
Number 28 Z. Girgensons	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2	0	0	80%	13:47
Number 37 C. Mittelstadt	C	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0	25%	17:03
Number 43 C. Sheary	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		15:26
Number 53 J. Skinner	L	0	0	0	-2	0	4	0	0	0	33.3%	18:13
Number 68 V. Olofsson	L	0	1	1	-1	0	3	0	0	0		22:56
Number 74 R. Asplund	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	0	0		09:21
Number 4 Z. Bogosian	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	3	2	0		18:45
Number 6 M. Scandella	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	1	0		16:33
Number 10 H. Jokiharju	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		16:24
Number 26 R. Dahlin	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		11:23
Number 33 C. Miller	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0		14:55
Number 55 R. Ristolainen	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0		16:55
Number 62 B. Montour	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	1	0		18:05

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 C. Hutton	29	24	5	.828	57:56	Loss

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning 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 7 M. Joseph	R	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0		12:52
Number 9 T. Johnson	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	0	75%	15:14
Number 13 C. Paquette	C	1	0	1	+2	0	1	2	0	0	81.8%	13:35
Number 14 P. Maroon	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	2	0	0		14:36
Number 17 A. Killorn	L	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	1	0		18:19
Number 18 O. Palat	L	1	2	3	+2	0	1	5	1	0		17:07
Number 21 B. Point	C	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	1	0	61.1%	19:54
Number 23 C. Verhaeghe	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0		10:22
Number 37 Y. Gourde	C	1	0	1	+1	2	5	0	0	0	100%	17:35
Number 71 A. Cirelli	C	0	1	1	-1	0	2	1	0	0	46.2%	16:17
Number 86 N. Kucherov	R	1	0	1	+1	2	4	1	0	0		20:34
Number 2 L. Schenn	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	5	1	0		12:28
Number 22 K. Shattenkirk	D	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	0		12:28
Number 27 R. McDonagh	D	0	2	2	+2	0	1	0	3	0		22:53
Number 55 B. Coburn	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0		12:15
Number 77 V. Hedman	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	2	0		20:57
Number 81 E. Cernak	D	0	0	0	+2	0	1	0	1	0		18:29
Number 98 M. Sergachev	D	1	0	1	-1	0	1	2	1	1		15:49

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 88 A. Vasilevskiy	30	28	2	.933	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	16:02	Buffalo Sabres	Carter Hutton	Tripping	2
2nd	02:56	Tampa Bay Lightning	Nikita Kucherov	High sticking	2
2nd	05:34	Buffalo Sabres	Johan Larsson	High sticking	2
2nd	12:08	Tampa Bay Lightning	Yanni Gourde	High sticking	2
2nd	17:07	Tampa Bay Lightning	Alex Killorn	Tripping	2
2nd	20:00	Buffalo Sabres	Johan Larsson	Holding	2
3rd	06:13	Buffalo Sabres	Marco Scandella	Hooking	2
3rd	08:07	Tampa Bay Lightning	Kevin Shattenkirk	Tripping	2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Ralph Krueger
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: Jon Cooper
Referees: Chris Schlenker, Tim Peel
Linesmen: Derek Nansen, David Brisebois
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Jake McCabe, Jean-Sebastien Dea, Evan Rodrigues
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Steven Stamkos, Cory Conacher, Jan Rutta

2019-2020 season series

Every Buffalo Sabres and Tampa Bay Lightning game in the 2019-2020 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Nov 8, 2019
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Nov 9, 2019
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning, Mon, Nov 25, 2019
Tampa Bay Lightning 6 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Dec 31, 2019

Other NHL games on Nov 25

Other NHL games on Monday, November 25, 2019
Matchup	Status	Details
Minnesota Wild 2 at New York Rangers 3	Final/OT	Game page: Minnesota Wild at New York Rangers, Mon, Nov 25, 2019
Vancouver Canucks 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 2	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Philadelphia Flyers, Mon, Nov 25, 2019
Calgary Flames 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final/OT	Game page: Calgary Flames at Pittsburgh Penguins, Mon, Nov 25, 2019
Ottawa Senators 0 at Columbus Blue Jackets 1	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Columbus Blue Jackets, Mon, Nov 25, 2019
St. Louis Blues 2 at Nashville Predators 3	Final/SO	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Nashville Predators, Mon, Nov 25, 2019
Vegas Golden Knights 2 at Dallas Stars 4	Final	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Dallas Stars, Mon, Nov 25, 2019
New York Islanders 0 at Anaheim Ducks 3	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Anaheim Ducks, Mon, Nov 25, 2019
San Jose Sharks 4 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final/OT	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Los Angeles Kings, Mon, Nov 25, 2019

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