National Hockey League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Tampa Bay 3, Buffalo 1
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, March 18, 2004
Where: Amalie Arena, Tampa, Florida
Referees: Dan O'Halloran, Eric Furlatt
Linesmen: Stephane Provost, Pierre Racicot
Attendance: 19946
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Buffalo 0101
Tampa Bay 0123
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Buffalo 32-32-4-0 18-12-3-0 14-20-1-0 L1
Tampa Bay 42-19-5-0 21-9-2-0 21-10-3-0 W1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Tampa Bay Lightning have a 21-9-2-0 record at home this season. The Buffalo Sabres have a 14-20-1-0 record on the road.
  • Tampa Bay has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Lightning have won 7 of their last 10 games.
  • Buffalo has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Sabres have won 4 of their last 10 games.
  • Tim Taylor played for 13:28 during 0 shifts and scored 2 points. Tim Taylor had 1 goal and 1 assist.
  • Jochen Hecht played for 17:22 during 19 shifts and scored 1 point. Jochen Hecht had 1 goal and 0 assists.
  • Tampa Bay had 5 powerplay opportunities and converted 0 of them.
  • Buffalo had 4 powerplay opportunities and converted 0 of them.
Top Game Performances
 
Buffalo   Tampa Bay
Jochen Hecht 1 Points Tim Taylor 2
Jochen Hecht 1 Goals Tim Taylor 1
Jeff Jillson 1 Assists Tim Taylor 1
N/A Power Play Goals N/A
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Mika Noronen .920 Save Percentage Nikolai Khabibulin .962
Mika Noronen 23 Saves Nikolai Khabibulin 25
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Buffalo 26 1 0-4 5-5 24 22
Tampa Bay 26 3 0-5 4-4 24 27
Upcoming Games
  • Tampa Bay will play their next game on the road against Boston. The Lightning have a W/L % of .750 after a win and .524 after a loss.
  • Buffalo will play their next game on the road against Florida. The Sabres have a W/L % of .414 after a win and .531 after a loss.