3–1

Final

⚡ Home Lightning 19-25-7 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
BUF	0	2	1	3
TBL	0	0	1	1

Sabres at Lightning

Sabres beat Lightning 3–1 at AMALIE Arena on February 8, 1997.

🗓 Sat, Feb 8, 1997 · 18:30 CST 📍 AMALIE Arena, Tampa 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 3–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Matthew Barnaby

2 G, 1 A

4 shots · +2

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Michael Peca

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · +1

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Garry Galley

2 A

1 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order

2nd period

⚔️ Matthew Barnaby Go-ahead 2nd · 10:48

Assists: Michael Peca, Garry Galley

1–0

⚔️ Michael Peca PP 2nd · 13:52

Assists: Garry Galley, Matthew Barnaby

2–0

3rd period

⚡ Roman Hamrlik PP 3rd · 09:28

Assists: John Cullen, Bill Houlder

2–1

⚔️ Matthew Barnaby 3rd · 18:33

Unassisted

3–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF TBL⚡

25 Shots on goal 32

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

22 Penalty minutes 35

BUF shooting 12.0% (3/25) TBL shooting 3.1% (1/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚡Lightning

Rick Tabaracci

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 58:54 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 31-17-6 (57% win rate, 54 games)

Lightning

Lightning — tied after 1st: 19-25-7 (37% win rate, 51 games)

After 2nd — 2–0

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Lightning

Lightning: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Sabres lead the season series 3–1 Full head-to-head →

❓ BUF vs TBL, answered

Who won Sabres vs Lightning on February 8, 1997?

Sabres won 3–1.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Lightning?

The final score was Sabres 3, Lightning 1.

Who scored for Sabres?

Matthew Barnaby (2), Michael Peca.

Who scored for Lightning?

Roman Hamrlik.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Rick Tabaracci made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Lightning played?

At AMALIE Arena in Tampa, the Lightning home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Lightning season series?

Sabres lead the season series 3–1 after 4 games.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Feb 6

⚡Lightning

Previous game · Feb 5

Also on February 8, 1997

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