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Buffalo Sabres vs Tampa Bay Lightning

NHL
Sabres
16-16-9, 41 PTS
2-4
Final
Lightning
20-19-4, 44 PTS
Benchmark International Arena
TV: Sportsnet+

On the ice

BUF shoots leftTB shoots right

Shots on goal

1st2nd3rdT
BUF691126
TB981229

In net

Anders Nilsson25/28 SV, .893
Ben Bishop24/26 SV, .923
Team123T
BUF1012
TB1214

Who won: Lightning 4-2

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-2 on Thursday, January 12, 2017 at Benchmark International Arena. The Lightning lead the series 2-0. The Lightning outscored the Sabres 2-0 in the 2nd period. Ondrej Palat led the Lightning in goals (2). Matt Moulson led the Sabres in goals (1).

Player of the game

Ondrej Palat

TB · 2 G, 1 A, 5 SOG

9.0

Deserved to win

43%
BUF · 2.44 xG
57%
TB · 2.83 xG

Lightning created better chances: they win this game 57% of the time

Play by play

  1. End of the 3rd period
  2. P3 0:18Zemgus Girgensons

    Faceoff win

    Face Off

    Z. Girgensons · 1 A

  3. GOALP3 0:18
    Anton Stralman

    Goal!

    A. Stralman · 1 G

    Goal

    BUF 2 - 4 TB
  4. P3 1:01Sam Reinhart
    TO

    Takeaway

    S. Reinhart

  5. P3 1:06Alex Killorn

    Shot on goal

    Shot

    A. Killorn

  6. P3 2:17Tyler Johnson

    Face off

    Face Off

  7. P3 2:17Evander Kane

    Penalty

  8. P3 2:19Evander Kane

    Shot blocked by J. Garrison

    Blocked

    E. Kane · 1 G

  9. P3 2:28Jonathan Drouin

    Missed

  10. P3 4:04Jake McCabe
    TO

    Giveaway

  11. P3 4:36Gabriel Dumont

    Big hit on B. Gionta

    Hit

    G. Dumont

  12. GOALP3 9:30
    Evander Kane

    Goal!

    E. Kane · 1 G

    Goal

    BUF 2 - 3 TB
  13. P3 9:48Evander Kane

    Shot on goal

    Shot

    E. Kane · 1 G

  14. P3 9:49Jack Eichel
    TO

    Takeaway

    J. Eichel · 1 A

  15. P3 10:30Braydon Coburn

    Big hit on R. O'Reilly

    Hit

    B. Coburn

  16. P3 11:28Zach Bogosian

    Shot blocked by V. Hedman

    Blocked

    Z. Bogosian

  17. P3 13:10Jack Eichel

    Face off

    Face Off

  18. P3 15:48Rasmus Ristolainen

    Missed the net

    Missed

    R. Ristolainen

  19. P3 18:23Braydon Coburn
    TO

    Giveaway

    B. Coburn

  20. Start of the 3rd period
  21. End of the 2nd period
  22. P2 0:00Marcus Foligno

    Penalty: penalty

    Penalty

    M. Foligno

  23. P2 0:01Rasmus Ristolainen

    Shot on goal

    Shot

    R. Ristolainen

  24. P2 0:02Ondrej Palat
    TO

    Giveaway

    O. Palat · 2 G, 1 A

  25. P2 0:31Anton Stralman

    Big hit on K. Okposo

    Hit

    A. Stralman · 1 G

Leaders

BUFTB
Goals
Matt Moulson
1
Ondrej Palat
2
Assists
Justin Falk
1
Ondrej Palat
1
Points
Matt Moulson
1
Ondrej Palat
3

Season seriesTB leads series 2-0

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