Lightning 5-4 Sabres (30 Nov, 2018) Box Score

Buffalo Sabres

17-7-2, 8-5-1 away

	1	2	3	T
BUF	2	1	1	4
TB	3	0	2	5

Tampa Bay Lightning

18-7-1, 11-4-0 home

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
J. Eichel
R. Elie
Z. Girgensons
J. Larsson
C. Mittelstadt
K. Okposo
J. Pominville
S. Reinhart
E. Rodrigues
J. Skinner
V. Sobotka
T. Thompson
defensemen
N. Beaulieu
Z. Bogosian
R. Dahlin
J. McCabe
C. Nelson
R. Ristolainen

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	2	1	2	1	0	1	2	2	2	2	26	19:44	1:42	0:58	17:04	6	8	42.9
0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	1	0	18	12:59	0:00	1:09	11:50	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	18	14:07	0:00	2:50	11:17	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	1	0	2	6	2	0	0	19	12:54	0:00	0:57	11:57	5	7	41.7
0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	11:28	0:00	0:00	11:28	0	5	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	18	11:52	1:14	0:00	10:38	3	0	100.0
0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	18	10:53	0:00	0:00	10:53	0	0	0.0
2	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	25	20:27	1:42	0:58	17:47	1	1	50.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	25	14:20	0:52	2:25	11:03	3	5	37.5
0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	24	19:17	1:42	0:06	17:29	0	2	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	25	14:55	0:24	3:03	11:28	4	8	33.3
1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	17	12:15	0:24	0:00	11:51	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	1	0	0	1	10	1	0	0	22	15:30	0:00	0:30	15:00	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	1	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	27	25:05	0:24	2:54	21:47	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	2	2	0	0	1	0	1	29	25:51	0:33	1:09	24:09	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	11	7:29	0:00	0:57	6:32	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	24	15:38	0:00	2:22	13:16	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	1	0	3	0	0	3	0	3	31	28:52	1:33	4:34	22:45	0	0	0.0

goalies
C. Hutton

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
37	5	32	.865	30	0	2	0	0	58:17	0

Tampa Bay Lightning


forwards
R. Callahan
A. Cirelli
Y. Gourde
T. Johnson
M. Joseph
A. Killorn
N. Kucherov
J.T. Miller
O. Palat
C. Paquette
B. Point
S. Stamkos
defensemen
E. Cernak
B. Coburn
D. Girardi
V. Hedman
R. McDonagh
M. Sergachev

											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	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	18	12:13	0:00	0:52	11:21	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	18	11:33	0:00	1:24	10:09	2	3	40.0
0	0	-2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	22	18:06	3:49	0:56	13:21	2	0	100.0
0	0	-1	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	23	18:21	2:24	0:00	15:57	7	3	70.0
0	0	-2	1	2	0	1	2	2	0	0	17	11:30	2:24	0:00	9:06	0	0	0.0
1	1	2	4	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	18	13:19	2:18	0:00	11:01	0	0	0.0
1	1	-1	4	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	24	20:17	3:49	0:00	16:28	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	2	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	17	11:50	2:07	0:00	9:43	4	1	80.0
0	1	1	2	0	2	0	0	2	0	1	20	14:22	0:06	0:00	14:16	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	4	2	0	21	13:03	0:00	0:38	12:25	8	7	53.3
0	1	-2	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	25	21:06	3:49	0:00	17:17	2	4	33.3
1	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	23	16:34	3:49	0:22	12:23	11	4	73.3
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	-1	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	24	16:59	0:00	0:43	16:16	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	26	23:10	0:00	1:09	22:01	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	4	2	0	0	0	3	0	1	22	20:07	0:06	1:09	18:52	0	0	0.0
0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	2	29	26:55	3:49	0:51	22:15	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	4:59	0:00	0:06	4:53	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	3	1	3	0	0	2	0	0	27	21:36	2:35	0:14	18:47	0	0	0.0

goalies
L. Domingue

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
22	4	18	.818	17	1	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
	Sabres	2	1	1	4
	Lightning	3	0	2	5

1st Period		BUF	TB
2:59	Dan Girardi (2) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Alex Killorn (9), Victor Hedman (7)	0	1
8:42	Zemgus Girgensons (2) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Rasmus Ristolainen (12), Remi Elie (1)	1	1
9:45	Sam Reinhart (4) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Jack Eichel (24), Zach Bogosian (5)	2	1
10:28	Alex Killorn (4) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: J.T. Miller (14)	2	2
15:55	Nikita Kucherov (10) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Brayden Point (15), Erik Cernak (4)	2	3

2nd Period			BUF	TB
5:39		Sam Reinhart (5) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Jack Eichel (25), Casey Nelson (4)	3	3

3rd Period		BUF	TB
2:29	Tage Thompson (4) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Casey Mittelstadt (5)	4	3
4:12	Steven Stamkos (8) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Victor Hedman (8), Nikita Kucherov (25)	4	4
14:19	Cedric Paquette (5) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Mikhail Sergachev (8), Ondrej Palat (6)	4	5

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Lightning
1
Sabres
2

Game 1

14/11

Sabres
4
Lightning
5

Game 2

30/11

Lightning
5
Sabres
3

Game 3

13/1

Sabres
1
Lightning
2

Game 4

22/2

Amalie Arena

12:30 AM, 30 November 2018

Tampa, FL

Attendance: 19,092

Referees:
Kevin Pollock

Linesmen:
Tony Sericolo

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Florida	9	3	1	19
Tampa Bay	7	5	0	14
Toronto	6	5	2	14
Boston	6	6	1	13
Ottawa	6	5	0	12
Detroit	5	5	1	11
Buffalo	4	7	1	9
Montreal	4	7	1	9

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