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2007-08 regular season

Lightning at Sabres

🗓 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 4–0

Sabres beat Lightning 7–4 at KeyBank Center on March 19, 2008.

TBL – BUF
19–32
Shots on goal
1/2–0/3
Power play
34–18
Hits
12–13
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⚔️ BUF
Jason Pominville
2 G, 2 A
3 shots · 23:24 TOI
2nd star ⚔️ BUF
Thomas Vanek
3 G
3 shots · 15:13 TOI
3rd star ⚔️ BUF
Jochen Hecht
2 G, 1 A
7 shots · 22:29 TOI

Scoring

11 goals · in order
1st period
⚡ Jeff Halpern Go-ahead 1st · 02:50
Assists: Paul Ranger · beat Ryan Miller
1–0
⚡ Martin St. Louis PP 1st · 10:36
Assists: Dan Boyle, Vincent Lecavalier · beat Ryan Miller
2–0
⚔️ Jason Pominville 1st · 13:07
Assists: Jochen Hecht, Henrik Tallinder · beat Karri Ramo
2–1
2nd period
⚡ Vincent Lecavalier 2nd · 05:06
Assists: Jussi Jokinen, Martin St. Louis · beat Ryan Miller
3–1
⚡ Vincent Lecavalier 2nd · 18:11
Assists: Junior Lessard, Paul Ranger · beat Ryan Miller
4–1
3rd period
⚔️ Jason Pominville 3rd · 05:03
Assists: Paul Gaustad · beat Karri Ramo
4–2
⚔️ Jochen Hecht 3rd · 05:19
Assists: Paul Gaustad, Jason Pominville · beat Karri Ramo
4–3
⚔️ Thomas Vanek Tying 3rd · 08:25
Assists: Derek Roy, Drew Stafford · beat Karri Ramo
4–4
⚔️ Thomas Vanek Go-ahead 3rd · 13:14
Assists: Derek Roy, Drew Stafford · beat Karri Ramo
4–5
⚔️ Thomas Vanek 3rd · 16:07
Assists: Derek Roy, Drew Stafford · beat Karri Ramo
4–6
⚔️ Jochen Hecht SH Empty net 3rd · 19:54
Assists: Jason Pominville
4–7

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚡Lightning
L1 Darche · Halpern · Lecavalier 20:05
L2 Jokinen · MacDonald · St. Louis 18:22
L3 Tarnasky · Ouellet · Lessard 14:10
L4 Stewart · Karlsson · Ward 5:17
D1 Boyle · Kuba 25:24
D2 O'Brien · Ranger 19:30
D3 Picard · Smaby 15:02
⚔️Sabres
L1 Hecht · Gaustad · Pominville 22:29
L2 Vanek · Roy · Kotalik 15:13
L3 Paille · Bernier · Stafford 14:05
L4 Mair · Afinogenov · Kaleta 7:50
D1 Lydman · Sekera 23:59
D2 Tallinder · Weber 21:00
D3 Pratt · Funk 11:56

Team stats

Away left · home right
⚡TBL BUF⚔️
19 Shots on goal 32
1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3
34 Hits 18
12 Blocked shots 13
5 Takeaways 1
10 Giveaways 16
8 Penalty minutes 6
TBL shooting 21.1% (4/19) BUF shooting 21.9% (7/32)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚡Lightning
Karri Ramo
25/31
.806 SV% · 6 GA · 58:17 TOI
⚔️Sabres
Ryan Miller
15/19
.789 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–1
Lightning
Lightning — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 9-1-3 (69% win rate, 13 games)
Sabres
Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 8-9-2 (42% win rate, 19 games)
After 2nd — 4–1
Lightning
Lightning: no games found in this situation this year.
Sabres
Sabres — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-4 (0% win rate, 4 games)

Last meetings

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Sabres lead the season series 4–0
Feb 202008 ⚡TBL @ ⚔️BUF 3–4 OT 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
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Who won Lightning vs Sabres on March 19, 2008?

Sabres won 7–4. The final score was Lightning 4, Sabres 7.

Who scored for Lightning?

Vincent Lecavalier (2), Jeff Halpern, Martin St. Louis.

Who scored for Sabres?

Thomas Vanek (3), Jason Pominville (2), Jochen Hecht (2).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Karri Ramo made 25 saves on 31 shots (.806 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 15 saves on 19 shots (.789 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 4–0 after 4 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
⚡ Lightning
BeforeMar 15 🗽NYR @ ⚡TBL 0–3 AfterMar 20 ⚡TBL @ 🐧PIT 2–4
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeMar 15 ⚔️BUF @ 🍁TOR 6–2 AfterMar 21 🍁TOR @ ⚔️BUF 4–1
Also on March 19
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