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
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
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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.
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Tampa Bay has a streak of null straight up ???label..plural???. The Lightning have won 1 of their last 10 games.
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Buffalo has a streak of null straight up ???label..plural???. The Sabres have won 3 of their last 10 games.
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Vaclav Prospal played for 19:11 during 23 shifts and scored 2 points. Vaclav Prospal had 1 goal and 1 assist.
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Drew Stafford played for 16:06 during 19 shifts and scored 3 points. Drew Stafford had 1 goal and 2 assists.
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Tampa Bay had 6 powerplay opportunities and converted 0 of them.
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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
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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.
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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.