Sabres 6-5 Lightning (24 Feb, 2023) Box Score

Buffalo Sabres

29-23-4, 18-8-2 away

	1	2	3	OT	T
BUF	1	3	1	1	6
TB	1	1	3	0	5

Tampa Bay Lightning

36-17-4, 22-4-3 home

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
D. Cozens
Z. Girgensons
T. Jost
P. Krebs
C. Mittelstadt
K. Okposo
V. Olofsson
J. Peterka
J. Quinn
J. Skinner
T. Thompson
A. Tuch
defensemen
J. Bryson
R. Dahlin
H. Jokiharju
I. Lyubushkin
O. Power
M. Samuelsson

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-2	2	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	20	15:07	0:23	0:44	14:00	3	4	42.9
1	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	5	0	0	22	17:45	0:00	2:14	15:31	1	1	50.0
0	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	17	14:25	0:00	0:35	13:50	2	3	40.0
0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	6	1	0	24	15:21	0:28	1:09	13:44	10	3	76.9
0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	20	13:16	0:36	0:00	12:40	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	20	15:25	0:35	1:04	13:46	2	3	40.0
0	0	-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	13:04	2:22	0:00	10:42	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	13	10:11	0:00	0:00	10:11	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	17	12:57	0:00	0:00	12:57	0	0	0.0
0	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	16:46	2:17	0:00	14:29	2	1	66.7
3	0	1	4	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	22	17:16	2:10	0:09	14:57	9	8	52.9
0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	27	19:03	2:09	2:15	14:39	0	1	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	13	10:12	0:00	0:00	10:12	0	0	0.0
0	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	6	0	1	31	27:03	2:09	1:42	23:12	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	4	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	24	21:54	0:00	1:11	20:43	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	17	12:26	0:00	3:10	9:16	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	28	24:31	0:36	1:42	22:13	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	3	1	2	3	0	1	30	25:04	0:00	2:16	22:48	0	0	0.0

goalies
E. Comrie

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
41	5	36	.878	29	7	0	0	0	61:41	0

Tampa Bay Lightning


forwards
P. Bellemare
A. Cirelli
R. Colton
B. Hagel
A. Killorn
N. Kucherov
P. Maroon
V. Namestnikov
N. Paul
C. Perry
B. Point
S. Stamkos
defensemen
E. Cernak
I. Cole
H. Fleury
V. Hedman
N. Perbix
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	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	14	10:43	0:08	0:52	9:43	7	6	53.8
1	0	-1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	22	18:54	2:20	1:47	14:47	6	9	40.0
1	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	20	13:15	1:14	0:00	12:01	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	2	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	20	18:36	1:45	0:45	16:06	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	17	16:46	0:45	0:52	15:09	0	0	0.0
0	1	-2	6	3	0	0	0	0	1	4	21	20:27	3:44	0:00	16:43	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	16	11:15	0:00	0:00	11:15	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	12	10:31	0:00	0:00	10:31	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	1	3	0	1	2	3	3	1	20	14:02	0:45	1:08	12:09	3	2	60.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	12	11:48	0:45	0:00	11:03	0	0	0.0
1	3	0	2	3	1	0	0	2	0	1	23	21:36	4:13	0:04	17:19	5	6	45.5
1	1	-2	5	3	0	0	0	2	0	1	21	19:22	4:13	0:00	15:09	3	6	33.3
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	25	19:34	0:00	1:37	17:57	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	3	0	0	4	0	0	20	16:51	0:00	1:46	15:05	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	19	13:13	0:00	0:00	13:13	0	0	0.0
1	1	1	7	2	4	0	0	3	0	1	27	26:03	2:20	1:01	22:42	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	21	15:15	0:00	0:05	15:10	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	2	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	29	25:48	0:57	1:03	23:48	0	0	0.0

goalies
A. Vasilevskiy

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
23	6	17	.739	15	2	0	0	0	61:41	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	OT	T
	Sabres	1	3	1	1	6
	Lightning	1	1	3	0	5

1st Period			BUF	TB
2:19		Steven Stamkos (26) Assists: Brayden Point (29), Nikita Kucherov (60)	0	1
11:41		Zemgus Girgensons (7) Assists: Rasmus Dahlin (47), Tyson Jost (14)	1	1

2nd Period		BUF	TB
9:36	Tage Thompson (37) (Power Play) Assists: Jeff Skinner (33), Rasmus Dahlin (48)	2	1
12:20	Tage Thompson (38) Assists: Jeff Skinner (34)	3	1
12:36	Victor Hedman (5) Assists: Pat Maroon (9), Nicholas Paul (11)	3	2
13:25	Jack Quinn (10) Assists: Peyton Krebs (9), Casey Mittelstadt (26)	4	2

3rd Period		BUF	TB
5:48	Brayden Point (34) Assists: Victor Hedman (35), Brandon Hagel (26)	4	3
6:18	Tage Thompson (39) Unassisted	5	3
8:33	Anthony Cirelli (8) Assists: Erik Cernak (10), Brayden Point (30)	5	4
14:54	Ross Colton (13) (Power Play) Assists: Steven Stamkos (35), Brayden Point (31)	5	5

OT Summary			BUF	TB
1:41		Ilya Lyubushkin (1) (Shorthanded) Unassisted	6	5

Regular Season Series

TB leads 2-1

Sabres
3
Lightning
5

Game 1

5/11

Lightning
6
Sabres
5

Game 2

29/11

Lightning
-
Sabres
-

Game 3

24/12

Sabres
6
Lightning
5

Game 3

24/2

Lightning
3
Sabres
5

Game 4

4/3

Amalie Arena

12:00 AM, 24 February 2023

Tampa, FL

Attendance: 19,092

Referees:
Marc Joannette
Jon McIsaac

Linesmen:
Matt MacPherson
Devin Berg

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Florida	3	2	1	7
Tampa Bay	3	0	0	6
Toronto	3	1	0	6
Boston	3	2	0	6
Ottawa	2	2	0	4
Montreal	2	3	0	4
Buffalo	1	4	1	3
Detroit	1	3	0	2

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Buffalo Sabres

Tampa Bay Lightning

Regular Season Series

TB leads 2-1

Game Information

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