National Hockey League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Buffalo 4, Tampa Bay 3
When: 7:30 PM ET, Saturday, December 6, 2008
Where: St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida
Referees: Gord Dwyer, Marc Joannette
Linesmen: Jonny Murray, Pierre Racicot
Attendance: 17154
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Buffalo 1214
Tampa Bay 1203
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Buffalo 12-11-1-2 7-6-1-0 5-5-0-2 W1
Tampa Bay 6-12-3-5 3-6-2-3 3-6-1-2 L7
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the Tampa Bay Lightning have a 3-6-2-3 record at home this season. The Buffalo Sabres have a 5-5-0-2 record on the road.
  • Tampa Bay has a streak of null straight up ???label..plural???. The Lightning have won 1 of their last 10 games.
  • Buffalo has a streak of null straight up ???label..plural???. The Sabres have won 3 of their last 10 games.
  • Vaclav Prospal played for 19:11 during 23 shifts and scored 2 points. Vaclav Prospal had 1 goal and 1 assist.
  • Drew Stafford played for 16:06 during 19 shifts and scored 3 points. Drew Stafford had 1 goal and 2 assists.
  • Tampa Bay had 6 powerplay opportunities and converted 0 of them.
  • Buffalo had 6 powerplay opportunities and converted 0 of them.
Top Game Performances
 
Buffalo   Tampa Bay
Drew Stafford 3 Points Vaclav Prospal 2
Drew Stafford 1 Goals Vaclav Prospal 1
Drew Stafford 2 Assists Vincent Lecavalier 2
N/A Power Play Goals N/A
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Ryan Miller .870 Save Percentage Mike Smith .852
Ryan Miller 20 Saves Mike Smith 23
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Buffalo 27 4 0-6 6-6 29 18
Tampa Bay 23 3 0-6 6-6 29 32
Upcoming Games
  • Tampa Bay will play their next game on the road against Boston. The Lightning have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .211 after a loss.
  • Buffalo will play their next game on the road against Pittsburgh. The Sabres have a W/L % of .545 after a win and .357 after a loss.