Sabres 4–3 Lightning — Final Score & Stats (Dec 6, 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

Drew Stafford

1 G, 2 A

4 shots · 16:06 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Derek Roy

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 19:51 TOI

3rd star ⚡ TBL

Martin St. Louis

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 23:55 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Drew Stafford Go-ahead 1st · 10:02

Assists: Paul Gaustad · beat Mike Smith

1–0

⚡ Martin St. Louis Tying 1st · 13:05

Assists: Vincent Lecavalier, Lukas Krajicek · beat Ryan Miller

1–1

2nd period

⚔️ Thomas Vanek Go-ahead 2nd · 09:46

Assists: Derek Roy, Drew Stafford · beat Mike Smith

2–1

⚡ Paul Ranger Tying 2nd · 10:21

Assists: Vincent Lecavalier, Vinny Prospal · beat Ryan Miller

2–2

⚔️ Jochen Hecht Go-ahead 2nd · 14:41

Assists: Adam Mair, Toni Lydman · beat Mike Smith

3–2

⚡ Vinny Prospal Tying 2nd · 15:20

Assists: Marek Malik, Martin St. Louis · beat Ryan Miller

3–3

3rd period

⚔️ Derek Roy Go-ahead 3rd · 10:03

Assists: Teppo Numminen, Drew Stafford · beat Mike Smith

4–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Roy · Gaustad · Pominville 19:51

L2 Vanek · Gerbe · Stafford 15:09

L3 Hecht · Kotalik · Afinogenov 14:13

L4 Paille · MacArthur · Mair 9:59

D1 Spacek · Rivet 21:58

D2 Lydman · Sekera 19:02

D3 Numminen · Tallinder 14:10

⚡Lightning

L1 Lecavalier · Stamkos · St. Louis 21:53

L2 Prospal · Jokinen · Recchi 16:45

L3 Szczechura · Craig · Vrbata 12:57

L4 Smolenak · Downie · Artyukhin 6:44

D1 Meszaros · Ranger 23:55

D2 Eminger · Malik 20:42

D3 Krajicek · Smaby 11:20

Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF TBL⚡

27 Shots on goal 23

12 Hits 25

11 Blocked shots 17

8 Takeaways 7

4 Giveaways 13

29 Penalty minutes 29

BUF shooting 14.8% (4/27) TBL shooting 13.0% (3/23)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Ryan Miller

20/23

.870 SV% · 3 GA · 59:58 TOI

⚡Lightning

Mike Smith

23/27

.852 SV% · 4 GA · 58:57 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 2-4-1 (29% win rate, 7 games)

Lightning

Lightning — tied after 1st: 1-3-2 (17% win rate, 6 games)

After 2nd — 3–3

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 1-1 (50% win rate, 2 games)

Lightning

Lightning — tied after 2nd: 0-1-2 (0% win rate, 3 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1

Oct 302008 ⚡TBL @ ⚔️BUF 5–2 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

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Who won Sabres vs Lightning on December 6, 2008?

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

Who scored for Sabres?

Derek Roy, Drew Stafford, Jochen Hecht, Thomas Vanek.

Who scored for Lightning?

Martin St. Louis, Paul Ranger, Vinny Prospal.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 20 saves on 23 shots (.870 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Mike Smith made 23 saves on 27 shots (.852 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?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeDec 4 ⚔️BUF @ 🐆FLA 1–2 AfterDec 8 ⚔️BUF @ 🐧PIT 4–3

⚡ Lightning

BeforeDec 4 🐻BOS @ ⚡TBL 3–1 AfterDec 8 ⚡TBL @ 🐻BOS 3–5

Also on December 6

🐧PIT 2–3 🏛️OTT 🐦ATL 5–1 🏝️NYI 🔔PHI 2–1 🌪️CAR 🐻BOS 4–0 🐆FLA 🪶CHI 4–5 🐙DET 😈NJD 2–1 🇨🇦MTL 🦅WSH 2–1 🍁TOR 🌲MIN 0–1 🐯NSH

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