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2008-09 regular season

Lightning at Sabres

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

Lightning beat Sabres 5–2 at KeyBank Center on October 30, 2008.

TBL – BUF
40–31
Shots on goal
1/3–1/5
Power play
12–19
Hits
6–9
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⚡ TBL
Steven Stamkos
2 G, 1 A
4 shots · 13:47 TOI
2nd star ⚡ TBL
Vincent Lecavalier
2 A
6 shots · 19:55 TOI
3rd star ⚔️ BUF
Jaroslav Spacek
2 A
1 shots · 21:56 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
⚡ Steven Stamkos PP Go-ahead 1st · 09:51
Assists: Vincent Lecavalier, Martin St. Louis · beat Ryan Miller
1–0
⚡ Jussi Jokinen 1st · 10:30
Assists: Evgeny Artyukhin, Mark Recchi · beat Ryan Miller
2–0
⚔️ Clarke MacArthur 1st · 11:12
Assists: Daniel Paille, Jaroslav Spacek · beat Olie Kolzig
2–1
⚡ Ryan Malone 1st · 19:34
Assists: Steven Stamkos · beat Ryan Miller
3–1
2nd period
⚡ Paul Ranger 2nd · 13:10
Assists: Chris Gratton, Vincent Lecavalier · beat Ryan Miller
4–1
⚡ Steven Stamkos 2nd · 15:00
Assists: Adam Hall · beat Ryan Miller
5–1
⚔️ Thomas Vanek PP 2nd · 19:40
Assists: Andrej Sekera, Jaroslav Spacek · beat Olie Kolzig
5–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚡Lightning
L1 Prospal · Lecavalier · St. Louis 19:59
L2 Jokinen · Recchi · Hall 15:50
L3 Malone · Stamkos · Artyukhin 12:55
L4 Pettinger · Roberts · Gratton 7:27
D1 Ranger · Meszaros 22:48
D2 Lundin · Carle 18:50
D3 Malik · Krajicek 17:00
⚔️Sabres
L1 Vanek · Roy · Pominville 21:08
L2 MacArthur · Kotalik · Afinogenov 18:02
L3 Paille · Mair · Stafford 13:11
L4 Peters · Gaustad · Kaleta 5:57
D1 Sekera · Spacek 22:24
D2 Numminen · Tallinder 19:07
D3 Lydman · Weber 16:38

Team stats

Away left · home right
⚡TBL BUF⚔️
40 Shots on goal 31
1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5
12 Hits 19
6 Blocked shots 9
8 Takeaways 10
7 Giveaways 18
12 Penalty minutes 8
TBL shooting 12.5% (5/40) BUF shooting 6.5% (2/31)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚡Lightning
Olie Kolzig
29/31
.935 SV% · 2 GA · 59:59 TOI
⚔️Sabres
Ryan Miller
35/40
.875 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 3–1
Lightning
Lightning — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 0-0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)
Sabres
Sabres — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 0-0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

Last meetings

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Lightning lead the season series 1–0
Mar 192008 ⚡TBL @ ⚔️BUF 4–7 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
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Who won Lightning vs Sabres on October 30, 2008?

Lightning won 5–2. The final score was Lightning 5, Sabres 2.

Who scored for Lightning?

Steven Stamkos (2), Jussi Jokinen, Paul Ranger, Ryan Malone.

Who scored for Sabres?

Clarke MacArthur, Thomas Vanek.

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 29 saves on 31 shots (.935 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 35 saves on 40 shots (.875 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?

Lightning lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
⚡ Lightning
BeforeOct 28 ⚡TBL @ 🍁TOR 3–2 AfterNov 1 🏛️OTT @ ⚡TBL 2–3
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeOct 27 🏛️OTT @ ⚔️BUF 5–2 AfterNov 1 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 0–5
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