Lightning 7-5 Sabres (7 Apr, 2018) Box Score

Buffalo Sabres

25-44-12, 14-19-7 away

	1	2	3	T
BUF	2	3	0	5
TB	3	1	3	7

Tampa Bay Lightning

54-23-4, 29-10-2 home

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
N. Baptiste RW
J. Eichel C
C. Johnson
J. Larsson LW
C. Mittelstadt C
J. Nolan C
A. Nylander LW
R. O'Reilly C
K. Okposo RW
J. Pominville RW
S. Reinhart C
E. Rodrigues C
S. Wilson RW
defensemen
N. Beaulieu D
J. Falk D
B. Guhle D
C. Nelson D
R. Ristolainen D
M. Scandella 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	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	15	11:21	2:48	2:20	6:13	0	0	0.0
0	1	-2	4	2	1	0	0	2	1	1	23	21:39	5:55	1:51	13:53	5	9	35.7
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	57:54	8:40	6:00	43:14	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	1	2	22	15:43	0:02	3:21	12:20	3	2	60.0
1	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	13:32	2:43	0:00	10:49	2	1	66.7
1	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	12	8:58	0:00	0:00	8:58	0	0	0.0
1	0	-3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	10:29	0:00	0:00	10:29	0	0	0.0
0	1	-4	2	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	31	19:36	4:44	1:59	12:53	16	14	53.3
1	0	-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	18:40	5:55	0:00	12:45	0	1	0.0
1	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	15:10	2:50	0:00	12:20	0	0	0.0
0	0	-4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	22	17:43	5:50	0:00	11:53	0	0	0.0
0	2	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	14:17	3:44	0:43	9:50	1	2	33.3
0	0	-2	2	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	24	17:27	0:00	1:46	15:41	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	17	11:01	0:00	0:00	11:01	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	22	14:26	0:09	3:12	11:05	0	0	0.0
0	2	-2	1	2	2	0	0	3	0	0	24	19:15	0:00	2:11	17:04	0	0	0.0
0	0	-3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	25	19:30	0:07	2:28	16:55	0	0	0.0
0	1	-2	4	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	31	26:52	5:55	4:09	16:48	0	0	0.0
0	1	-3	1	1	2	3	6	3	0	0	27	20:27	2:38	0:00	17:49	0	0	0.0

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Tampa Bay Lightning


forwards
R. Callahan RW
A. Cirelli C
C. Conacher C
Y. Gourde C
T. Johnson C
A. Killorn LW
N. Kucherov RW
C. Kunitz LW
J.T. Miller C
O. Palat LW
C. Paquette C
B. Point C
defensemen
B. Coburn D
D. Girardi D
V. Hedman D
R. McDonagh D
M. Sergachev D
A. Stralman 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	2	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	18	12:31	0:00	2:02	10:29	0	0	0.0
2	0	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	13:33	0:00	3:26	10:07	10	6	62.5
0	0	-1	1	0	1	2	4	1	0	0	18	12:37	1:43	0:00	10:54	0	0	0.0
1	2	5	3	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	17	13:26	1:28	0:00	11:58	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	22	17:25	2:46	2:03	12:36	3	2	60.0
0	3	5	5	2	1	1	2	0	1	0	20	16:47	3:14	2:46	10:47	0	0	0.0
1	1	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	21	16:28	4:32	0:00	11:56	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	13	10:27	0:00	0:00	10:27	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	1	2	2	0	1	22	18:08	3:58	1:51	12:19	1	4	20.0
0	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	21	15:40	2:02	1:05	12:33	0	1	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	12:20	0:00	2:18	10:02	7	6	53.8
1	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	23	18:17	3:58	1:49	12:30	8	8	50.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	15	11:16	0:00	0:53	10:23	0	0	0.0
1	0	2	2	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	25	19:54	0:00	3:17	16:37	0	0	0.0
1	0	3	3	0	0	1	2	3	1	1	29	26:11	4:10	2:28	19:33	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	1	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	27	22:25	0:19	5:21	16:45	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	13	12:39	1:31	0:00	11:08	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	25	21:49	0:19	5:21	16:09	0	0	0.0

goalies
A. Vasilevskiy G

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
32	5	27	.844	0	0	0	0	0	59:27	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
	Sabres	2	3	0	5
	Lightning	3	1	3	7

1st Period		BUF	TB
0:30	Anthony Cirelli (4) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Yanni Gourde (38)	0	1
2:57	Casey Mittelstadt (1) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Marco Scandella (17), Evan Rodrigues (16)	1	1
4:35	Nikita Kucherov (39) (Even Strength Goal) Unassisted	1	2
6:32	Alexander Nylander (1) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Brendan Guhle (3), Rasmus Ristolainen (35)	2	2
9:40	Yanni Gourde (25) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Alex Killorn (30)	2	3

2nd Period		BUF	TB
1:04	Dan Girardi (6) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Nikita Kucherov (61), Ondrej Palat (24)	2	4
8:59	Jason Pominville (15) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Brendan Guhle (4), Evan Rodrigues (17)	3	4
15:58	Jordan Nolan (4) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Johan Larsson (13)	4	4
18:45	Kyle Okposo (15) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Jack Eichel (38), Ryan O'Reilly (37)	5	4

3rd Period		BUF	TB
6:15	Anthony Cirelli (5) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Alex Killorn (31), Mikhail Sergachev (31)	5	5
7:02	Brayden Point (32) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Alex Killorn (32), Yanni Gourde (39)	5	6
18:34	Victor Hedman (17) (Empty Net Goal) Assists: Andrei Vasilevskiy (2)	5	7

Regular Season Series

Series tied 2-2

Lightning
2
Sabres
0

Game 1

29/11

Lightning
3
Sabres
5

Game 2

14/2

Sabres
2
Lightning
1

Game 3

1/3

Sabres
5
Lightning
7

Game 4

7/4

Amalie Arena

12:30 AM, 7 April 2018

Tampa, FL

Attendance: 19,092

Referees:
Frederick L'Ecuyer

Linesmen:
Tim Nowak
Bevan Mills

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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