Sabres 2–4 Lightning — Final Score & Stats (Apr 9, 2017)

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

Brayden Point

2 G, 1 A

5 shots · 18:40 TOI

2nd star ⚡ TBL

Victor Hedman

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 23:31 TOI

3rd star ⚡ TBL

Anton Stralman

2 A

4 shots · 23:25 TOI

Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ William Carrier Go-ahead 1st · 13:56

Assists: Alex Nylander, Zach Bogosian · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy

1–0

2nd period

⚡ Brayden Point Tying 2nd · 05:59

Assists: Victor Hedman, Jake Dotchin · beat Linus Ullmark

1–1

⚡ Braydon Coburn SH Go-ahead 2nd · 12:20

Assists: Vladislav Namestnikov, Alex Killorn · beat Linus Ullmark

1–2

3rd period

⚔️ Evander Kane Tying 3rd · 11:17

Assists: Brian Gionta, Ryan O'Reilly · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy

2–2

⚡ Brayden Point Go-ahead 3rd · 18:36

Assists: Nikita Kucherov, Anton Stralman · beat Linus Ullmark

2–3

⚡ Victor Hedman Empty net 3rd · 19:59

Assists: Anton Stralman, Brayden Point

2–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Eichel · O'Reilly · Ennis 17:24

L2 Kane · Reinhart · Gionta 15:51

L3 Moulson · Girgensons · Rodrigues 13:12

L4 Deslauriers · Nylander · Carrier 11:25

D1 Kulikov · Ristolainen 22:28

D2 Bogosian · McCabe 20:05

D3 Gorges · Franson 16:08

⚡Lightning

L1 Palat · Point · Kucherov 17:48

L2 Drouin · Namestnikov · Gourde 16:35

L3 Killorn · Conacher · Dumont 13:59

L4 Erne · McKegg · Brown 12:05

D1 Hedman · Stralman 23:28

D2 Coburn · Dotchin 17:36

D3 Witkowski · Sustr 16:06

Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF TBL⚡

28 Shots on goal 37

17 Hits 14

12 Blocked shots 10

6 Takeaways 4

8 Giveaways 11

6 Penalty minutes 2

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

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Linus Ullmark

33/36

.917 SV% · 3 GA · 58:44 TOI

⚡Lightning

Andrei Vasilevskiy

26/28

.929 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 — 1–0

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 8-4-5 (47% win rate, 17 games)

Lightning

Lightning — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 5-8-2 (33% win rate, 15 games)

After 2nd — 1–2

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 5-13-3 (24% win rate, 21 games)

Lightning

Lightning — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 9-3-1 (69% win rate, 13 games)

Last meetings

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Lightning lead the season series 4–0

Mar 42017 ⚡TBL @ ⚔️BUF 2–1 SO Jan 122017 ⚔️BUF @ ⚡TBL 2–4 Nov 172016 ⚡TBL @ ⚔️BUF 4–1 Nov 102015 ⚔️BUF @ ⚡TBL 4–1 Nov 52015 ⚡TBL @ ⚔️BUF 4–1

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Who won Sabres vs Lightning on April 9, 2017?

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

Who scored for Sabres?

Evander Kane, William Carrier.

Who scored for Lightning?

Brayden Point (2), Braydon Coburn, Victor Hedman.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Linus Ullmark made 33 saves on 36 shots (.917 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Andrei Vasilevskiy made 26 saves on 28 shots (.929 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 4–0 after 4 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeApr 8 ⚔️BUF @ 🐆FLA 0–3 AfterOct 5 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF 3–2

⚡ Lightning

BeforeApr 7 ⚡TBL @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–2 AfterOct 6 🐆FLA @ ⚡TBL 3–5

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