Lightning 3–4 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Feb 20, 2008)

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

Thomas Vanek

3 G

5 shots · 23:20 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Tim Connolly

3 A

6 shots · 22:16 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Derek Roy

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 22:40 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

⚡ Chris Gratton Go-ahead 1st · 04:02

Assists: Filip Kuba, Craig MacDonald · beat Ryan Miller

1–0

3rd period

⚡ Brad Richards 3rd · 01:03

Assists: Jan Hlavac · beat Ryan Miller

2–0

⚔️ Derek Roy 3rd · 03:03

Assists: Jaroslav Spacek, Tim Connolly · beat Johan Holmqvist

2–1

⚡ Vinny Prospal 3rd · 13:12

Assists: Dan Boyle, Vincent Lecavalier · beat Ryan Miller

3–1

⚔️ Thomas Vanek 3rd · 17:39

Assists: Tim Connolly, Toni Lydman · beat Johan Holmqvist

3–2

⚔️ Thomas Vanek Tying 3rd · 18:15

Assists: Tim Connolly, Derek Roy · beat Johan Holmqvist

3–3

Overtime

⚔️ Thomas Vanek PP Go-ahead OT · 02:25

Assists: Jaroslav Spacek, Jason Pominville · beat Johan Holmqvist

3–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚡Lightning

L1 Lecavalier · Richards · St. Louis 23:51

L2 Prospal · MacDonald · Gratton 17:08

L3 Darche · Tarnasky · Ward 9:58

L4 Hlavac · Ouellet · Roy 9:01

D1 Boyle · Ranger 30:38

D2 O'Brien · Kuba 25:48

D3 Lundin · Janik 4:31

⚔️Sabres

L1 Vanek · Hecht · Pominville 23:20

L2 Roy · Connolly · Kotalik 22:16

L3 MacArthur · Paille · Gaustad 14:18

L4 Peters · Mair · Kaleta 4:01

D1 Spacek · Campbell 22:31

D2 Lydman · Tallinder 20:22

D3 Kalinin · Pratt 16:14

Team stats

Away left · home right

⚡TBL BUF⚔️

25 Shots on goal 46

0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6

13 Hits 21

18 Blocked shots 10

2 Takeaways 3

9 Giveaways 9

12 Penalty minutes 4

TBL shooting 12.0% (3/25) BUF shooting 8.7% (4/46)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚡Lightning

Johan Holmqvist

42/46

.913 SV% · 4 GA · 62:12 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Ryan Miller

22/25

.880 SV% · 3 GA · 61:41 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Lightning

Lightning — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 6-1-2 (67% win rate, 9 games)

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 7-6-2 (47% win rate, 15 games)

After 2nd — 1–0

Lightning

Lightning — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 6-2-3 (55% win rate, 11 games)

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-8-2 (17% win rate, 12 games)

Last meetings

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Sabres lead the season series 3–0

Jan 292008 ⚔️BUF @ ⚡TBL 4–2 Oct 272007 ⚔️BUF @ ⚡TBL 4–3 OT Mar 162007 ⚔️BUF @ ⚡TBL 3–2 Jan 132007 ⚡TBL @ ⚔️BUF 3–2 Dec 52006 ⚔️BUF @ ⚡TBL 4–1

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Who won Lightning vs Sabres on February 20, 2008?

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

Who scored for Lightning?

Brad Richards, Chris Gratton, Vinny Prospal.

Who scored for Sabres?

Thomas Vanek (3), Derek Roy.

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Johan Holmqvist made 42 saves on 46 shots (.913 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 22 saves on 25 shots (.880 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

BeforeFeb 16 🦅WSH @ ⚡TBL 3–2 AfterFeb 21 ⚡TBL @ 🏝️NYI 0–1

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeFeb 17 🐧PIT @ ⚔️BUF 4–1 AfterFeb 21 ⚔️BUF @ 🍁TOR 5–1

Also on February 20

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