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Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres

KeyBank Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Buffalo Sabres 3–1 on Saturday, January 20, 2024 on the road.

Team Goals 2023-2024 record
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 45-29-8
at Buffalo Sabres 1 39-37-6

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Tampa Bay Lightning 5 9 2 16
Buffalo Sabres 6 6 15 27

Three stars

  1. T. Motte, Tampa Bay Lightning (1 goal)
  2. J. Johansson, Tampa Bay Lightning (goaltender)
  3. D. Cozens, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 06:14 Tampa Bay Lightning Nick Paul (12) Brandon Hagel (24), Anthony Cirelli (11) Even strength TBL 1, BUF 0
1st 07:06 Tampa Bay Lightning Tyler Motte (4) Unassisted Shorthanded TBL 2, BUF 0
2nd 13:52 Buffalo Sabres Dylan Cozens (8) JJ Peterka (15), Rasmus Dahlin (24) Even strength TBL 2, BUF 1
3rd 18:44 Tampa Bay Lightning Calvin de Haan (3) Brandon Hagel (25), Nick Paul (13) Even strength, Empty net TBL 3, BUF 1

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

Team stats

Stat Tampa Bay Lightning Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal 16 27
Power play 0 of 3 0 of 2
Penalty minutes 4 6
Hits 16 18
Blocked shots 13 11
Giveaways 2 7
Takeaways 9 4
Faceoffs won 26/49 (53.1%) 23/49 (46.9%)

Box score

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player
11 L. Glendening C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 1 54.5% 10:27
20 N. Paul L 1 1 2 +2 0 2 2 0 57.1% 18:29
21 B. Point C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 1 19:47
23 M. Eyssimont C 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 11:28
38 B. Hagel L 0 2 2 +2 0 2 0 1 20:43
39 W. Merela C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 07:29
51 A. Watson L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 06:36
64 T. Motte C 1 0 1 +1 0 1 1 0 42.9% 14:32
71 A. Cirelli C 0 1 1 +2 0 2 0 0 46.2% 19:58
73 C. Sheary L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12:40
86 N. Kucherov R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 19:23
91 S. Stamkos C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 70% 18:33
43 D. Raddysh D 0 0 0 +2 2 0 3 1 25:31
44 C. de Haan D 1 0 1 +1 0 1 2 3 18:34
48 N. Perbix D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 1 19:04
65 M. Crozier D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 13:32
77 V. Hedman D 0 0 0 +2 0 1 1 0 25:09
78 E. Lilleberg D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 2 14:08
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie
31 J. Johansson 27 26 1 .963 59:57 Win

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
9 Z. Benson L 0 0 0 -2 2 2 0 1 13:24
12 J. Greenway L 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 33.3% 16:19
19 P. Krebs C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11:07
21 K. Okposo R 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 100% 12:12
22 J. Quinn R 0 0 0 +1 0 2 2 0 15:37
24 D. Cozens C 1 0 1 -1 0 2 0 0 53.3% 17:58
28 Z. Girgensons C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 0 11:11
37 C. Mittelstadt C 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 0 40% 18:02
71 V. Olofsson L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 09:56
72 T. Thompson C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 0 63.6% 17:16
77 J. Peterka R 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 15:39
89 A. Tuch R 0 0 0 -1 2 2 3 0 50% 18:36
10 H. Jokiharju D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 3 15:10
23 M. Samuelsson D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 2 0 20:18
25 O. Power D 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 0 23:54
26 R. Dahlin D 0 1 1 0 0 5 2 1 28:17
33 R. Johnson D 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 2 13:58
75 C. Clifton D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16:13
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
1 U. Luukkonen 15 13 2 .867 58:53 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 06:31 Tampa Bay Lightning Darren Raddysh Cross checking 2
2nd 07:28 Buffalo Sabres Ryan Johnson Holding 2
2nd 16:18 Buffalo Sabres Alex Tuch Hooking 2
3rd 11:56 Tampa Bay Lightning Michael Eyssimont Tripping 2
3rd 12:40 Buffalo Sabres Zach Benson Slashing 2

Game information

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
Jon Cooper
Buffalo Sabres head coach
Don Granato
Referees
Kevin Pollock, Morgan MacPhee
Linesmen
Scott Cherrey, Mark Shewchyk
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
Erik Cernak, Philippe Myers, Alex Barré-Boulet
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Erik Johnson, Jacob Bryson, Eric Robinson

2023-2024 season series

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

Other NHL games on Jan 20

Matchup Status Details
Colorado Avalanche 7 at Philadelphia Flyers 4 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 2 at Arizona Coyotes 3 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 2 at Ottawa Senators 1 Final/OT Game page
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Boston Bruins 9 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 6 at New Jersey Devils 2 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Vancouver Canucks 6 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 0 at St. Louis Blues 3 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Calgary Flames 1 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 3 at San Jose Sharks 5 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Vegas Golden Knights 3 Final Game page
New York Rangers 1 at Los Angeles Kings 2 Final Game page

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