Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres

Tuesday, October 17, 2023, 7:30 PM ET KeyBank Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3–2 in overtime on Tuesday, October 17, 2023 at home.

Final score, Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2023-2024 record
Tampa Bay Lightning	2	45-29-8
at Buffalo Sabres	3	39-37-6

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

Shots on goal by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	8	6	11	0	25
Buffalo Sabres	11	9	9	2	31

Scoring summary

Every goal, Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	08:57	Buffalo Sabres	Zemgus Girgensons (1)	Tyson Jost (1), Mattias Samuelsson (1)	Even strength	TBL 0, BUF 1
1st	15:28	Buffalo Sabres	Jeff Skinner (1)	Owen Power (2), Alex Tuch (1)	Even strength	TBL 0, BUF 2
2nd	17:58	Tampa Bay Lightning	Brandon Hagel (3)	Anthony Cirelli (2), Tanner Jeannot (2)	Even strength	TBL 1, BUF 2
3rd	19:53	Tampa Bay Lightning	Brandon Hagel (4)	Brayden Point (4)	Even strength	TBL 2, BUF 2
OT	01:46	Buffalo Sabres	Dylan Cozens (1)	Jordan Greenway (1), Rasmus Dahlin (2)	Even strength	TBL 2, BUF 3

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

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 L. Glendening	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	50%	09:03
Number 12 A. Barré-Boulet	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	50%	16:57
Number 20 N. Paul	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	20%	15:38
Number 21 B. Point	C	0	1	1	-1	0	4	1	2	43.8%	26:26
Number 23 M. Eyssimont	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	1		10:34
Number 38 B. Hagel	L	2	0	2	+2	0	4	2	0		19:54
Number 39 W. Merela	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		05:49
Number 51 A. Watson	L	0	0	0	-1	5	0	2	0		05:04
Number 71 A. Cirelli	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	0	68.8%	18:02
Number 73 C. Sheary	L	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0		12:53
Number 84 T. Jeannot	L	0	1	1	-1	0	0	4	0		14:44
Number 86 N. Kucherov	R	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0		25:57
Number 24 Z. Bogosian	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		11:37
Number 43 D. Raddysh	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0		23:06
Number 48 N. Perbix	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0		12:27
Number 77 V. Hedman	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	1		28:19
Number 81 E. Cernak	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		17:57
Number 98 M. Sergachev	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	4		26:26

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 J. Johansson	31	28	3	.903	60:11	OT loss

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 Z. Benson	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		15:00
Number 12 J. Greenway	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0		16:58
Number 17 T. Jost	C	0	1	1	+1	0	3	2	0	33.3%	11:24
Number 19 P. Krebs	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	66.7%	14:30
Number 21 K. Okposo	R	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	83.3%	10:24
Number 24 D. Cozens	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	40%	11:36
Number 28 Z. Girgensons	C	1	0	1	+1	5	2	0	1		09:11
Number 37 C. Mittelstadt	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1		18:00
Number 53 J. Skinner	L	1	0	1	+1	0	5	0	0		18:27
Number 72 T. Thompson	C	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	0	56.3%	21:51
Number 77 J. Peterka	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1		12:33
Number 89 A. Tuch	R	0	1	1	0	2	2	0	1		19:48
Number 6 E. Johnson	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1		17:45
Number 10 H. Jokiharju	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1		15:45
Number 23 M. Samuelsson	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	2		17:36
Number 25 O. Power	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	2		22:51
Number 26 R. Dahlin	D	0	1	1	0	2	3	1	2		25:54
Number 75 C. Clifton	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	4	0		17:45

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 27 D. Levi	25	23	2	.920	61:46	Win

Penalties, Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	05:33	Tampa Bay Lightning	Conor Sheary	Holding	2
1st	06:09	Buffalo Sabres	Alex Tuch	Hooking	2
1st	19:08	Buffalo Sabres	Rasmus Dahlin	Roughing	2
1st	19:08	Buffalo Sabres	Zemgus Girgensons	Fighting (major)	5
1st	19:08	Tampa Bay Lightning	Austin Watson	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	03:00	Buffalo Sabres	Casey Mittelstadt	Holding	2
2nd	07:07	Tampa Bay Lightning	Darren Raddysh	Hooking	2
2nd	14:41	Buffalo Sabres	Connor Clifton	Cross checking	2
3rd	10:01	Tampa Bay Lightning	Alex Barré-Boulet	Hooking	2

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: Jon Cooper
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Don Granato
Referees: Francois St-Laurent, Frederick L'Ecuyer
Linesmen: Julien Fournier, Matt MacPherson
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Steven Stamkos, Calvin de Haan, Haydn Fleury
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Victor Olofsson, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, Jacob Bryson

Every Tampa Bay Lightning and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2023-2024 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final/OT	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Oct 17, 2023
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Buffalo Sabres 1	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Jan 20, 2024
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Feb 29, 2024
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning, Mon, Apr 15, 2024

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