National Hockey League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Buffalo 4, Tampa Bay 3
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Where: KeyBank Center, Buffalo, New York
Referees: Dennis LaRue, Dan Marouelli
Linesmen: Derek Amell, Pierre Racicot
Attendance: 18690
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final OT123OTT
Tampa Bay 10203
Buffalo 00314
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Tampa Bay 25-28-6-1 15-14-2-0 10-14-4-1 L2
Buffalo 29-23-1-7 16-9-0-3 13-14-1-4 W1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Buffalo Sabres have a 16-9-0-3 record at home this season. The Tampa Bay Lightning have a 10-14-4-1 record on the road.
  • Buffalo has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Sabres have won 6 of their last 10 games.
  • Tampa Bay has a streak of 2 straight up losses. The Lightning have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • Thomas Vanek played for 23:20 during 23 shifts and scored 3 points. Thomas Vanek had 3 goals and 0 assists.
  • Chris Gratton played for 11:48 during 19 shifts and scored 1 point. Chris Gratton had 1 goal and 0 assists.
  • Buffalo had 6 powerplay opportunities and converted 1 of them.
  • Tampa Bay had 2 powerplay opportunities and converted 0 of them.
Top Game Performances
 
Tampa Bay   Buffalo
Chris Gratton 1 Points Thomas Vanek 3
Chris Gratton 1 Goals Thomas Vanek 3
Dan Boyle 1 Assists Tim Connolly 3
N/A Power Play Goals Thomas Vanek 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Johan Holmqvist .913 Save Percentage Ryan Miller .880
Johan Holmqvist 42 Saves Ryan Miller 22
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Tampa Bay 25 3 0-2 5-6 12 33
Buffalo 46 4 1-6 2-2 4 32
Upcoming Games
  • Buffalo will play their next game on the road against Toronto. The Sabres have a W/L % of .607 after a win and .387 after a loss.
  • Tampa Bay will play their next game on the road against NY Islanders. The Lightning have a W/L % of .480 after a win and .353 after a loss.