Sabres 3-2 Lightning (1 Mar, 2024) Box Score

Buffalo Sabres

28-28-4, 15-12-3 away

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

Tampa Bay Lightning

32-24-6, 18-8-4 home

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Zach BensonZ. Benson#9
Dylan CozensD. Cozens#24
Zemgus GirgensonsZ. Girgensons#28
Jordan GreenwayJ. Greenway#12
Peyton KrebsP. Krebs#19
Casey MittelstadtC. Mittelstadt#37
Kyle OkposoK. Okposo#21
JJ PeterkaJ. Peterka#77
Eric RobinsonE. Robinson#50
Jeff SkinnerJ. Skinner#53
Tage ThompsonT. Thompson#72
Alex TuchA. Tuch#89
defensemen
Jacob BrysonJ. Bryson#78
Connor CliftonC. Clifton#75
Rasmus DahlinR. Dahlin#26
Ryan JohnsonR. Johnson#33
Henri JokiharjuH. Jokiharju#10
Owen PowerO. Power#25

											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	1	2	0	1	0	17	12:46	0:00	0:46	12:00	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	23	16:57	2:15	2:37	12:05	6	6	50.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	19	14:25	0:00	0:47	13:38	3	0	100.0
0	1	1	4	1	1	1	2	2	1	0	22	18:15	1:23	2:49	14:03	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	11	10:45	0:00	0:00	10:45	1	2	33.3
0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	19	20:21	1:23	0:07	18:51	5	9	35.7
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	4	1	0	14	13:28	0:57	0:00	12:31	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	19	11:57	0:35	0:00	11:22	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	15	15:28	0:00	0:00	15:28	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	13:13	2:15	0:00	10:58	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	18	17:23	2:41	0:00	14:42	5	7	41.7
1	0	1	2	2	2	0	0	1	2	0	19	17:34	2:15	1:38	13:41	0	2	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	22	16:18	0:00	0:00	16:18	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	5	1	0	22	16:28	0:00	2:52	13:36	0	0	0.0
1	1	0	2	1	2	0	0	2	1	1	34	27:55	3:03	1:43	23:09	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	15	14:40	0:00	0:00	14:40	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	26	18:59	0:00	1:29	17:30	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	31	24:18	0:57	2:40	20:41	0	0	0.0

goalies
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenU. Luukkonen#1

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
23	2	21	.913	21	0	0	0	0	61:42	0

Tampa Bay Lightning


forwards
Mitchell ChaffeeM. Chaffee#41
Anthony CirelliA. Cirelli#71
Michael EyssimontM. Eyssimont#23
Luke GlendeningL. Glendening#11
Brandon HagelB. Hagel#38
Nikita KucherovN. Kucherov#86
Tyler MotteT. Motte#64
Nick PaulN. Paul#20
Brayden PointB. Point#21
Conor ShearyC. Sheary#73
Steven StamkosS. Stamkos#91
defensemen
Erik CernakE. Cernak#81
Maxwell CrozierM. Crozier#65
Haydn FleuryH. Fleury#7
Victor HedmanV. Hedman#77
Nick PerbixN. Perbix#48
Darren RaddyshD. Raddysh#43
Calvin de HaanC. de Haan#44

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	3	0	0	16	12:38	0:00	0:00	12:38	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	25	20:10	2:49	2:17	15:04	9	5	64.3
0	0	1	2	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	15	11:16	0:45	0:00	10:31	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	20	14:55	0:00	1:47	13:08	8	6	57.1
0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	26	21:01	1:32	2:04	17:25	0	1	0.0
0	1	-1	4	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	23	23:21	4:22	0:00	18:59	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	18	14:24	0:00	1:06	13:18	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	16	15:52	1:33	0:00	14:19	5	2	71.4
1	0	-1	2	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	21	18:36	3:04	0:00	15:32	5	4	55.6
0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	17	13:29	0:00	0:00	13:29	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	18	18:50	3:21	0:00	15:29	0	2	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	1	1	0	3	0	0	3	0	0	29	22:11	0:18	2:59	18:54	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	13	9:27	0:00	0:00	9:27	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	23	17:11	0:00	0:55	16:16	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	2	4	3	1	2	4	0	0	26	24:11	3:18	0:52	20:01	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	16	13:34	0:00	0:00	13:34	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	19	14:52	0:48	0:35	13:29	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	19	16:29	0:00	1:31	14:58	0	0	0.0

goalies
Andrei VasilevskiyA. Vasilevskiy#88

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
23	3	20	.870	16	2	2	0	0	61:09	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	0	1	1	3
	Lightning	1	1	0	0	2

1st Period			BUF	TB
8:12		Brayden Point (31) (Power Play) Assists: Nikita Kucherov (66), Victor Hedman (50)	0	1
10:59		Alex Tuch (17) Unassisted	1	1

2nd Period			BUF	TB
17:18		Mitchell Chaffee (3) Assists: Erik Cernak (8), Anthony Cirelli (20)	1	2

3rd Period			BUF	TB
11:33		Tage Thompson (18) (Power Play) Assists: Rasmus Dahlin (31)	2	2

OT Summary			BUF	TB
1:42		Rasmus Dahlin (15) (Power Play) Assists: Casey Mittelstadt (32), Jordan Greenway (12)	3	2

Regular Season Series

BUF leads 2-1

Lightning
2
Sabres
3

Game 1

18/10

Lightning
3
Sabres
1

Game 2

20/1

Sabres
3
Lightning
2

Game 3

1/3

Sabres
4
Lightning
2

Game 4

16/4

Amalie Arena

12:00 AM, 1 March 2024

Tampa, FL

Attendance: 19,092

Referees:
Francois St. Laurent
TJ Luxmore

Linesmen:
Matt MacPherson
Julien Fournier

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Toronto	20	10	2	42
Florida	20	11	2	42
Boston	17	13	3	37
Tampa Bay	17	10	2	36
Ottawa	16	13	2	34
Detroit	13	14	4	30
Montreal	12	16	3	27
Buffalo	11	17	4	26

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Buffalo Sabres

Tampa Bay Lightning

Regular Season Series

BUF leads 2-1

Game Information

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Vegas hosts Vancouver after Olofsson's 2-goal game