Lightning 2–4 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Dec 10, 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

Jason Pominville

1 G, 2 A

4 shots · 21:49 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Thomas Vanek

2 G

4 shots · 21:02 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Drew Stafford

1 G

2 shots · 14:59 TOI

Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

⚡ Martin St. Louis Go-ahead 1st · 10:21

Assists: Steven Stamkos · beat Ryan Miller

1–0

⚡ Mark Recchi 1st · 16:18

Assists: Paul Ranger, Paul Szczechura · beat Ryan Miller

2–0

⚔️ Drew Stafford PP 1st · 19:22

Assists: Jaroslav Spacek, Jason Pominville · beat Mike Smith

2–1

2nd period

⚔️ Thomas Vanek Tying 2nd · 11:52

Assists: Ales Kotalik · beat Mike Smith

2–2

⚔️ Thomas Vanek PP Go-ahead 2nd · 19:45

Assists: Derek Roy, Jason Pominville · beat Mike Smith

2–3

3rd period

⚔️ Jason Pominville SH Empty net 3rd · 19:47

Assists: Jochen Hecht

2–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚡Lightning

L1 Lecavalier · St. Louis · Recchi 22:22

L2 Prospal · Jokinen · Stamkos 18:15

L3 Szczechura · Craig · Artyukhin 14:18

L4 Smolenak · Konopka · Downie 6:47

D1 Meszaros · Ranger 28:28

D2 Malik · Eminger 21:03

D3 Krajicek · Lundin 8:52

⚔️Sabres

L1 Vanek · Hecht · Pominville 21:02

L2 Roy · Gaustad · Stafford 15:30

L3 Gerbe · Kotalik · Afinogenov 11:57

L4 Paille · MacArthur · Mair 10:57

D1 Sekera · Lydman 22:29

D2 Spacek · Numminen 19:40

D3 Tallinder · Rivet 14:35

Team stats

Away left · home right

⚡TBL BUF⚔️

28 Shots on goal 37

0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 2/6

16 Hits 13

17 Blocked shots 5

4 Takeaways 4

7 Giveaways 14

24 Penalty minutes 20

TBL shooting 7.1% (2/28) BUF shooting 10.8% (4/37)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚡Lightning

Mike Smith

33/36

.917 SV% · 3 GA · 59:17 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Ryan Miller

26/28

.929 SV% · 2 GA · 59:58 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Lightning

Lightning — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 2-2-2 (33% win rate, 6 games)

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 3-2 (60% win rate, 5 games)

After 2nd — 2–3

Lightning

Lightning — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-3-2 (17% win rate, 6 games)

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 3-1-2 (50% win rate, 6 games)

Last meetings

All →

Sabres lead the season series 2–1

Dec 62008 ⚔️BUF @ ⚡TBL 4–3 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

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Who won Lightning vs Sabres on December 10, 2008?

Sabres won 4–2. The final score was Lightning 2, Sabres 4.

Who scored for Lightning?

Mark Recchi, Martin St. Louis.

Who scored for Sabres?

Thomas Vanek (2), Drew Stafford, Jason Pominville.

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Mike Smith made 33 saves on 36 shots (.917 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 26 saves on 28 shots (.929 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 2–1 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚡ Lightning

BeforeDec 8 ⚡TBL @ 🐻BOS 3–5 AfterDec 11 ⚡TBL @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–1

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeDec 8 ⚔️BUF @ 🐧PIT 4–3 AfterDec 12 🍁TOR @ ⚔️BUF 2–1

Also on December 10

🐧PIT 1–4 😈NJD 🐻BOS 1–3 🦅WSH 🗽NYR 3–2 🐦ATL 🔥CGY 3–4 🐙DET 🏛️OTT 0–2 🪶CHI 🌵PHX 5–3 ⭐DAL 🎵STL 2–4 🦆ANA

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