Sabres 5–7 Lightning — Final Score & Stats (Apr 6, 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 ⚡ TBL

Yanni Gourde

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · 13:26 TOI

2nd star ⚡ TBL

Alex Killorn

3 A

5 shots · 16:47 TOI

3rd star ⚡ TBL

Anthony Cirelli

2 G

3 shots · 13:33 TOI

Scoring

12 goals · in order

1st period

⚡ Anthony Cirelli Go-ahead 1st · 00:30

Assists: Yanni Gourde · beat Chad Johnson

0–1

⚔️ Casey Mittelstadt PP Tying 1st · 02:57

Assists: Marco Scandella, Evan Rodrigues · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy

1–1

⚡ Nikita Kucherov Go-ahead 1st · 04:35

Unassisted · beat Chad Johnson

1–2

⚔️ Alex Nylander Tying 1st · 06:32

Assists: Brendan Guhle, Rasmus Ristolainen · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy

2–2

⚡ Yanni Gourde Go-ahead 1st · 09:40

Assists: Alex Killorn · beat Chad Johnson

2–3

2nd period

⚡ Dan Girardi 2nd · 01:04

Assists: Nikita Kucherov, Ondrej Palat · beat Chad Johnson

2–4

⚔️ Jason Pominville 2nd · 08:59

Assists: Brendan Guhle, Evan Rodrigues · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy

3–4

⚔️ Jordan Nolan Tying 2nd · 15:58

Assists: Johan Larsson · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy

4–4

⚔️ Kyle Okposo PP Go-ahead 2nd · 18:45

Assists: Jack Eichel, Ryan O'Reilly · beat Andrei Vasilevskiy

5–4

3rd period

⚡ Anthony Cirelli Tying 3rd · 06:15

Assists: Alex Killorn, Mikhail Sergachev · beat Chad Johnson

5–5

⚡ Brayden Point Go-ahead 3rd · 07:02

Assists: Alex Killorn, Yanni Gourde · beat Chad Johnson

5–6

⚡ Victor Hedman Empty net 3rd · 18:34

Assists: Andrei Vasilevskiy

5–7

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Eichel · O'Reilly · Okposo 19:36

L2 Larsson · Reinhart · Wilson 17:27

L3 Rodrigues · Mittelstadt · Pominville 14:17

L4 Nylander · Nolan · Baptiste 10:29

D1 Ristolainen · Scandella 23:40

D2 Nelson · Guhle 19:22

D3 Falk · Beaulieu 12:44

⚡Lightning

L1 Point · Miller · Johnson 18:08

L2 Killorn · Palat · Kucherov 16:28

L3 Cirelli · Gourde · Conacher 13:26

L4 Kunitz · Paquette · Callahan 12:20

D1 Hedman · McDonagh 24:18

D2 Stralman · Girardi 20:52

D3 Sergachev · Coburn 11:58

Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF TBL⚡

32 Shots on goal 34

2/5 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3

28 Hits 20

11 Blocked shots 11

3 Takeaways 8

7 Giveaways 8

6 Penalty minutes 10

BUF shooting 15.6% (5/32) TBL shooting 20.6% (7/34)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Chad Johnson

27/33

.818 SV% · 6 GA · 57:54 TOI

⚡Lightning

Andrei Vasilevskiy

27/32

.844 SV% · 5 GA · 59:27 TOI

Where the goals came from

12 of 12 goals located

BUF TBL

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

Period by period

After 1st — 2–3

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 3-18-1 (14% win rate, 22 games)

Lightning

Lightning — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 11-3-1 (73% win rate, 15 games)

After 2nd — 5–4

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 7-0-5 (58% win rate, 12 games)

Lightning

Lightning — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 7-7 (50% win rate, 14 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 2–2

Feb 282018 ⚔️BUF @ ⚡TBL 2–1 OT 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

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Who won Sabres vs Lightning on April 6, 2018?

Lightning won 7–5. The final score was Sabres 5, Lightning 7.

Who scored for Sabres?

Alex Nylander, Casey Mittelstadt, Jason Pominville, Jordan Nolan, Kyle Okposo.

Who scored for Lightning?

Anthony Cirelli (2), Brayden Point, Dan Girardi, Nikita Kucherov, Victor Hedman, Yanni Gourde.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Chad Johnson made 27 saves on 33 shots (.818 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Andrei Vasilevskiy made 27 saves on 32 shots (.844 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

BeforeApr 4 🏛️OTT @ ⚔️BUF 4–2 AfterApr 7 ⚔️BUF @ 🐆FLA 3–4

⚡ Lightning

BeforeApr 3 🐻BOS @ ⚡TBL 0–4 AfterApr 7 ⚡TBL @ 🌪️CAR 2–3

Also on April 6

🏛️OTT 0–4 🐧PIT 🎵STL 4–1 🪶CHI ⭐DAL 3–5 🦆ANA

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