⚡ Away Lightning 34-8-2
5–3
Final
⚔️ Home Sabres 23-15-6
Goals 1st2nd3rdF
⚡ TBL 1135
⚔️ BUF 2013

Lightning at Sabres

Lightning beat Sabres 5–3 at KeyBank Center on January 12, 2019.

🗓 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 2018-19 🔁 Lightning lead the season series 2–1
⚔️ Head-to-head

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⚡ TBL
Nikita Kucherov
1 G, 2 A
3 shots · 21:08 TOI
2nd star ⚡ TBL
Steven Stamkos
1 G, 1 A
4 shots · 18:41 TOI
3rd star ⚡ TBL
Louis Domingue
30 saves
0.909 SV% · 3 GA

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order
1st period
⚡ Brayden Point Go-ahead 1st · 00:26
Assists: Nikita Kucherov, Tyler Johnson · beat Linus Ullmark
1–0
⚔️ Sam Reinhart Tying 1st · 05:47
Assists: Jeff Skinner, Rasmus Dahlin · beat Louis Domingue
1–1
⚔️ Tage Thompson Go-ahead 1st · 19:50
Assists: Zemgus Girgensons, Vladimir Sobotka · beat Louis Domingue
1–2
2nd period
⚡ Ondrej Palat Tying 2nd · 07:50
Assists: Mikhail Sergachev, Victor Hedman · beat Linus Ullmark
2–2
3rd period
⚔️ Marco Scandella Go-ahead 3rd · 05:54
Assists: Jason Pominville, Conor Sheary · beat Louis Domingue
2–3
⚡ Nikita Kucherov Tying 3rd · 06:17
Assists: Steven Stamkos · beat Linus Ullmark
3–3
⚡ Steven Stamkos Go-ahead 3rd · 14:44
Assists: Nikita Kucherov, Victor Hedman · beat Linus Ullmark
4–3
⚡ Ryan Callahan PP 3rd · 18:41
Assists: Anthony Cirelli, Alex Killorn · beat Linus Ullmark
5–3

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚡Lightning
L1 Palat · Stamkos · Kucherov 18:41
L2 Point · Cirelli · Johnson 15:13
L3 Killorn · Gourde · Paquette 12:45
L4 Erne · Miller · Callahan 10:08
D1 Cernak · Hedman 22:07
D2 McDonagh · Coburn 20:00
D3 Girardi · Sergachev 17:18
⚔️Sabres
L1 Eichel · Reinhart · Skinner 20:21
L2 Thompson · Rodrigues · Okposo 15:42
L3 Larsson · Girgensons · Sobotka 13:45
L4 Sheary · Mittelstadt · Pominville 10:10
D1 Dahlin · Ristolainen 24:02
D2 McCabe · Bogosian 18:12
D3 Scandella · Pilut 16:23

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
⚡TBL BUF⚔️
30 Shots on goal 33
1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 0/4
11 Hits 20
10 Blocked shots 7
3 Takeaways 10
2 Giveaways 10
10 Penalty minutes 6
TBL shooting 16.7% (5/30) BUF shooting 9.1% (3/33)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚡Lightning
Louis Domingue
30/33
.909 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI
⚔️Sabres
Linus Ullmark
25/30
.833 SV% · 5 GA · 58:59 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

8 of 8 goals located
Brayden Point · 1st 00:26 · 1–0 Sam Reinhart · 1st 05:47 · 1–1 Tage Thompson · 1st 19:50 · 1–2 Ondrej Palat · 2nd 07:50 · 2–2 Marco Scandella · 3rd 05:54 · 2–3 Nikita Kucherov · 3rd 06:17 · 3–3 Steven Stamkos · 3rd 14:44 · 4–3 Ryan Callahan · 3rd 18:41 · 5–3
TBL BUF
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–2
Lightning
Lightning — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 6-3 (67% win rate, 9 games)
Sabres
Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 9-2-2 (69% win rate, 13 games)
After 2nd — 2–2
Lightning
Lightning — tied after 2nd: 6-1-1 (75% win rate, 8 games)
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 2nd: 5-2-1 (62% win rate, 8 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →
Lightning lead the season series 2–1
Nov 292018 ⚔️BUF @ ⚡TBL 4–5 Nov 132018 ⚡TBL @ ⚔️BUF 1–2 Apr 62018 ⚔️BUF @ ⚡TBL 5–7 Feb 282018 ⚔️BUF @ ⚡TBL 2–1 OT Feb 132018 ⚡TBL @ ⚔️BUF 3–5
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❓ TBL vs BUF, answered

Who won Lightning vs Sabres on January 12, 2019?

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

Who scored for Lightning?

Brayden Point, Nikita Kucherov, Ondrej Palat, Ryan Callahan, Steven Stamkos.

Who scored for Sabres?

Marco Scandella, Sam Reinhart, Tage Thompson.

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Louis Domingue made 30 saves on 33 shots (.909 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Linus Ullmark made 25 saves on 30 shots (.833 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?

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

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
⚡ Lightning
BeforeJan 10 🌪️CAR @ ⚡TBL 1–3 AfterJan 13 ⚡TBL @ 🏝️NYI 1–5
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeJan 11 ⚔️BUF @ 🌪️CAR 3–4 AfterJan 14 ⚔️BUF @ 🛢️EDM 2–7
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