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2006-07 regular season

Lightning at Sabres

🗓 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 1–0

Sabres beat Lightning 7–2 at KeyBank Center on November 20, 2006.

TBL – BUF
26–29
Shots on goal
0/7–2/5
Power play
4–5
Hits
7–15
Blocked shots
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The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap
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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⚔️ BUF
Paul Gaustad
2 G, 1 A
5 shots · 14:32 TOI
2nd star ⚔️ BUF
Ales Kotalik
3 A
3 shots · 11:24 TOI
3rd star ⚔️ BUF
Thomas Vanek
2 G
4 shots · 14:20 TOI

Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
⚡ Martin St. Louis Go-ahead 1st · 15:56
Assists: Cory Sarich, Vinny Prospal · beat Ryan Miller
1–0
2nd period
⚔️ Paul Gaustad PP Tying 2nd · 01:14
Assists: Maxim Afinogenov, Teppo Numminen · beat Marc Denis
1–1
⚔️ Jiri Novotny Go-ahead 2nd · 02:17
Assists: Daniel Paille, Adam Mair · beat Marc Denis
1–2
⚔️ Thomas Vanek 2nd · 07:48
Assists: Nathan Paetsch, Maxim Afinogenov · beat Marc Denis
1–3
⚔️ Paul Gaustad 2nd · 10:49
Assists: Daniel Paille, Dmitri Kalinin · beat Marc Denis
1–4
⚔️ Jaroslav Spacek 2nd · 11:13
Assists: Michael Funk, Ales Kotalik · beat Marc Denis
1–5
⚔️ Thomas Vanek PP 2nd · 14:02
Assists: Ales Kotalik, Paul Gaustad · beat Marc Denis
1–6
⚔️ Chris Drury 2nd · 17:19
Assists: Ales Kotalik, Drew Stafford · beat Marc Denis
1–7
3rd period
⚡ Martin St. Louis 3rd · 01:52
Assists: Paul Ranger, Vincent Lecavalier · beat Ryan Miller
2–7

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚡Lightning
L1 Lecavalier · Richards · St. Louis 19:51
L2 Prospal · Craig · Alexeev 16:39
L3 Fedotenko · Afanasenkov · Perrin 11:15
L4 Tarnasky · Jones · Karlsson 9:02
D1 Boyle · Ranger 23:14
D2 Kuba · Janik 20:32
D3 Sarich · Richardson 15:52
⚔️Sabres
L1 Brière · Hecht · Pominville 17:03
L2 Drury · Gaustad · Afinogenov 14:55
L3 Paille · Vanek · Novotny 14:20
L4 Mair · Kotalik · Stafford 8:16
D1 Campbell · Spacek 25:29
D2 Kalinin · Numminen 20:26
D3 Paetsch · Funk 12:25

Team stats

Away left · home right
⚡TBL BUF⚔️
26 Shots on goal 29
0/7 Power play (goals / chances) 2/5
4 Hits 5
7 Blocked shots 15
0 Takeaways 3
16 Giveaways 17
12 Penalty minutes 16
TBL shooting 7.7% (2/26) BUF shooting 24.1% (7/29)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚡Lightning
Marc Denis
22/29
.759 SV% · 7 GA · 59:59 TOI
⚔️Sabres
Ryan Miller
24/26
.923 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–0
Lightning
Lightning — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 5-0 (100% win rate, 5 games)
Sabres
Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 3-0-1 (75% win rate, 4 games)
After 2nd — 1–7
Lightning
Lightning: no games found in this situation this year.
Sabres
Sabres — leading by 6 goals after 2nd: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

Last meetings

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Sabres lead the season series 1–0
Mar 92006 ⚡TBL @ ⚔️BUF 5–8 Jan 52006 ⚡TBL @ ⚔️BUF 1–3 Dec 232005 ⚔️BUF @ ⚡TBL 4–1 Oct 132005 ⚔️BUF @ ⚡TBL 4–3 SO Mar 182004 ⚔️BUF @ ⚡TBL 1–3
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Who won Lightning vs Sabres on November 20, 2006?

Sabres won 7–2. The final score was Lightning 2, Sabres 7.

Who scored for Lightning?

Martin St. Louis (2).

Who scored for Sabres?

Paul Gaustad (2), Thomas Vanek (2), Chris Drury, Jaroslav Spacek, Jiri Novotny.

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Marc Denis made 22 saves on 29 shots (.759 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 24 saves on 26 shots (.923 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 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
⚡ Lightning
BeforeNov 19 ⚡TBL @ 🗽NYR 1–4 AfterNov 22 ⚡TBL @ 🐆FLA 6–4
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeNov 18 ⚔️BUF @ 🏛️OTT 1–4 AfterNov 22 🍁TOR @ ⚔️BUF 4–7
Also on November 20
🐆FLA 3–2 🐻BOS 🐧PIT 5–3 🔔PHI 🐯NSH 3–1 🧥CBJ 🏝️NYI 2–4 🍁TOR 🌲MIN 3–5 🏛️OTT 🏔️COL 4–5 ⭐DAL
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