
Game No: 979
Started: 2018-02-28 19:11:00
Ended: 2018-02-28 21:37:00
Attendance: 19,092
Three Stars by: ATTENDING MEDIA
Full Recap
| Period | Time | Team | Scorer | Shot Type | Distance (ft) | Assist | Assist | Highlight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18:03 | TBL | Cory Conacher | Wrist | 19 | Dan Girardi | Yanni Gourde | |
| 3 | 11:47 | BUF | Evan Rodrigues | Wrist | 35 | Jason Pominville | ||
| 4 | 1:26 | BUF | Jason Pominville | Slap | 40 | Rasmus Ristolainen | Ryan O'Reilly |
#47 Pierre Lambert
#19 Gord Dwyer
#76 Michel Cormier
#83 Matt MacPherson
| Period | Time | Team | Player | Penalty | PIM | Drawn By |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14:42 | TBL | Cory Conacher | Hooking | 2 | Johan Larsson |
| 3 | 4:57 | TBL | Yanni Gourde | Hooking | 2 | Johan Larsson |
| 3 | 8:06 | BUF | Justin Falk | Slashing | 2 | Tyler Johnson |
| 3 | 14:53 | TBL | J.T. Miller | Tripping | 2 | Marco Scandella |
| 3 | 19:40 | TBL | Adam Erne | Illegal check to head | 2 | Johan Larsson |
| 0 | 1:26 | TBL | Andrei Vasilevskiy | Misconduct (10 min) | 10 |
Coach: Phil Housley
| # | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Marco Scandella | D |
| 8 | Casey Nelson | D |
| 10 | Jacob Josefson | C |
| 13 | Nicholas Baptiste | R |
| 17 | Jordan Nolan | C |
| 20 | Scott Wilson | C |
| 22 | Johan Larsson | L |
| 23 | Sam Reinhart | C |
| 25 | Seth Griffith | C |
| 28 | Zemgus Girgensons | C |
| 29 | Jason Pominville | R |
| 31 | Chad Johnson | G |
| 40 | Robin Lehner | G |
| 41 | Justin Falk | D |
| 55 | Rasmus Ristolainen | D |
| 67 | Benoit Pouliot | L |
| 71 | Evan Rodrigues | C |
| 82 | Nathan Beaulieu | D |
| 90 | Ryan O'Reilly | C |
| 93 | Victor Antipin | D |
Coach: Jon Cooper
| # | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Dan Girardi | D |
| 6 | Anton Stralman | D |
| 9 | Tyler Johnson | C |
| 10 | J.T. Miller | C |
| 13 | Cedric Paquette | C |
| 14 | Chris Kunitz | L |
| 15 | Michael Bournival | L |
| 17 | Alex Killorn | C |
| 21 | Brayden Point | C |
| 24 | Ryan Callahan | R |
| 37 | Yanni Gourde | C |
| 55 | Braydon Coburn | D |
| 62 | Andrej Sustr | D |
| 70 | Louis Domingue | G |
| 73 | Adam Erne | L |
| 77 | Victor Hedman | D |
| 88 | Andrei Vasilevskiy | G |
| 89 | Cory Conacher | C |
| 91 | Steven Stamkos | C |
| 98 | Mikhail Sergachev | D |
| # | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Josh Gorges | D |
| 21 | Kyle Okposo | R |
| # | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | Ryan McDonagh | D |
| 29 | Slater Koekkoek | D |
| 59 | Jake Dotchin | D |
| 86 | Nikita Kucherov | R |
| 2 | Goals | 1 |
| 3 | Assists | 2 |
| 0 | Plus / Minus | 0 |
| 1 | Penalties | 5 |
| 2 | PIM | 18 |
| 49 | Corsi For | 34 |
| 59.04 | Corsi % | 40.96 |
| 34 | Fenwick For | 34 |
| 50 | Fenwick % | 50 |
| 34 | Shots | 22 |
| 13 | Shots Blocked | 16 |
| 15 | Missed Shots | 12 |
| 16 | Hits | 30 |
| 3 | Giveaways | 12 |
| 7 | Takeaways | 13 |
| 16 | Blocked Shots | 13 |
| 25 | Faceoffs Won | 25 |
| 25 | Faceoffs Lost | 25 |
| 50% | Faceoff Percentage | 50% |
| Buffalo Sabres | Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead | Time With Lead | Lead | Time With Lead |
| 1 | 33:44 | 1 | |
| 2 | 9:39 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Buffalo Sabres - Tampa Bay Lightning | Time With Lead |
|---|---|
| 1 - 0 | 33:44 |
| 2 - 0 | 9:39 |
| 3 - 0 | 0 |
| # | Player | G | A | Pts | +/- | P | PIM | S | SB | MS | H | GV | TK | B Shots | FW | FL | F% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Marco Scandella | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Casey Nelson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Jacob Josefson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 33 |
| 13 | Nicholas Baptiste | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Jordan Nolan | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Scott Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Johan Larsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 69 |
| 23 | Sam Reinhart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Seth Griffith | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Zemgus Girgensons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 33 |
| 29 | Jason Pominville | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Chad Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Robin Lehner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Justin Falk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | Rasmus Ristolainen | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | Benoit Pouliot | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Evan Rodrigues | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 63 |
| 82 | Nathan Beaulieu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | Ryan O'Reilly | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 41 |
| 93 | Victor Antipin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| # | Player | G | A | Pts | +/- | P | PIM | S | SB | MS | H | GV | TK | B Shots | FW | FL | F% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Dan Girardi | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Anton Stralman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Tyler Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 55 |
| 10 | J.T. Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 63 |
| 13 | Cedric Paquette | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 70 |
| 14 | Chris Kunitz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Michael Bournival | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Alex Killorn | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Brayden Point | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 29 |
| 24 | Ryan Callahan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | Yanni Gourde | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 33 |
| 55 | Braydon Coburn | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | Andrej Sustr | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | Louis Domingue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 73 | Adam Erne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | Victor Hedman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | Andrei Vasilevskiy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 89 | Cory Conacher | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 91 | Steven Stamkos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 50 |
| 98 | Mikhail Sergachev | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOI | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | Shifts | Avg Shift | Total | Power Play | Shorthanded | Even Strength |
| 6 | Marco Scandella | 32 | 00:48 | 25:37 | 02:36 | 01:24 | 21:37 |
| 8 | Casey Nelson | 23 | 00:48 | 18:42 | 00:00 | 00:36 | 18:06 |
| 10 | Jacob Josefson | 14 | 00:43 | 10:04 | 00:00 | 00:36 | 09:28 |
| 13 | Nicholas Baptiste | 21 | 00:35 | 12:32 | 00:41 | 00:00 | 11:51 |
| 17 | Jordan Nolan | 12 | 00:43 | 08:45 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 08:45 |
| 20 | Scott Wilson | 20 | 00:42 | 14:16 | 00:47 | 00:00 | 13:29 |
| 22 | Johan Larsson | 22 | 00:35 | 12:52 | 00:00 | 01:24 | 11:28 |
| 23 | Sam Reinhart | 25 | 00:57 | 24:08 | 06:20 | 00:00 | 17:48 |
| 25 | Seth Griffith | 15 | 00:40 | 10:12 | 01:29 | 00:00 | 08:43 |
| 28 | Zemgus Girgensons | 26 | 00:48 | 20:54 | 00:28 | 01:24 | 19:02 |
| 29 | Jason Pominville | 26 | 00:42 | 18:19 | 06:06 | 00:00 | 12:13 |
| 41 | Justin Falk | 20 | 00:36 | 12:09 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 12:09 |
| 55 | Rasmus Ristolainen | 30 | 00:56 | 28:28 | 06:15 | 01:24 | 20:49 |
| 67 | Benoit Pouliot | 21 | 00:37 | 12:58 | 01:49 | 00:36 | 10:33 |
| 71 | Evan Rodrigues | 21 | 00:44 | 15:36 | 02:51 | 00:00 | 12:45 |
| 82 | Nathan Beaulieu | 18 | 00:45 | 13:34 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 13:34 |
| 90 | Ryan O'Reilly | 26 | 00:57 | 24:57 | 06:36 | 00:00 | 18:21 |
| 93 | Victor Antipin | 24 | 00:49 | 19:44 | 01:26 | 00:36 | 17:42 |
| TOI | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | Shifts | Avg Shift | Total | Power Play | Shorthanded | Even Strength |
| 5 | Dan Girardi | 23 | 00:52 | 20:17 | 00:00 | 01:57 | 18:20 |
| 6 | Anton Stralman | 27 | 00:56 | 25:31 | 00:00 | 05:49 | 19:42 |
| 9 | Tyler Johnson | 22 | 00:50 | 18:40 | 01:25 | 00:00 | 17:15 |
| 10 | J.T. Miller | 24 | 00:44 | 17:40 | 00:35 | 00:11 | 16:54 |
| 13 | Cedric Paquette | 15 | 00:47 | 11:49 | 00:00 | 02:58 | 08:51 |
| 14 | Chris Kunitz | 17 | 00:41 | 11:52 | 01:25 | 00:45 | 09:42 |
| 15 | Michael Bournival | 13 | 00:43 | 09:20 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 09:20 |
| 17 | Alex Killorn | 23 | 00:48 | 18:36 | 00:35 | 01:58 | 16:03 |
| 21 | Brayden Point | 24 | 00:48 | 19:31 | 01:25 | 02:53 | 15:13 |
| 24 | Ryan Callahan | 19 | 00:44 | 14:14 | 00:35 | 04:08 | 09:31 |
| 37 | Yanni Gourde | 18 | 00:42 | 12:41 | 00:35 | 00:00 | 12:06 |
| 55 | Braydon Coburn | 20 | 00:47 | 15:47 | 00:00 | 02:13 | 13:34 |
| 62 | Andrej Sustr | 17 | 00:46 | 13:08 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 13:08 |
| 73 | Adam Erne | 22 | 00:45 | 16:35 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 16:35 |
| 77 | Victor Hedman | 29 | 01:01 | 29:31 | 01:25 | 05:33 | 22:33 |
| 89 | Cory Conacher | 13 | 00:41 | 09:01 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 09:01 |
| 91 | Steven Stamkos | 22 | 00:48 | 17:38 | 01:25 | 01:13 | 15:00 |
| 98 | Mikhail Sergachev | 20 | 00:48 | 16:07 | 00:35 | 00:00 | 15:32 |
| # | Player | Period | Goals Against | Shots Against | Save Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Chad Johnson | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0.833 |
| 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| # | Player | Period | Goals Against | Shots Against | Save Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88 | Andrei Vasilevskiy | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 10 | 0.9 | ||
| 4 | 1 | 4 | 0.75 |