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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 5–3 on Saturday, November 5, 2022 at home.

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

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 6 10 8 24
Tampa Bay Lightning 7 14 9 30

Three stars

  1. N. Perbix, Tampa Bay Lightning (1 goal)
  2. B. Hagel, Tampa Bay Lightning (1 goal, 2 assists)
  3. N. Kucherov, Tampa Bay Lightning (1 goal, 3 assists)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 07:07 Tampa Bay Lightning Nick Paul (4) Victor Hedman (8), Brandon Hagel (5) Even strength BUF 0, TBL 1
1st 16:24 Buffalo Sabres Zemgus Girgensons (3) Owen Power (6), Tage Thompson (8) Even strength BUF 1, TBL 1
2nd 05:05 Tampa Bay Lightning Brayden Point (6) Steven Stamkos (6), Nikita Kucherov (12) Power play BUF 1, TBL 2
2nd 08:34 Buffalo Sabres Casey Mittelstadt (2) Owen Power (7), Kyle Okposo (7) Power play BUF 2, TBL 2
3rd 04:25 Buffalo Sabres Jeff Skinner (3) Alex Tuch (4), Dylan Cozens (4) Even strength BUF 3, TBL 2
3rd 07:40 Tampa Bay Lightning Brandon Hagel (4) Nikita Kucherov (13) Even strength BUF 3, TBL 3
3rd 15:05 Tampa Bay Lightning Nick Perbix (1) Nikita Kucherov (14), Brandon Hagel (6) Even strength BUF 3, TBL 4
3rd 19:02 Tampa Bay Lightning Nikita Kucherov (6) Brayden Point (7) Even strength, Empty net BUF 3, 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 24 30
Power play 1 of 3 1 of 2
Penalty minutes 4 6
Hits 44 43
Blocked shots 10 17
Giveaways 9 8
Takeaways 10 15
Faceoffs won 33/65 (50.8%) 32/65 (49.2%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
19 P. Krebs C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 0 0 9.1% 10:31
21 K. Okposo R 0 1 1 -2 0 3 6 0 0 66.7% 17:22
22 J. Quinn R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 100% 12:27
24 D. Cozens C 0 1 1 -1 2 0 3 0 0 73.3% 18:04
28 Z. Girgensons C 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 71.4% 13:09
37 C. Mittelstadt C 1 0 1 -2 0 1 2 0 1 50% 14:06
53 J. Skinner L 1 0 1 -1 0 7 2 0 0 17:34
71 V. Olofsson L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 1 0 14:47
72 T. Thompson C 0 1 1 -1 2 3 0 0 0 40% 17:55
74 R. Asplund C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 12:33
77 J. Peterka R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 16:34
89 A. Tuch R 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 100% 18:11
20 L. Pilut D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 10:04
25 O. Power D 0 2 2 +1 0 1 6 0 0 28:14
38 K. Clague D 0 0 0 +2 0 1 1 2 0 21:14
45 C. Fitzgerald D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 0 06:09
46 I. Lyubushkin D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 7 1 0 22:14
78 J. Bryson D 0 0 0 -3 0 1 3 3 0 26:15
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
31 E. Comrie 29 25 4 .862 59:37 Loss

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player
10 C. Perry R 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 11:21
14 P. Maroon L 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 100% 10:49
17 A. Killorn L 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 0 0 17:36
20 N. Paul L 1 0 1 0 0 2 4 0 0 50% 17:08
21 B. Point C 1 1 2 +1 0 3 1 0 1 23.5% 18:04
38 B. Hagel L 1 2 3 +3 0 5 1 1 0 19:11
41 P. Bellemare L 0 0 0 +1 0 0 2 1 0 83.3% 11:41
45 C. Koepke L 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 10:24
79 R. Colton C 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 0 0 36.4% 11:57
86 N. Kucherov R 1 3 4 +4 2 6 4 0 0 19:56
90 V. Namestnikov C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 5 0 0 11:44
91 S. Stamkos C 0 1 1 -1 0 2 1 1 0 63.6% 17:18
7 H. Fleury D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 2 0 12:23
28 I. Cole D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 19:24
48 N. Perbix D 1 0 1 +2 0 1 1 1 0 16:49
77 V. Hedman D 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 22:23
81 E. Cernak D 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 21:51
98 M. Sergachev D 0 0 0 +3 0 1 0 2 0 24:46
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie
1 B. Elliott 24 21 3 .875 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 13:46 Tampa Bay Lightning Nikita Kucherov Slashing 2
2nd 00:31 Buffalo Sabres Tage Thompson Tripping 2
2nd 02:18 Tampa Bay Lightning Alex Killorn Hooking 2
2nd 04:05 Buffalo Sabres Dylan Cozens Tripping 2
2nd 07:19 Tampa Bay Lightning Patrick Maroon Unsportsmanlike conduct 2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Don Granato
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
Jon Cooper
Referees
Wes McCauley, Jean Hebert
Linesmen
Devin Berg, Jonny Murray
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Vinnie Hinostroza, Jeremy Davies, Rasmus Dahlin
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
Philippe Myers, Cal Foote

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 Nov 5

Matchup Status Details
New York Islanders 0 at Detroit Red Wings 3 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 5 at Columbus Blue Jackets 1 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 0 at Winnipeg Jets 4 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 6 at Edmonton Oilers 2 Final Game page
Arizona Coyotes 3 at Washington Capitals 2 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Ottawa Senators 1 Final Game page
Seattle Kraken 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2 Final Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 6 at Montreal Canadiens 4 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 4 at Vancouver Canucks 3 Final/SO Game page
New Jersey Devils 4 at Calgary Flames 3 Final/OT Game page
Anaheim Ducks 5 at San Jose Sharks 4 Final/SO Game page
Florida Panthers 4 at Los Angeles Kings 5 Final Game page

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