Bishop returns, Palat gets 2 goals, Lightning top Sabres 4-2

Buffalo Sabres

16-16-9 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

Final

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tampa Bay Lightning

20-19-4 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

Palat (Lightning - LW): Goals: 2, Assists: 1
Kucherov (Lightning - RW): Goals: 1, Assists: 0
Bishop (Lightning - G): Saves: 24, Save Pct.: 0.923

Jan 12,2017

• Associated Press

TAMPA, Fla. -- Ben Bishop provided a much-needed lift for the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Bishop made 24 saves in his return after missing nine games with a lower-body injury, Ondrej Palat had two goals and an assist, and the Lightning beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-2 on Thursday night.
"It's nice to get those competitive juices going," Bishop said. "Obviously, two points makes it better."
Nikita Kucherov and Anton Stralman also scored for Tampa Bay, which stopped a four-game losing streak. Lightning center Brian Boyle (lower body, four games) and defenseman Braydon Coburn (upper body, two games) also came back from injuries.
Bishop, 10-0-1 lifetime against Buffalo, turned aside left and right circle shots by Jack Eichel during the second period. Andrei Vasilevskiy went 3-5-1 over nine starts in place of Bishop, who is a potential free agent after the season.
"He's a big part of our team," Palat said of Bishop.
The Sabres, bidding for their first five-game point streak (3-1-1) since March 2012, got goals from Matt Moulson and Evander Kane. Anders Nilsson stopped 25 shots in his second consecutive start in place of Robin Lehner, who is ill.
"I'm not sure what it is, they're big games for us and we keep coming out tentative," Buffalo right wing Brian Gionta said. "Whether it's nerves or we're just overthinking things instead of just playing, we've got to find a way to get ourselves ready for big games."
After Palat scored on the rebound from the slot early in the second, Kucherov made it 3-1 from the low left circle off a nifty pass across the slot by Victor Hedman midway through the period.
Kane's goal off Eichel's assist got Buffalo within 3-2 with 9 1/2 minutes left.
The Sabres got a power-play 11 seconds after Kane's goal when Bishop was called for delay of game, but failed to capitalize. Buffalo went 0 for 4 with the man advantage.
"We got it to 3-2, that was the time we looked to our power play to step up there," Sabres coach Dan Bylsma said. "We had one good shot from Jack (Eichel) that was a good chance to score. Kind of a missed opportunity."

Stralman got a late empty-net power-play goal. The Lightning's second-best NHL power-play unit, converted two of five chances.
Moulson and Palat, during a 5-on-3 power play, both had early first-period goals.
Palat had a short-handed breakaway shot in the third stopped by Nilsson.
"Palat was a beast out there," Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper said.
Game notes
Hedman has 31 assists this season. ... Moulson stopped an 11-game goal drought. ... Tampa Bay RW Ryan Callahan, sidelined for the third time since offseason hip surgery, missed his second straight game.
UP NEXT
Sabres: Complete a quick two-game road trip Friday night at Carolina.
Lightning: Will hold a pregame ceremony before playing Columbus on Friday night to retire Martin St. Louis' uniform No. 26. "I'm definitely nervous," St. Louis said. "I think a lot of emotions are going to come out when it happens." St. Louis was a key member of Tampa Bay's 2004 Stanley Cup championship team.

Final

Series (Game 2 of 4)

Sabres 2

(16-16-9, 41 pts)

Lightning 4

(20-19-4, 44 pts)

7:30PM,EST,January 12,2017
Amalie Arena, Tampa,Florida

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

O. Palat (Lightning - LW): Goals: 2, Assists: 1
N. Kucherov (Lightning - RW): Goals: 1, Assists: 0
B. Bishop (Lightning - G): Saves: 24, Save Pct.: .923

Play-by-play data may not reflect changes made after the game has ended.

Period: All | 1 | 2 | 3

1st Period Summary
Time	Team	Detail
0:00		Start of 1st period
0:00	Tampa Bay	Tyler Johnson won faceoff in neutral zone
0:16	Buffalo	Jack Eichel credited with hit on Victor Hedman in offensive zone
0:49		Stoppage - Icing
0:49	Tampa Bay	Valtteri Filppula won faceoff in offensive zone
1:50	Tampa Bay	Braydon Coburn shot blocked by Sam Reinhart
2:19		Stoppage - Icing
2:19	Tampa Bay	Gabriel Dumont won faceoff in defensive zone
2:31		Stoppage - Puck in Netting
2:31	Tampa Bay	Cedric Paquette won faceoff in neutral zone
2:42	Buffalo	Justin Falk credited with hit on Gabriel Dumont in neutral zone
2:50	Buffalo	Justin Falk credited with hit on Cedric Paquette in defensive zone
2:58	Buffalo	Goal scored by Matt Moulson assisted by Zemgus Girgensons and Taylor Fedun
2:58	Buffalo	Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff in neutral zone
3:13	Buffalo	William Carrier credited with hit on Tyler Johnson in offensive zone
3:43	Tampa Bay	Alex Killorn credited with hit on Jake McCabe in offensive zone
3:54	Buffalo	Penalty to Kyle Okposo 2 minutes for Slashing Nikita Nesterov
3:54	Tampa Bay	Power play - Brian Boyle won faceoff in offensive zone
4:05	Tampa Bay	Power play - Jonathan Drouin shot blocked by Jake McCabe
4:30	Tampa Bay	Power play - Giveaway by Valtteri Filppula in offensive zone
4:50	Buffalo	Shorthanded - Takeaway by Ryan O'Reilly in defensive zone
5:11	Tampa Bay	Power play - Shot on goal by Vladislav Namestnikov saved by Anders Nilsson
5:12	Buffalo	Penalty to Evander Kane 2 minutes for Hooking Victor Hedman
5:12	Tampa Bay	Power play - Tyler Johnson won faceoff in offensive zone
5:37	Tampa Bay	Power Play Goal Scored by Ondrej Palat assisted by Tyler Johnson and Jonathan Drouin
5:37	Buffalo	Shorthanded - Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff in neutral zone
6:12	Tampa Bay	Power play - Shot on goal by Tyler Johnson saved by Anders Nilsson
6:13		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
6:13	Buffalo	Shorthanded - Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff in defensive zone
6:22	Tampa Bay	Power play - Nikita Kucherov shot blocked by Jake McCabe
6:34	Tampa Bay	Power play - Shot on goal by Vladislav Namestnikov saved by Anders Nilsson
7:04	Tampa Bay	Power play - Shot on goal by Valtteri Filppula saved by Anders Nilsson
7:23	Tampa Bay	Valtteri Filppula credited with hit on Evander Kane in defensive zone
8:04	Tampa Bay	Cedric Paquette credited with hit on Taylor Fedun in offensive zone
8:12	Tampa Bay	Michael Bournival credited with hit on Jack Eichel in offensive zone
8:53	Tampa Bay	Takeaway by Nikita Kucherov in neutral zone
9:04	Buffalo	Nicolas Deslauriers credited with hit on Braydon Coburn in offensive zone
9:21	Buffalo	Shot missed by William Carrier
9:28	Buffalo	Giveaway by Ryan O'Reilly in offensive zone
9:39	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by Anton Stralman saved by Anders Nilsson
9:41		Stoppage - Puck in Netting - TV timeout
9:41	Tampa Bay	Valtteri Filppula won faceoff in offensive zone
9:44	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by Jason Garrison saved by Anders Nilsson
9:45		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
9:45	Buffalo	Jack Eichel won faceoff in defensive zone
9:50	Tampa Bay	Brian Boyle credited with hit on Jake McCabe in offensive zone
9:57	Tampa Bay	Brian Boyle credited with hit on Marcus Foligno in offensive zone
10:09	Buffalo	Marcus Foligno credited with hit on Jonathan Drouin in neutral zone
10:25	Tampa Bay	Jason Garrison credited with hit on Brian Gionta in defensive zone
10:31	Tampa Bay	Jonathan Drouin shot blocked by Rasmus Ristolainen
11:00	Buffalo	Shot on goal by Evander Kane saved by Ben Bishop
11:08		Stoppage - TV timeout
11:08	Tampa Bay	Penalty to Alex Killorn 2 minutes for Slashing Jack Eichel
11:08	Tampa Bay	Shorthanded - Cedric Paquette won faceoff in defensive zone
11:29	Buffalo	Power play - Shot on goal by Jack Eichel saved by Ben Bishop
11:42	Buffalo	Power play - Shot on goal by Ryan O'Reilly saved by Ben Bishop
11:42		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
11:42	Buffalo	Power play - Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff in offensive zone
12:45	Buffalo	Power play - Kyle Okposo shot blocked by Andrej Sustr
13:18	Buffalo	Cody Franson credited with hit on Ondrej Palat in offensive zone
13:42	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by Braydon Coburn saved by Anders Nilsson
13:46	Buffalo	Giveaway by Evander Kane in defensive zone
13:56	Buffalo	Zach Bogosian credited with hit on Alex Killorn in defensive zone
14:54	Tampa Bay	Giveaway by Valtteri Filppula in defensive zone
15:01	Buffalo	Shot missed by Nicolas Deslauriers
15:24	Tampa Bay	Cedric Paquette credited with hit on Nicolas Deslauriers in offensive zone
15:52	Tampa Bay	Braydon Coburn credited with hit on Evander Kane in defensive zone
15:54	Buffalo	Sam Reinhart credited with hit on Nikita Nesterov in offensive zone
15:55	Buffalo	Shot on goal by Matt Moulson saved by Ben Bishop
15:56		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped - TV timeout
15:56	Tampa Bay	Vladislav Namestnikov won faceoff in defensive zone
16:12	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by Jason Garrison saved by Anders Nilsson
16:18	Tampa Bay	Ondrej Palat shot blocked by Rasmus Ristolainen
16:25	Buffalo	Rasmus Ristolainen credited with hit on Vladislav Namestnikov in defensive zone
17:00	Tampa Bay	Giveaway by Victor Hedman in defensive zone
17:01	Buffalo	Shot on goal by Cody Franson saved by Ben Bishop
17:11	Buffalo	Kyle Okposo shot blocked by Anton Stralman
17:18	Buffalo	Zach Bogosian credited with hit on Matthew Peca in defensive zone
17:39	Tampa Bay	Victor Hedman shot blocked by Ryan O'Reilly
18:19	Tampa Bay	Giveaway by Jonathan Drouin in offensive zone
18:25	Buffalo	Evander Kane shot blocked by Braydon Coburn
19:00	Tampa Bay	Vladislav Namestnikov shot blocked by Rasmus Ristolainen
19:30	Tampa Bay	Shot missed by Alex Killorn
19:36	Buffalo	Marcus Foligno credited with hit on Andrej Sustr in defensive zone
19:40	Tampa Bay	Shot missed by Andrej Sustr
19:50	Tampa Bay	Giveaway by Tyler Johnson in defensive zone
20:00		End of 1st period
2nd Period Summary
Time	Team	Detail
0:00		Start of 2nd period
0:00	Tampa Bay	Tyler Johnson won faceoff in neutral zone
0:10	Buffalo	Giveaway by Jack Eichel in offensive zone
0:34	Tampa Bay	Matthew Peca shot blocked by Rasmus Ristolainen
0:35		Stoppage - Puck in Netting
0:35	Tampa Bay	Brian Boyle won faceoff in offensive zone
1:08		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
1:08	Tampa Bay	Vladislav Namestnikov won faceoff in offensive zone
1:10	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by Nikita Kucherov saved by Anders Nilsson
1:11		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
1:11	Buffalo	Zemgus Girgensons won faceoff in defensive zone
2:03	Buffalo	Shot on goal by Evander Kane saved by Ben Bishop
4:04	Buffalo	Shot on goal by Evander Kane saved by Ben Bishop
4:13	Tampa Bay	Shot missed by Jonathan Drouin
4:18	Buffalo	Zemgus Girgensons credited with hit on Victor Hedman in defensive zone
4:27	Tampa Bay	Andrej Sustr shot blocked by Evander Kane
4:57	Buffalo	Marcus Foligno credited with hit on Ondrej Palat in neutral zone
5:05	Buffalo	Giveaway by Marcus Foligno in defensive zone
5:06	Tampa Bay	Shot missed by Vladislav Namestnikov
5:16	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by Nikita Nesterov saved by Anders Nilsson
5:18	Tampa Bay	Goal scored by Ondrej Palat assisted by Nikita Nesterov and Vladislav Namestnikov
5:18	Tampa Bay	Cedric Paquette won faceoff in neutral zone
5:42		Stoppage - Offside
5:42	Tampa Bay	Tyler Johnson won faceoff in neutral zone
6:00	Buffalo	Justin Bailey credited with hit on Braydon Coburn in offensive zone
6:42	Tampa Bay	Tyler Johnson credited with hit on Sam Reinhart in defensive zone
7:00	Buffalo	Nicolas Deslauriers shot blocked by Andrej Sustr
7:10	Buffalo	Nicolas Deslauriers credited with hit on Jason Garrison in offensive zone
7:12	Buffalo	Takeaway by Matt Moulson in defensive zone
7:18	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by Brian Boyle saved by Anders Nilsson
7:39	Buffalo	Shot missed by Marcus Foligno
7:44	Tampa Bay	Brian Boyle credited with hit on Zemgus Girgensons in defensive zone
7:46	Buffalo	Marcus Foligno credited with hit on Andrej Sustr in neutral zone
7:47		Stoppage - Offside - TV timeout
7:47	Buffalo	Jack Eichel won faceoff in neutral zone
7:54	Buffalo	Shot on goal by Jack Eichel saved by Ben Bishop
8:09	Tampa Bay	Andrej Sustr shot blocked by Jack Eichel
8:25	Tampa Bay	Jason Garrison shot blocked by Rasmus Ristolainen
8:27	Buffalo	Marcus Foligno credited with hit on Ondrej Palat in defensive zone
8:31	Buffalo	Marcus Foligno credited with hit on Vladislav Namestnikov in defensive zone
8:45		Stoppage - Icing
8:45	Tampa Bay	Gabriel Dumont won faceoff in defensive zone
8:55	Buffalo	Shot on goal by Cody Franson saved by Ben Bishop
8:56		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
8:56	Tampa Bay	Valtteri Filppula won faceoff in defensive zone
9:13		Stoppage - Puck in Netting
9:13	Tampa Bay	Valtteri Filppula won faceoff in neutral zone
9:19		Stoppage - Offside
9:19	Buffalo	Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff in offensive zone
9:31	Buffalo	Taylor Fedun shot blocked by Nikita Kucherov
9:31		Stoppage - Puck in Netting
9:31	Tampa Bay	Vladislav Namestnikov won faceoff in defensive zone
9:55	Buffalo	Evander Kane credited with hit on Vladislav Namestnikov in offensive zone
10:08	Tampa Bay	Shot missed by Braydon Coburn
10:42	Buffalo	Marcus Foligno credited with hit on Anton Stralman in offensive zone
10:55	Buffalo	Marcus Foligno credited with hit on Cedric Paquette in defensive zone
12:09	Buffalo	Shot missed by Kyle Okposo
12:14	Tampa Bay	Brian Boyle credited with hit on Ryan O'Reilly in defensive zone
12:18	Tampa Bay	Giveaway by Jonathan Drouin in defensive zone
12:27	Buffalo	Shot missed by Ryan O'Reilly
12:29	Buffalo	Shot on goal by Ryan O'Reilly saved by Ben Bishop
12:30		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped - TV timeout
12:30	Buffalo	Zemgus Girgensons won faceoff in offensive zone
12:39	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by Michael Bournival saved by Anders Nilsson
12:40		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
12:40	Buffalo	Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff in defensive zone
12:58	Tampa Bay	Goal scored by Nikita Kucherov assisted by Victor Hedman and Ondrej Palat
12:58	Buffalo	Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff in neutral zone
13:20	Tampa Bay	Penalty to Ben Bishop 2 minutes for High-sticking Ryan O'Reilly(served by Matthew Peca)
13:20	Tampa Bay	Shorthanded - Tyler Johnson won faceoff in defensive zone
13:59	Buffalo	Power play - Shot missed by Sam Reinhart
14:06	Buffalo	Power play - Shot on goal by Jack Eichel saved by Ben Bishop
14:45	Buffalo	Power play - Giveaway by Evander Kane in neutral zone
15:50	Buffalo	Giveaway by Zach Bogosian in defensive zone
15:55	Tampa Bay	Braydon Coburn shot blocked by Marcus Foligno
16:13	Buffalo	Marcus Foligno credited with hit on Vladislav Namestnikov in defensive zone
16:25	Tampa Bay	Shot missed by Nikita Kucherov
16:35	Buffalo	Nicolas Deslauriers credited with hit on Nikita Nesterov in offensive zone
16:41		Stoppage - Icing
16:41	Buffalo	Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff in offensive zone
16:57	Buffalo	Shot on goal by Kyle Okposo saved by Ben Bishop
16:58		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped - TV timeout
16:58	Tampa Bay	Valtteri Filppula won faceoff in defensive zone
17:19		Stoppage - Offside
17:19	Tampa Bay	Tyler Johnson won faceoff in neutral zone
17:47	Buffalo	Justin Falk credited with hit on Alex Killorn in defensive zone
18:03	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by Matthew Peca saved by Anders Nilsson
18:04		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
18:04	Tampa Bay	Gabriel Dumont won faceoff in offensive zone
18:35	Buffalo	Cody Franson credited with hit on Michael Bournival in defensive zone
18:44	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by Cedric Paquette saved by Anders Nilsson
19:03	Buffalo	Shot on goal by Evander Kane saved by Ben Bishop
19:29	Buffalo	Takeaway by Ryan O'Reilly in defensive zone
19:29	Tampa Bay	Anton Stralman credited with hit on Kyle Okposo in defensive zone
19:58	Tampa Bay	Giveaway by Ondrej Palat in defensive zone
19:59	Buffalo	Shot on goal by Rasmus Ristolainen saved by Ben Bishop
20:00	Tampa Bay	Penalty to Victor Hedman 5 minutes for Fighting (Major) Marcus Foligno
20:00	Buffalo	Penalty to Marcus Foligno 5 minutes for Fighting (Major) Victor Hedman
20:00		End of 2nd period
3rd Period Summary
Time	Team	Detail
0:00		Start of 3rd period
0:00	Tampa Bay	Vladislav Namestnikov won faceoff in neutral zone
0:15	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by Anton Stralman saved by Anders Nilsson
0:16		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
0:16	Buffalo	Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff in defensive zone
0:44	Tampa Bay	Penalty to Nikita Kucherov 2 minutes for Slashing Ryan O'Reilly
0:44	Buffalo	Power play - Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff in offensive zone
1:01	Buffalo	Power play - Shot missed by Sam Reinhart
1:12	Buffalo	Power play - Shot on goal by Ryan O'Reilly saved by Ben Bishop
1:13		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
1:13	Buffalo	Power play - Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff in offensive zone
1:19	Buffalo	Power play - Rasmus Ristolainen shot blocked by Anton Stralman
1:37	Tampa Bay	Shorthanded - Giveaway by Braydon Coburn in defensive zone
1:42	Buffalo	Power play - Rasmus Ristolainen shot blocked by Ondrej Palat
1:58	Tampa Bay	Shorthanded - Takeaway by Valtteri Filppula in defensive zone
2:27	Tampa Bay	Shorthanded - Andrej Sustr credited with hit on Evander Kane in defensive zone
3:00	Buffalo	Zemgus Girgensons credited with hit on Nikita Nesterov in offensive zone
3:03		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
3:03	Tampa Bay	Cedric Paquette won faceoff in defensive zone
3:11	Buffalo	Nicolas Deslauriers credited with hit on Braydon Coburn in offensive zone
3:30	Buffalo	Nicolas Deslauriers credited with hit on Michael Bournival in neutral zone
3:36	Tampa Bay	Cedric Paquette credited with hit on Justin Falk in offensive zone
4:12	Buffalo	Shot missed by Rasmus Ristolainen
4:23	Tampa Bay	Nikita Kucherov shot blocked by Ryan O'Reilly
4:23		Stoppage - Puck in Netting
4:23	Buffalo	Sam Reinhart won faceoff in defensive zone
4:38	Buffalo	Shot on goal by Zach Bogosian saved by Ben Bishop
5:16	Buffalo	Zemgus Girgensons credited with hit on Jonathan Drouin in defensive zone
5:38	Buffalo	Shot on goal by Brian Gionta saved by Ben Bishop
6:24	Tampa Bay	Takeaway by Ondrej Palat in neutral zone
6:45	Buffalo	Shot on goal by Matt Moulson saved by Ben Bishop
6:46		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped - TV timeout
6:46	Buffalo	Jack Eichel won faceoff in offensive zone
6:49	Buffalo	Shot on goal by Rasmus Ristolainen saved by Ben Bishop
6:50		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
6:50	Buffalo	Jack Eichel won faceoff in offensive zone
7:12	Tampa Bay	Alex Killorn credited with hit on Jake McCabe in offensive zone
7:45	Tampa Bay	Anton Stralman shot blocked by Evander Kane
7:58	Buffalo	Takeaway by Zemgus Girgensons in offensive zone
7:59	Buffalo	Zemgus Girgensons shot blocked by Victor Hedman
8:12	Buffalo	Shot on goal by Cody Franson saved by Ben Bishop
8:15	Buffalo	Shot on goal by Zemgus Girgensons saved by Ben Bishop
8:25	Buffalo	Shot on goal by Brian Gionta saved by Ben Bishop
8:32	Buffalo	Zach Bogosian shot blocked by Victor Hedman
8:44	Buffalo	Cody Franson credited with hit on Cedric Paquette in defensive zone
9:30	Tampa Bay	Braydon Coburn credited with hit on Ryan O'Reilly in neutral zone
9:40	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by Vladislav Namestnikov saved by Anders Nilsson
9:45	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by Vladislav Namestnikov saved by Anders Nilsson
10:11	Buffalo	Takeaway by Jack Eichel in offensive zone
10:12	Buffalo	Shot on goal by Evander Kane saved by Ben Bishop
10:30	Buffalo	Goal scored by Evander Kane assisted by Jack Eichel and Justin Falk
10:30	Buffalo	Zemgus Girgensons won faceoff in neutral zone
10:41	Tampa Bay	Penalty to Ben Bishop 2 minutes for Delaying the game(served by Michael Bournival)
10:41		Stoppage - TV timeout
10:41	Buffalo	Power play - Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff in offensive zone
10:46	Buffalo	Power play - Rasmus Ristolainen shot blocked by Ondrej Palat
11:13	Tampa Bay	Shorthanded - Takeaway by Cedric Paquette in neutral zone
11:18	Tampa Bay	Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Ondrej Palat saved by Anders Nilsson
11:19		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
11:19	Buffalo	Power play - Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff in defensive zone
11:46	Buffalo	Power play - Giveaway by Jack Eichel in offensive zone
12:08	Buffalo	Power play - Giveaway by Sam Reinhart in offensive zone
12:08	Tampa Bay	Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Ondrej Palat saved by Anders Nilsson
12:12		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
12:12	Tampa Bay	Shorthanded - Tyler Johnson won faceoff in offensive zone
13:52	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by Gabriel Dumont saved by Anders Nilsson
13:55	Tampa Bay	Michael Bournival credited with hit on Kyle Okposo in neutral zone
14:15		Stoppage - Offside - TV timeout
14:15	Tampa Bay	Tyler Johnson won faceoff in neutral zone
14:26	Buffalo	Giveaway by Jake McCabe in defensive zone
14:27	Tampa Bay	Alex Killorn shot blocked by Jack Eichel
14:27		Stoppage - Puck in Netting
14:27	Buffalo	Jack Eichel won faceoff in defensive zone
14:41	Buffalo	Shot on goal by Evander Kane saved by Ben Bishop
14:53		Stoppage - Offside
14:53	Buffalo	Zemgus Girgensons won faceoff in neutral zone
15:20	Buffalo	Giveaway by Brian Gionta in offensive zone
15:24	Tampa Bay	Gabriel Dumont credited with hit on Brian Gionta in neutral zone
15:27	Tampa Bay	Penalty to Cedric Paquette 5 minutes for Fighting (Major) Marcus Foligno
15:27	Buffalo	Penalty to Marcus Foligno 5 minutes for Fighting (Major) Cedric Paquette
15:27	Buffalo	Penalty to Brian Gionta 2 minutes for Roughing Gabriel Dumont
15:27	Buffalo	Shorthanded - Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff in defensive zone
15:29		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
15:29	Buffalo	Shorthanded - Ryan O'Reilly won faceoff in defensive zone
15:51	Buffalo	Shorthanded - Takeaway by Jake McCabe in defensive zone
15:56	Buffalo	Shorthanded - Giveaway by Jake McCabe in defensive zone
15:57	Tampa Bay	Power play - Shot on goal by Victor Hedman saved by Anders Nilsson
16:44	Tampa Bay	Power play - Shot on goal by Nikita Kucherov saved by Anders Nilsson
16:45	Tampa Bay	Power play - Shot on goal by Nikita Kucherov saved by Anders Nilsson
16:46		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
16:46	Tampa Bay	Power play - Valtteri Filppula won faceoff in offensive zone
16:54	Tampa Bay	Power play - Shot missed by Jonathan Drouin
17:32	Tampa Bay	Shot missed by Jonathan Drouin
17:41	Buffalo	Evander Kane shot blocked by Jason Garrison
17:43	Buffalo	Penalty to Evander Kane 2 minutes for High-sticking Ben Bishop(served by Nicolas Deslauriers)
17:43	Buffalo	Penalty to Evander Kane 2 minutes for Unsportsmanlike conduct(served by Nicolas Deslauriers)
17:43	Buffalo	Penalty to Evander Kane 10 minutes for Misconduct (10 min)
17:43	Tampa Bay	Power play - Tyler Johnson won faceoff in offensive zone
17:52	Tampa Bay	Power play - Shot on goal by Ondrej Palat saved by Anders Nilsson
18:54	Tampa Bay	Power play - Shot on goal by Alex Killorn saved by Anders Nilsson
18:59	Buffalo	Shorthanded - Takeaway by Sam Reinhart in defensive zone
19:42	Tampa Bay	Power Play Goal Scored by Anton Stralman assisted by Valtteri Filppula and Brian Boyle
19:42	Buffalo	Shorthanded - Zemgus Girgensons won faceoff in neutral zone
20:00		End of 3rd period
20:00		End of Game

Game Information

Arena: Amalie Arena Location: Tampa, Florida	Referees: Trevor Hanson, Evgeny Romasko Linesmen: Pierre Racicot, Jonny Murray
Attendance: 19,092 (100.0% full)

Team Statistical Comparison

Key:  Buffalo   Tampa Bay
Total Shots    26  29	PIM  30    18	Hits  31    19	Giveaways  11    8	Takeaways  7    4	Faceoffs Won    26  28

1st Period Summary
Time	Team	Scoring Detail	BUF	TB
2:58		Matt Moulson (9) Assists: Zemgus Girgensons, Taylor Fedun	1	0
5:37		Ondrej Palat (8) (Power Play) Assists: Tyler Johnson, Jonathan Drouin	1	1
Time	Team	Penalty Detail
3:54		Kyle Okposo: 2 Minutes for Slashing
5:12		Evander Kane: 2 Minutes for Hooking
11:08		Alex Killorn: 2 Minutes for Slashing
2nd Period Summary
Time	Team	Scoring Detail	BUF	TB
5:18		Ondrej Palat (9) Assists: Nikita Nesterov, Vladislav Namestnikov	1	2
12:58		Nikita Kucherov (17) Assists: Victor Hedman, Ondrej Palat	1	3
Time	Team	Penalty Detail
13:20		Ben Bishop: 2 Minutes for High-sticking (Served by Matthew Peca)
20:00		Marcus Foligno: 5 Minute Major for Fighting
20:00		Victor Hedman: 5 Minute Major for Fighting
3rd Period Summary
Time	Team	Scoring Detail	BUF	TB
10:30		Evander Kane (11) Assists: Jack Eichel, Justin Falk	2	3
19:42		Anton Stralman (2) (Power Play) Assists: Valtteri Filppula, Brian Boyle	2	4
Time	Team	Penalty Detail
0:44		Nikita Kucherov: 2 Minutes for Slashing
10:41		Ben Bishop: 2 Minutes for Delaying the game (Served by Michael Bournival)
15:27		Brian Gionta: 2 Minutes for Roughing
15:27		Cedric Paquette: 5 Minute Major for Fighting
15:27		Marcus Foligno: 5 Minute Major for Fighting
17:43		Evander Kane: 2 Minutes for Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Served by Nicolas Deslauriers)
17:43		Evander Kane: 2 Minutes for High-sticking (Served by Nicolas Deslauriers)
17:43		Evander Kane: 10 Minute Misconduct

Player Summary

Buffalo Sabres Time On Ice Faceoffs Player G A +/- SOG MS BS PN PIM HT TK GV SHF TOT PP SH EV FW FL % J. Bailey RW 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 8:02 0:00 0:00 8:02 0 0 00.0 Z. Bogosian D 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 26 19:44 0:00 3:01 16:43 0 0 00.0 W. Carrier LW 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 7:45 0:00 0:18 7:27 0 0 00.0 N. Deslauriers LW 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 7 5:48 0:00 0:00 5:48 0 0 00.0 J. Eichel C 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 1 2 23 21:59 5:50 1:36 14:33 5 6 45.5 J. Falk D 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 19 13:26 0:00 0:00 13:26 0 0 00.0 T. Fedun D 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 13:15 2:20 0:09 10:46 0 0 00.0 M. Foligno LW 0 0 -1 0 1 1 2 10 9 0 1 19 14:00 0:00 0:50 13:10 0 0 00.0 C. Franson D 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 27 19:53 2:10 3:01 14:42 0 0 00.0 B. Gionta RW 0 0 -1 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 19 15:22 2:36 1:32 11:14 0 2 00.0 Z. Girgensons C 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 20 14:47 0:16 2:04 12:27 5 6 45.5 E. Kane LW 1 0 1 7 0 2 4 16 1 0 2 24 19:07 2:36 1:31 15:00 0 1 00.0 J. McCabe D 0 0 -2 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 24 20:32 0:00 4:25 16:07 0 0 00.0 M. Moulson LW 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 9:24 2:20 0:00 7:04 0 0 00.0 R. O'Reilly C 0 0 -1 3 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 26 22:24 5:24 4:13 12:47 15 10 60.0 K. Okposo RW 0 0 -1 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 24 20:40 5:24 1:56 13:20 0 2 00.0 S. Reinhart C 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 20 19:13 5:24 1:00 12:49 1 1 50.0 R. Ristolainen D 0 0 -2 2 1 5 0 0 1 0 0 26 27:20 5:40 4:34 17:06 0 0 00.0 Buffalo Sabres Scratches Player Detail J. Gorges Hip R. Lehner Illness Tampa Bay Lightning Time On Ice Faceoffs Player G A +/- SOG MS BS PN PIM HT TK GV SHF TOT PP SH EV FW FL % M. Bournival LW 0 0 -1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 15 8:46 0:18 0:00 8:28 0 0 00.0 B. Boyle C 0 1 -1 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 16 12:58 3:19 0:00 9:39 2 0 100.0 B. Coburn D 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 22 16:00 0:00 0:46 15:14 0 0 00.0 J. Drouin LW 0 1 -1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 17 14:44 3:15 0:00 11:29 0 0 00.0 G. Dumont C 0 0 -1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 15 10:06 0:18 0:00 9:48 3 1 75.0 V. Filppula C 0 1 -1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 20 17:25 3:19 2:37 11:29 6 4 60.0 J. Garrison D 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 24 22:01 0:18 4:04 17:39 0 0 00.0 V. Hedman D 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 5 0 0 1 25 18:58 4:13 3:10 11:35 0 0 00.0 T. Johnson C 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 22 17:54 3:58 4:15 9:41 9 9 50.0 A. Killorn C 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 25 20:22 3:32 3:45 13:05 0 0 00.0 N. Kucherov RW 1 0 2 4 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 23 18:21 4:27 0:00 13:54 0 0 00.0 V. Namestnikov C 0 1 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 17:01 3:33 0:00 13:28 4 8 33.3 N. Nesterov D 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 14:38 0:00 0:00 14:38 0 0 00.0 O. Palat LW 2 1 2 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 26 19:39 3:51 3:09 12:39 0 0 00.0 C. Paquette C 0 0 -1 1 0 0 1 5 3 1 0 18 12:10 0:00 2:14 9:56 4 3 57.1 M. Peca C 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 9:57 0:18 0:00 9:39 0 1 00.0 A. Stralman D 1 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 28 21:45 2:58 3:56 14:51 0 0 00.0 A. Sustr D 0 0 -2 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 23 19:15 0:18 4:04 14:53 0 0 00.0 Tampa Bay Lightning Scratches Player Detail R. Callahan Lower Body Injury L. Witkowski Scratched

Goaltending Summary

Buffalo Sabres Goaltending Player SA GA Saves SV% TOI PIM A. Nilsson 28 3 25 .893 59:19 0	Tampa Bay Lightning Goaltending Player SA GA Saves SV% TOI PIM B. Bishop 26 2 24 .923 60:00 4

Shots On Goal

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	T
Buffalo	6	9	11	26
Tampa Bay	9	8	12	29

Power Play Summary

Team	PPG / PPO
Buffalo	0 of 4
Tampa Bay	2 of 5

* - A player receives a "plus" if he is on the ice when his Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. He receives a "minus" if he is 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.