Sabres 2–1 Lightning — Final Score & Stats (Feb 28, 2018)

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, 1 A

7 shots · 18:19 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Evan Rodrigues

1 G

5 shots · 15:36 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Ryan O'Reilly

1 A

2 shots · 24:57 TOI

Scoring

3 goals · in order

1st period

⚡ Cory Conacher Go-ahead 1st · 18:03

Assists: Dan Girardi, Yanni Gourde · beat Chad Johnson

0–1

3rd period

⚔️ Evan Rodrigues Tying 3rd · 11:47

Assists: Jason Pominville · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy

1–1

Overtime

⚔️ Jason Pominville PP Go-ahead OT · 01:26

Assists: Rasmus Ristolainen, Ryan O'Reilly · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy

2–1

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 O'Reilly · Reinhart · Girgensons 24:08

L2 Rodrigues · Wilson · Pominville 15:36

L3 Pouliot · Larsson · Baptiste 12:52

L4 Griffith · Josefson · Nolan 10:04

D1 Ristolainen · Scandella 27:02

D2 Antipin · Nelson 19:13

D3 Beaulieu · Falk 12:52

⚡Lightning

L1 Killorn · Point · Johnson 18:40

L2 Erne · Miller · Stamkos 17:38

L3 Kunitz · Gourde · Callahan 12:41

L4 Bournival · Paquette · Conacher 9:20

D1 Hedman · Stralman 27:31

D2 Girardi · Sergachev 18:12

D3 Coburn · Sustr 14:28

Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF TBL⚡

34 Shots on goal 22

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/1

16 Hits 30

16 Blocked shots 13

7 Takeaways 13

3 Giveaways 12

2 Penalty minutes 18

BUF shooting 5.9% (2/34) TBL shooting 4.5% (1/22)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Chad Johnson

21/22

.955 SV% · 1 GA · 61:23 TOI

⚡Lightning

Andrei Vasilevskiy

32/34

.941 SV% · 2 GA · 61:26 TOI

Where the goals came from

3 of 3 goals located

BUF TBL

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

Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 1-13-1 (7% win rate, 15 games)

Lightning

Lightning — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 10-3 (77% win rate, 13 games)

After 2nd — 0–1

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-12-1 (7% win rate, 14 games)

Lightning

Lightning — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 6-1-1 (75% win rate, 8 games)

Last meetings

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Sabres lead the season series 2–1

Feb 132018 ⚡TBL @ ⚔️BUF 3–5 Nov 282017 ⚡TBL @ ⚔️BUF 2–0 Apr 92017 ⚔️BUF @ ⚡TBL 2–4 Mar 42017 ⚡TBL @ ⚔️BUF 2–1 SO Jan 122017 ⚔️BUF @ ⚡TBL 2–4

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Who won Sabres vs Lightning on February 28, 2018?

Sabres won 2–1 in overtime. The final score was Sabres 2, Lightning 1.

Who scored for Sabres?

Evan Rodrigues, Jason Pominville.

Who scored for Lightning?

Cory Conacher.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Chad Johnson made 21 saves on 22 shots (.955 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Andrei Vasilevskiy made 32 saves on 34 shots (.941 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?

Sabres lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeFeb 25 🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF 1–4 AfterMar 2 ⚔️BUF @ 🐆FLA 1–4

⚡ Lightning

BeforeFeb 26 🍁TOR @ ⚡TBL 3–4 AfterMar 1 ⚡TBL @ ⭐DAL 5–4

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