Lightning 4-2 Sabres (13 Jan, 2017) Final Score

Buffalo Sabres

16-16-9, 7-8-6 away

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

Tampa Bay Lightning

20-19-4, 12-7-2 home

		1	2	3	T
	Sabres	1	0	1	2
	Lightning	1	2	1	4

1st Period			BUF	TB
2:58		Matt Moulson (9) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Zemgus Girgensons (5), Taylor Fedun (6)	1	0
5:37		Ondrej Palat (8) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Tyler Johnson (13), Jonathan Drouin (15)	1	1

2nd Period			BUF	TB
5:18		Ondrej Palat (9) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Nikita Nesterov (7), Vladislav Namestnikov (12)	1	2
12:58		Nikita Kucherov (17) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Victor Hedman (31), Ondrej Palat (12)	1	3

3rd Period			BUF	TB
10:30		Evander Kane (11) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Jack Eichel (7), Justin Falk (2)	2	3
19:42		Anton Stralman (2) (Power Play) Assists: Valtteri Filppula (20), Brian Boyle (4)	2	4

SABRES

LIGHTNING

Regular Season Series

TB leads 2-0

Lightning
4
Sabres
1

Game 1

18/11

Sabres
2
Lightning
4

Game 2

13/1

Lightning
2
Sabres
1

Game 3

5/3

Sabres
2
Lightning
4

Game 4

9/4

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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Buffalo Sabres

Tampa Bay Lightning

Stars of the Game

Ondrej PalatLW - TB

Nikita KucherovRW - TB

Ben BishopG - TB

Game Information

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

TB leads 2-0

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