National Hockey League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Tampa Bay 5, Buffalo 3
When: 7:30 PM ET, Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Where: St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida
Referees: Ian Walsh, Brad Watson
Linesmen: Ryan Galloway, Darren Gibbs
Attendance: 15611
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Buffalo 0303
Tampa Bay 2305
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Buffalo 24-18-3-2 13-9-2-0 11-9-1-2 L1
Tampa Bay 16-21-3-7 7-8-2-5 9-13-1-2 W2
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Tampa Bay Lightning have a 7-8-2-5 record at home this season. The Buffalo Sabres have a 11-9-1-2 record on the road.
  • Tampa Bay has a streak of null straight up ???label..plural???. The Lightning have won 6 of their last 10 games.
  • Buffalo has a streak of null straight up ???label..plural???. The Sabres have won 7 of their last 10 games.
  • Jeff Halpern played for 16:57 during 28 shifts and scored 2 points. Jeff Halpern had 1 goal and 1 assist.
  • Derek Roy played for 21:48 during 26 shifts and scored 2 points. Derek Roy had 2 goals and 0 assists.
  • Tampa Bay had 4 powerplay opportunities and converted 2 of them.
  • Buffalo had 5 powerplay opportunities and converted 2 of them.
Top Game Performances
 
Buffalo   Tampa Bay
Derek Roy 2 Points Jeff Halpern 2
Derek Roy 2 Goals Jeff Halpern 1
Jason Pominville 2 Assists Mark Recchi 2
Derek Roy 1 Power Play Goals Cory Murphy 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Ryan Miller .808 Save Percentage Mike Smith .912
Ryan Miller 21 Saves Mike Smith 31
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Buffalo 34 3 2-5 2-4 10 35
Tampa Bay 26 5 2-4 3-5 12 35
Upcoming Games
  • Tampa Bay will play their next game at home against Montreal. The Lightning have a W/L % of .400 after a win and .323 after a loss.
  • Buffalo will play their next game on the road against Edmonton. The Sabres have a W/L % of .542 after a win and .455 after a loss.