Lightning 5-1 Sabres (31 Dec, 2014) Box Score

Tampa Bay Lightning

24-11-4, 9-7-3 away

	1	2	3	T
TB	1	1	3	5
BUF	1	0	0	1

Buffalo Sabres

14-21-3, 10-9-2 home

Tampa Bay Lightning


forwards
B. Boyle C
R. Callahan RW
B. Connolly RW
J. Drouin LW
V. Filppula C
T. Johnson C
A. Killorn LW
N. Kucherov RW
B. Morrow LW
O. Palat LW
C. Paquette C
S. Stamkos C
defensemen
M. Barberio D
M. Carle D
V. Hedman D
N. Nesterov D
A. Stralman D
A. Sustr D

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	18	12:57	0:00	2:02	10:55	3	4	42.9
0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	5	0	1	19	18:02	1:56	0:00	16:06	3	0	100.0
1	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	15	11:05	2:57	0:00	8:08	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	14:08	0:00	0:00	14:08	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	17:21	1:56	0:00	15:25	3	12	20.0
0	3	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	16:11	2:57	1:32	11:42	10	8	55.6
0	0	0	0	1	1	2	4	0	0	0	20	16:43	1:56	0:00	14:47	0	0	0.0
2	1	4	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	14:51	2:57	0:00	11:54	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	14	9:46	0:00	0:00	9:46	0	0	0.0
1	3	4	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	21	16:13	2:57	1:32	11:44	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	20	17:00	0:00	2:02	14:58	2	3	40.0
0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	17:21	1:56	0:00	15:25	2	10	16.7
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	14:30	0:00	0:33	13:57	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	26	22:28	0:00	1:29	20:59	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	26	21:42	2:06	1:32	18:04	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	17	15:02	0:00	0:00	15:02	0	0	0.0
0	2	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	21:01	2:47	2:02	16:12	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	25	20:05	0:00	1:32	18:33	0	0	0.0

goalies
A. Vasilevskiy G

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
11	1	10	.909	0	0	0	0	0	60:00	0

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
N. Deslauriers LW
T. Ennis LW
B. Flynn LW
Z. Girgensons LW
M. Grigorenko C
C. Hodgson C
P. Kaleta RW
J. Larsson LW
C. McCormick C
M. Moulson LW
D. Stafford RW
C. Stewart RW
defensemen
J. Gorges D
A. Meszaros D
M. Pysyk D
T. Strachan D
M. Weber D
N. Zadorov D

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	4	5	0	0	16	11:01	0:00	0:36	10:25	0	0	0.0
1	0	-2	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	21	18:20	1:55	0:00	16:25	0	1	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	20	14:42	0:48	3:05	10:49	8	8	50.0
0	0	-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	23	18:27	1:28	2:37	14:22	10	4	71.4
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	18	16:42	0:51	0:00	15:51	11	5	68.8
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	19	16:52	1:39	0:00	15:13	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	19	10:32	0:00	1:07	9:25	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	11	6:55	0:00	0:00	6:55	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	19	12:06	0:00	1:48	10:18	7	3	70.0
0	1	-2	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	20	17:57	1:55	0:00	16:02	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	16:30	1:28	0:33	14:29	1	2	33.3
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	19	16:38	2:06	0:00	14:32	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-2	0	1	5	0	0	4	0	0	28	23:02	2:01	3:34	17:27	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	19	18:07	1:39	0:00	16:28	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	18:34	0:00	0:00	18:34	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	22	19:41	0:00	3:22	16:19	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	3	0	0	2	0	0	22	18:19	0:05	1:19	16:55	0	0	0.0
0	1	-2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	24	20:42	1:55	1:31	17:16	0	0	0.0

goalies
J. Enroth G

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
25	5	20	.800	0	0	0	0	0	60:00	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

		1	2	3	T
	Lightning	1	1	3	5
	Sabres	1	0	0	1

1st Period			TB	BUF
7:48		Matthew Carle (4) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Ondrej Palat (16)	1	0
12:33		Tyler Ennis (9) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Nikita Zadorov (4), Matt Moulson (10)	1	1

2nd Period			TB	BUF
19:02		Ondrej Palat (9) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Tyler Johnson (25), Nikita Kucherov (20)	2	1

3rd Period		TB	BUF
5:20	Brett Connolly (7) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Anton Stralman (13), Ondrej Palat (17)	3	1
8:40	Nikita Kucherov (16) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Tyler Johnson (26), Anton Stralman (14)	4	1
18:05	Nikita Kucherov (17) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Ondrej Palat (18), Tyler Johnson (27)	5	1

Regular Season Series

TB leads 2-1

Lightning
1
Sabres
2

Game 1

3/12

Sabres
0
Lightning
5

Game 2

5/12

Lightning
5
Sabres
1

Game 3

31/12

Sabres
1
Lightning
2

Game 4

10/1

Sabres
0
Lightning
3

Game 5

4/3

KeyBank Center

11:00 PM, 31 December 2014

Buffalo, NY

Attendance: 19,070

Referees:
Greg Kimmerly
Chris Lee

Linesmen:
Jean Morin
Michel Cormier

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Florida	52	24	6	110
Boston	47	20	15	109
Toronto	46	26	10	102
Tampa Bay	45	29	8	98
Detroit	41	32	9	91
Buffalo	39	37	6	84
Ottawa	37	41	4	78
Montreal	30	36	16	76

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TB leads 2-1

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