Lightning 3–5 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Jan 6, 2010)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	F
⚡ TBL	2	1	0	3
⚔️ BUF	3	2	0	5

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Toni Lydman

2 A

3 shots · 17:28 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Tim Connolly

2 A

3 shots · 18:37 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Ryan Miller

36 saves

0.923 SV% · 3 GA

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Tyler Myers Go-ahead 1st · 00:23

Assists: Tim Connolly · beat Mike Smith

0–1

⚔️ Jochen Hecht 1st · 01:11

Assists: Craig Rivet, Henrik Tallinder · beat Mike Smith

0–2

⚔️ Clarke MacArthur 1st · 02:11

Assists: Adam Mair, Toni Lydman · beat Mike Smith

0–3

⚡ Martin St. Louis 1st · 12:03

Assists: Steven Stamkos, Ryan Malone · beat Ryan Miller

1–3

⚡ Victor Hedman 1st · 13:25

Unassisted · beat Ryan Miller

2–3

2nd period

⚔️ Drew Stafford PP 2nd · 01:19

Assists: Derek Roy, Craig Rivet · beat Mike Smith

2–4

⚡ Vincent Lecavalier 2nd · 05:34

Assists: Steve Downie, Mike Lundin · beat Ryan Miller

3–4

⚔️ Jason Pominville 2nd · 07:25

Assists: Toni Lydman, Tim Connolly · beat Mike Smith

3–5

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚡Lightning

L1 Stamkos · Lecavalier · St. Louis 20:21

L2 Malone · Tanguay · Downie 18:01

L3 Szczechura · Jones · Bochenski 12:26

L4 Veilleux · Wright · Konopka 9:06

D1 Ohlund · Hedman 22:52

D2 Lundin · Foster 19:01

D3 Meszaros · Smaby 16:12

⚔️Sabres

L1 Connolly · Gaustad · Pominville 18:37

L2 Vanek · Roy · Hecht 16:05

L3 Kennedy · Stafford · Grier 15:07

L4 MacArthur · Ellis · Mair 8:50

D1 Myers · Tallinder 22:27

D2 Rivet · Montador 18:25

D3 Butler · Lydman 17:32

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚡TBL BUF⚔️

39 Shots on goal 35

0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3

14 Hits 13

14 Blocked shots 12

1 Takeaways 3

8 Giveaways 9

8 Penalty minutes 8

TBL shooting 7.7% (3/39) BUF shooting 14.3% (5/35)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚡Lightning

Mike Smith

30/35

.857 SV% · 5 GA · 57:58 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Ryan Miller

36/39

.923 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

8 of 8 goals located

TBL BUF

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–3

Lightning

Lightning — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 2-3-2 (29% win rate, 7 games)

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 5-1-2 (62% win rate, 8 games)

After 2nd — 3–5

Lightning

Lightning — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 1-3 (25% win rate, 4 games)

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 4-0 (100% win rate, 4 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Sabres lead the season series 2–0

Oct 242009 ⚔️BUF @ ⚡TBL 3–2 SO Jan 212009 ⚔️BUF @ ⚡TBL 3–5 Dec 102008 ⚡TBL @ ⚔️BUF 2–4 Dec 62008 ⚔️BUF @ ⚡TBL 4–3 Oct 302008 ⚡TBL @ ⚔️BUF 5–2

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❓ TBL vs BUF, answered

Who won Lightning vs Sabres on January 6, 2010?

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

Who scored for Lightning?

Martin St. Louis, Victor Hedman, Vincent Lecavalier.

Who scored for Sabres?

Clarke MacArthur, Drew Stafford, Jason Pominville, Jochen Hecht, Tyler Myers.

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Mike Smith made 30 saves on 35 shots (.857 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 36 saves on 39 shots (.923 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 2–0 after 2 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚡ Lightning

BeforeJan 2 🐧PIT @ ⚡TBL 1–3 AfterJan 8 ⚡TBL @ 😈NJD 4–2

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeJan 3 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 1–0 AfterJan 8 🍁TOR @ ⚔️BUF 2–3

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