Sabres 2–4 Lightning — Final Score & Stats (Jan 12, 2017)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	F
⚔️ BUF	1	0	1	2
⚡ TBL	1	2	1	4

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚡ TBL

Ondrej Palat

2 G, 1 A

5 shots · 19:39 TOI

2nd star ⚡ TBL

Nikita Kucherov

1 G

4 shots · 18:21 TOI

3rd star ⚡ TBL

Anton Stralman

1 G

3 shots · 21:45 TOI

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Matt Moulson Go-ahead 1st · 02:58

Assists: Zemgus Girgensons, Taylor Fedun · beat Ben Bishop

1–0

⚡ Ondrej Palat PP Tying 1st · 05:37

Assists: Tyler Johnson, Jonathan Drouin · beat Anders Nilsson

1–1

2nd period

⚡ Ondrej Palat Go-ahead 2nd · 05:18

Assists: Nikita Nesterov, Vladislav Namestnikov · beat Anders Nilsson

1–2

⚡ Nikita Kucherov 2nd · 12:58

Assists: Victor Hedman, Ondrej Palat · beat Anders Nilsson

1–3

3rd period

⚔️ Evander Kane 3rd · 10:30

Assists: Jack Eichel, Justin Falk · beat Ben Bishop

2–3

⚡ Anton Stralman PP Empty net 3rd · 19:42

Assists: Valtteri Filppula, Brian Boyle

2–4

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 O'Reilly · Eichel · Okposo 21:59

L2 Kane · Reinhart · Gionta 19:07

L3 Foligno · Moulson · Girgensons 14:00

L4 Carrier · Deslauriers · Bailey 7:45

D1 Ristolainen · McCabe 23:56

D2 Franson · Bogosian 19:48

D3 Falk · Fedun 13:20

⚡Lightning

L1 Killorn · Palat · Kucherov 19:39

L2 Johnson · Filppula · Namestnikov 17:25

L3 Drouin · Boyle · Paquette 12:58

L4 Bournival · Dumont · Peca 9:57

D1 Garrison · Stralman 21:53

D2 Sustr · Hedman 19:06

D3 Coburn · Nesterov 15:19

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF TBL⚡

26 Shots on goal 29

0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 2/5

31 Hits 19

15 Blocked shots 11

7 Takeaways 4

11 Giveaways 8

30 Penalty minutes 18

BUF shooting 7.7% (2/26) TBL shooting 13.8% (4/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Anders Nilsson

25/28

.893 SV% · 3 GA · 59:19 TOI

⚡Lightning

Ben Bishop

24/26

.923 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

6 of 6 goals located

BUF TBL

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

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 5-4-4 (38% win rate, 13 games)

Lightning

Lightning — tied after 1st: 3-5-2 (30% win rate, 10 games)

After 2nd — 1–3

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 1-8 (11% win rate, 9 games)

Lightning

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

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Lightning lead the season series 2–0

Nov 172016 ⚡TBL @ ⚔️BUF 4–1 Nov 102015 ⚔️BUF @ ⚡TBL 4–1 Nov 52015 ⚡TBL @ ⚔️BUF 4–1 Oct 172015 ⚔️BUF @ ⚡TBL 1–2 Oct 102015 ⚡TBL @ ⚔️BUF 4–1

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❓ BUF vs TBL, answered

Who won Sabres vs Lightning on January 12, 2017?

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

Who scored for Sabres?

Evander Kane, Matt Moulson.

Who scored for Lightning?

Ondrej Palat (2), Anton Stralman, Nikita Kucherov.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Anders Nilsson made 25 saves on 28 shots (.893 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Ben Bishop made 24 saves on 26 shots (.923 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?

Lightning lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeJan 10 🔔PHI @ ⚔️BUF 1–4 AfterJan 13 ⚔️BUF @ 🌪️CAR 2–5

⚡ Lightning

BeforeJan 8 ⚡TBL @ 🐧PIT 2–6 AfterJan 13 🧥CBJ @ ⚡TBL 3–1

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