1–3

Final

⚡ Home Lightning 45-19-9 before this game

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

Sabres at Lightning

Lightning beat Sabres 3–1 at AMALIE Arena on March 18, 2004.

🗓 Thu, Mar 18, 2004 · 18:00 CST 📍 AMALIE Arena, Tampa 🏒 2003-04 🔁 Lightning lead the season series 3–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚡ TBL

Tim Taylor

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 13:28 TOI · +2

2nd star ⚡ TBL

Cory Stillman

1 G

3 shots · 19:25 TOI · +1

3rd star ⚡ TBL

Martin St. Louis

1 G

2 shots · 21:49 TOI

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF TBL⚡

26 Shots on goal 26

8 Hits 11

5 Blocked shots 9

5 Takeaways 14

6 Giveaways 10

24 Penalty minutes 24

BUF shooting 3.8% (1/26) TBL shooting 11.5% (3/26)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Mika Noronen

23/25

.920 SV% · 2 GA · 59:30 TOI

⚡Lightning

Nikolai Khabibulin

25/26

.962 SV% · 1 GA · 59:45 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 34-31-8 (47% win rate, 73 games)

Lightning

Lightning — tied after 1st: 45-19-9 (62% win rate, 73 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 34-31-8 (47% win rate, 73 games)

Lightning

Lightning — tied after 2nd: 45-19-9 (62% win rate, 73 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Roy · Satan · Bartovic 24:02

L2 Hecht · Brière · Grier 17:05

L3 Mair · Afinogenov · Dumont 13:48

L4 Peters · Taylor 4:16

D1 Kalinin · Patrick 21:56

D2 McKee · Jillson 16:10

D3 Brown · Tallinder 13:22

D4 Campbell 11:37

⚡Lightning

L1 Andreychuk · Lecavalier · St. Louis 20:14

L2 Stillman · Modin · Richards 18:05

L3 Fedotenko · Afanasenkov · Taylor 13:28

L4 Dingman · Cibak · Roy 5:35

D1 Kubina · Sydor 24:30

D2 Boyle · Cullimore 19:44

D3 Lukowich · Sarich 14:24

⚔️ Last meetings

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

Feb 20, 2004

⚡TBL @ ⚔️BUF

3–4 (OT) · Sabres won

1–1 (OT) · Sabres won

❓ BUF vs TBL, answered

Who won Sabres vs Lightning on March 18, 2004?

Lightning won 3–1.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Lightning?

The final score was Sabres 1, Lightning 3.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Mika Noronen made 23 saves on 25 shots (.920 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Nikolai Khabibulin made 25 saves on 26 shots (.962 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?

Lightning 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 · Mar 17

⚡Lightning

Previous game · Mar 16

Also on March 18, 2004

Sabres season page Lightning season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule