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Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres: score, goals, shots, period-by-period stats and the HabsMetrics prediction made before puck drop, from the NHL’s official data. Analytics for educational purposes only — not gambling advice.
Game analysis
Sabres beat Lightning 8–7
- J. Doan scored the game-winner on the power play at 15:43 of the third.
- The Sabres came back from a 2-goal deficit.
- U. Luukkonen stopped 22 of 28 shots (.786) for the win.
- The Sabres controlled play, outshooting the Lightning 42–28.
- Power play: BUF 4/7, TBL 1/2.
- T. Thompson led all scorers with 0 goals and 4 assists.
Three stars
- 1st starJ. Doan
BUF · 2G 0A
- 2nd starJ. Zucker
BUF · 2G 1A
- 3rd starT. Thompson
BUF · 0G 4A
Scoring summary
1st
- 8:26BUFJ. DoanPPVideoAssists: T. Thompson, B. Byram0–1
2nd
- 2:15BUFJ. ZuckerPPVideoAssists: R. Dahlin, T. Thompson0–2
- 5:10BUFA. TuchPPVideoAssists: T. Thompson, N. Ostlund0–3
- 7:55TBLC. PerryVideoAssists: N. Kucherov, D. Raddysh1–3
- 11:07BUFA. TuchSHVideoAssists: B. Byram1–4
- 12:26TBLN. KucherovPPVideoAssists: D. Raddysh2–4
- 14:46TBLZ. GirgensonsVideoAssists: Y. Gourde, J. Moser3–4
- 17:37TBLJ. MoserVideoAssists: C. Geekie4–4
3rd
- 0:59TBLN. KucherovVideoAssists: B. Hagel, J. Moser5–4
- 5:46TBLB. PointVideo6–4
- 6:12BUFS. CarrickVideoAssists: Z. Benson, M. Kesselring6–5
- 9:48TBLB. HagelVideoAssists: A. Cirelli, D. Raddysh7–5
- 11:03BUFR. DahlinVideoAssists: T. Thompson, B. Byram7–6
- 14:29BUFJ. ZuckerVideoAssists: R. McLeod7–7
- 15:43BUFJ. DoanPPVideoAssists: J. Zucker, R. Dahlin7–8
Period by Period
Stats not yet available
Team Stats
TBLBUF
| Shots | -- | -- |
| Hits | 40 | 27 |
| Blocked | 6 | 15 |
| Power Play | 1/2 | 4/7 |
| Faceoff % | 50.0 | 50.0 |
| Corsi % | 50.8 | 49.2 |
| xG | 3.78 | 4.53 |
| Giveaways | 11 | 17 |
| Takeaways | 2 | 5 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 3 | 19:39 | |
| 2 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 6 | 16:42 | |
| 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 20:12 | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 1 | 26:16 | |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 18:54 | |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 4 | 18:25 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 3 | 06:03 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 06:03 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 21:03 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 14:15 | |
| -- | -- | 38/45 | -- | .844 | 59:21 | |
| -- | -- | 21/28 | -- | .750 | 00:00 |
Tampa Bay Lightning
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 5 | 19:15 | |
| 0 | 3 | 3 | +2 | 4 | 23:13 | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 3 | 26:17 | |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 16:42 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 07:33 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17:13 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15:48 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 18:39 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 18:55 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 08:54 | |
| -- | -- | 44/52 | -- | .846 | 58:54 | |
| -- | -- | 34/42 | -- | .810 | 00:00 |
Lineups
TBL
Actual (from shift data)L2
7:32
L3
7:44
58:54
0:00
Injured / Scratched
None reported
BUF
Actual (from shift data)Injured / Scratched
- Justin Danforthinjured-reserve · Upper Body
- Konsta Heleniusother · Upper Body
- Matt Grzelcykinjured-reserve · Lower Body
- Alex Lyoninjured-reserve · Upper Body
HabsMetrics Analytics — for educational purposes. Lines are inferred from shared five-skater ice time in NHL shift data; projections are estimates.
For educational/analytics purposes only — not gambling advice