⚔️ Away Sabres 4-5-0
4–3
Final / OT
⚡ Home Lightning 5-3-0
Goals 1st2nd3rdOTF
⚔️ BUF 02114
⚡ TBL 02103

Sabres at Lightning

Sabres beat Lightning 4–3 in overtime at AMALIE Arena on October 27, 2007.

🗓 📍 AMALIE Arena, Tampa 🏒 2007-08 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 1–0
⚔️ Head-to-head

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⚔️ BUF
Nathan Paetsch
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · 15:09 TOI
2nd star ⚔️ BUF
Thomas Vanek
1 G, 1 A
1 shots · 11:31 TOI
3rd star ⚔️ BUF
Ryan Miller
31 saves
0.912 SV% · 3 GA

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order
2nd period
⚡ Vinny Prospal Go-ahead 2nd · 03:25
Assists: Vincent Lecavalier, Martin St. Louis · beat Ryan Miller
0–1
⚡ Michel Ouellet 2nd · 04:45
Assists: Chris Gratton, Mathieu Darche · beat Ryan Miller
0–2
⚔️ Maxim Afinogenov 2nd · 09:30
Assists: Thomas Vanek, Nathan Paetsch · beat Johan Holmqvist
1–2
⚔️ Paul Gaustad PP Tying 2nd · 14:28
Assists: Tim Connolly, Brian Campbell · beat Johan Holmqvist
2–2
3rd period
⚡ Vincent Lecavalier PP Go-ahead 3rd · 06:14
Assists: Martin St. Louis, Brad Richards · beat Ryan Miller
2–3
⚔️ Nathan Paetsch Tying 3rd · 13:13
Assists: Jason Pominville, Jochen Hecht · beat Johan Holmqvist
3–3
Overtime
⚔️ Thomas Vanek Go-ahead OT · 04:19
Unassisted · beat Johan Holmqvist
4–3

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚔️Sabres
L1 Connolly · Hecht · Pominville 21:03
L2 Paille · Gaustad · Roy 18:37
L3 Vanek · Kotalik · Afinogenov 14:10
L4 Peters · Mair · Stafford 8:56
D1 Lydman · Tallinder 28:06
D2 Campbell · Sekera 22:22
D3 Paetsch · Weber 13:13
⚡Lightning
L1 Richards · Lecavalier · St. Louis 26:39
L2 Prospal · Hlavac · Ward 20:36
L3 Darche · Gratton · Ouellet 12:39
L4 Tarnasky · MacDonald · Roy 2:20
D1 O'Brien · Ranger 26:28
D2 Kuba · Lundin 22:16
D3 Lukowich · Janik 10:26

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
⚔️BUF TBL⚡
26 Shots on goal 34
1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4
18 Hits 21
19 Blocked shots 10
3 Takeaways 16
6 Giveaways 6
13 Penalty minutes 11
BUF shooting 15.4% (4/26) TBL shooting 8.8% (3/34)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚔️Sabres
Ryan Miller
31/34
.912 SV% · 3 GA · 64:19 TOI
⚡Lightning
Johan Holmqvist
22/26
.846 SV% · 4 GA · 64:04 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 1st: 0-3 (0% win rate, 3 games)
Lightning
Lightning — tied after 1st: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)
After 2nd — 2–2
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 2nd: 0-3 (0% win rate, 3 games)
Lightning
Lightning — tied after 2nd: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →
Sabres lead the season series 1–0
Mar 162007 ⚔️BUF @ ⚡TBL 3–2 Jan 132007 ⚡TBL @ ⚔️BUF 3–2 Dec 52006 ⚔️BUF @ ⚡TBL 4–1 Nov 202006 ⚡TBL @ ⚔️BUF 2–7 Mar 92006 ⚡TBL @ ⚔️BUF 5–8
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Who won Sabres vs Lightning on October 27, 2007?

Sabres won 4–3 in overtime. The final score was Sabres 4, Lightning 3.

Who scored for Sabres?

Maxim Afinogenov, Nathan Paetsch, Paul Gaustad, Thomas Vanek.

Who scored for Lightning?

Michel Ouellet, Vincent Lecavalier, Vinny Prospal.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 31 saves on 34 shots (.912 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Johan Holmqvist made 22 saves on 26 shots (.846 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 1–0 after 1 game.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeOct 26 ⚔️BUF @ 🐆FLA 4–2 AfterNov 1 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 3–4
⚡ Lightning
BeforeOct 25 🔔PHI @ ⚡TBL 2–5 AfterOct 29 ⚡TBL @ 🗽NYR 1–3
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