Final
Wednesday, December 31, 2014 · First Niagara Center
Game analysis
Lightning beat Sabres 5–1
- O. Palat scored the game-winner on the power play at 19:02 of the second.
- A. Vasilevskiy stopped 10 of 11 shots (.909) for the win.
- The Lightning controlled play, outshooting the Sabres 25–11.
- Power play: TBL 1/3, BUF 1/2.
- The Sabres dominated the dot, winning 62% of faceoffs.
- O. Palat led all scorers with 1 goal and 3 assists.
Three stars
- 1st starO. Palat
TBL · 1G 3A
- 2nd starN. Kucherov
TBL · 2G 1A
- 3rd starT. Johnson
TBL · 0G 3A
Scoring summary
1st
- 7:48TBLM. CarleAssists: O. Palat1–0
- 12:33BUFT. EnnisPPAssists: N. Zadorov, M. Moulson1–1
2nd
- 19:02TBLO. PalatPPAssists: T. Johnson, N. Kucherov2–1
3rd
- 5:20TBLB. ConnollyAssists: A. Stralman, O. Palat3–1
- 8:40TBLN. KucherovAssists: T. Johnson, A. Stralman4–1
- 18:05TBLN. KucherovAssists: O. Palat, T. Johnson5–1
Team stats
| TBL | Stat | BUF |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Shots | 11 |
| 38.3% | Faceoff % | 61.7% |
| 1/3 | Power Play | 1/2 |
| 4 | PIM | 6 |
| 12 | Hits | 24 |
| 11 | Blocked | 15 |
| 3 | Giveaways | 3 |
| 3 | Takeaways | 3 |
Lightning at Sabres recap: final score, goals, shots, period-by-period stats and key takeaways, from the NHL’s official data.
For educational/analytics purposes only — not gambling advice