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
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
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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.
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Tampa Bay has a streak of null straight up ???label..plural???. The Lightning have won 6 of their last 10 games.
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Buffalo has a streak of null straight up ???label..plural???. The Sabres have won 7 of their last 10 games.
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Jeff Halpern played for 16:57 during 28 shifts and scored 2 points. Jeff Halpern had 1 goal and 1 assist.
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Derek Roy played for 21:48 during 26 shifts and scored 2 points. Derek Roy had 2 goals and 0 assists.
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Tampa Bay had 4 powerplay opportunities and converted 2 of them.
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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
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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.
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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.