Sabres 5-3 Lightning (4 Mar, 2023) Box Score

Tampa Bay Lightning

37-20-5, 15-15-1 away

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

Buffalo Sabres

32-25-4, 13-16-2 home

Tampa Bay Lightning


forwards
A. Cirelli C
R. Colton C
M. Eyssimont C
B. Hagel LW
T. Jeannot LW
A. Killorn LW
N. Kucherov RW
P. Maroon LW
N. Paul LW
C. Perry RW
B. Point C
S. Stamkos C
defensemen
Z. Bogosian D
I. Cole D
V. Hedman D
N. Perbix D
D. Raddysh D
M. Sergachev 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	1	1	2	1	1	1	23	15:45	1:23	1:40	12:42	7	8	46.7
0	0	0	4	1	1	0	0	3	1	1	20	15:08	1:01	0:00	14:07	9	1	90.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	1	2	4	0	1	17	12:20	0:00	0:00	12:20	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	23	18:25	1:42	2:31	14:12	0	1	0.0
0	1	1	1	0	1	1	5	3	0	0	16	12:52	0:00	1:40	11:12	1	0	100.0
2	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	24	18:18	3:36	1:54	12:48	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	15	16:38	5:39	0:00	10:59	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	0	1	16	14:28	0:00	0:00	14:28	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	3	0	0	1	2	5	0	1	22	15:59	1:06	1:14	13:39	9	5	64.3
0	0	-1	1	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	20	13:23	1:40	0:00	11:43	0	0	0.0
1	0	-2	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	15	14:34	5:38	0:00	8:56	7	2	77.8
0	1	-3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	15	13:28	5:00	0:00	8:28	4	5	44.4
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	3	0	2	0	0	3	1	1	21	16:41	0:04	1:39	14:58	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	5	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	24	22:52	0:00	4:11	18:41	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	2	2	2	0	0	1	2	1	27	19:50	1:07	0:56	17:47	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	26	17:20	0:06	0:06	17:08	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	16	12:20	0:00	0:00	12:20	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	2	1	1	2	1	0	0	27	24:32	5:38	2:09	16:45	0	0	0.0

goalies
B. Elliott G

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
34	5	29	.853	26	2	1	0	0	57:30	0

Buffalo Sabres


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

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	2	5	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	21	15:27	3:09	0:39	11:39	4	10	28.6
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	16	11:36	0:06	2:52	8:38	1	0	100.0
1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	15	12:04	0:00	0:00	12:04	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	14	13:55	0:06	1:57	11:52	1	2	33.3
0	0	-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	23	16:45	1:22	4:19	11:04	6	12	33.3
0	1	1	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	14:43	0:48	0:00	13:55	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	16	14:16	0:06	2:40	11:30	5	5	50.0
0	0	-2	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	18	13:32	3:15	0:00	10:17	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	16	11:51	1:00	0:00	10:51	0	1	0.0
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	19	14:16	1:18	0:30	12:28	0	0	0.0
1	1	1	1	1	0	1	2	0	1	0	19	16:56	2:54	0:15	13:47	3	2	60.0
1	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	20	18:15	3:15	0:21	14:39	2	5	28.6
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	0	0	0	1	2	4	1	1	1	22	15:43	3:15	0:00	12:28	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	32	20:26	0:23	2:57	17:06	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	1	2	0	30	23:17	0:09	3:50	19:18	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	1	1	2	0	1	3	32	24:54	1:09	2:35	21:10	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	3	0	4	1	2	4	2	0	30	24:22	0:15	3:19	20:48	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	2	7	2	0	0	15	7:57	0:00	0:48	7:09	0	0	0.0

goalies
E. Comrie G

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
36	3	33	.917	25	6	2	0	0	59:54	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	0	2	3
	Sabres	1	3	1	5

1st Period			TB	BUF
13:28		Brayden Point (39) (Power Play) Assists: Nikita Kucherov (65), Steven Stamkos (38)	1	0
16:15		Tage Thompson (42) (Power Play) Assists: Rasmus Dahlin (49)	1	1

2nd Period		TB	BUF
5:35	Vinnie Hinostroza (2) Assists: Casey Mittelstadt (29), Dylan Cozens (30)	1	2
12:30	Tyson Jost (6) Unassisted	1	3
19:46	Jack Quinn (12) Assists: Tage Thompson (40), Jeff Skinner (36)	1	4

3rd Period		TB	BUF
0:53	Jeff Skinner (26) (Power Play) Unassisted	1	5
2:55	Alex Killorn (16) Assists: Nick Perbix (15), Nicholas Paul (13)	2	5
13:18	Alex Killorn (17) (Shorthanded) Assists: Tanner Jeannot (11), Victor Hedman (36)	3	5

Regular Season Series

Series tied 2-2

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

KeyBank Center

5:30 PM, 4 March 2023

Buffalo, NY

Attendance: 19,070

Referees:
Kendrick Nicholson
Beau Halkidis

Linesmen:
Kyle Flemington
Kilian McNamara

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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Tampa Bay Lightning

Buffalo Sabres

Regular Season Series

Series tied 2-2

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