Final
Friday, April 6, 2018 · Amalie Arena
Game analysis
Lightning beat Sabres 7–5
- B. Point scored the game-winner at 7:02 of the third.
- The Lightning trailed after two periods and rallied in the third.
- An empty-net goal sealed it late.
- A. Vasilevskiy stopped 27 of 32 shots (.844) for the win.
- Power play: TBL 0/3, BUF 2/5.
- Y. Gourde led all scorers with 1 goal and 2 assists.
Three stars
- 1st starA. Killorn
TBL · 0G 3A
- 2nd starY. Gourde
TBL · 1G 2A
- 3rd starA. Cirelli
TBL · 2G 0A
Scoring summary
1st
- 0:30TBLA. CirelliAssists: Y. Gourde0–1
- 2:57BUFC. MittelstadtPPAssists: M. Scandella, E. Rodrigues1–1
- 4:35TBLN. Kucherov1–2
- 6:32BUFA. NylanderAssists: B. Guhle, R. Ristolainen2–2
- 9:40TBLY. GourdeAssists: A. Killorn2–3
2nd
- 1:04TBLD. GirardiAssists: N. Kucherov, O. Palat2–4
- 8:59BUFJ. PominvilleAssists: B. Guhle, E. Rodrigues3–4
- 15:58BUFJ. NolanAssists: J. Larsson4–4
- 18:45BUFK. OkposoPPAssists: J. Eichel, R. O'Reilly5–4
3rd
- 6:15TBLA. CirelliAssists: A. Killorn, M. Sergachev5–5
- 7:02TBLB. PointAssists: A. Killorn, Y. Gourde5–6
- 18:34TBLV. HedmanENAssists: A. Vasilevskiy5–7
Team stats
| BUF | Stat | TBL |
|---|---|---|
| 32 | Shots | 34 |
| 48.2% | Faceoff % | 51.8% |
| 2/5 | Power Play | 0/3 |
| 6 | PIM | 10 |
| 28 | Hits | 20 |
| 11 | Blocked | 11 |
| 7 | Giveaways | 8 |
| 3 | Takeaways | 8 |
Sabres at Lightning 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