Lightning 1–3 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Jan 5, 2006)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	F
⚡ TBL	0	1	0	1
⚔️ BUF	1	1	1	3

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Jochen Hecht

1 G, 1 A

6 shots · 18:34 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Chris Drury

1 G

3 shots · 10:51 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Henrik Tallinder

1 G

3 shots · 18:33 TOI

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Jochen Hecht PP Go-ahead 1st · 19:41

Assists: Brian Campbell, Tim Connolly · beat Sean Burke

0–1

2nd period

⚔️ Chris Drury PP 2nd · 10:10

Assists: Jochen Hecht, Jason Pominville · beat Sean Burke

0–2

⚡ Martin St. Louis 2nd · 12:23

Assists: Vincent Lecavalier, Ryan Craig · beat Ryan Miller

1–2

3rd period

⚔️ Henrik Tallinder 3rd · 02:15

Assists: Adam Mair, Paul Gaustad · beat Sean Burke

1–3

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚡Lightning

L1 Lecavalier · Richards · St. Louis 20:35

L2 Prospal · Fedotenko · Craig 16:48

L3 Andreychuk · Taylor · Cibak 11:38

L4 Afanasenkov · Milley · Artyukhin 8:12

D1 Kubina · Sarich 21:50

D2 Pratt · Sydor 19:37

D3 Boyle · Ranger 16:30

⚔️Sabres

L1 Roy · Connolly · Hecht 18:45

L2 Vanek · Afinogenov · Pominville 16:50

L3 Gaustad · Grier · Kotalik 14:23

L4 Paille · Drury · Mair 10:51

D1 Kalinin · Numminen 20:05

D2 Tallinder · Lydman 18:32

D3 Campbell · McKee 17:44

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚡TBL BUF⚔️

22 Shots on goal 31

0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 2/7

4 Hits 3

21 Blocked shots 10

0 Takeaways 1

10 Giveaways 5

14 Penalty minutes 8

TBL shooting 4.5% (1/22) BUF shooting 9.7% (3/31)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚡Lightning

Sean Burke

28/31

.903 SV% · 3 GA · 58:42 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Ryan Miller

21/22

.955 SV% · 1 GA · 59:49 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Lightning

Lightning — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 3-5 (38% win rate, 8 games)

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 4-1 (80% win rate, 5 games)

After 2nd — 1–2

Lightning

Lightning — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-4 (33% win rate, 6 games)

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 8-1 (89% win rate, 9 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Sabres lead the season series 3–0

Dec 232005 ⚔️BUF @ ⚡TBL 4–1 Oct 132005 ⚔️BUF @ ⚡TBL 4–3 SO Mar 182004 ⚔️BUF @ ⚡TBL 1–3 Feb 202004 ⚡TBL @ ⚔️BUF 3–4 OT Dec 62003 ⚡TBL @ ⚔️BUF 3–1

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❓ TBL vs BUF, answered

Who won Lightning vs Sabres on January 5, 2006?

Sabres won 3–1. The final score was Lightning 1, Sabres 3.

Who scored for Lightning?

Martin St. Louis.

Who scored for Sabres?

Chris Drury, Henrik Tallinder, Jochen Hecht.

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Sean Burke made 28 saves on 31 shots (.903 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 21 saves on 22 shots (.955 save percentage).

Where is Lightning vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Lightning vs Sabres season series?

Sabres lead the season series 3–0 after 3 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚡ Lightning

BeforeJan 3 ⚡TBL @ 🗽NYR 1–0 AfterJan 7 ⚡TBL @ 🐻BOS 3–6

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeJan 1 🐆FLA @ ⚔️BUF 2–1 AfterJan 7 😈NJD @ ⚔️BUF 3–2

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