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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 Saturday, March 4, 2023 at home.

Team Goals 2022-2023 record
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 46-30-6
at Buffalo Sabres 5 42-33-7

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Tampa Bay Lightning 13 8 15 36
Buffalo Sabres 13 17 4 34

Three stars

  1. T. Thompson, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. T. Jost, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)
  3. E. Comrie, Buffalo Sabres (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 13:28 Tampa Bay Lightning Brayden Point (39) Nikita Kucherov (65), Steven Stamkos (38) Power play TBL 1, BUF 0
1st 16:15 Buffalo Sabres Tage Thompson (42) Rasmus Dahlin (49) Power play TBL 1, BUF 1
2nd 05:35 Buffalo Sabres Vinnie Hinostroza (2) Casey Mittelstadt (29), Dylan Cozens (30) Even strength TBL 1, BUF 2
2nd 12:30 Buffalo Sabres Tyson Jost (6) Unassisted Even strength TBL 1, BUF 3
2nd 19:46 Buffalo Sabres Jack Quinn (12) Tage Thompson (40), Jeff Skinner (36) Even strength TBL 1, BUF 4
3rd 00:53 Buffalo Sabres Jeff Skinner (26) Unassisted Power play TBL 1, BUF 5
3rd 02:55 Tampa Bay Lightning Alex Killorn (16) Nick Perbix (15), Nick Paul (13) Even strength TBL 2, BUF 5
3rd 13:18 Tampa Bay Lightning Alex Killorn (17) Tanner Jeannot (11), Victor Hedman (36) Shorthanded 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 36 34
Power play 1 of 5 2 of 5
Penalty minutes 17 17
Hits 28 17
Blocked shots 12 13
Giveaways 13 10
Takeaways 6 10
Faceoffs won 37/59 (62.7%) 22/59 (37.3%)

Box score

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player
10 C. Perry R 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 0 0 13:23
14 P. Maroon L 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 14:28
17 A. Killorn L 2 0 2 +1 0 2 1 0 0 18:18
20 N. Paul L 0 1 1 +1 2 3 5 0 0 64.3% 15:59
21 B. Point C 1 0 1 -2 0 7 0 0 1 77.8% 14:34
23 M. Eyssimont C 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 0 12:20
38 B. Hagel L 0 0 0 +1 0 0 2 0 0 18:25
71 A. Cirelli C 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 1 0 46.7% 15:45
79 R. Colton C 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 1 0 90% 15:08
84 T. Jeannot L 0 1 1 +1 5 1 3 1 0 100% 12:52
86 N. Kucherov R 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 0 0 16:38
91 S. Stamkos C 0 1 1 -3 0 1 1 0 0 44.4% 13:28
24 Z. Bogosian D 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 0 16:41
28 I. Cole D 0 0 0 +1 0 5 0 2 0 22:52
43 D. Raddysh D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 12:20
48 N. Perbix D 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 0 0 17:20
77 V. Hedman D 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 19:50
98 M. Sergachev D 0 0 0 -1 2 2 1 1 0 24:32
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie
1 B. Elliott 34 29 5 .853 57:30 Loss

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
17 T. Jost C 1 0 1 +1 0 4 1 0 0 33.3% 13:55
19 P. Krebs C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 0 0 33.3% 16:45
21 K. Okposo R 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 50% 14:16
22 J. Quinn R 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 14:16
24 D. Cozens C 0 1 1 +2 0 5 2 0 0 28.6% 15:27
28 Z. Girgensons C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 100% 11:36
29 V. Hinostroza C 1 0 1 +1 0 2 0 0 0 12:04
37 C. Mittelstadt C 0 1 1 +1 0 3 0 0 0 14:43
53 J. Skinner L 1 1 2 +1 2 1 0 0 1 60% 16:56
71 V. Olofsson L 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 1 0 13:32
72 T. Thompson C 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 28.6% 18:15
77 J. Peterka R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 11:51
10 H. Jokiharju D 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 0 20:26
23 M. Samuelsson D 0 0 0 +2 2 3 4 4 0 24:22
25 O. Power D 0 0 0 +1 2 1 0 1 0 24:54
26 R. Dahlin D 0 1 1 0 4 0 1 1 0 15:43
46 I. Lyubushkin D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 23:17
61 R. Stillman D 0 0 0 0 7 0 2 0 0 07:57
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
31 E. Comrie 36 33 3 .917 59:54 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 09:03 Buffalo Sabres Mattias Samuelsson Tripping 2
1st 11:37 Buffalo Sabres Rasmus Dahlin Hooking 2
1st 15:04 Tampa Bay Lightning Nick Paul Holding 2
2nd 06:21 Buffalo Sabres Riley Stillman Tripping 2
2nd 10:30 Tampa Bay Lightning Patrick Maroon Roughing 2
2nd 11:02 Buffalo Sabres Rasmus Dahlin Kneeing 2
2nd 11:02 Tampa Bay Lightning Anthony Cirelli Roughing 2
2nd 11:02 Buffalo Sabres Jeff Skinner Roughing 2
2nd 14:03 Tampa Bay Lightning Tanner Jeannot Fighting (major) 5
2nd 14:03 Buffalo Sabres Riley Stillman Fighting (major) 5
3rd 00:27 Tampa Bay Lightning Michael Eyssimont Holding 2
3rd 08:23 Buffalo Sabres Owen Power Tripping 2
3rd 08:44 Tampa Bay Lightning Corey Perry Tripping 2
3rd 12:12 Tampa Bay Lightning Mikhail Sergachev Kneeing 2

Game information

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
Jon Cooper
Buffalo Sabres head coach
Don Granato
Referees
Kendrick Nicholson, Beau Halkidis
Linesmen
Kyle Flemington, Kilian McNamara
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare, Haydn Fleury, Erik Cernak
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Craig Anderson, Jordan Greenway, Kale Clague, Jacob Bryson

2022-2023 season series

Matchup Status Details
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 6 at Buffalo Sabres 5 Final/OT Game page
Buffalo Sabres 6 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5 Final/OT Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Buffalo Sabres 5 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Mar 4

Matchup Status Details
Detroit Red Wings 1 at New York Islanders 4 Final Game page
New York Rangers 2 at Boston Bruins 4 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Dallas Stars 7 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Florida Panthers 4 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 8 at San Jose Sharks 3 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Ottawa Senators 5 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 5 at Winnipeg Jets 7 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Vancouver Canucks 4 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 1 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 3 at Calgary Flames 0 Final Game page
St. Louis Blues 2 at Los Angeles Kings 4 Final Game page

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