Sabres 3–5 Lightning — Final Score & Stats (Jan 21, 2009)

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 ⚡ TBL

Cory Murphy

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 24:32 TOI

2nd star ⚡ TBL

Jeff Halpern

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 16:57 TOI

3rd star ⚡ TBL

Mike Smith

31 saves

0.912 SV% · 3 GA

Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

⚡ Steve Eminger PP Go-ahead 1st · 04:45

Assists: Jeff Halpern · beat Ryan Miller

0–1

⚡ Steve Downie 1st · 05:19

Assists: Cory Murphy, Matt Pettinger · beat Ryan Miller

0–2

2nd period

⚔️ Derek Roy 2nd · 00:19

Assists: Jason Pominville, Toni Lydman · beat Mike Smith

1–2

⚡ Lukas Krajicek 2nd · 01:23

Assists: Andrej Meszaros, Vinny Prospal · beat Ryan Miller

1–3

⚔️ Ales Kotalik PP 2nd · 04:04

Assists: Craig Rivet, Paul Gaustad · beat Mike Smith

2–3

⚡ Jeff Halpern 2nd · 13:52

Assists: Mark Recchi, Ty Wishart · beat Ryan Miller

2–4

⚔️ Derek Roy PP 2nd · 16:55

Assists: Thomas Vanek, Jason Pominville · beat Mike Smith

3–4

⚡ Cory Murphy PP 2nd · 19:54

Assists: Mark Recchi · beat Ryan Miller

3–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Roy · Pominville · Stafford 21:28

L2 Vanek · Connolly · Gaustad 17:49

L3 MacArthur · Hecht · Kotalik 12:08

L4 Ellis · Paille · Mair 9:57

D1 Rivet · Lydman 24:08

D2 Butler · Spacek 19:58

D3 Tallinder · Paetsch 11:20

⚡Lightning

L1 Lecavalier · Halpern · St. Louis 18:49

L2 Malone · Prospal · Recchi 15:24

L3 Jokinen · Pettinger · Hall 12:31

L4 Stamkos · Craig · Downie 9:25

L5 Koci 4:32

D1 Eminger · Meszaros 27:41

D2 Murphy · Krajicek 24:28

D3 Wishart 9:43

Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF TBL⚡

34 Shots on goal 26

2/5 Power play (goals / chances) 2/4

17 Hits 23

8 Blocked shots 8

3 Takeaways 8

13 Giveaways 10

10 Penalty minutes 12

BUF shooting 8.8% (3/34) TBL shooting 19.2% (5/26)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Ryan Miller

21/26

.808 SV% · 5 GA · 58:24 TOI

⚡Lightning

Mike Smith

31/34

.912 SV% · 3 GA · 59:59 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 0–2

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 1-2-1 (25% win rate, 4 games)

Lightning

Lightning — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 4-2-1 (57% win rate, 7 games)

After 2nd — 3–5

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 1-4 (20% win rate, 5 games)

Lightning

Lightning — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 6-0-1 (86% win rate, 7 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 2–2

Dec 102008 ⚡TBL @ ⚔️BUF 2–4 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

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Who won Sabres vs Lightning on January 21, 2009?

Lightning won 5–3. The final score was Sabres 3, Lightning 5.

Who scored for Sabres?

Derek Roy (2), Ales Kotalik.

Who scored for Lightning?

Cory Murphy, Jeff Halpern, Lukas Krajicek, Steve Downie, Steve Eminger.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 21 saves on 26 shots (.808 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Mike Smith made 31 saves on 34 shots (.912 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 2–2 after 4 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeJan 19 ⚔️BUF @ 🐆FLA 3–2 AfterJan 27 ⚔️BUF @ 🛢️EDM 10–2

⚡ Lightning

BeforeJan 19 ⭐DAL @ ⚡TBL 2–4 AfterJan 27 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚡TBL 3–5

Also on January 21

🦆ANA 1–2 🏝️NYI 🇨🇦MTL 2–5 😈NJD 🐦ATL 3–5 🔔PHI ⭐DAL 4–1 🐆FLA 🐻BOS 4–3 🍁TOR 🎵STL 2–0 🪶CHI 👑LAK 6–5 🏔️COL 🧥CBJ 4–5 🔥CGY

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